Fiesta RS Turbo?

[Jackman]

Thinking of selling up my Furio to buy one of these pretty soon.

Just wondered what you think?

and i dont want all that a VTS will beat it everytime crap

i went in one the other day and i really liked it.

a nice white one would do it for me !

[yerdusk]

rust buckets!

[Skorpion]

Be lucky to find ones in good condition that aint been thrashed every way to tuesday mate! good luck for finding one though!

[argylefan1985]

My mate had one.

Personaly.....

I hate fords.

Second of all. Theres alot to go wrong with them etc.
and for the sake of a turbo and all the higher running costs etc that come with it, just get a vts

[MaRiO89]

They rust quite bad and the 1.6 cvh engine is total shite apparently, my bro had one for about a week and got rid as the handling, brakes and everything was crap..

I'd still have one though, love em to bits!!

[Jackman]

Ive round a couple to be honest in really good condition. and with mint engines.

its not what you know its who you know.

i wouldnt buy a battered up one.

[Leo]

people bang on about rust and stuff but i think its OTT. ive seen a few good ones. they are rockets

[Jackman]

Originally Posted by argylefan1985

My mate had one.

Personaly.....

I hate fords.

Second of all. Theres alot to go wrong with them etc.
and for the sake of a turbo and all the higher running costs etc that come with it, just get a vts

Dont want another saxo.

END OF.

[woodsy]

get a vauxhall turbo

nice cavalier tubro or astra ...

mate is selling a cavi turbo on egay now .... ummm C20LET

[Danr]

Originally Posted by James_Bristol

They rust quite bad and the 1.6 cvh engine is total shite apparently, my bro had one for about a week and got rid as the handling, brakes and everything was crap..

I'd still have one though, love em to bits!!

cvh engine shite???????

They are pretty good cars matey, not as tunable than the escort version but go really well as they don't weigh much.

As mentioned, try to find one with minimal rust. Rip the carpets up, try and get under the car to look at the sills/arches etc. Check the sunroof (can't remember if they had one but the escort is prone there), check behind the lights and on the boot If its sound buy it, you can get rust prevention treatments aswell.

Fiesta turbo is a wicked website, they have a really good forum which everyone is verrrrry helpful on. Some nice cars on there aswell

I'd say deffers get one though

[MaRiO89]

Yeah they are shite, they weren't changed at all to handle a turbo and cant take much tuning and stay reliable, its a 15 yr old or so engine design now, was shit in its day and is shit now..

i'm not arguing, but if you think they are good then thats your opinion..

[Jackman]

Originally Posted by Danr

cvh engine shite???????

They are pretty good cars matey, not as tunable than the escort version but go really well as they don't weigh much.

As mentioned, try to find one with minimal rust. Rip the carpets up, try and get under the car to look at the sills/arches etc. Check the sunroof (can't remember if they had one but the escort is prone there), check behind the lights and on the boot If its sound buy it, you can get rust prevention treatments aswell.

Fiesta turbo is a wicked website, they have a really good forum which everyone is verrrrry helpful on. Some nice cars on there aswell

I'd say deffers get one though

Thanks for a constructive answer

ive found a couple really nice ones with mint engine bays and dont look to bad body wise. but i wouldnt know till i went to view.

im definatly thinking about them. there isnt to many around from what i can see near me either. so its something a little different.

[Danr]

Originally Posted by James_Bristol

Yeah they are shite, they weren't changed at all to handle a turbo and cant take much tuning and stay reliable, its a 15 yr old or so engine design now, was shit in its day and is shit now..

i'm not arguing, but if you think they are good then thats your opinion..

And also the opinion of all the people that bought them?? As you said, they are 15 year old cars with turbo's on that are still flying about everywhere. Would like to see 15 year old saxo's with turbo's just bolted on as you put it still going.

[MaRiO89]

i'm just going by what i have experienced when my bro had one, they are fast but thats about the only good point.

The only reason they are going is because people who own them pour money into them, if you ever sat down and thought, my saxo is unreliable, dont get a fiesta rs turbo..

[stiffler69]

Dated Extremely dated, have you actually been in a vts not sure why you would want one of these over a vts i know its a nice to have a change every now and then but really mate i had a vtr previously and the vts knocks the socks of it and my vtr was pretty well tuned upto 120bhp, everything about the vts just felt better maybe have a go of a vts first if you havnt already

[Danr]

He said her didn't want another saxo.

James_bristol, your bro's was obs a bit of a shitter then lol. Not trying to start arguments but i have a good 4 friends with escorts and fezza's and theirs are fine.

[KamRacing]

Not all that great on the handling either...

Personally I'd test drive one before making any decision on purchasing. Everywhere a saxo is good the fiesta is not.

Don't buy just because it has a turbo

There are good Fords.. just, thats not one of them

[davew]

good cars but like others have said really got watch out for rotten examples..

i used to really like them and was seriously considering getting one but the fact that there was so much to go wrong kind of put me of..., eyes down for classic rust around the filler cap.

Bad points-
--Rust
--handling
--not that quick
--mk3 fiesta = builder car
--Running costs

Good points

--Whooom tssh!
--old skool cool
--u can scare kids with the dump valve noise
--everyone from kids to your dad knows what they are and can remember when they either went in one or wanted one


completely up to you dude, i really really like them

but i'd never buy one......

[Jackman]

Originally Posted by stiffler69

Dated Extremely dated, have you actually been in a vts not sure why you would want one of these over a vts i know its a nice to have a change every now and then but really mate i had a vtr previously and the vts knocks the socks of it and my vtr was pretty well tuned upto 120bhp, everything about the vts just felt better maybe have a go of a vts first if you havnt already

DONT WANT ANOTHER SAXO.

been in a vts. did absolutly nothing for me.

i know the bad points. but i still really like them. theres always a better car out there than the one you own at the end of the day. but everyone on here still bought a saxo over something even though that something could of had something better.

i will be test driving one. and doing alot of research into it before i go ahead and spalsh the cash.

[Danr]

Also, if you want more power and don't want a cvh engine. Whack this in!

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/articles/zetecturbo/