steventoon

I'm looking to buy a Rouse. The price I'll be paying is top money for a 304 R. Do people think the values of these cars will remain high ? I'm not looking to make any cahs, when / if I do sell it, i just don't want to be £1000's out of pocket.
Yours views would be appreciated.
Cheers

BigErn

Do you not fancy a 302-R mate? I know a bloke whos got one for sale.

steventoon

No thanks mate, Its the 4x4 for me !

BigErn

No bother mate, its a lovely car. If you change your mind at all then feel free to PM me an Ill put you in contact with him.

Good luck with gettin one mate

maxest

iTrader: (1)

I personally dont think there worth considerably more than a normal saph...

Yes there rare, and they were the most expensive cos when new,, but for the prices some people state there worth,,, a nice low mileage 3dr could be owned.. which to me is much more desireable than a saph

IMO

PROMETHEUS

iTrader: (1)

hi we had ours for 4 years and sold it for £500 less than we bought it for. However 3 months later the car was sold for 3k more to Ireland as the insurance in southern Ireland has totally changed. My advice is if its a totally genuine car with below average mileage and documentation, it will appreciate, we would buy another rouse if the cash allowed.

smitsturbo

i reckon you'd always get your money back if not a small loss if you keep it in prestine condition throughout your ownership

steventoon

Thanks for the comments lads. Been a big help.

rstoughy

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steventoon

They will hold there value no problem if they are genuine examples as they will always have that special following.

My mate has a really nice black 304R which he will be selling soon and i expect that to fetch top money.

For any info on them im sure DOO will keep you well informed

DOO

IMO they can only go up in value and are underpriced as only 67 built in the 1st place prob only half of them left on the road today if that.

When new..
Rarest cosworth
most expensive when new 30k+
Quickest cosworth out of the dealership.


What i don`t understand People always say you can get a Escort cos/mint 3 door for Rouse money.If i wanted an escort or 3 door i would of bought one ???
Stands out from the crowd much more than most escorts / 3 door`s as every tom ,dick,harry has got one.



Goodluck Steve hope you find a nice one you won`t regret it

antony215

A guy i know is selling a 304 R BUT!! it need's a few bit's and thing's doing to it. Build number 3 f/s/h 77k 6 former keepers HPI clear and he's got another he's breaking so will probably have most of the bit's it will need if you wanted a cheap/project one

xr4x4rs

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antony215

was that the one off ebay?


rouse sapphires will always hold there money as doo said

antony215

Yeah he did have it on ebay a while ago

wimwerf

bullshit...

there more rare then any other ford.....

and if people call them only a saph(taxi)...then an rs500 is only a 3dr...and an escos is only an escort...blabla

Alps Pacino

wimwerf

Wasnt the roose just a normal saph with roose bits on nd actully had nothing at all to do with ford, unlike the rs500 which was for homolagation.

Personally i wouldnt have 1 given i think there fooking horrible

It's Czech Mate

Quicker and more expensive than the Stroked Escorts that Brooklyn in Redditch used to sell ?

DOO

Love or hate them a bit like marmite

RS500 was a normal sierra cosworth with ford motorsport bits on and yep your right was for homolagation.

The rouse was perfected as the perfect road going cosworth driveabilty the main thing.

Project was back by ford.
Had everything to do with ford you could only buy one from a selected 25 RS dealerships across the UK.

came with full ford warranty you used to be able to buy all the rouse parts aswell from ford.








Maybe i should of said official cosworth you could buy out the dealership across the UK.
Have not a clue about that but was nothing to do with ford them self and only avab from brooklyn.
Just was a one off dealer special by brooklyn motorsport.

Alps Pacino

DOO

So ford actually clame to have produced this car as there own??????????

I know they were sold by ford dealers, but were they actually classed as a model that ford produced like the rs500 was???????

Back in the day could you walk nto any dealer and buy a rear spoiler for your car with a ford part number like you could for a normal sierra cosworh.

