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Jon_C
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Hello. Went to look at an Escort RS turbo on Wednesday night. The car was gorgeous. In really good condition. The guy was tellin me the car is 1 of 50 cars built in germany. Any one know anything about them. Is it true. Does it make them worth more or more desirable.
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Sounds like bull to me mate.

Even if its true it wouldnt be worth anymore.
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thats not good business, setting up factory, making 50 cars then doint it all again somewhere else hahaha
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Hey shortie. Its Dan Finchs one.
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Some Fords were made in Germany iirc.
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Hey shortie. Its Dan Finchs one.


In that case forget what i said and buy it
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I am. The car is gorgeous. Do you know much about it. It has done 11k miles in the 5 years he has had it
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Its a proper genuine escort turbo.

He took ages looking for one and was very fussy on getting the right one.

Milage sounds right as it lives in the garage lol
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How much is he asking now?
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Its on 104k. pretty much standard apart from the engin mods. He has spent a lot of money on it.
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He paid £3495 from a guy that worked at Barrett Lee. I am payin £2250
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thats cheap - when he had it up forsale a few years back im sure it was nearer 4k

cant go wrong for that price
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10th Nov 07 at 11:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
He let me take it out the other day. It is good fun to drive.
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I love these cars
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what is it, an s1 or 2 ? i was under the impression all the rs were built on colonge and the cab's were built at karmann
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As Jr mentioned but some 1986 S2's were built in Germany and aparently they rust the worst, so I would steer clear of anybuilt in Germany
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quote:
Originally posted by Jon_C
Hello. Went to look at an Escort RS turbo on Wednesday night. The car was gorgeous. In really good condition. The guy was tellin me the car is 1 of 50 cars built in germany. Any one know anything about them. Is it true. Does it make them worth more or more desirable.


As far as i'm aware, they are all of nazi construction, I may be wrong though.

There were a few very limited dealer specials like the 1.9 and the rattlesnake kitted ones but they were done post factory I think.
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I am. The car is gorgeous. Do you know much about it. It has done 11k miles in the 5 years he has had it


Mine's done about 4 or 5 in the seven years i've had it.
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Rattle snake kits man thats a blast from the past
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As Jr mentioned but some 1986 S2's were built in Germany and aparently they rust the worst, so I would steer clear of anybuilt in Germany


I think that's MK IVs that were built over here actually Fad. It's normally C or D reg XR3is and they literally fall to pieces

I believe there was an issue with the primering process at the factory as far as i've heard in the past and you see cars from that year with next to no arches left, door skins seperating and even rust on the roof and quarter panels.

They are really easy to spot
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I rember when I went to view an S1 with a mate and the whole of the cavity inside the sunroof was fucked :lol

All my dads mk3/m4's never rusted which was strange.
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Rattle snake kits man thats a blast from the past


They're awfull

Looks like tupperware.
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all rs's were built in germany

ask him wtf he's going on about,

maybe he just doesnt know much about fords, if its a clean car with no rust it'll be worth a decent price,

check sills and battery tray for rust or signs of repair,
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As far as i've always known they were built at the Saarlouis factory in Cologne.
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and karman

 
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