Escort Cosworth - Focus RS
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I think I'd probably have the Escort, Imperial Blue with a rear wing delete, just the boot lid spoiler. I like the opening quarter vents and dished 5-spoke 8" alloys. I could see pop down the road to my friend's and blag one of his set of 18" alloys ( same pattern ) off him so I could get the latest performance tyres on it. Few little detail bits on, 6 degree beam, a set of APs and probably an extra 100bhp just to keep up with the traffic.
Wouldn't be new but I like the feel and rawness of old stuff
Wouldn't be new but I like the feel and rawness of old stuff
With little experience of either, I'd pick the older car purely because I prefer the look of it. Like the previous poster though, I'd much rather an Integrale Evo I or II
s m said:
I think I'd probably have the Escort, Imperial Blue with a rear wing delete, just the boot lid spoiler. I like the opening quarter vents and dished 5-spoke 8" alloys. I could see pop down the road to my friend's and blag one of his set of 18" alloys ( same pattern ) off him so I could get the latest performance tyres on it. Few little detail bits on, 6 degree beam, a set of APs and probably an extra 100bhp just to keep up with the traffic.
Wouldn't be new but I like the feel and rawness of old stuff
Not sure I've ever seen a de-winged Cossie out on the road - did everyone fit them eventually? Am I right in thinking it only became an option once homologation had been fully achieved, and when the small turbo came alongWouldn't be new but I like the feel and rawness of old stuff
Leins said:
Not sure I've ever seen a de-winged Cossie out on the road - did everyone fit one eventually? Am I right in thinking it was only became an option once homologation had been fully achieved, and when the small turbo came along
I deffo wouldn't have bought an aero delete car ,plonkers think they're not real Cosworths.Not sure about the question but I saw a delete car in Italy last year ,it was a Martini edition too,
lucido grigio said:
Leins said:
Not sure I've ever seen a de-winged Cossie out on the road - did everyone fit one eventually? Am I right in thinking it was only became an option once homologation had been fully achieved, and when the small turbo came along
I deffo wouldn't have bought an aero delete car ,plonkers think they're not real Cosworths.Not sure about the question but I saw a delete car in Italy last year ,it was a Martini edition too,
Leins said:
Not sure I've ever seen a de-winged Cossie out on the road - did everyone fit them eventually? Am I right in thinking it only became an option once homologation had been fully achieved, and when the small turbo came along
Think that's about right, it certainly wasn't a standard option from new. I like the look of the Escos but you just know its a bit lame these days, its more a state of mind than a car, boyhood dream fulfilled but likely a huge disappointment to drive like the Sapphire Cosworth I drove, that said its currently a better place to put 35k than a new MK3 Focus RS.
The Focus RS has its haters, am sure it isnt perfect, but then neither was the Escort Cosworth when it was introduced, nostalgia is a powerful and dangerous thing, but I guess it doesnt matter so much if there are enough similarly afflicted people keeping the prices daft.
The thing is, currently the FRS has lost its hype and there are plenty around for reasonable money, everyone saying they would rather have a MK2 or MK1, so prices of those have gone up, there was a time they were plentiful and cheap, its a lifecycle pattern that gets applied all the time, wait 2 or 3 years, get a mk3 at the low point, then watch it go back up like the two did, try to see past the current conceived view.
You can pay 20, 30 or even 40 grand for a MK3 Escort RS Turbo which amazes me, they were alright but by god you would have to be keen to pay that !
The Focus RS has its haters, am sure it isnt perfect, but then neither was the Escort Cosworth when it was introduced, nostalgia is a powerful and dangerous thing, but I guess it doesnt matter so much if there are enough similarly afflicted people keeping the prices daft.
The thing is, currently the FRS has lost its hype and there are plenty around for reasonable money, everyone saying they would rather have a MK2 or MK1, so prices of those have gone up, there was a time they were plentiful and cheap, its a lifecycle pattern that gets applied all the time, wait 2 or 3 years, get a mk3 at the low point, then watch it go back up like the two did, try to see past the current conceived view.
You can pay 20, 30 or even 40 grand for a MK3 Escort RS Turbo which amazes me, they were alright but by god you would have to be keen to pay that !
J4CKO said:
I like the look of the Escos but you just know its a bit lame these days, its more a state of mind than a car, boyhood dream fulfilled but likely a huge disappointment to drive like the Sapphire Cosworth I drove, that said its currently a better place to put 35k than a new MK3 Focus RS.
Go watch the Carfection Escort RS Cosworth vs Focus RS Mk3 video from a few weeks ago with Henry Catchpole, he still rated the escort as an entertaining and fun drive even today.Olivera said:
J4CKO said:
I like the look of the Escos but you just know its a bit lame these days, its more a state of mind than a car, boyhood dream fulfilled but likely a huge disappointment to drive like the Sapphire Cosworth I drove, that said its currently a better place to put 35k than a new MK3 Focus RS.
Go watch the Carfection Escort RS Cosworth vs Focus RS Mk3 video from a few weeks ago with Henry Catchpole, he still rated the escort as an entertaining and fun drive even today.https://youtu.be/FoH4OXsj5pw
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