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escort or mondeo 1800 ? as the sumps & water pumps are different so mite be worth nicking them if its a escort one (just i case it makes it easier to fit your 2ltr conversion ) & i think the looms are the same BUT i think you might have to swap some of the pins over in the plug that goes on the ecu (but im looking at this as done on mk4 escorts & mk3 fiestas )

he is not the only one

i remember reading somewhere that if the car is only used in day light you dont have to have head lights !!! when we used to sell them at macces (15yrs ago ) they had black ones in stock for mk3 escorts & stuff so there mite be some kicking about for the sierra in someones shed what are you going to paint them with normal black spray or the turbo light stuff ? ive seen a few escorts & fiestas with only one light & the other used as a cold air feed so would say urs sound more road legal than that but wouldnt put them on for the mot but you can ask at your local mot place as the rules are how that garage reads them

nice one mate just got one now so lets see how idiot proof it is

now i know a few people use satnav but as im really s*** at finding places i had a quick look at whats about & the navman F20 seems like the one i need as it looks IDIOT PROOF !!! so does anyone have one of these (as it looks like this years xmas prezzie as they have sold out in alot of places ) are they as good as the write up says or are they likely to send me the wrong way down the motorway then off a cliff

thanks for the replies any luck retro_car_man

pm sent mate

as title its a sealy migmate 100 i need the cog set out of the white box (wire feed ) as the wire kept jamming but when i looked its stripped the teeth off one of the cogs so not sure if its been that all along its just handy to have so i can tack bits on before i get a mate to do it properly at his place cheers

mk3 escorts & base model mk2 fiestas are in then

one of the original max power staff when it first started when you could find escorts & capris in it i think she used to race a nova though

was the gold ghia rs vans old car ?

i had one with a mk1 mexico in black with yellow decals on it

dont think the driver can either it looks like a photo shop as something doesnt look rite but there is a reflection of the supercharger in the paint work at the front but i think its over kill as the rest looks nice

5th december till i find a new job !!!!! place i worked has closed down so this will be my 2nd xmas off in 7yrs & the first one was last year & couldnt do anything cos i blew my knee out so was off work for 9 wks

yes would love evo,wrx or a cossie but in reality its not going to happen plus the wife thinks the evo's are ugly the cossie is a old sierra & the wrx is ok so its the sport im looking at as my teenage daughters like the look of them to so im out numbered i dont care as ive got my van & a second class ride is better than a first class walk ! & with the sport i get to keep my other cars without to much grief as they dont have to go in them

there is no chance the wife will have another 4dr mk2 escort (my first car at 17 yrs old) & she remembers how i used to drive it the car im looking at belongs to a mates fiance & she only uses it for running the kids around (bought it cos it looked nice ) so it has been pretty well looked after (with the odd bit of abuse when my mate used it ) plus if i get a nice resectable family car i can sort out my osf when ive sorted the other cars out i need to do as ive now got some free time

no jo you are right it is the saloon i was thinking about forgot to clear that up on some of the other posts as i dont need a sports wagon as ive got a mk4 escort diesel van for ME to use

ive heard that aswell thats why i needed some info on them to help me

cheers for all the replies & jo you are a star for that that has got a load of info i need & as its only the sport its 30 mpg & group 13 so its not that different to my old mk4 xr3i

cheers for that i know they are not everyones cup of tea & its not the best place to post & ask about them but i wont get a reply from someone who owns the all singing all dancing telling me you want this & that or someone who has got the rose tinted glasses on that thinks there should be nothing else in the world but subarus as i just want a daily family car that has 4 doors can have a bit of fun in (4wd), wont cost silly money & looks modern(ish) & those prices as you said arent really that bad as ive seen the prices of parts for mine & mates astra,mondeo,bmw & toyota so i think i can live with that

rite before we start with the "its not old skool " "its jap crap" & all the other stuff im just asking advice as i know some people have had them,worked on them or know someone that has had 1 so im looking for a car thats newish,has 4 doors & the wife & kids like the look of so ive been offered a subaru imprezza sport 2.0 on an X plate so what i need to know is the good & bad points on these cars as i just want a turn the key & go so need to know what to have a look at i know it needs the cam belt changing but other than that it has got fsh but that doesnt tell me much about the weak points on the car i know they are very basic in side (plastic ) whats the going rate for these cars these days ? thanks for any advice & as my wifes friend told me your are buying a mid life crisis car

i thought that aswell but can only find a number on the front ( guessing its the member/issue number ) but like i said ive seen a few in yellow fetching good money (sometimes silly ) but ive only seen 1 on ebay in red with a £50 starting bid (forgot to watch it ) might have to do some detective work on it as i might know of another

ive got an aa badge like the one on the front of posse's van but the insert on mine is red but it looks like it has been sprayed that colour over the yellow (from new ) but the only one ive seen was on e-bay & it was at £50 start as its rare (heard that before ) but it said its an armed forces badge of the land rovers ??? & i know some of you are into these so wondered if anyone can tell me more are they worth that ? are they really rare ? cheers

it is more like hammerite green & im still asking about for you mate as im sure it was a well known company that did it but that is deffo not a MOD engine in yours as we used to paint truck engines like that steam clean & paint & yours is just the block

depends on who ? where ? when ? & why ? & yes ive got a foul mouth YES ive called a women that BUT ive also heard some of the (so called ) fairer sex use it so i think its fair as now its just another swear word to most people