rizla

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Right thinking about one dont know much about em are they reliable etc .Only for weekend use so was going for a higher miles one .Vans fun but i want a car for the weekend cant use the mk2 or leave it anywhere so ill keep it for track days etc and sell the van any advice on buying a Mk1 FRS thanks

TIFF

Just went and got one today with Shings............... Im looking to get one soon aswell....

Look around as they are out there for very good money at the minute......

Albino Deano

Got mine a few months ago after owning a cosworth for 10 years awesome cars and have never looked back.

rizla

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You aint wrong there they sure look the nuts for the money

rizla

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Yeah thats the sort of thing i want to here .Owned loads of cossies aint gonig back to them been there

Robbo-FRST

Had mine 2 weeks now, done 104k.. Best car ive owned!

gup

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yo cant sell that van yet dude you need to take me out in it first lol

rizla

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Ok and i reckon once you been out in it you will want to buy it LOL still a bloody quick van

gup

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ive still got my turbo'd van just sitting under a cover in my garage

rizla

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thought you sold it

rizla

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Thats the other thing id px the van if it helped anyone selling one

pee vee

Get yourself a nice 8-10k budget. And go choose a minter!
That's where all the proper nice ones are
They are ace cars. And looking at how ford are going to make 'global' cars now,
It looks like they will be the last truly limited edition Run RS....
(not counting the frs500, obviously)

Shings

To be honest its a modern car so should behave and look like a modern car and be reliable like one too...... but you mess with it and you change that.

I've had an ST170 before my FRS and quite honestly can't tell the difference really ( and yes there are some ).

They rust around the arches
They've been driven hard
The interiors are not the greatest for wear and the car is poverty spec.

Things to watch are water leaks - no biggy but they suffer from the odd pipes, water pump and thermostat but its all easy enough to do.

Clutches at 80k ish
Belts are 10years/100k
Charge cooler pumps 70k ish

The rest totally depends on the 2 most important things when buying a car - is price or condition most important to you?

gup

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nah havent really pushed it to be honest need to get it out and put it up for sale again as i need the space

gingeRS

do, they are bargain prices at the moment

mines done 110k and drives superbly

Lambchop

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Mine went at 60k ish I think. It's closer to that than 80 unless you're really lucky.

Quite expensive all in too by the time you buy the slave cylinder blah blah. Prob 1k.

gingeRS

Ł1k easy if you have a garage do it.... must be Ł600 in parts alone

rizla

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Thanks for all the advice ill bear all this in mind when looking .Is there a problem with sumps as well ?

rizla

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And 8k would be my top really as for clutch i can see what your saying .any thing on the turbos what sort of milage do they let go and how much to rebuild ?

adsrs1

i have had mine nearly 3 years with some choice mods they really fly i cant fault them i think prices are set to rise as they are becoming rarer especially low milage cars . i only did a 1000 miles in mine last year and it puts a smile on my face every time i get in it .

rizla

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Thats what i thought try and grab one before they start to go back up and they get hidden away