Kombi glass colour

[T6 Dave's Dad]

Both never happy with what you have always need more torque and bhp

@andythom188 .if the VW is too slow it needs more chips and if the pushchair is too slow then you need less chips.

 

[andythom188]

@andythom188 .if the VW is too slow it needs more chips and if the pushchair is too slow then you need less chips.

I think when we all meet up for coffee or beers you should come over to the uk and join us for a few ,even though you don't own a vw your part of our extended family now

 

[T6 Dave's Dad]

@andythom188 I would be honoured to join you if I am able to.

 

[T6 Dave]

Will have to try and arrange it if poss when he's next over, t6 will do with a run.

 

[DaveyB]

My Mrs tried to beat us but ended up joining us. All the car shows we dragged her (me and mates all with RS's) she ended up buying herself an XR2i. A really sweet little thing it was (the fiesta not the Mrs - she's still sweet if she asks).

 

[DaveyB]

My RS's were always standard as I couldn't afford the insurance increase that went with the power increase. Had my series 2 Escort as my second car at the age of 18, and my Cosworth at 22.
Here is the Saph - team Magenta.

 

[T6 Dave]

Nicely done @DaveyB .

 

[DaveyB]

This was Castle Coombe for an Anniversary of the Rs Sapphire organised by the RS owners club, don't know if any of you we're there but we formed up in colour order and did a slow lap of the track. Not a great picture as I have had to take a picture of this proper weird thing called a photograph!

 

[T6 Dave]

Spent months trying to sort my saph engine when I got it back from Mark, swapping bits from estate back and fourth.. Was in limp home mode. Mark couldn't work it out! Months later with a coffee poised looking at the engine, m8 said, I wonder, swapped knock sensor plug and dizzy plug round, and BINGO! Mark kicked his apprentice who had reinstalled the engine loom! (We heard the Yelp!) one for the books!

 

[DaveyB]

And my Series 2

 

[T6 Dave's Dad]

Lovely reminiscences guys

 

[Rslad]

And my Series 2
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In the best colour too

 

[andythom188]

My RS's were always standard as I couldn't afford the insurance increase that went with the power increase. Had my series 2 Escort as my second car at the age of 18, and my Cosworth at 22.
Here is the Saph - team Magenta.
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Insurance on a rst at 18 must of been sky high

 

[DaveyB]

@andythom188, £1260 fully comp with 1 years NCB. Not quite as bad as the Cossie, which was £1500 on a guaranteed valuation with RS owners club insurance, can't remember what company it was with. Had to have it inspected and valued by one of the club bods - and was then limited to 6k miles per year.

 

[andythom188]

@andythom188, £1260 fully comp with 1 years NCB. Not quite as bad as the Cossie, which was £1500 on a guaranteed valuation with RS owners club insurance, can't remember what company it was with. Had to have it inspected and valued by one of the club bods - and was then limited to 6k miles per year.

Not as bad as I thought it was going to be m8

 

[DaveyB]

About a 1/4 of the price of the car.

 

[andythom188]

About a 1/4 of the price of the car.

So you paid nearly £5k for a rst I paid that for my escos in 2003 it's mad how car prices go up use to pick rst up for £1k not so long ago ,even bought a series 1 from Gloucester for £300 off Rs owners classified section

 

[andythom188]

Have you checked if any of these Rs are still on the road today

 

[T6 Dave]

Had a quote of 2k tpft with a 2k excess! Still it was a time where if you kept hold of a Cossie for 24hrs you were sleeping in it! with a shotgun..... And a Rotweiler!

 

[DaveyB]

So you paid nearly £5k for a rst I paid that for my escos in 2003 it's mad how car prices go up use to pick rst up for £1k not so long ago ,even bought a series 1 from Gloucester for £300 off Rs owners classified section

It was 1994 and I'm sure it was about £4.5k. Wish I could pick up an Escort Cos for that nowadays.
It's such a shame that there just are no new Cosworth branded Fords anymore.