getting to the stage were im thinking ive had enough of rs turbos had mine advertised but havent really had much interest just stupid p/x offers even tho ive put it at a ridicusoly low price imo

dont really know what to do weather to pull it to bits or see what the new year brings

its just seems to be alot of money in the garage tied up doing nothing as it only gets used in good weather

anybody else started to think like this?

 

i only just got mine working and loving it

not the answer your after but once your back in the hot seat you get that grin factor back

 

i know what u mean. I built mine so nice that i wouldnt want to use it at any risk of bad weather once it gets finished.

 

I felt like this a few times,it took me years to get it finished and now I'm lucky if it does 500-1000m a year, but its still in the garage and I still love driving it when I do. If you can afford to keep it, keep it as you may regret it

 

just make sure you are 100% if you do
its been nearly 4 years since i got rid of mine and its one of my biggest regrets,still have the odd dream about it this far on ha

 

i feel like it all the time mate

 

I've thought about throwing the towel in a few times recently, but I really enjoy the car and know I will regret it as I did when I sold my s1 when I was younger

 

think i may spend a tenner then and get it up for sale

 

Don't be stupid, if anyone should be loosing hope I'm one of them. But I'm soldiering on. Keep at it mate, it'll be worth it in the end.

 

I would only sell/break if your desperate for the money mate. My cars more of a hobbie just love working on it. Only covered 3000miles in my series 1 in 5 years. These cars are only going up in value these days so letting them sit in garage's is only gonna make it go up in value.

 

Been there mate had 15 rs turbo's always breaking down or one thing or another now got a 2wd cossie and love it what a diffrence in power and sideway action Lol.

 

tbh lack of power and reliabilty are 2 things my car really doesnt suffer from

it just annoys me not being able to leave it anywhere and im begging to think the money would be better spent elsewhere

 

You will sell it/break it and regret it mate! these cars are for the occasional blast and not for daily drives imho! ive sold my stuff a lot of times over and in the long run it costs you more cos you buy again and again so just stick with it lol, think of it as an investment! as long as you aint spending 1k a month on it lol

 

The trouble is mate you cant leave these cars parked anywhere cause you wont see them again get a cossie and somewhere secure to park it over night and believe me you wont look back.

 

yeah cause you can park a cosworth anywhere during the day and it wont get nicked eh lol

 

the thing is i do normally spend at least 500 a month on it to me its turning into a bit of an obsession my old man said to me about it today and sugested i get rid lol

 

same mate. every payday i know exactly what i'm gonna buy weeks in advance . but i love it

 

Yea, Always thinking of selling my turbo but only because I get bord of it, as use it every day.

 

Well tell your old man you will sell the escort and spend the 500 quid a month on drugs and alcohol! see what he says about that lol

 

Lol +1

 

you forgot prostitutes

 

mate its too nice a car to break come summer time i am guessing you will be wishing you could get it out for a blast did you get it mapped in the end i would at least enjoy it for a while with the time and efffort thats been put into the car because as already said theres the smile factor

 

nah havent got it mapped yet

everything else is done now apart from that

drove it for the first time in 8 months the other day and tbh it made me realise how much more id like a newer car

 

shame to here that mate good luck with the sale though i know what you mean though i sold my near brand new car to get mine but prefer the driver feel in my rs than the shitty electronic power steering my corsa had lol

 

unless your desperate for the cash then just leave it till weather warms up a bit then get it mapped then get to a few shows with it and some pod action, youv've done the hard work and surely the spending money side is done now so just be patient i use mine in all weathers just so i don't get this way with it and to justify the money i've put into it

 

not desprate as such but would be a big step towards a newer car

 

Well, as I've said on here before. I went from one of the biggest power CVH RST's ever built to something that has 100bhp less and weighs at least 250kg more and now, a year on, I'm still loving it.

Most people that know me have seen the positive difference in me since I got rid of the Escort. I'm more chilled out and we are getting more stuff done around the house that I never had the time or inclination to do before.

10 years of fun for me and I don't regret it, but not once have I looked back and wanted to do it again.

If you've got to that point where the agro outweighs the fun, it's time to throw the towel in and move on.

 

Tbh mate, the escort has ruined my life lol, I've been OCDing it for the last year, its taken every weekend i have and has cause so many arguments with the gf its unreal. I will be happy when its done, but can't see me keeping it for years on end.

If it were me and you've accomplished all you want with it, sell it next year and get a normal fast car lol, m3 etc.

Wouldn't even bother advertising it now mate, no one wants to spend the money this close to xmas.

Rob,

 

realistically if i sold my car and put what i got for it down as a deposit the money i spend per month would get me a 30k car

 

dont do it

 

+1

 

ditto spot on

 

Tim, hows the focus going? you still got it?
To the OP, ive felt like that for years with mine but cant bring myself to get rid, know Id regret it.

 

Sold my My rs turbo year ago, have never looked back ever since.
Thats after owning a s1, s2, frst.

 

I've started having an RS in the summer then selling it before the winter and that comes, the last S2 I had was a pleasure to have, but the minute I sold it and got into a big comfy Mondeo was great.

Good thing is, after driving a fairly mundane car over the winter, makes me look forward to gettin another RS for the summer shows

 

ive broke up my project s1 and brought a 500bhp+ 3dr cossie with autronic sm4 gt35 1000cc injectors and loads more that i can just jump in and go for a spin .....

it needs bodywork but thats something i dont need to spend time in the cold doing as someone else will....

if your bored i would say to get a mk1 frs with about 280/290bhp they are great fun and mine was the best car ive had for the money....

they are nice and new and easy to drive but real fun on the back roads and still pretty quick

 

Wait till the better weather comes and as soon as you hear that turbo sucking and whistling you'll have a huge grin on your face.

Keep it mate.

 

Entirely up to you fella.

I've decided to have a cut off point with the car (being efi) and once done I'm just going to drive it and use it!

I don't see myself selling and nor do plan to go crazy with further mods. I think it will stay with me for a while even if it eventually gets tucked up in the garage and rarely used!

 

have you got piks of your coz mark

 

I was like that, but there is always something else you can do
My car was technically finished months ago but since then I've bought new dials, complete new interior, new sound system, new alarm, have just got a 0.48 exhuast housing and am looking at more dials, new mirrors, wheel spacers, power steering and NOS
The list just seems to keep growing

But I have had it about 4 years and will be keeping it till I die or come into enough money to by a Lambo lol