would mind this......

[lockley]

i wouldnt mind this
roll the years back lads:cheers:

check this a1 piece of history, if i only had the money:(

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Escort-RS-Turbo-Mk-3-1985_W0QQitemZ180436734662QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutom obiles_UK?hash=item2a02de12c6#ht_1344wt_958

regards nathan

[daveb]

f**k me didnt know they went for that price, there's a lad down the road with one of them. dont think its low milage as that one tho.

[scooby ra]

I had the chance of one a couple of years ago, just needed the panel below the screen, only wanted 1500 quid but the wife said no...gutted.

[lockley]

im looking out for a series 2 thats how i spotted it:cheers:

used to have one a few years back, proven 232bhp,

all though the front wheels,:loll: nearly gave me as many smiles as my ra:loll:

the torque steer was hiliarous :loll:

regards nathan


i bet psyhco is thinking about it........

[psychopath46]

Ha Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa mate i was indeed, i`m just replying as you speak
and OMG isn't that just beautiful
Had the version after that a white H reg, one of the last.
Turbo Systems tuned 195 bhp remap, plus 4 inch Mongoose, K&N cone,dump valve, took her to over 200 bhp, adjustable Koni, Black Diamond grilled and grooved with Kevlar pads and i loved it the sound the look the interior everything but i did not like the 5 gearboxs i went through in 2 years
Ahhhhhhhh yes the torque steer ,it was fantastic and really enjoyable i felt, it was like a fight with the car.

[stoooo]

20 grand ? You have got to be shi++ing me !!!

[Danwrx]

£20k?

Er, no, is all I can say. There is a lad I went to school with in Stafford who has an H plate one, never been a fan meself. Now a MkII, or the later cosworth with the mahoosive rear wing and maybe I'd think about it. But not instead of the RA, maybe as well as lol

[lockley]

no Dan ,

i will never sell the RA:cheers:

i am looking for one for the wife for work so yes it will be the second car ie :cheers:asda trips etc :loll:
there not so fun standard but anything above 180bhp becomes fun in an rs imo apart from the boxes as pshyco says:(
i did 2 in as many months once........


regards nathan

[stedee]

20k - no chance they`re worth a fair bit but 20k, thats mk2 rs2000 or mk1 rs1600 money

[FurballPhil]

Reminds me of a car I saw for sale at a Doncaster Specialist Car Dealers, Danum Auto`s I thjink it was called.

Was a delivery milage only Opel Manta GTe Exclusive Coupe.. Had a price tag of £25,000.

Also, when I worked at Charlesworths back in 1988, a Ford Main Dealer in Doncaster, they had a compound and large lock up which had unregistered fords from all models from as far back as Mk1 Escorts.. Which included MK3 RS Turbo`s... The claim that the one on ebay is 2nd lowest milage is probably untrue as I`m sure quite a few Ford dealerships will have kept quite a few cars they knew would be future classics hidden away unregistered in lock ups

[stoooo]

Also, when I worked at Charlesworths back in 1988, a Ford Main Dealer in Doncaster,
Ooh, now that's spooky. We probably know each other. Do you know Kevin Green, by any chance ? He's my dad's best mate, and the three of us used to shell cars for fun on Saturday afternoons in our driveway/garage. I think we did six Fords over the years, and all the new parts came from Charlesworth's. Of course, I was just a snot nosed teenager at the time.

The nicest one we did was this Scorpio 2.9L (we did a 2.8L one a few years before this one)...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4538382517_5a5778162f_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4538372747_66a2b067ed_o.jpg

Sadly, I don't have any before pics, but it arrived looking much sorrier than this Astra GTE, which was the only non-Ford we ever did...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2783/4538373359_0cfb3874f1_o.jpg

Sorry for the quality of the pictures, but they were scanned last year from 20yr old negatives I found when rummaging through a box.

Stuart.

[hadster]

my favourite of the escort turbo's but even if it was unregistered without touching tarmac i wouldn't part with that doe :o

[Knibbscoob]

Return of the psychopath? where did you go ??;)

my mate had an rs turbo about 10yrs ago was brilliant, had a honda crx - we used to have fun and i always had to slow down for the bumpoy bad roads, but true to rally form his suspensions in his rs used to deal with it so well and he never had to back off !!!

air chamber ....thats what you call protecting from the elements!!!!!
....gotta get me one of them for scoob!:cheers:

[Danwrx]

Return of the psychopath? where did you go ??;)


He hasn't returned yet mate, that post is 3 months old!

Where is he by the way? How is his mrs now? Anyone been in contact with him?

[lockley]

He hasn't returned yet mate, that post is 3 months old!

Where is he by the way? How is his mrs now? Anyone been in contact with him?

i spoke to him last week Dan, his mrs is fine i think:cheers:

i have told him to get back onPatience

regards nathan

[Danwrx]

I hate to admit it, but I've been missing the guy ;-)

[Knibbscoob]

Yes, i miss his unhinged tilt on things !!
yeah silly me i hadnt noticed the date on his message!

back to the rs turbo - it still looks so good even this many years later. looks squat. built for purpose. i just love the look of it!:cheers:

[hadster]

i'd stretch the budget a touch and get this



http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1243622.htm

:cheers: