kurdt5

sold my d-reg erst series 2. im devastated, now its gone im gagging for another.


but ive been advised away from another D-reg and also E-reg series 2's as FORD went on strike leaving the shells outside, when the strike was over they built the cars without treating the shells.....hence why 80 specs rot.

is this true?? i cant find any info on this.

Its pushing me more towards the S1

Kop2381

Dont know about that m8 i thought it was cos they used a cheaper metal and they didnt have inner wing plastic guard to catch the shite

gingeRS

sounds like an old wives tail

they did use cheaper metal on the earlier ones though

there are good ones out there, you just have to pay for them

Mr S1

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F plates onwards are OK mate, but again finding a good one these days can be difficult. As long as you go for an '89 onwards you'll avoid the early problems that plagued S2 shells.

DanRSturbo

Some of the '91 spec's are prone to rot

Mr S1

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never knew that...............

R4N SS

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my 88 spec cabriolet was fookin mint without a single patch of rust

still wish i kept that car.

CliffRS4

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Get an S1
Everyone knows they are better
Awaits the backlash from the S2 owners

Mr S1

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Of course, I agree entirely...........

Mr S1

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Not alot mate. Good ones start at about £4k now. £2.5k will get you one that will need work.

_SpeedX_

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just look at ur dreg mate tht shud answer it for you

hope u r well buddy

cossiegreg1

the old tale i heard about d reg fords was the was a strike on and a certain chemical couldnt be added which made the metal prone to rotting.and i always was told if you seen a clean d reg it was probably a ringer!!

Graceland

i aggree totally Cliff

andre_k

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EIL132

They all rot if not looked after end of, buy a S1 as I'd rather have a rotten S1 than S2

CliffRS4

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Funny that cos when I took mine to the bodyshop to have it's full resto. They complemented mine on how it was in such good condition.

I think he said something along the lines of "Bloody hell I've seen loads of S2's a hell of alot worse than this"

To which my reply was " Nah I've never liked the shape of the S2"

gingeRS

cos its easier to sell

rotton series 1 2k easily

rotton series 2 500 quid

John Laverick

They all the rot the same!!!! Its an old wives tail.......my D plater is absolutely mint and has never been welded [apart from the cage ]

I've seen 91 RST's with no floors/arches/bulkhead etc...etc....it all depends how well they have been looked after!

adamS2RST

Well said that man

CliffRS4

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You know us S1 owners are just winding you up

saffsta

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I used to own a S2 and my mate had a S1 and i much preferred driving his to mine even though they ran at a similar spec just something about S1s i prefer now