Not trying to be a cock but i cant see how it is a ford produced car if an outside company did all the work on it

xr4x4rs

iTrader: (5)

but wasnt the rs 500 built by tickford

another outside company

silky16v

iTrader: (1)

alright mate which rouse is it your after buying not my old 1 is it

I sold mine for 10.5k which was what it was worth considering the milage (52,000) and condition & being totally genuine and the guy is happy as can be with it & tells me he gets every1 who sees it asking about it

Rouse Sports are worth alot more than most peeps think after seeing 2 other examples while owning mine and knowing what they wanted for theirs i should've had mine for sale for 15k (there weren't good examples at all)

If you want to know any info give me a PM i'd be happy to help

DOO

Alps Pacino as xr4x4rs the RS500 was built from an outside CO.

you could walk into any dealership and buy a normal sierra cosworth spolier.
But you could not buy a RS500 rear spolier you would have had to go to a RS dealership.

Yes you could buy a Rouse rear spolier from a Rousesport dealer there where 25 of them across the UK.

col cos1

iTrader: (5)

these rouse sports are rare and will be worth a few quid for years to come,but they look horrid,i think the seats were good,but the styling is naff,and realistically i wouldnt want to drive a car that looked like a cossie,(driven through halfords),but im not slaging anyones car,everyone to their own,but i know what id rather own....................and ive got it

xr4x4rs

iTrader: (5)

the kit was made so it was more aerodynamic mate

just like ford stuck a spoiler on the back of the 3dr and escort to keep the back end down i think

im sure the rouse kit was desgined in a wind tunnel aswell to get the most f it aswell

but there like marmite u either love it or hate it

id rather have a rouse than a 3dr but thats just me

slowpoke

wish i could afford a rouse

matt

Jim Galbally

well if we're being picky the 304R wasnt the most powerful car available form a ford dealer. it was the turbotechnics minker XR4s.

they were linked to ford in the same way the rouse ones were, ie available from dealers etc.

It's Czech Mate

Brooklyn are/were the countries Main RS Dealer, in fact Roger Pitts, the National Ford RS parts specialist still works there ( helped me locate rs1600i ARB bushes a year or two back ), the 2.3 strokers came direct from them with a Ford warranty and could be supplied through the other dealers from new. How is that less of a Ford than a 500 or a rouse, just because it's less well known?

col cos1

iTrader: (5)

your right mate 323bhp minker could do 0-60 in bout 3 secs i think,i used to have tt 2.9i xr4x4 only 225bhp but it used to smoke my mate standard 2wd cossie everyday of the week

DOO

Matt the dealership where i work used to do the a 2.4 stroker passey & porter in WSM.

was not a limted edtion model just an engine coversion avab on any cosworth.
That also came with a in house warranty not covered by ford direct.
Also know of roger pitts top bloke spoke to him many of times sorting out RS bits.


Jim heres some info on the Minker i sure it was only avab from turbotechnics . ??

http://www.area51.org.uk/projectcar/minkerk1.htm


PS...never said the rouse was the fastest ford ever

silky16v

iTrader: (1)

They have to be seen in the flesh to really appricate them cause i must admit in photo's they don't look that good.

I remember going to the cumbrian classic car show day this yr and been surrounded by proper old classic car and this old women walked by and says

"ain't seen 1 of those in some years is a 304-R or 302-R"

I was shocked to say the least

We went on and spoke for sometime and she told me her late husband had some input into the Rouse Bodykit Design small world ain't it

ark1

Mine might be going soon mate.

Heres is a pic of it.

Jimboxr4x4

I love 'em. As much as I love 3drs I would rather have a Rouse.

xr4x4rs

iTrader: (5)

id rather have the rouse aswell mate

especially ark1 silver one

as its just stunning in silver

doos is lovely aswell


theres just something about them i like better than the other models

one day i will own one

just have to stick with my reps for now

baz_Ireland

oh and she was purring nicely today as i took her out of hibernation.....

ark1

Was that a dig at mine mate?

xr2i-carl

a saff will never be as desirable as an escos......



were the 304 quicker as standard than an escos?

Benn 304R

they were quicker to 60 iirc

ark1, Has your rouse sold yet?
gonna proberbly sell mine at the end of the year, thats if i get of my fat arse and sort it out (have been saying that for the past 3 yrs )

ark1

No it hasn't yet benn. Been offered a couple of deals

SS1

iTrader: (3)

love these cars DOOS is

heres a pic of nickys one that was for sale on ebay



i was really tempted to buy it ...then stus car came up for sale

silky16v

iTrader: (1)

erh! did i mention any names or anybodys car?
why get so touchy!

If your advert is honest and true for your car and then the next owner will be as happy as Baz_Ireland who bought mine

ark1

Mine is honest.