tom&tommy

Hay all I am after a project to start as a investment for me and my son ok he is only 9 months but start him young lol he already loves motogp

I am after something with a rs badge to do a project with the intention of it being better than money in the bank as we all no how a rs does nothing but go up in value.

I am capable of doing almost anything mechanically to it, welding not a issue and have done the odd bit of spraying (very little tho) and am fully "tooled up" and have a nice empty garage (apart from the r6 beast )

I am looking at about £1k for a base car I just been out the ford scene for a wile so not sure on what costs what now. I had a graphite s2 rst back in the day so that would be pretty cool to go back there. But then I would love a s1 and I no for my pockets I will never get that. Would even think about a mk5 rs2k

Any advice welcome cheers

gingerturbo

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If you can find one really cheap I'd go for a rs1600i or rs1800, as there getting quite rare now, s2 is a good idea but will be just as hard to find a cheap one

tom&tommy

Rs1600i was the only one made the year I was born so might be a idea but ideally I want a tad more power lol suppose could dump a turbo lump in it lol

gingerturbo

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I'd go for a s2 if you want more power as the rs16i worth more standard

tom&tommy

How much does a s2 change hands for now? Not a minter something that needs the usual rust doing ect, will proberly do a full engine re build so smoke from rings don't matter

gingerturbo

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There was a really good black s2 from near Birmingham for sale and I see it in person even got on the floor to look underneath that would be a good start at£1600 but you be lucky to find a runner for under £1500

tom&tommy

See if it dont need masses of work then the extra few quid is worth it then just tidy it up and it will by dry stored only going out every now and then.

tom&tommy

There don't seem to be much live for a rs2k any reason?

gingerturbo

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Dunno the 4x4 rs2k are pretty good

tom&tommy

They don't exactly look the part with respect the mk6 just don't look special where every other rs looks different if u no what I mean

RSmark84

Get an RS1600i, PS there was never a graphite grey S2. Maybe it was an XR3i you owned in the past, with the RS bits fitted to it?

tom&tommy

Mercury grey??? We all called it gun metal grey back then lol oh and rust lol