Ford Escort RS2000 MK2 - an honest ad?

Ford Escort RS2000 MK2 - an honest ad?

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chippy348

623 posts

146 months

Sunday 20th January 2019
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Brads67 said:
What you mean is you have to be careful buying an old Ford, regardless of where it comes from.

If you can trust the seller and have at least a little knowledge in looking at cars then you would spot at least some of that before buying.
I have the knowledge and I trust the seller FYI it is the same seller who is selling the RS2000 the OP has linked to.

But how do you spot
Nuts not done up tight ?
Heater matrix split ?
Flywheel that was not tight and came loose after your first drive when you got it home
Late model GM seats welded to the runners ?
Servo Booster diaphragm split ? (just thought the brakes were old on test drive)
That the paint would blister over the next 12 months

The rust on the floor was very very well hidden, unless you took a sander to the area you would see it but you would have to know where to sand to find it.

How I found it was when I took out the carpet that had been glued down to replace it with an original ford on by chance there was a inspection light laying garage floor and you could see it shining though the fiberglass that has been put on the inside of the car and covered over with glue and carpet.

Like I said these cars had a hard life, I am dealing with bodges / just bad mechanics

mattman

3,174 posts

221 months

Sunday 20th January 2019
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Tasmin200 said:
20 grand and he can't even be bothered to change the oil and chuck a £15 cam belt on it? I can't comprehend spending that much on an Escort and that's coming from someone that RS was untouchable 25 years ago.

They were great at what they did but you can get a proper car for that money.
I agree, if you are spending 20k, the least you would expect is a service before collection. It would cost him peanuts but give any buyer an extra degree of assurance

aeropilot

34,296 posts

226 months

Sunday 20th January 2019
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mark beavan said:
As the car was first registered in this country in July 1980
One of the very last ones then if so. There was only a handful left unregistered, unsold by the middle of Aug 1980.


andygo

6,786 posts

254 months

Sunday 20th January 2019
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My old man had a late RS Custom unregistered in his garage until his Venetian red one died of old age. He eventually registered it on a x plate.

He also had one of the first pre production MK 1 Escort Twin Cams back in the day. James Allen - the F1 bloke’s dad, Bill Allen, arranged it for him.

Brand new cost was just over £1,100, bargain!

s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Sunday 20th January 2019
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aeropilot said:
mark beavan said:
As the car was first registered in this country in July 1980
One of the very last ones then if so. There was only a handful left unregistered, unsold by the middle of Aug 1980.
Love the old RS2000s and owned a few - fantastic cars cool

A lot of friends owned them too ( couple still have them as well smile )

This was a late reg car - Sept 80 - still lives



Another friend owned an X reg one too - would rather have had his earlier reg RS1800 though as one to hang onto
No faster than the Pinto but worth a lot more than an RS2000 now!

Mr Tidy

22,065 posts

126 months

Monday 21st January 2019
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Ooh I do like RS2000s! (even if that isn't necessarily a great example).

I sold mine which was also a bit tired for about £2,500 back in 1985 as I wanted a Capri 2.8 Injection - you live and learn (hopefully)! laugh



s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Monday 21st January 2019
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Mr Tidy said:
Ooh I do like RS2000s! (even if that isn't necessarily a great example).
It was actually a very nice example.
Admittedly the scanned photo quality wasn’t great but it looks better in this angle maybe? It still lives on but is on SORN currently



A lot of us used to run the clear Perspex headcovers to save the expensive headlights from stone chips
2 screws held the bezel surrounds on each side so it was 30 seconds work to remove them at night ( although the lights worked fine with them on )


neutral 3

6,356 posts

169 months

Monday 21st January 2019
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Does anyone recall seeing an RS2000 MK2 in that very dark blue ? There were many RS2s floating around East London / Essex in the early to mid 80s, but I only ever recall seeing one dk blue example, it was a V reg and owned by a pal
of a Late friend. I had a quick tear up with it one day in my tired engined 150hp TR6, near the Epping Forest country club. This one had the dark chocolate Recaros in it. I think he sadly wrote it off a short time later.
Another well known Turbo RS2, was also written off, in a sadly fatal crash in Chingford.

neutral 3

6,356 posts

169 months

Monday 21st January 2019
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Does anyone recall seeing an RS2000 MK2 in that very dark blue ? There were many RS2s floating around East London / Essex in the early to mid 80s, but I only ever recall seeing one dk blue example, it was a V reg and owned by a pal
of a Late friend. I had a quick tear up with it one day in my tired engined 150hp TR6, near the Epping Forest country club. This one had the dark chocolate Recaros in it. I think he sadly wrote it off a short time later.
Another well known Turbo RS2, was also written off, in a sadly fatal crash in Chingford.

s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Monday 21st January 2019
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neutral 3 said:
Does anyone recall seeing an RS2000 MK2 in that very dark blue ? There were many RS2s floating around East London / Essex in the early to mid 80s, but I only ever recall seeing one dk blue example, it was a V reg and owned by a pal
of a Late friend. I had a quick tear up with it one day in my tired engined 150hp TR6, near the Epping Forest country club. This one had the dark chocolate Recaros in it. I think he sadly wrote it off a short time later.
Another well known Turbo RS2, was also written off, in a sadly fatal crash in Chingford.
Do you mean Midnight Blue?

