Those last pics are nuts! Fair play to the guy using the car!

It looks SHITE as it is but would probably be ok with a clean

 

Ouch! Have you any idea how much rust that can hide behind the skirts, rear bumper and wheel arces??
I know..!
Snow foam?? are you crazy! this comes to my mind:
http://www.google.no/search?hl=no&qs...og&sa=N&tab=wi

This is a rust bucket with the most expensive Ford plastic ever..
Would love to see a resto tread thou..


Please post up som interior pics if possible

 

Thats ACE!!!
Love that and top respect to the guy for running it (and managing to keep hold of it) for so long

 

Wonder how many miles it has done

 

Fair play to him i say, its his car, he wants to use it everyday and get his money out of it, why not. to many people buy them and they live a life of luxury and sleep on a bed of feathers, hardly seeing daylight.

Im sure giving it a quick rebuild and a coat of paint wouldnt cost the earth, and he would still have a car worth very good money, that even after a rebuild and paint, he would still make money on what its worth now.

 

allthough mine is not that dirty (nor a gen 500 JUST lol a 3 door) i also use mine daily and wouldnt have it any other way, i bought the car off a guy who wouldnt even take it out in the rain and had only covered 300 odd miles in 3 years, within a month of owning it, i was out drifting in the snow and plan to do the same this year also, the beauty is its painted body colour underneath (white) so is very easy to spot any problems starting to form from everyday use and catch them early

i say fair play to the guy and if it was my car i would do the same allthough i would wash it more regularly lol

 

i dont condone car theft but it wouldnt be a bad thing if it was stolen, detailed and then parked outside a police station

thing is though the owner would probably not recognise it lol

 

Is that all original? must be rotten tho? bent mot?

 

even in that state shes a great looking car, nice to see a 500 used as a daily drive

 

What makes me laugh in this thread.

Peeps saying yeah good on him for using his rs500 daily etc, that's how they should be treated. But yet, when was there car on the road last. At least 4 people that I've seen say it have there car in a garage tucked away

I couldn't use a rs500 daily. It'd cos to bloody much

 

Theres a guy in Stevenage with a black 500 and he uses his as a daily runner as well...

 

Why must it be rotten?

 

to be fair, it doesn't look that bad....

I know skirts etc can hide a multitude of sins but I recon a good wash and polish, it'll look awsome again

 

Fairplay hes probs got a f40 or something blocking up the garage at home

 

Well said matey.

 

its worth loads minter though,id tuck it up for the pure fact itd be worth more,still it always seems to be the ones that dont give a fuck and dump em anywhere that dont get em touched but the lads that pamper them and look after them get em pinched.

 

Simple solution there then,get em uses thats what they were built for in the first place.

 

i want my fucker nicking!

 

mate it will be gone by the morning

 

Good on the guy , i dont use mine alot and i do say to myself what a waste. ONCE the "IM GOING TO KEEP IT DRY AND LOCK IT AWAY SETS IN" it becomes a exspensive ornament

 

Imo there should be a comprimise with a car like a 500. Yes it needs to be driven but yes it is a piece of automotive history and a bit more care should be taken. I think there's a fine line between storing a car and using it as. I think its a shame to see a 500look like that. Perhaps he has an idea to race it while he can then restore it after maybe.

 

exactly i could never buy a car and not use it on a regular basis like 3/4 times a week

 

Taxed till 2012

The enquiry is complete
The vehicle details for E937 ELM are:
Date of Liability 01 07 2012
Date of First Registration 20 08 1987
Year of Manufacture 1987
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1993CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour BLACK
Vehicle Type Approval

Needs a wash imo.lol

 

Its only dirty mate.

 

Well, every day use, no prob, but please take care of this.......

 

I think for most people its just a bragging thing"yeh ive got a ford sierra rs500 cosworth"


I also think some owners are scared to drive them too.

 

is that rust on the drivers side door at the bottom back?
shame it is dirty but good on the guy for using it.

 

Most of the "mint" rs500's are rotten under the bodykit anyway.

Paul (rs500/364 on here) uses his RS500 daily and does loads of miles in it.

No reason not to really, nothing specific about the 500 that makes it any worse as a daily than any other sierra other than its value and if maintained and cared for properly they should take it in their stride, its a high miles capable repmobile with a few tuning bits on it ultimately.

 

At the end of the day it's a fucking Sierra, not a Ferrari or something

It's a car. It gets driven.

 

[quote=Chip;5611675]Most of the "mint" rs500's are rotten under the bodykit anyway.




You do love to try and get reactions dont you chump

 

Fair Play Chip

You've got a Swim Feeder on there FULL of maggots on a hot humid night still murky high river water but a little breeze and birds tweeting style extreme Trout catching evening style post ha ha ha

 

I think its ace to see one used as a daily.

 

so its a bit dirty! as long as it's kept dry at night to keep the rust a bay who cares? you see I recon it pisses off the super car owners even more when it goes past them, turbo wining and they can'y stop a SCRUFFY 20 something year old car dispite there best efforts!

 

i sue mine daily but its not a 500 or 3dr or a cossie

 

FFS. its a car, cars get used. not mothballed and treated like a baby! i used my Focus RS as a van for work for 3 mths! as thats all i had. sure it killed me on fuel, but i got to jobs quick. i have had a compressor in the back, plasterboard, mdf, tools, rubbish. even done a metal run in it!! only a car!!

*awaits the shock replies*