Rs Toy Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Hi Rs toy welcome to the thread, I've had a 1.8D once, it seems the 1.6D are very rare. I would like a Rs Escort but haven't got the room for one. HI thanks yes your right i have owned many escorts in my past never came across 1.6 escort mk4 untill i saw yours, yes rs turbo very nice cars, i have a few of them series 1 and series 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 S1 and s2 Rs very nice, im a little envious, any pics for me to drool over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combi Doug Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Hi dont know about 1.6 but i own a 1.8d Hi. I had a 1.8D Escort Combi van from new, in 1989. It was a company van initially, but I was the only driver. I then bought it from the leasing company when it was only a couple of years old. I kept it right up until 2004, when I retired it with 200k miles on the clock. It's bodywork was falling to bits, but the engine never missed a beat, and was in perfect running order to the bitter end. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combi Doug Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Had a nice run out in the estate, today. A couple of pics, just before it got dark. My daily driver is a Peugeot 205 diesel, with power steering. Every time I get back into the Pug, after the heavier, non-assisted steering of the old diesel Escort, for the first half mile or so I have to really concentrate to not oversteer and put it into a ditch! Lol Doug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rs Toy Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Hi owned rs turbo series 2 my father purchased since new from ford 1991 and then passed to me I never drive it done 49,000 on clock, 7 years ago I purchased series1 d plate very rare also 74,000 on clock needs abit of TLC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthbabo Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Doug that is simply fabulous everytime I see the pictures I do miss mine but I've now gone and bought a 2009 focus with the 1.6 tdci http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/64750-59-focus-zetec-16-tdci/#entry435183 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combi Doug Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Hi owned rs turbo series 2 my father purchased since new from ford 1991 and then passed to me I never drive it done 49,000 on clock, 7 years ago I purchased series1 d plate very rare also 74,000 on clock needs abit of TLC Nice cars! Mark, your Focusd looks a tidy motor! Nice colour too! I hope you'll have an enjoyable time with her. Not wanting to make you miss your Escorts even more, but I did promise to also put up a sound clip of my one. Here you go: a recent 'walkaround' video of it. RsToy, note the slightly more 'agricultural' sound of the 1.6D, in relation to the 1.8D! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faNmGQvjerg&list=UUc9kUOC3Ed3lPFYgUHUTDgw Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Very very very tidy Estate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combi Doug Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Thanks! I hope your saloon is running ok, and continuing to give you good service. Bit peed off at the mo, as my cars are being eaten alive by rodents! Both my Escort and Fiesta have had some of the sound deadening insulation chomped, and the cold start on the Escort has suddenly stopped working, which I think is due to wiring being chewed. Thankfully they've only been under the bonnets of both cars, and not inside the cabins themselves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 I would love my Escort to be in the same condition as yours, but unfortunately the bodywork is getting very tired, it is my daily runner and does about 9k a year. Its a shame that you've got rodent problem, best to get rid of them as they can do serious damage. I do have a 1992 Rover 214 in great condition i know its not a a Ford but i am into them too as well as Fords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthbabo Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Nice cars! Mark, your Focusd looks a tidy motor! Nice colour too! I hope you'll have an enjoyable time with her. Not wanting to make you miss your Escorts even more, but I did promise to also put up a sound clip of my one. Here you go: a recent 'walkaround' video of it. RsToy, note the slightly more 'agricultural' sound of the 1.6D, in relation to the 1.8D! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faNmGQvjerg&list=UUc9kUOC3Ed3lPFYgUHUTDgw Doug I would love my Escort to be in the same condition as yours, but unfortunately the bodywork is getting very tired, it is my daily runner and does about 9k a year. Its a shame that you've got rodent problem, best to get rid of them as they can do serious damage. I do have a 1992 Rover 214 in great condition i know its not a a Ford but i am into them too as well as Fords. Doug thanks it's got a few nigly bit's needing doing but sofar touch wood it's been trouble free and pleasnt to drive and that is a very, very nice sounding and looking car I am impressed had I had the chance I'd have had the red estate looking that good. Nudge it's probably a good idea to send it to have the bodywork done to have another decade of daily driving out of it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combi Doug Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Been meaning to reply for a while, but it's been a busy run up to Christmas! I would love my Escort to be in the same condition as yours, but unfortunately the bodywork is getting very tired, it is my daily runner and does about 9k a year.Its a shame that you've got rodent problem, best