100k MRK 2 Escort !!!!!!

[1488ID]

Maybe if it's 2.5+ litres and measured on one of those old Sun/Bosch dynos from the 1970's , lol !!!!!

It's 2.4 and keeps up with 300+bhp Millingtons with almost identical spec anywhere else.

[graceloc]

thats in around the price of these cars, i know which one would blow the most money in a year.......................the prancing horse!!

[ModenaRS2]

duretecs are few and far between on pump fuel im told

Not a fan of Duratecs, if it had a nice BDG now we are talking.
Who wants reliability when you get that noise coming from under the bonnet.

[mk1gaz]

Not a fan of Duratecs, if it had a nice BDG now we are talking.

Too right fella , fitting shitty Mazda engines should be banned and they also sound like a high reving fart as well !!!!!!

[TimGR]

The one for sale is a 2.4 and the seller wants E 79,000 (£67,000 at today's rate).

[1488ID]

Too right fella , fitting shitty Mazda engines should be banned and they also sound like a high reving fart as well !!!!!!

I will say that they do sound highly average

[mk1gaz]

Yes duratecs sound like they've got no real guts to them (like the other Jap crap Honda V-tec engines etc) but i suppose it's their stroke length that makes them sound all fizzy . Never mind though as i'm sure the duratec fad is on it's way out and people will start fitting proper 16v pintos again (especially as all the duratecs can't keep up) !!!!!!

[1488ID]

Des Moore's K24 sounds class. It actually hurts your ears though

[pinto'd mk2]

Des Moore's K24 sounds class. It actually hurts your ears though

Don't know i heard it on the birr stages and it sounds terrible @ low down revs although high up it does sound a lot better

[mk1gaz]

What's a K24 , it's not that Honda shite is it ?

[wombat]

when i see a GP4 Escort going for 80,000 to 100,000, begin to wonder why hasnt my RS2 gone up in value too. Mine is a original Aussie 2 door RS and it may bring in A$6,000 if that.
The GP4 is the top Escort to get but 100k? it should be on the mantle piece not ratted around the stages..
By the way 100k in your money is about A$220,000 here....

[Rallyman72]

Hang on - has anyone read the ad correctly. It says COST £100k to build, not £100k to buy, it actually asks for offers.

OK a lot more than a works replica Mk2, one of those has sold recently for around £45k, and suited to modern events only so it has to go up against Subaru and Mitsubishi 4 wheel drive cars.

Not my choice but I'll bet it is built to very high standard.

[mk1gaz]

Yes the £100,000 cost too build would include their £40+ an hour (£400+ a day) labour costs so the bits on the car will cost less than the labour . Don't forget that "time is money" and most people couldn't build a car of this quality at home so it's gonna be expensive . Just a decent bare GP4 shell is £7000+ on Ebay and they're usually D.I.Y. bodge ups and not professional motorsport prepared stuff from Gartrac , central blast , M-sport etc etc .

[black x pack]

i think i would rather buy the manta and spend the money i saved on tyres and petrol and go and have some fun ......................

[wayne m]

2.4 Duratec keeps up with millingtons MMMMMM lets put them in a straight line with the right gearing and see what happens, dont doubt they go ok but no match for a millington.

I am putting together my own grp 4 escort and the parts alone come to over 80k then the build time etc, top spec cars are definately fetching big money

Even some historic cars are pulling 100k let alone a modern irish tarmac spec car with all the modern kitt on.

When my car finally gets finished i would sell it for 100k but no less.
expect to see figures rise too as better cars get built.