I am selling the RS and need to shift it, would make a good project car for someone, needs MOT etc, and some work but I don't have the time or space :(
Asking price is £900 can't really except offers and looking for a quick sell, remember they are pretty rare I know not everyones cup of tea, but before I put it on ebay thought I would see if anyone wants it.......
I know they're some kind of classic and what you're asking is probably considered fair and all that but considering you could get a decent Golf GTI with an MOT for the same money (a friend of mine did just that with my assistance and almost 2 years later there's been no trouble with it)... or A Rover 600 Ti??
TBH I really miss my old Golf (even though it was only a Driver and not a GTI) and I think it ultimately made me happier than the Ti because it just had _character_ and it cost =A3150!
I preferred the turbo, recur seats, you couldn't really compare a RS turbo to a golf GTI tbh, the equivalent was a XR3i which I preferred but the Golf was equally as good, they both had their plus points.
The Golf had great residuals and better build, the escort had nicer interior, more toys, and was cheaper
Both were equally as capable and many a time I raced my mate in his 1.6 GTI MKI and there was nothing in it, but I had all the toys like ABS, and my heater was always better :)
An RS turbo was always faster than a 1.6 or 1.8 GTI and with a chip would piss on a 2.0 16v golf which was double the price.
Like I said, I like Golf's but I was a Ford boy and the rest is history.
900 quid for a car which at present there is less than 500 left in the world is a good buy.
Series 1 Custom's = The best car Ford ever made, imo of course :)
I agree about the seats. I love Recaros, but I prefer the Scheel seats in the RS1600i, so I had those in mine.
Problem with the Escort was always the ride quality. If they handled as well as they rode badly, they'd be great. Although the S1 always handled better than the S2.
ABS on an S1? Weird. The Teves ABS system was utter crap at the best of times. Belt driven, ffs.
Yeah, but the Golf would always waste an RST down a B road, due to the RS's horrendous lag / torque steer / lack of suspension.
Hard to believe, I know, but I'm a Ford boy as well, I just don't like any FWD RS bar the Mk5 "bulge bonnet" RS2000.
Nah, If I was gonna list the best European Fords ever, the list would be as follows.
Yeah but if your a Capri man that must make you around 40, as this seems to be the age for people into that era of car, you tend to love cars you always wanted when growing up, and in 1985 a series 1 was the ultimate for me being
12 or 13 then.
I agree the cosworths are right up there on top, but I would put a series 1 over a RS2000 any day, all the RS cars were exceptional.
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