E30 m3 or 3dr cossie

[grumps]

Good point they did slaughter the m3's didn't they.( Andy Rouse)

[LeinsCSL]

the RS500s had massive BHP.:thumbs:

Some of the ones for the road do too :119:

[LeinsCSL]

Yes i'am with you on that! I've got a 190 cossie modified but am always able to restore back to standard so if i got a cossie it would be standard, I used to run around in an rs500 that belonged to my boss at the time back in the day! But we also look after a couple of e30's.

How have you found the 190? Is it a 2.3 or 2.5?

[grumps]

It's a 2.5 and very dated by todays standards it pushing 250 bhp,Evo brakes suspension and wheels! you really got to work the engine to get the best from it and the gear ratios are all wrong for the engine it has good traction and very stable at speed it a'll do 150 ish all day long but feels like the no 10 bus when you show it a corner! tbo thats a bit unfare as it design was in 1984, The build quality is very good though but only four seats not unlike the csl not good with three kids.

[Bounce]

Good point they did slaughter the m3's didn't they.( Andy Rouse)

M3s were better through the twisties, Frank Sytner and co, but yes the Eggenberger and Labbats Cossies were very quick.

[LeinsCSL]

It's a 2.5 and very dated by todays standards it pushing 250 bhp,Evo brakes suspension and wheels! you really got to work the engine to get the best from it and the gear ratios are all wrong for the engine it has good traction and very stable at speed it a'll do 150 ish all day long but feels like the no 10 bus when you show it a corner! tbo thats a bit unfare as it design was in 1984, The build quality is very good though but only four seats not unlike the csl not good with three kids.

Nice! Don't see too many 2.5s around

I was at Silverstone in the early 90s when someone parked up in a 190 EvoII. Don't think I've ever seen a car get so much attention. There was an Alfa SZ across from it but everyone just seemed to make a bee-line for the Merc

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Rs500

My RS500 fully modified one from standard cost me in excess of 50K only standard thing left was shell, when sold took nearly a year and went to Norway for 19K, that was about 5 years ago.
Now have CSL and what a car to drive :thumbs:

[Silver Bullet]

I bough an RS500 Yesterday!!

Im so fooking happy!! Woo woo!!!:thumbs:

Will post some pics up when shes cleaned and sorted!!

500's rock...................End of!!

[raCedeSignLtd]

my old school ford.
I am also restoring a mk3 escort rs1600i for concours competition next year

[rstoughy]

I bough an RS500 Yesterday!!

Im so fooking happy!! Woo woo!!!:thumbs:

Will post some pics up when shes cleaned and sorted!!

500's rock...................End of!!

Alex,
Details please!!! who, where, which one etc etc :supz: :supz: :supz:

PM if you like but i NEED to know!!!!!

Well done BTW :smokin: you still have the 3 door as well?

my old school ford.
I am also restoring a mk3 escort rs1600i for concours competition next year

Mmmm love it, for my next RS I will be venturing back into "old school" scorts. :smt055

[Silver Bullet]

Hi Paul

Yeah down this end of the world, shes black and shes beautyfull!

We have been machine polishing her all day to bring her back, will post some pics up mate..............she needs tidying up a bit first and has a slight misfire on boost but its all there if you know what i mean

And yes still have the moonstone 3 door all AP'd up

And of course Cecil! cant justify three cars but fookit i can for now!

All are depreciation proof so you cant lose:thumbs::beer:

[grumps]

Jelious or what of the 500! But that rs2 looks the dogs, Only if i had kept all the escort i had but do have a log book from a mk1 mexi i once killed:banghead:

[raCedeSignLtd]

The rs2 gives me more motoring pleasure than any car I have owned since I was a kid.
Whenever I take it for a spin people love it, the response is a amazing

[grumps]

Is that a bit of dirt i see on the n/s/f tyre:hahaha:

[grumps]

I had a series 1 rst and i seem to remember if you hit a round about real quick and backed of it was like a mk1 in the wet , i loved my escorts! the main difference with modern cars is you are going a lot quicker for the same fun.