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whats best mk5 Escort RS2000 or fiesta RS1800???
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whats best mk5 Escort RS2000 or fiesta RS1800???
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dont want to use my ERST as an everyday car anymore so i'm going to get one of the above, which one is best overall
ideally i want the fiesta cos i've had loads of escorts, (although never owned a mk5 RS2000, but had the XR3i one and that was complete shite!)
whats best, reliability, performance, running costs, etc etc
i only really want to spend around a grand, would go to £1500 tops i reckon. they both seem to go pretty cheap on ebay
which would you lot go for?
cheeRS lads
dont want to use my ERST as an everyday car anymore so i'm going to get one of the above, which one is best overall
ideally i want the fiesta cos i've had loads of escorts, (although never owned a mk5 RS2000, but had the XR3i one and that was complete shite!)
whats best, reliability, performance, running costs, etc etc
i only really want to spend around a grand, would go to £1500 tops i reckon. they both seem to go pretty cheap on ebay
which would you lot go for?
cheeRS lads
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Sorry I hat to diasrgee but the RS2000 is more derserving of the Rs name then the fiesta.As the MK5 RS2K had it only rallying series so hnce justfiing the nmae RS (yer know Rallye Sport)
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what goes wrong with the i4 then?? i had one let go on me at 140k due to driver abuse, my current one with 135k on the clock has no rattles no leaks etc and is on the orignal chain
scott
what goes wrong with the i4 then?? i had one let go on me at 140k due to driver abuse, my current one with 135k on the clock has no rattles no leaks etc and is on the orignal chain
scott
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Originally Posted by bunglescott
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what goes wrong with the i4 then?? i had one let go on me at 140k due to driver abuse, my current one with 135k on the clock has no rattles no leaks etc and is on the orignal chain
scott
what goes wrong with the i4 then?? i had one let go on me at 140k due to driver abuse, my current one with 135k on the clock has no rattles no leaks etc and is on the orignal chain
scott
I'll stick by what I said that the 1.8 zetec is likeley to have less go wrong than an I4....and it would be cheaper to fix.
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Originally Posted by 3doorPete
Go for the RS1800 - Mk5 RS2000 is only an RS in name.....
PS go for the 2K I wanted an Rs1800 a few years back but was put off by the lack of recaros on the later ones and the fact its so similar to the xr2i so went for a 2k ended up with a 4x4 wicked car so much grip so much fun the RS2000 is a hugely underatted car IMO
PS I4 strong as feck and no cambelt snapping worry either
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water pumps go on zetec's, belt tensioners break up on zetecs idle valves(saying that there not to hot on i4s either) play up people wrong oil in to them giving them sticking valves
the only weak point on a i4 is the coil packs they are a really strong engine
but i agree with you about the cost to repair IF they go wrong
scott
the only weak point on a i4 is the coil packs they are a really strong engine
but i agree with you about the cost to repair IF they go wrong
scott
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I owned a 2K for some time and much as I loved it I would go for the 1800. Haven't had one but have owned an XR2i or two and they're very good cars. Plus as a daily runabout it's easier to park (especially if you live somewhere like I do where there are 3 times the amount of cars than there is spaces!)
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I had an rs1800 lump in my Fiesta Si b4 the 2.0, it was quite nippie and i used to give it a beating and i never failed me really. Only thing is insurance is stupid for what it is, ur much better off bringing a 2i 16v up to rs1800 spec and not tellin insurance or getting a 1.6Si like mine and wacking a 2.0 init .
I would go fiesta personally but im biased and have never liked escorts really except a cossie obviouslly. But the rs2000 engine is more powerful and apperntly just a full exhaust and filter can see 160 bhp out of them.
I would go fiesta personally but im biased and have never liked escorts really except a cossie obviouslly. But the rs2000 engine is more powerful and apperntly just a full exhaust and filter can see 160 bhp out of them.
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Originally Posted by Cola
I owned a 2K for some time and much as I loved it I would go for the 1800. Haven't had one but have owned an XR2i or two and they're very good cars. Plus as a daily runabout it's easier to park (especially if you live somewhere like I do where there are 3 times the amount of cars than there is spaces!)
