boybiffa

i need to know more about them !

rob

djmillsy

what do you want to know

boybiffa

model types when the mk4 was first put into prduction and ended?
how good on fuel and insurance

rob

djmillsy

not sure when they stared 86 i think ended in 1991


there are many models bonus 3dr/5dr
eclipse
xr3i
rs turbo(the one i have)
ghia etc

depending on the engine makes the differnce on fuel my 1.3 bonus does 60 mpg and is sub 300 to insure but my tubo does 29 mpg and is 800 to insure anything else

there the best car you can get

boybiffa

the 1.3 bonus ? is it the best one?

i would like an xr3i tho"
1i could put it on my mums insurance for the first 1 year ?
2or i could find a different inurance company for qoutes do you think when im 17 i will be able ti insure one!

rob

djmillsy

i would leave a 3i till youve got no claims there is no best one your best getting what you can afford and is going to be reliable and cheap to insure you could put it on your mums insurance but when you go to get insurance of your own youll proberly be treated as a new driver. its up to you

Paddy

If you can afford to run a 3i straight away then get one!

If you want an honest answer, they're not a patch on modern cars but they're ok!

Check for rot everywhere, sills, arches, boot floor, under the bonnet [specifically around the battery tray, these rot and water can leak into the car].

The best Mk 4 XR3i is the later ones with EFi, they appeared on a G plate in 1989. They are sometimes referred to as 90 spec [at the same time there were a few changes made to the RS Turbo which people also obsess about]. Although it's the same tappety CVH, you get a better injection system, not least because if you wanted to it can be modified FAR more easily than the old Jetronics....

There were a few Mk4 models, Bonus, L GL, Ghia, XR3i, RS Turbo etc. The RS is obviously the best one by far.

We get a few Mk4's in part exchange now and then and give peanuts for them. It may be worth looking at an orion ghia 1.6i as they were the same engine as the xr3i but cheaper insurance and handled better!

I bought this gem a couple of years ago now, 1 owner and 64, 000 miles, she was totally original and a total minter

A few pics:













And tucked up nice and warm under a cover when I still had an RST:

boybiffa

thanks but how could i insure a 1.6i ?

im gunna get a 1.3 i think

rob

boybiffa

also thanks for the info my parents had a white xr2i e reg (e---lvt sold it saw it twice a few years ago afetr that never heard of it again!

rob

boybiffa

right im gettin a 1.6 sport if poss but if not a mk3 1.6ghia l lx or something in mk3 like that or mk4 ghia l lx pop /pop+

rob

harry..gti

you shud consider a mk6 1.6 or summat they are really reliable fisrt cars for wen your skint

749steve

iTrader: (1)

i got this 1.3 bonus off e bay recently paid Ł500 for it
its a 1 owner 59000mile full history car and is mint

bonus_boy

nice car fella.....do it like mine

im turning mine into a full rs within the year i think....

749steve

iTrader: (1)

allready on with it mate check my thread
https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...asc&highlight=

EscortMadJay

all this talk on escort bonusis takes me back i want one again lol

749steve

iTrader: (1)

get one then
the more saved the better