paceo

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right guys i just want your opinions with my fiesta rs turbo as ive finally found a guy to do all the work on my fiesta rs turbo! good rep on the series 1 forum and rs owners club! initially it was having a 3/4 spray as there are small chips and light scratches etc but im thinking just get it all done (it is 24 years old now )

other work being done is -

all the horrid abs completely removed, NON abs brake lines sprayed in olive green, new gold unions, driveshafts refurbished in satin black (believe satin was the factory colour?), new brake servo along with master cylinder installed - basically as it came from factory without abs! also new genuine ford wheel bearings and cv joints to put on while its all off!

price quoted for all work and full respray with bodykit off is £3100 - does this sound reasonable?

zippyobrien

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It's a fucking bargain !!

zippyobrien

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Oh wait. Read 310 lol.

Personally I'd scrap it and buy a decent one lol

paceo

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edited. on a phone

paceo

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scrap a 40k fiesta rs turbo? and im the 2nd owner for 12 years?

yes its got some scratches and chips, nothing bad, but no point in just having parts sprayed as there are 17 shades of mercury grey, will just have it all sprayed!

Fordmad!

Sounds reasonable I suppose if the work is done to a high standard. I paid 2k for fill respray including engine bay, boot floor. Also had new boot floor and battery tray welded in.

I did the stripping and putting back together so saved me around 1k so your price sounds right

Glenn_

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Yeh thats a good price. The first bodyshop my cossie was in was gonna charge me over 3k to paint 2 rear quarters and repair the arches and sills lol.

Rsmat

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Bargain whos building it back up?

gingeRS

if thats a drive in drive out job seems good value, i'd estimate £2400 to paint the car to a decent standard then about 2-3 days work @ £50 an hour to do the other jobs so i guess it seems reasonable.

paceo

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graham from RCR in ashford, has a great reputation on the series 1 forum and rs owners club

Glenn_

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Just get the money spent matey. It only money and its properly yout hobbie too. Your doing a good job of keeping an old ford on the roads.

paceo

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yep! it only needs some scratches and chips doing, but to do it properly its about 1/2 the car, i thought sod it just get it all done as mercury grey is a bitch to match!

had it 12 years now, times flown by!

rog

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Put it this way, if that was my car, and I got quoted that price to get the work done by fellow RS enthusiast, my car would be there already My car is going in next Wednesday for a full paint, and I have no idea how it will be, too late to check now lol.

paceo

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yep! graham owns a escort mk3 rs1600i!

just need to find some bits and clips now like the genuine black plastic rivets and more! think ill be paying a fortune for bits and bobs

Rax

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As Rog has pointed out,a fellow enthusiast is a better bet than a bog standard bodyshop imo.
A like minded RS lover will know all too well as some parts can not be broken or thrown away.A normal body shop bloke who works on newer cars wouldnt care if things got broken or thrown away thinking as they could just replace the part only to find out later that its made from unobtainium .

I think its a fair price but the proof is in the pudding