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Old 25-12-2010 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by vaughant
+1,clios will keep dropping for a few more years now then as they get rarer they'll creep up in value too but I'd say at least 5 years down the line.

Think how cheap s2's were about 5-6 years ago,loads about under a grand and now only total scrappers for that.£2k upwards I'd say for a decent useable car with plenty of ticket.
when me and me mates were into them 9 years ag when we were 18 19 ish you would have to spend 2-3k maybe more for a decent 1 which 10 years ago were few and far between.

I'd love another old ford but reality is decent ones must be very thin on the ground these days especially for the likes of series 2's and fezzie turbos etc
Old 25-12-2010 | 09:53 PM
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gotta say i couldnt live with an rst as a daily, had one ten year ago and then it was pile of shite, paid good money and still had to rebuild it, wish i had just got a cossie in the first place as these in my opinion are still nice to drive everyday, if you want an rs just get a cossie, if you want a fun car car get a clio
Old 25-12-2010 | 09:56 PM
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dude your sapp looks mint, anymore picts?
Old 26-12-2010 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Alps Pacino
Done know if you have ever noticed but I excel in winding people up lol
yeah i do get that vibe from you, did you ever finish that teg you gonna turbo or did you sell it on?
Old 26-12-2010 | 12:08 PM
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i was never going to turbo it, i got all uprated cams and valves etc for it the sold it to me mate who still has it now. Think he is on about selling it now though
Old 26-12-2010 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Alps Pacino
what have i said that is untrue?

all i said is

they rot
they have shit brakes
there not fast
they dont hadle very well
there not very reliable
there not as good as a modern car

all of which is true
know of a few 320+bhp s2 about so are they slow or is it just you thats slow .seems you have no love for the blue oval dick****
Old 26-12-2010 | 09:59 PM
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personally i think you lot are trying to compare chalk and cheese. s2s and clios are different in nearly every possible way. yes s2 are nearly all rotten now but then again you dont buy an s2 to drive everyday (if you have any sense or a well set up one) if your lookin for a daily driver which this bloke isnt, then you buy a mondeo. if your lookin for an s2 then yeah go for it, just be prepared to have an open wallet and spend out on it when it needs it. personally i dont like any renaults and everyone knows they go wrong all the time, and when they go wrong theyre expensive to fix. with an s2 when it goes wrong, theres places like this forum where you can go to help you out to try and diagnose and it most likely wont cost fuck all to fix. just remember you dont buy old cars and expect not to have to spend any money on them and to be 10000000% reliable.
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Old 26-12-2010 | 10:36 PM
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personally i think with a budget of 2k your still going to have problems with an S2 and a renault clio is not going to be cheap to repair either, geniune are exspensive.
BUT with the clio you have a better chance of finding one thats not a heap. i have considered buyin an s2 many times but i just couldnt plough thousands of pounds if it went wrong.

at the end of the day it all depends on your disposal income and whether you have the time/money to keep either variant running and road legal.
Old 26-12-2010 | 10:44 PM
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Thanks, everyone. sadly, since I asked the owner for the previous keeper's contact details, i havent received a single message back. the pistonheads ad now says sold as well, so it looks like ive missed my chance.

Quite gutted actually as Ive decided its what i really wanted and if im honest, i never expected to see one in the condition this one was in. will have another look if another one comes up relatively local (i cant afford the time to drive to the other end of the country on a whim just to have a look at one unfortunately), so fingers crossed!

Perhaps this is a blessing in disguise as ideally, i did want a white one. :-(

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Old 27-12-2010 | 10:04 AM
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you dont buy a s2 because there good to drive or they are cheap to run,wont break down etc its not that type of car ,you buy 1 because you want to
Old 27-12-2010 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by stuarth
you dont buy a s2 because there good to drive or they are cheap to run,wont break down etc its not that type of car ,you buy 1 because you want to
Old 27-12-2010 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Andy_Foz
Thanks, everyone. sadly, since I asked the owner for the previous keeper's contact details, i havent received a single message back. the pistonheads ad now says sold as well, so it looks like ive missed my chance.

Quite gutted actually as Ive decided its what i really wanted and if im honest, i never expected to see one in the condition this one was in. will have another look if another one comes up relatively local (i cant afford the time to drive to the other end of the country on a whim just to have a look at one unfortunately), so fingers crossed!

Perhaps this is a blessing in disguise as ideally, i did want a white one. :-(

Andy

Hi Andy,well bit of a shame but I wouldn't worry too much about it,there's plenty out there.in fact only a few months back a lad was selling a mint White one on here for £2000,maybe a bit less in the end.looked really clean.

Tbh mate there's loads of nice ones out there,just keep looking and the right one will pop up.
Old 27-12-2010 | 05:37 PM
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Never been a fan of the s2, the mfi set up is poor. Handle bad

I tend to find the FRST as more usable car, much entetaining drive, especially when the power is increased

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Old 27-12-2010 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by rsdave1973
know of a few 320+bhp s2 about so are they slow or is it just you thats slow .seems you have no love for the blue oval dick****
Now now Dave,just watch your blood pressure old man
Old 27-12-2010 | 08:41 PM
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Like said above you buy the a car cause you want to.If we all liked the same cars it would be very boring.
Old 27-12-2010 | 08:56 PM
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Alps Pacino

reading through this i come to one conclusion

your a cock!


Going off your sig you dont even own a ford so why u on here ?

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