to get rid of them as they can do serious damage.I do have a 1992 Rover 214 in great condition i know its not a a Ford but i am into them too as well as Fords. Is the Rover a petrol or diesel? My daily driver is a Peugeot 205 diesel, with the same XUD engine that they fitted in that model of Rover. You're right about the rodents. So far, no more visits by them, but I'm keeping an eye on my cars, just in case they do return! Mark, I'm glad you are pleased with the Focus. I've only driven one a couple of times (a courtesy car). It was an early model, and quite well used, but it drove very well I remember. Re the Escorts, yours looked pretty good, from what I could make of the pics, particulary the saloon you restored. She looked a beauty. I feel for you, with you having lost not one, but both, and through deliberate acts of destruction too. B***ards! Can't believe that in less than two months I will have already had mine for a year! The time has flown by! I came so close to walking away from that car, because of its grubiness, through having stood unused and in the open for over a decade. Just need to get pre-heat issue sorted. Respect to her though, she still fires up from cold, albeit with a bit of cranking using the jump leads from my Peugeot, so that I don't run the Escort's battery down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 I've got two Rovers both are petrol 214 Cabriolet and a 220 Turbo coupe jap spec that lived in Japan for four years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 214 Cabriolet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 220 Coupe turbo, me at Blyton Park doing a track day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combi Doug Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Nice looking cars! Other than the two Fords, I also own a 1972 Veedub camper, a 1977 Triumph Dolomite 1500, and a 1967 Morris Mini Traveller. I once vowed never to own more than 3 cars again, but that didn't work out! Three is about the maximum I can sensibly cope with, and eventually something will have to give! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Its a full time job looking after our fleet of cars, You've got a nice collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combi Doug Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Thanks. You're right, it certainly takes up much of my time! Took the Escort out yesterday, for its last run of the year. She drove beautifully as always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodkat Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Nice 220 turbo... Now I may have to see if someone wants to swap my Accord for one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Thanks Goodkat, I think they are very underestimated car, it performs well on the track too. This one is a little special as its an import, it started its life in Japan in 1994 then came bake to the UK in 1998. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodkat Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I have always lusted after one, as I reckon that they were Rover's swansong, alongside the 600Ti. The only Rovers I would consider is the SD1, 800 Vitesse in white, 600Ti or the 220 Coupe Turbo. Has it all been rust treated? Rumour has it that a lot of cars in Japan didn't have rust protection as such, as they don't tend to have the climate that promotes such nasty tin worm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Rovers do have common rust problem areas. I think my Coupe has had the same treatment as the UK Coupe's. I've always been a Ford fan from Fiestas to st24s. Plus a soft spot for a Rover too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combi Doug Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hello folks, it's been a while! Mark, I know you've got your Focus now, but just in case your pangs of nostalgia are such that you want to try 'third time lucky' with a 1.6 D Escort, there is an identical red estate to yours on eBay right now. It has two days to run on auction, and at the time of posting is up to only 200 quid. It looks to be in fairly good, original condition too! Would love to see it go to someone who will appreciate it for what it is, and look after it. I would if I could! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1988-FORD-ESCORT-L-RED-/141663825671?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20fbd26f07 Doug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hi Combi Doug, Hi all, we haven't been on here much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthbabo Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hello folks, it's been a while! Mark, I know you've got your Focus now, but just in case your pangs of nostalgia are such that you want to try 'third time lucky' with a 1.6 D Escort, there is an identical red estate to yours on Ebay right now. It has two days to run on auction, and at the time of posting is up to only 200 quid. It looks to be in fairly good, original condition too! Would love to see it go to someone who will appreciate it for what it is, and look after it. I would if I could! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1988-FORD-ESCORT-L-RED-/141663825671?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20fbd26f07 Doug Hi Doug, I would love to go for it unfortunately I haven't the cash or space for it at the moment as I'm commited to my focus now and my computer is in dire need of a new graphics card, as such I must ask if anybody wants the diesel specific parts as they must go before the end of summer I need the space. Unfortunately the realities of my situation have forced me to come to this :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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