Scott F
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a series 2 escort RST! i know a lot of you will say keep the corsa but i have always had a bit of a soft spot for them and one has come up locally, but im not sure if i am prepared to get rid of the corsa for it.
i have a 1.4 sport at the minute so it would be faster and theres the fact that they are getting pretty rare now, but there are the practicality issues that would go with buying a 16yr old car!
i dont know what to do 
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Corsalad87
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Go for it!
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WATSON
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Location: Fife, Scotland
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Go for it  Used to have one.. Whats the spec? any pictures?
[Edited on 04-01-2006 by WATSON]
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Scott F
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sorry dont have any pics but its mercury grey and is std other than a stainless exhaust.
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Bennn
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i was always interested in getting one but as you say there may be associated hassle
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Robin
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stainless exhaust is practically standard these days anyway, i dont hink ive EVER seen one without
id go for it mate, if its tidy, do it, id love one
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andybill
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lovely cars just get the engine checked out cos afterall it is a ford  
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philrussell81
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i have had one, awesome cars!
was 167bhp with 176ftlb torque..
expensive to run, but i have a heavy right foot.
id gladly sell my gsi for another tho
pics of my old one in my garage
[Edited on 05-01-2006 by philwestwood]
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by philwestwood
i have had one, awesome cars!
was 167bhp with 176ftlb torque..
expensive to run, but i have a heavy right foot.
id gladly sell my gsi for another tho
pics of my old one in my garage
[Edited on 05-01-2006 by philwestwood]
Keen to make those sales?
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philrussell81
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yea well... ya know lol
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c20let
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id have one but im really fussy, id probably have to strip it down and rebuild it all.
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SVM 286
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Make sure it hasn't had paint, and check for rust in the battery tray.
Check for oil smoke as valve stem oil seals wear (but are easy to change), and turbos and rings can wear on cars that have had a hard life, particularly if they use sh*t oil and have had the boost raised.
Check all the usuall things you would on any car.
They are reliable if they've not been abused or poorly modded or both
You'll need to drive it to see if the box is worn - even standard power can ruin the box and make it whine Standard rebuild with new bearings etc. (not fitted) is about 300 quid.
The more power you run the quicker you will wear the box out.
I fitted a newly built unit in mine with a diesel casing (bigger bearings) and all new parts a little over 3000 miles ago, and she has just about finished destroying it now - I am now saving for a straight cut Quaife built unit.
Standard cars are sort of slow (only about 132 bhp) and don't realy rev high enough to feel realy satisfying so don't get your hopes up too much - Cosworths they 'aint, but they can be pleasant all the same if well looked after.
If you do buy it you will probably get power mad before long and do just about anything to make it go faster.
Power Engineering tuned cars may have had a lot of money spent on them and have usually been well modified.
There are a lot of RS Turbo tuning companies out there, but they're not all good and some are very bad, so if it has been modded after all, find out by who and check back.
Hope it's a good one.
Good luck
[Edited on 05-01-2006 by SVM 286]
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jr
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was gonna say speak to SVM, but he's done that nit, so i'll put a few pics of his RST up
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Fad
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Go for it....would have one over my Corsa any day
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jr
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also to inspire you go and get the new issue of performance ford with the RST daddy thrash in it 
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Fad
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Issit  I will look out of that Some fuckers taken my RST bible
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
Go for it....would have one over my Corsa any day
Don't be silly Fad - it'd scratch the roof.
You're far better parking it next to it.
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Fad
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I'll do me best jimbo thanks for the top tip
[Edited on 05-01-2006 by Fad]
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
also to inspire you go and get the new issue of performance ford with the RST daddy thrash in it
Hmmm - why was I not informed of this event? 
PF were probably too scared and wanted to keep it a secret from the dark side.
I can see it now - a sea of bright colours, chrome RS Turbo badges and huge stereo installs - Yuk.
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
I'll do me best jimbo thanks for the top tip
[Edited on 05-01-2006 by Fad]
Always ready to help whenever I can mate
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CORSA NUT
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I've been thinking this too mate!
Don't know what it is about them but my first car was an Escort 1.3 and even though it was slow it was a nice drive.
There's a nice grey one near me but it's a 89 version and i'm after a 90 spec which included a few more bits as standard.
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CORSA NUT
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I found this site good
http://www.fasterfords.com/guides/s2_rst.htm
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Jake
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just a quick question. Is it even possible to bore them out to 2000cc
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Paul H
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quote:
Originally posted by jake
just a quick question. Is it even possible to bore them out to 2000cc
you have to use the mondeo block iirc
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Scott F
a series 2 escort RST! i know a lot of you will say keep the corsa but i have always had a bit of a soft spot for them and one has come up locally, but im not sure if i am prepared to get rid of the corsa for it.
i have a 1.4 sport at the minute so it would be faster and theres the fact that they are getting pretty rare now, but there are the practicality issues that would go with buying a 16yr old car!
i dont know what to do
yes it will break down. don't be a chump. ERST are for pikey chavs
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