Are replicas frowned upon or ,if done right a great way to own a nice,fast looking car for a fraction of the price.?
Iv'e seen a few nice escort cosworth replica,s .
After selling my rs and recently having 2 kids ,we make do with my escort van for work and a focus 1.6 ghia for the missus.But the modding bug has hit me and i,ve started to turn it into a FOCUS ST170 replica.

 

If you like the ST170 look then why not?

Just don't stick ST170 badges on it if it's not an ST170, lol

If you just like the look of it then I don't see why anyone else needs to be worried

 

If its done properly i dont see any harm in it!

 

Got this today for it.Think i,m going a bit far but i want to do it right.

The funny thing is ,the missus hasn't noticed any of the changes.lol

 

i dont care for people bashing replica's, at the end of the day your car if you like how it looks, then thats all that matters, end of mate.

 

i dont care much either way - my GLX in essence will be a replica, however there will be more cosworth parts than GLX parts on it, and whilst i may put the cosworth badge on it (It is after all powered by cosworth), however it will never(famous last words) have RS badges on it

 

Nothing wrong with replicas if done properly. Theres a huge difference between a 'replica' and a 'look-a-like' though.

I can see why people do it for insurance purposes or maybe lower running costs etc, but sometimes it can get a bit pointless if you end up spending silly amounts on it with a big engine and everything. When it gets to that stage it would be better and cheaper to get the real thing.

Ive heard of people spending over £10k on escos reps (one i know even £13k!) when they could have the real thing for similar money.

 

I dont see the point in "all show, no go" replicas unless your really young and insurance an issue.

And as S1 says, i really dont get why people spend so much on a look a like.

I do detest cars with "cosworth" etc badges when they dont have cossie power or the RS spec to go with them.

 

replicas are wikid if theyr done right.i mean whats the harm in having something that looks the shit if ur not gna race it, but still get heads turning ...ive got a 1.3l rs turbo replica...its got the looks but not the speed...doesnt bother me though because of insurance!..im only 19 [explains the engine lol] ... ive bin slowly doing it up .. this is an old pic..

 

I ws thinking about doing a ST170 rep too cause my mrs wants a focus next but she might have to do more miles to and from her work .She said to me that she doesnt wanna get an ST170 with low miles just to put loads of miles on it.

 

I think they are sad, but each to thier own, don't worry what anyone else thinks.
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