this is ian's new rs 2000 have a look..... ;)

[RS2000&MEXICO]

some ppl think it's not good to repaint an rs2000. but i think this is ok cos its not the best colour and the trim is not the best to. anyway here she is..>>>>

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/paultamplin/11Medium_thumb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/paultamplin/111Medium_thumb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/paultamplin/1Medium_thumb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/paultamplin/22222222222222222222222Medium_thumb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/paultamplin/222222222Medium_thumb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/paultamplin/22Medium_thumb.jpg

what do well a think did he find a mint car or not......me thinks YES.... :cheers:

[ian parker]

Yes, i will make the first comment, thanks Paul for loading the pics, looks bloody stunning to me !!!! come on guys, "where are ya"

[darrenkay]

Looks good to me! Not that I know much mind you :scratch:
Nice one though

[GAZ W]

Deffo Deffo DO NOT PAINT IT

I think that colour is the best out of the bieges , it looks a stunning car keep it as it is , if your happy with the colour bollox to what everyone else thinks

[darrenkay]

Good answer Gaz W!!!

[ders]

car looks a cracker, straight and original looking :thumbleft:

colour not the best, but the car looks right!
all the best with it Ian.

cheeRS Ders.

[Banishit]

Very Nice Ian

Gaz its Ian who does not like the colour LOL

[RSkars]

Do not repaint, why would you even consider it. A rare colour. Best of luck with the car Ian.

RSkars

[ian parker]

Cheers Ders, appreciate your comments, Cheers Brian, you know, not seeing the car for a week or so, now looking at pics, i must confess, it does look nice and original. Just thinking out loud, what i could spend the £5k on, that the paint job will cost !! ????

[FoMoCo]

Looks very good.
A couple of things i would change but the
colour isnt one of them.

Hope you are happy with it.

cheeRS Gary.

[RS2000&MEXICO]

first thing for me is the towbar....lol......sorry ian.....lol

[Deepest Blue]

Looks great Ian :thumbup:
Lose the tow-bar, keep the colour IMO!

CheeRS Neil.

[ian parker]

Er, Paul, your not thinking quick enough. Put yours on the trailer, and tow it with mine, lol......................yeah, right O, it,ll keep people away from that silky-smooth spoiler, mmmmmmmmmm

[FoMoCo]

Dont you have any under-side/engine bay pics.

cheeRS Gary.

[vinny]

nice one ian - i like it but its up to you m8 about the colour :cheers:

[Tara]

That looks really nice.

[Robb]

Looks really nice be a shame to change colour i would say as it looks so well in biege

[lee bishop]

i agree with the others......keep the colour........lose the poxy hitch!

[lathamescortmk2]

please do not repaint that! that is an absolute cracking colour, and so euro it hurts!

[wiggyrs]

That looks a mint car, keep the colour..

[scoobydoo]

Looks a mint car defo keep as it is

[anddon]

does it really matter about colour mate !
at the end of the day when its clean and tidy like that, you gotta be pleased

[rslaurie]

Cracking car Ian,keep the colour.

[paul spence]

Very Nice Ian,keep the colour.

[roths]

Very nice interior!

[Banishit]

Very nice interior!

crap colour though LOL

[ian parker]

Hi guys and gals, thanks for all the nice comments, you know, everyman and his dog, knows what i thought i wanted, but sitting here tonight looking at the pics of the car, and the genuiness of the car, is honestly making me think, i wont make a decison overnight, time is now on my side, however, i want to make the right decision, i DO truly believe in my heart its NOT RIGHT to change the colour, but if i am to comit money to the car, comit money to enhance the car even further, i dont think i,d be achieveing that by changing the colour. so long, long deep breath, and consider very carefully, again, big thanks for comments, they do honestly mean alot. Ian, now wheres that template for that sunroof !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... only kidding.

[RS2000&MEXICO]

lol......do it.....

[GAZ W]

I wasnt saying its wrong to change the colour , its just that the car looks stunning in that colour, like i said its deffo the best of the beiges :cheers:

[Mex 1t]

well that was worth all the effort !!!!! so what about the colour ?? i bet you it will turn plenty of heads when your out and about in it , looks a very nice example , well done :cheers:

[arron]

Now i've seen the pictures, I think the car is absolutely stunning - Ian you are off your trolley if you repaint that !!!!!!

In fact, my missus has just looked at the post (she knows nothing about cars) and said you would be mad to repaint such an original car in the condition it is in.

[martin smith]

Car looks mint to me, and the colour is ok. If that's the original colour it's best to leave it that way. A real beaut!

[RS2000CHRIS]

That looks mint,nice & original.Keep the colour it looks great!

[RS2000CUSTOM]

If you change the colour then

I will ban you from this BB ! :geek:

If the paint was knackered and needed a respray then OK paint it any colour u like

Repaint it as it is and regret it for the rest of your ownership of the car

Regardless of how good the bodyshop is that paints it it will never look "original" again !

