JayRS2000

would u feel bad if u sold / swopped a shitter ??? to sumone knowing about all the problems ?


??????

antony215

Take it off ebay mate and get it sorted it will be worth it in the end it look's like a fairly good rs it cant need that much doing to it

JayRS2000

by feeling bad NOT me the dude THAT lied to get rid off it TO ME!!!!!!!!

1.9 xr2 on 40's

yeah it is naughty


i'd rather break a rst then flog it dodgy
or just plain fix it 1st

seek revenge

JayRS2000

how LOL he must have known im not a mechanic its my fault for doing dodgy deals at mccays should have had a mechanic with me olny myself to blame

Matt_B

Give it him back, as in ram it through his fucking front window. I've bought stuff that has turned out to be shit before and it totally makes you lose trust in buying things

Stoo

Contact him and tell him your problems,you never know a refund might be up for discussion.
What makes you so sure he knowingly sold you a bad car?

JayRS2000

well hes told me is was "sound" and was looked over by a mechanic of sum sort a blind one maybe ???

it looks like its been attcked by a obseive wire cutter every wire in that engine bay has been cut and wired back up with tape !! well nearly all the battery to altinator cable was the worse left hangind and welded it self to the turbo !

the fan was on constant which ive bin told could have been dun to stop it over heating

and he still insists it was perfect when i got it it definatlly wasnt boosting properlly coz i didnt just as i pulled away and thought it was strange

and they are lil bits like when i toke the rocker cover off the tappets were in bits broke and the lifters tightened down solid wrnog size nuts etc

there was a grinding noise from the wheel which has got worse so he must have know that parts of the engine ie head,manfold etc was lose and had play

enigine had 2 bolts holding it in !!!! thats it and a diff gear box

ok i mite be being a bit of a moaner but i have waited along time to work my way up to a rs paying shit loads for insurance etc and then get bumm fooked by this dude

he just could have been plain honest i would have saved a 200mile trip and being stuck with a shitter

JayRS2000

sorri to moan guys im just bitter as i swopped a mint rs2000 with him and i fink he knows it to the rs2k need a tiny bit of paint work and a theromstat and a front break callper sorting which i clearly stated

andre_k

iTrader: (2)

you learn from your mistakes, why do you thik he wanted to swap?


thats why i never swap, its an easy way out for someone who doesnt want the hassle of people looking at his overpriced car and laughing, so he swaps it on ebay... part ex/WHY lol

JayRS2000

very very true i just want rid and start fresh

Matt_B

What is the body work like mate?

T28 RST

You must have a good idea where he comes from and maybe even an address, go round to his door and have a talk with him

Im sure he will see sense then

JayRS2000

body work looks sweet lil bit of rust on the roof but fine else where bin told needs abit welded underneth for the mot next month by the back near the tank and in the footwell

Ad4m RST

was it a straight swap? what was his reason for selling?

i'd be seriously pissed if i bought a car in good faith and it has that many probs...

good luck whatever happens mate

JayRS2000

didnt have a reason cant remeber but i miss my completly reliable rs from before was a shraight swop

im just looking around now save my pennys use the bus and save for a desencnt one

s1_rs_turbo

Thats pish mate, a know how you feel cos I have been stung big time before. Don't loose faith though, I just bought an outstanding S2 with genuine 36k miles and everything to prove S/H old MOT's etc for Ł3500, so there are lots of bargains out there

adamS2RST

Not taking sides here but thinkgs like the fan being on constantly you would have know about when looking over the car surely?! and you didn't take it for a test drive when getting it to know it wasn't boosting properly?
In a way I guess its "sold as seen" or "swapped as seen" in your case

Sorry mate but I'd have given it a proper going over before doing the deal or get someone who knows what they are looking at! to late now I know! just break it up for spares and make some cash back if it's that bad!

JayRS2000

very true adam but im not a mechanic and only my mate cam with me made the mistake of finking it was good because it looked clean ur spott on to be fair im a mug

adamS2RST

Mate, we've all been there in one way or another. The trouble with these cars is that they can look really nice on the outside and be hiding some very nasty things in the not so visible places!

I don't think your a mug, but whichever way you look at it, you live and learn

twinkle_2k86

its hard when buying a new motor, or swapping in your case. you sort of get your heart set on it before you get there. and you do over look things and its not until you get it home, do you realise whats wrong.

i brought mine by only looking at photos, and my mates judgement. as it was quite a long way to drive just to view it. it payed Ł900 for mine with a engine that was blowing the oil cap off and not ticking over. me thinking it was either a blocked breather pipe, or blown rings, i said yes and sent money to my bro who brought it for me,
it wasn`t till i got it to my place and had a good look round it, i found out what it was, 2 cracked pistons but i was told the engine was standard, which it turned out not to be, so i was lucky in away, that i had good news and some bad news when i brought mine.

with yours mate, if your having all these problems and you have had enough, then strip it.

