the cheek of it ! G reg escort turbo

[marc GT Turbo]

and probably the most affordable turbo powered car of the 90's

[matt_mr2t]

I wouldnt even say they were "affordable" now let alone then.

£4k upwards for an old FWD escort is silly money that most wouldnt pay.

Put it this way, most people between 17-22 arent going to want to pay that. 22-25 might then 25+ will want to get something newer for their money generally.

I'd be more inclined to buy a shed as a project and fix it up.

[marc GT Turbo]

up until about 5 years ago you could pick these cars up for next to nowt ! now they have become rare (due to massive 130 bhp) and there are'nt many left i guess thats why they have gone up in value .

[Olly P]

My firend loves them hes the rs...

Why is it only Escorts that have the 'bricks' under the bonnet to keep it open. Makes me laugh every time.

[Sol]

to allow the air to exit more quickly.....all cars have bad points.....whats the mr2 bad point O ya the toms air scoop lol

[matt_mr2t]

I was gonna get those wheels for my Clio years ago - Kosei right?

[Lauren]

Could be that he wasnt paying attention and just launched off without noticing.

Mad to think a nice Escort RS Turbo, series 1 or 2 will fetch more money than a tubby.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/976429.htm

Not really a Series 1 is a much rarer car than than a tubby and to some extent it has 'heritage' to a point I guess which the tubby doesn't. I expect this kind of car to be more geared towards the enthusiast too. Probably in the 30+ age group.

That escort mk1 is nice but is completely ruined by such stupidly oversized wheels. Should be 13".

[matt_mr2t]

There's a surprise, lauren jumps in and slags off a mk2.

[marc GT Turbo]

@ lauren

[Lauren]

There's a surprise, lauren jumps in and slags off a mk2.

Meh.

It's not slagging off a MK2 unless you are terribly insecure.

[ryan]

I remember back in the 80s my old neighbour having a white C reg RS Turbo,with the blue decals.It was mint, but got stolen and burnt out
There were a few nice cars in our village, Triumph stag, Nissan Silvia S11, Opel Manta GTE (with talkin alarm, in the 80s!)

[Lauren]

I remember back in the 80s my old neighbour having a white C reg RS Turbo,with the blue decals.It was mint, but got stolen and burnt out
There were a few nice cars in our village, Triumph stag, Nissan Silvia S11, Opel Manta GTE (with talkin alarm, in the 80s!)

A Triumph Snag can never be a nice car. Have you ever been in one? I did and it was just truly awful. Horrible things.

Like the Manta GTE though.

[ryan]

I remember back in the 80s my old neighbour having a white C reg RS Turbo,with the blue decals.It was mint, but got stolen and burnt out
There were a few nice cars in our village, Triumph stag, Nissan Silvia S11, Opel Manta GTE (with talkin alarm, in the 80s!)

A Triumph Snag can never be a nice car. Have you ever been in one? I did and it was just truly awful. Horrible things.

Like the Manta GTE though.

I only sat in the Stag (I was 11),I just love the shape, though I hear the engines cook easily? The manta was white, with white wheels, lovely car.

[marc GT Turbo]

lauren obviously you never been in a v8 stag then granted big wallowing lump of ................ but hey , they sounded awesome back inthe 80's we cruised around in a yellow one

[Lauren]

lauren obviously you never been in a v8 stag then granted big wallowing lump of ................ but hey , they sounded awesome back inthe 80's we cruised around in a yellow one

I went in a V8 stag (a neighbour owned one). It was the triumph engined one not the rover engine. No go at all. It sounded okay, but i've been in a lot better sounding cars. There just didn't seem to be anything redeeming about it. I was almost embarrassed at just how underwhelmed I was!

[marc GT Turbo]

i guess your right , but cruising around in a v8 as a teenager was good fun .

[willfinch36]

I know this is an old thread... but yeah I was coming out of T junction, 4 chavs went past in a white escort rs turbo, saw me, before they had even got on the dual carriage way I was gone..... serious ownage lol

and as for the stag, I always thought the tr6 was much better (mainly because my dads got one - he has owned from new) lol straight 6, I love driving it!