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Last post: 3 years, 8 months ago | Thread started: Sep 10, 08, 12:37 a.m.
- akrokdesign
still, pretty awesome. talk about high
MPGs. now lets do a crash test. huh?!
- Dog-earSep 10, 08, 12:39 a.m. – Permalink
- akrokdesign
i bet there a bike engine there. bike as in motor cycle. okay.
- Dog-earSep 10, 08, 12:40 a.m. – Permalink
- akrokdesign
an other one who wants to be called XR-3
- Dog-earSep 10, 08, 1:22 a.m. – Permalink
- 23kon
One of my mates just bought a minted Mrk 2 Ford Fiesta XR2
E registration (UK) so, early 1980s
Back when we all passed our driving tests, we all had XR2's in my group of friends. So its a wee trip down nostalgia lane for him.
His wife has the kiddy-carrier and she'd given him carte-blanche to get whatever he wanted as his car - for work etc.
So he got the XR2 on ebay.
Cost him £2500
Its absolutely mint condition, the only wear is a small patch on drivers seat and it even has the original ford stereo and wiring - so its obvious this car has never been owned by a boyracer.Looking forward to seeing this car, and having a shot too ; trip down memory lane.
I used to have a silver one that I sold after I finished art college and moved through to glasgow for my first job. Thats about 8+ years now, and I sold my F reg one for £1600.
WISH id held onto it and kept it in my folks garage as a wee investment as my one back then was minted too.
Once upon a time these cars were one of the most popular hot hatches but you rarely see them - esp mint these days, they'll all be rotting in scrap yards because of boyracers writing them off lol.
- Dog-earSep 10, 08, 1:29 a.m. – Permalink
- SkyPoo
"His wife has the kiddy-carrier and she'd given him carte-blanche to get whatever he wanted as his car - for work etc."
I am DESPERATELY trying to manouvre my missus into agreeing to this too, but she is such a fucking eco warrior she wont agree to two cars.
I very very nearly purchased an absolutely mint mk1 3 door XR4i in black earlier this year. It was a corker. I was going to just do it and tell my missus after the damage was done. I weakened though and when she asked what I was doing with my day, I said "blah blah blah... oh, and I'm going to go and buy a car I test drove yesterday and there's nothing you can do to stop me"
She managed it though.
- Dog-earSep 10, 08, 8:30 a.m. – Permalink
- 23kon
f*ck knows how my mate managed to get his wife to agree to it but she did. we used to tamper with our XR's back in the day (when engines were simple carborator things), so think he maybe persuaded her that if anything went wrong with it he could fix it on the cheap or with bits from scrappys - hence saving money rather than having to go to garages and get them to fix stuff.
I really wish i had my old xr2. it was mint showroom condition, when i had it was about 10 years old, whenever i took it in for MOTs, mechanics would be amazed that it was a 10 yo car. only had 60,000 on the clock, nice spoked alloys (not the standard pepperpots) and spaz adjustables allround keeping it glued to the deck :)
Thats it below - with some racing XR2's behind it in paddock
- Dog-earSep 10, 08, 8:46 a.m. – Permalink
- SkyPoo
I do love the Mk1 myself too.
MSL, Haven't seen youa round in a while mate. I had to tell your man there I wasn't interested you know... he kept emailing me and jostling me and each time he did that I got even further away from thinking it might be worth checking out!
It all started when he said I had to bring my portfolio along really!
What colour MK1 you got?
- Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9:09 a.m. – Permalink
- MSL
LOL - yeah he can be a proper tool at times. He's out on a 'golfing' day today... *sigh*
I'm moving on myself, the GF is out in Perth (Australia) and I'm heading on over on Nov 4th. Going for 6 months in Australia, 6 months in New Zealand and then onto Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia for as long as funds hold out.
My Mk1 is Silver - long story behind it (was my first car) and was probably the reason I split with my Fiancé... Women don't understand the bond a man gets with his car (cue pictures of guy shafting a car up the tailpipe).
Suffice to say it's not an everyday car, 380bhp in a 30 year old Ford is pant soiling and I don't have enough pants to change them everyday.
If people are interested i'll post a pic.
- Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9:22 a.m. – Permalink