GrimmeRS2K

If it was me, id keep it, TBH its not rocket science to take a rsturbo engine out and replace it, can be done in a day, theres normally lots of engines about, if its just a case of a headgasket change, its a piece of piss, At least if u fix it, it will be done proberly, and give u that piece of mind,

if not u could buy another and had the same problem.

also nowadays, rst's have lots of miles on them and require a rebuild at some point, so bite the bullet rip the lump out, buy yourself a diesel for the winter, a build a good solid lump.

sufsRS

have u taken it to a tuner and had it setup yet??? if not thats not helping matters dude

turbocat

iTrader: (2)

If it was me I would find where he is and go up with the boys and come back with the rs2k. If you want it sorted we can go and find him. Most be something on the paperwork.

RST Ski

yeh i kinda had my pants pulled down aswell for the same thing, im jus fixing mine slowly tho, and at the end of the day least i know everything is done properly. Theres also nothing that you cant get for these motors, good experience doing it yourself aswell! is that your rs in the pic jay?

JayRS2000

yep its the one in my sig and this one

RST Ski

does look smart, least the body work is ok. that the bits that cost money. i gota get 3 arches for mine!

Oranoco

Car looks quite tidy from the pics. Just spend a few quid and get it sorted. Can't need that much doing to it

AKRS1

to be honest mate i was sold a shitter a few years ago looked clean on the outside and paid Ł3000 up front without even looking under the bonnet thats how badly i wanted a turbo but the gearbox went within a month, the sills had rotted away basically the whole car was a rot spent ŁŁŁŁ trying to get it sorted out but their were always problems with it at the end sold it for just a grand but now i have a clean rst which i looked at properly before buying it you always learn from your mistakes

JayRS2000

its defo a learning curve

RST Ski

Heres mine, needs some work!

zippyobrien

iTrader: (2)

save up about 1500 quid, get your self a fully reconditioned unit from power enginering or another reputible company, switch to efi (for reliability although not 100% necessary) get it all in and running about 200 bhp (this seems to be a reliable figure.)
and enjoy the car.

with 1500 you could proberbly get a 2.0 zetec with lower compression (this can bedone by machining the head) and running your existing management and turbo.

if your loom foocked get a replacement at Ł100 max.

the best thing about the rs is its so simple, im still at school, never been to a mechanics coarse or anything, and ive changed rs engines and done nearly every engine job on one apart from rebuilding the bottom end and ive done this with knowlage ive picked up over the years and a hynes manual.

give up on your current shite engine and get a new one in !!!!!!!!!!!!

JimmyFlo

i would feel guilty im selling an rs at the mo with some probs but im making sure everyone knows about themand ithink it ispriced accordingly

seanrst

I'm the bad guy that swapped with jay that your all talking about.
He went out in the car when we swapped
There was nowt wrong with it as I drove 200miles to meet up with him
All I've had off him is this is fucked that is fucked most all service parts ie fuel filter that was changed 1 month before he got it
it was regauly serviced using mobil 1 never ratled smoked or never fucked about not holding boost.
He fucked about with the timing so this could be the cause of the misshap he told me this himself in a pm.
Ive seen the advise people have given him on here and he has'nt listened to any of ya about getting the timing sorted.
I've had 3 Rs turbos so have had a bit of experience with them alright I'm no mechanic but you know when your car is fucked don't ya!
As for the scrapping it was rear brake shoes I told him this on the day.

Don't also believe he swapped a minter because the RS2K was also full of faults too.
But life goes on.
As for the reason for swapping the RS2K was my old car!
I would have bought it off him any way if he did'nt want to swap.
But in my eyes he got a better deal as the S2 was worth more money anyway

I'm sorry things have'nt gone to plan for him but thats life of owning an RS turbo
Just out of intreast though the people that think they are big and hard that are saying Shove it through his window and we must know where he lives can shove it up there arse as at the end of the day Jay wanted the car and he chose to swap.

But he wants to make his mind up whats wrong with it though as 1st its the dizzy then the fan then the head gasket otr thermostat and now he has just informed me it was the turbo at fault
Yes I feel he has'nt had the best of look with it and I would'nt want to wish it upon any 1
But at the end of the day Jay wanted the car Badly

RST Ski

thats the trouble with these old cars!

seanrst

Now whos speaking shit!!
I thought it was fucked and did'nt run!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1989-FORD-ESCO...QQcmdZViewItem

RST Ski

how cums you've converted back to a rs2000 sean, the rs looks sweeeet!

seanrst

Reason being mate I was after a mondeo st24 at the time as it was a bigger car until I saw my old RS2K up for a swap for a red S2 turbo so I enquired and Jay wanted my turbo.
Was'nt too bothered about swapping though as I would Have bought it off him and kept the turbo anyway.

Just always liked my white RS2K I suppose
There was none of the probs wrong with it when I owned the turbo if there had been I would have told him
As you can see from his ebay add the car ran perfectly in his own words.

RST Ski

oh i see

seanrst

You fella have even given me some advise on this car when I 1st got it!
So less of the clever talk.