If so, then yes - a friend owned one

aeropilot

34,296 posts

226 months

Monday 21st January 2019
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s m said:
neutral 3 said:
Does anyone recall seeing an RS2000 MK2 in that very dark blue ? There were many RS2s floating around East London / Essex in the early to mid 80s, but I only ever recall seeing one dk blue example, it was a V reg and owned by a pal
of a Late friend. I had a quick tear up with it one day in my tired engined 150hp TR6, near the Epping Forest country club. This one had the dark chocolate Recaros in it. I think he sadly wrote it off a short time later.
Another well known Turbo RS2, was also written off, in a sadly fatal crash in Chingford.
Do you mean Midnight Blue?

If so, then yes - a friend owned one
There was also a guy on here a couple of years ago (probably nearly 5 thinking about it!) that had a long running restoration thread on his Midnight blue RS2.

bucks

292 posts

206 months

Monday 21st January 2019
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Hard to make out but this is a 1988 Irish (Limerick) registered MK2. Well known on the scene and is well driven too.


Essex V6

31 posts

136 months

Thursday 24th January 2019
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Signal Orange and Signal Amber were definitely two separate Ford colours and were available at the same time






V8 Fettler

7,019 posts

131 months

Thursday 24th January 2019
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bucks said:
Hard to make out but this is a 1988 Irish (Limerick) registered MK2. Well known on the scene and is well driven too.

The Irish have an obsession for obscure back roads and RWD Escorts; it's one of the better religions.

s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Thursday 24th January 2019
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V8 Fettler said:
bucks said:
Hard to make out but this is a 1988 Irish (Limerick) registered MK2. Well known on the scene and is well driven too.

The Irish have an obsession for obscure back roads and RWD Escorts; it's one of the better religions.
They were ahead of the curve so to speak - they came over in the 90s and bought all our unloved rwd retro cars when we on the mainland didn't want them - came over on Fridays with a wodge of cash and bought up stuff like mk1/2 Escorts, Mantas, E21s, E30s, AE86s when they were dirt cheap and took them back to the Emerald Isle on the ferry

neutral 3

6,356 posts

169 months

Thursday 24th January 2019
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Essex V6 said:
Signal Orange and Signal Amber were definitely two separate Ford colours and were available at the same time





Love both of these colours, but Amber for me !!

V8 Fettler

7,019 posts

131 months

Thursday 24th January 2019
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s m said:
V8 Fettler said:
bucks said:
Hard to make out but this is a 1988 Irish (Limerick) registered MK2. Well known on the scene and is well driven too.

The Irish have an obsession for obscure back roads and RWD Escorts; it's one of the better religions.
They were ahead of the curve so to speak - they came over in the 90s and bought all our unloved rwd retro cars when we on the mainland didn't want them - came over on Fridays with a wodge of cash and bought up stuff like mk1/2 Escorts, Mantas, E21s, E30s, AE86s when they were dirt cheap and took them back to the Emerald Isle on the ferry
To be ballast in an Escort driven by Frank Kelly would be a rare treat.

SilverHarrier

217 posts

163 months

Thursday 24th January 2019
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neutral 3 said:
Does anyone recall seeing an RS2000 MK2 in that very dark blue ? There were many RS2s floating around East London / Essex in the early to mid 80s, but I only ever recall seeing one dk blue example, it was a V reg and owned by a pal
of a Late friend. I had a quick tear up with it one day in my tired engined 150hp TR6, near the Epping Forest country club. This one had the dark chocolate Recaros in it. I think he sadly wrote it off a short time later.
Another well known Turbo RS2, was also written off, in a sadly fatal crash in Chingford.
Nice Midnight blue one up for sale just now..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Escort-RS2000-Cust...tongue outf:0

Also, random picture of one my dad took whilst out working before he retired, probably late 90s. Seem to remember him saying it was South coast somewhere, maybe Southampton.




wal 45

654 posts

179 months

Friday 25th January 2019
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SilverHarrier said:
Also, random picture of one my dad took whilst out working before he retired, probably late 90s. Seem to remember him saying it was South coast somewhere, maybe Southampton.

Yes I think it lived Southampton, Hamble and Fareham area for years (80's and 90's) and used to see it about occasionally. Came up for sale in the late 90's and a mate nearly bought it but it was a bit too far gone, prices were pretty rock bottom then.

Still miss my Venetian Red RS2 Custom nearly 30 years after selling it although sadly XOC 96T was stolen from the next owner and never resurfaced. Always wanted a Signal Orange one but they were rare even back in the late 80's, really suited the car and a great 70's colour.

aeropilot

34,296 posts

226 months

Friday 25th January 2019
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wal 45 said:
Still miss my Venetian Red RS2 Custom nearly 30 years after selling it although sadly XOC 96T was stolen from the next owner and never resurfaced. Always wanted a Signal Orange one but they were rare even back in the late 80's, really suited the car and a great 70's colour.
Yeah, same with me regarding Vista Orange on the AVO Mk1's, which was one of the rarest colours. After my factory black car had to be scrapped, I then spent 9-12 months travelling all around the country looking for a Vista orange car, eventually finding one, only for it to be stolen 4 weeks after buying it...... mad
Such was the joy of fast Ford ownership in the mid-1980's.