Top car btw :cheers:

[bigjohnie]

please,please,dont change the colour i think that as our cars get rarer and rarer its nice to see all the different colours that were avaliable,years ago when you had plenty of choice i wouldnt have bought the terracota car but its starting to grow on me.Ian i am glad you finally found the right car and i cant believe the condition(wish i had found it myself)but i hope to see it close up at some of the shows in lovely shiney beige

[ian parker]

OK folks, i think its fair to say, in the words of Jimmy Tarbuck "we have a difference of opinion" showing my age again, i have decided definately NOT to change the colour, i think i must have been mad to consider it really, the money i will now NOT spend will go towards enhancing the car even further, there are a couple of period mods, that i would like to see on the car, however visually it will stay pretty much as it is, please just understand, ive ended up with a car, just about as far away as i could get from my original wish list, however, from all of your feedbacks, its only waterproofed my train of thought, that i have bought a really nice original car, and of course i can they say, if you wait long enough, the right car WILL come along sooner or later. again thanks for all the comments..... now, wheres that shopping list.

[dingy]

That looks mint,nice & original.Keep the colour it looks great!

Yes it looks great - is your sig big enough :cheers: :cheers:

[ders]

Glad you came round to our way of thinking Ian...if the car is straight and original then the colour doesn`t matter too much.
Now for those mods... i can recommend 5 pseed box for starters then good head, cam and maybe 44idf`s, bigger brakes and uprated suspension. And the car can still look standard but will drive miles better.
But keep the original parts so can be changed back easy.
What do ya think?

cheeRS Ders.

[themexican]

The colour is awesome m8!! Proper 70's kitch get the flairs out and go for a blast in it :cheers:

[ian parker]

Ders Hi, firstly, i would like a N/S remote mirror, personally i think it balances the cars appearance, always wanted one, not sure about the 5 speed, dont want any engine mods, would like to have the car sit just a little lower, polybush the whole car, uprate suspension and brakes, and definately a lovely set of sevens !!, having said that about the engine mods, your bay looks superb with the 44,s and those alu top mounts, i think i,m more into keeping the thing looking tasteful, subtle even, let the car do the talking, so to speak, oh, and i need a P21 !!

[RS2000&MEXICO]

well ian its going to keep its name then.....lol... ;)

[Chesney]

must agree with majority, keep colour and lose towbar!!! a very very nice example, well done.

[matt27]

Hi Ian,the car looks great don't change the colour its great!
Where did you manage to find such a mint example?
would you be interested in buying a beige caravan LOL :cheers: :geek:
look forward to seeing it at the shows.

[lee bishop]

pikey c**t ! who does he think he is.......eh?

[ian parker]

Matt, i put an ad in CF about six months ago, had a couple of people ring, no good though, then about two months later a guy rang telling me about his car, being honest when i asked colour etc, i was going to put the phone down, then the positives came, no sunroof, no speakers, owned for, now i know 22 years, for some reason i thought it was 15 first of all, every mot from new etc and i started to think, this sounds like a proper car, a couple of visits down there, haggled abit over a stupid amount of money, then put pride to one side and bought it, i honesty just think, the way these things are going at the moment, you just dont know when a really nice car is going to come along, that alone ever, and how much will you have to pay then ? thats about it really

[lee bishop]

hey whats wrong with speaker holes and sunroofs? i turned plenty of hole free cars down 'till i found this beauty.........

[ian parker]

Lee, theres nothing wrong with sunroofs and speaker holes, however given the choice, i,d rather not have them, i do appreciate that everything has a risk and everything has a reward, just a personal pref thats all.

[RS2000&MEXICO]

iam going to fit a new sunroof in my car and put speakers everywhere
with a bassbox....pmsl

[ian parker]

Paul, if i was you, i,d do that too !!, lol

[RS2000&MEXICO]

no tar but iam doing a crayford conversion now....lol

[lee bishop]

does nobody recognise sarcasm these days........its a lost art i tell ya

[RS2000&MEXICO]

lol....lol

[ian parker]

I,ll tell you what Paul, thats a bloody good idea !!, do you reckon that if we get them done at the same time, we,ll get a better deal ??, even better idea, they will be self-funding,...... we,ll then have two genuine rs roofs to sell to people with sunroofs lol lol lol, sorry Lee, no pun ment, i just think you set yourself up for that. your car looks stunning,, honestly

[GAZ W]

I was seriously thinking of putting another one in mine and have 2 in there like they have in the people carriers :cheers:

[ian parker]

Hey Gaz, i think your onto something there !

[Kel]

Will he be fitting 7's.

She's a fine example.

[ian parker]

Cheers Kel, YES definately, however, thats about No.5 on the shopping list !!

[RS2000&MEXICO]

1st is the door mirror.....lol

[ian parker]

and it will probably be the hardest bit to get hold of !!

[Hemant Patel]

your car looks stunning - i would NOT repaint it and certainly not repaint it a different colour.

[topaz]

thats lovely, well done Ian.