
just wondering in today's climate of 2nd hand cars, what would/could i get with around


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notroubleclubber wrote:I got my rev2 turbo for£500.
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.and my escort rs turbo cabriolet.
Valued about
£1700 tops.
My car needs a good polish to get rid of the pink and its had a few little probs like crack in windscreen and the clutch went soon after but im still glad i did the swap.
karldavies wrote:Yep you would get a nice rev2 tubby for that.![]()
(t-bar if you want)
If you dont mind a bit of diy you can pick up some bargains.I got my rev1 tubby for
£450.
Just needed the turbo swapping over.
Job done
notroubleclubber wrote:I was sick of the escort turbo-it ran fine, needed a new starter motor
(as they all do!) and could have done with the back arch resprayed again.
Roof didnt fit that well though so could of had that sorted for the price of a second hand roof.
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But i was after something with a bit more kick, a bit more fun and something i could take on the track.
I did a 3 hr journey to do the swap so didnt really check the car out as it was dark when we got there.MR2 drove back fine and was really pleased with it
- still am.
Ive had to get a few things done, namely clutch£130 parts and
£130 labour
(coz i turned up the boost and couldnt handle it!), just had windscreen done on insurance and shouldnt cost me a thing
(hopefully!), some newish alloys with new tyres for
£150, rev 3 lights
(£120) and now just needs a good mop to get rid of the pinkish.
Also had to replace the temp sender
(about
£5 from euro car parts) as temp gauge in car wasnt working.
I valued my rs turbo around£1k
(Prob more like
£800) and i gave him
£500 as well though the other owner gave me
£20 back for petrol to get home.
I havent regretted doing the swap at all.