Stavross 13,711 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 1 minute ago, foxdropper said: Looking at that mate ,they were a tad ugly wernt they.The dogs back in the day but now a bit naff . Yeah, they are definitely of there time, the whole Ford thing still has a massive following, 3 or 4 years ago a lad I know sold a series 1 turbo for 36k and a 1995 escort cosworth for 80k and took early retirement in his mid 50’s, we used to do all sorts to them trying to get as much power out of them as we could and thought they were fast, even the cosworth is sh*t compared to what my missus has been driving for the last few years, these will be the next collectors car 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,553 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 First motor was a 1. 3 poplar plus , after two seasons with the dogs , made it into a two seater , lamping out the window on farm tracks with the fox caller blaring between runs is one of my best lamping memories , blew the head gasket in way back from Glasgow and limped home . After that a Polar white xr2 biscuit tin shaped one , what a motor , loved that car , great to look at , when it was clean it smelt amazing . swapped that for a black xr2i , which I put into a hedge after two weeks but was thirsty , my mam said please get something sensible next so I bought a calibra 16v sri which was like knight rider but handled like a boat . after that it was more dog friendly motors as my escort van was becoming too well known and couldn’t shine a light out of it . first sub landed in 2003 and the rest as you say is history . still sometimes scour auto trader looking at foresters and legacy’s , those dry early season days crawling over the stubbles never leave ya My misses is currently reliving her mid 00s travel agent days again cutting about in her fiesta zetec with trance nation blaring , great little motors 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
big sid 1,118 Posted October 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 had a few fords did an anglia with an engine from a corsair 2000e engine pop rear axle wide spats fuel tank in the rear seat base, had to pick away in second as it just bounced on the spot when wellied in first, had a capri brand spanking, and on old corsair that i did the big ends in but lucky a local joiner brought his van to me with a loud tapping noise and someone advised him it was fecked and needed a new engine which he had bought and was in the back of the van, of course it would have been very rude to disagree with the local expert and tell him it was a tappit that had run loose so i did the honest sid thing and reset the tappits and swapped the engine in to my ole corsair all at a very reasonable price. also had a cortina mk4 by the feck it could rust quicker than any motoor i had. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,035 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Try remembering the number plates gentlemen. That’ll get the. Honesty out of you for your information. FKS 422. MKS 467. OKS 10. SKS 142. 89 SKR. BOF 122R. Y1 BBL. And we are on to the next lot. Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,114 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 3 hours ago, foxdropper said: Not a patch on the Opal Manta The bird puller of the day . Saw a black manta gte do 20k last night on bangers and cash 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Yep silly money for retro scrap . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,035 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Got an idea I’ve mentioned this before. My friend had a ‘Urin Savage’ Ford capri which really was the ultimate puller. From memory, 3 ltr with loads of Jag bits like diff, prop etc. it was like sitting in an aircraft cockpit when he booted it. Oddly, it ended it’s life in a wall at Northampton General where luckily we got away with it. Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 13,711 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 7 minutes ago, Griswald said: One of the mates owns a tuned RS3, like a rocketship, still, despite their speed modern cars are that stable they don't feel all too scary. I've driven a M2 Competition, again like lighting but planted to the floor and super stable. Neither got the arse nipping like an old Civic-Type R and both would leave one for dust. I used to love the old wedge shape Type-R only car I’ve ever driven that you could lift a back wheel off the ground going around a corner my missus chopped the white S3 in a few weeks ago and wanted a new RS3 but it would be completely wasted on her, she never driven the S3 even in sport mode, so she went for a new A5 cabriolet edition 1, not a quick car but like driving an armchair 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,035 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Easy on the eye. Nice colour. Too close to your neighbour though. Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,798 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 them new Audi's are quick...but every cnut and his dog owns one...too many produced to become rare like the 80/90's stuff ...same for the new golfs and them little mercs everyone has on tick....had a go in one of these few weeks back...have to say was rapid,but not as much fun as the original Cossie blower... new+nissan+pulsar+gtr - Google Search WWW.GOOGLE.COM 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,169 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 50 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: them new Audi's are quick...but every cnut and his dog owns one...too many produced to become rare like the 80/90's stuff ...same for the new golfs and them little mercs everyone has on tick....had a go in one of these few weeks back...have to say was rapid,but not as much fun as the original Cossie blower... new+nissan+pulsar+gtr - Google Search WWW.GOOGLE.COM Do ya not think theres more to the old jap stuff or fast fords, to me its about being young and bringing back the memories of a time long gone nowadays, we were not as wise and didnt have the responsibilities we do now, a rip in a jdm or fast ford is like a trip in the delorean dmc12, they take us back on time. Something these newer cars have not reached yet, but the youth of today might feel the same in 20 yrs 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,183 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Audis fecking money pits probably last vag group car I will own Next I’m either going for a newish Mazda or Toyota Or a 80-90s car or take my motorbike test not made my mind up yet . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,114 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 I,ve got one of these in my garage back at home 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,114 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 7 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said: Audis fecking money pits probably last vag group car I will own Next I’m either going for a newish Mazda or Toyota Or a 80-90s car or take my motorbike test not made my mind up yet . Modern toyotas are full of french bits like engines and things Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 13,711 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Daniel cain said: them new Audi's are quick...but every cnut and his dog owns one...too many produced to become rare like the 80/90's stuff ...same for the new golfs and them little mercs everyone has on tick....had a go in one of these few weeks back...have to say was rapid,but not as much fun as the original Cossie blower... new+nissan+pulsar+gtr - Google Search WWW.GOOGLE.COM The older S3’s are starting to do good money now, obviously they need to be standard and low mileage, a lad I know has a really low mileage s3 mk1, I think its on a S plate, he works for Audi and they offered him 28k for it as a showroom car but he won’t sell it, he said if you have the money the ones to hang onto now are like the missus 67 plate blue one, really low mileage and with some nice extras like hers been the black edition Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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