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insurance isn't a problem on it, its only costing an extra £170 for the year to add it to my ERST policy, and i'm only 22.
i cant use an XR2i because my insurance company will only insure RS's
is they're many differences between the mk5 escort Rs2000 and the XR3i, cos the XR3i was shite! handled like a bag of shit.
still prefering the fezzy at mo, it just the price of the escort attracts me
i cant use an XR2i because my insurance company will only insure RS's
is they're many differences between the mk5 escort Rs2000 and the XR3i, cos the XR3i was shite! handled like a bag of shit.
still prefering the fezzy at mo, it just the price of the escort attracts me
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i think the mk5 handle pretty good but putting better shocks and bushes in changes the car complety
the best bit about mk5s s there like 205s mk2 golf gtis there in a complete low price wise as there like to become a future classic £1500 is likely to get you a really mint one 2 years ago that wouldnt get you a dog!
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the best bit about mk5s s there like 205s mk2 golf gtis there in a complete low price wise as there like to become a future classic £1500 is likely to get you a really mint one 2 years ago that wouldnt get you a dog!
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Originally Posted by bunglescott
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what goes wrong with the i4 then?? i had one let go on me at 140k due to driver abuse, my current one with 135k on the clock has no rattles no leaks etc and is on the orignal chain
scott
what goes wrong with the i4 then?? i had one let go on me at 140k due to driver abuse, my current one with 135k on the clock has no rattles no leaks etc and is on the orignal chain
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I'll stick by what I said that the 1.8 zetec is likeley to have less go wrong than an I4....and it would be cheaper to fix.
MK5 RS2000 was also a really RS as in a RALLY SPORT car, it rallied... unlike the fessy.
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Sorry - meant to put IMO for RS2000 Mk5 comment. Not all RS's have racing pedigree - S2RST, Fiesta RST etc. Ka has own rally series, but does not make it an RS Ka....
I have driven the Mk5 RS2K in standard form, and decided IMO it was Ford brand engineering and would have been better badged as an XR....
I have driven the Mk5 RS2K in standard form, and decided IMO it was Ford brand engineering and would have been better badged as an XR....
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went out in my mates rs 2000 and was v impressed! dunno what age it was but it didnt feel like the usual rattely shit box ford
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i want one thats good as standard really, i dont really want to spend money on it or start modifying it, other wise i wont want that as my everyday motor as well
I'm buyin me own place and the motor will be left on the street, n the ERST can stay locked up down at me parents. thats the plan anyhow
I'm buyin me own place and the motor will be left on the street, n the ERST can stay locked up down at me parents. thats the plan anyhow
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lol @ Kev. Does that still count if said women owns a stage 3 Escos...
.. actually it probbaly still does, considering it's 4x4 lol
.. actually it probbaly still does, considering it's 4x4 lol
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Alex you're bang on there
Kev: I'll have you know I am an EXPERT parker and will give you a run for your money anytime . The reason I am such a pro is that I have to park my mates cars including Paranoid Emma who cannot reverse into spaces, she needs to find one big enough to drive into!
Kev: I'll have you know I am an EXPERT parker and will give you a run for your money anytime . The reason I am such a pro is that I have to park my mates cars including Paranoid Emma who cannot reverse into spaces, she needs to find one big enough to drive into!
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Kev: I'll have you know I am an EXPERT parker and will give you a run for your money anytime . The reason I am such a pro is that I have to park my mates cars including Paranoid Emma who cannot reverse into spaces, she needs to find one big enough to drive into!
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I voted 2k because i own one but in all honesty i shouldnt have voted because ive never driven an RS1800
things i like about the 2k though are
cheap as chips to run and maintain
Pretty reliable apart from the fusebox
handles shithot much better IMO than a S2
Oh last thing dont buy a MK6 as all your mates will accuse of being a raving homo your girlfriend will leave you and your mam will kick you out the house, puffs car
simon
things i like about the 2k though are
cheap as chips to run and maintain
Pretty reliable apart from the fusebox
handles shithot much better IMO than a S2
Oh last thing dont buy a MK6 as all your mates will accuse of being a raving homo your girlfriend will leave you and your mam will kick you out the house, puffs car
simon
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close one this is, more feedback please peeps
yeah simon if i was to buy a RS2000 it would have to be the MK5, the mk6 looks pants
bash you sellin ur RS1800
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yeah simon if i was to buy a RS2000 it would have to be the MK5, the mk6 looks pants
bash you sellin ur RS1800
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