Genuine RS or lookalike

[wayne m]

Genuine cars or genuine v5's lol!

[mk1gaz]

think we should have seperate sections on here for genuine cars and fake cars

Fooook me , the "better than an RS" section would be where all the top motors hang out !!! ha ha

[Frosticles]

Fooook me , the "better than an RS" section would be where all the top motors hang out !!! ha ha

Old knackers & Chav Chariots more like

[RSSRED]

If a genuie RS Escort is so crap, why do people make lookalikes ?

Just build a nice one and leave it un badged.

That way you don't look like a wannbe.

[jimmer]

If a genuie RS Escort is so crap, why do people make lookalikes ?

Just build a nice one and leave it un badged.

That way you don't look like a wannbe.

Yep! Just about sums it up! Genuine or dreamers! Real or fake!

[76mex]

all down to how deep are your pockets are really im out in a more door next so no talking behind my back the bufty car has been in a carcoon for 5 year now

[Frosticles]

all down to how deep are your pockets are really im out in a more door next so no talking behind my back the bufty car has been in a carcoon for 5 year now

You need to dust the old girl down lee.

[wozzy]

How about buying one, ripping it apart then re building it again to your liking? Does that count ya Yorkshire knob?

Thats what ive done

[Groupcracer]

bought a RS and turned it into a red pop

pop rep rules

Yes true but then again you're a little strange robbo.....

[Dave1800BDA]

Yes true but then again you're a little strange robbo.....

strange....im still waiting for that call

[mk1gaz]

Most modded 1100L escorts aren't RS reps . An RS just looks the same (except the beaky mk2 and nobody copies those , lol) as they mostly are the same . Most people just stick mexico/rs2000/twin cam etc badges on them or else they look a bit daft with holes in the front wings or 1100L badges .

[mk1gaz]

Also some of us like the feel and drive of modded Escorts so best to use 1100L so you can do what you want to it with trainspotters sobbing .
I've had rs1600 mk1 , rs2000 mk1 , a few mexico mk1's , rs2000 mk2 and they all got sold as i don't like them standard-ish and they all drive the same as an 1100L anyway .
Doubt i'll ever buy another so-called rs and if i did it would probably be a Sierra , lol .

[fox2fox]

Hmmmm,well I would love to own a genuine mk2 rs1800 ,but there is no way I could afford a genuine one at 50 grand plus!!!! ,but if Deepest Blues mk2 rs1800 look a like came up for sale at the right price,then I would be happy with a look a likeNo that is a nice replica!!!!!.....

[AL2792]

We are all enthusiasts so why should there be a divide? Gaz has some valid points, and like I said in my previous post, I have had several RS's overs the years,my first being 1985. Before that I had populars etc. made to look like Mexico's as I couldnt afford the real thing (or afford to insure it) when first started driving.

But now I have just bought a solid 2dr GL that I can make my own mark on, and build exactly what I want, without the fear of upsetting the anoraks! I love genuine minty RS's, but my preference is to look at them now and not drive them.

And as for prices, by time I will have finished my build it would have cost me more than I can buy a clean RS2 for. so does it really matter if it says RS on the V5? Nope not to me, I prefer it to be on the bootlid regardless of its origins!

Anyway V5's are cheap on ebay lol

And lets face it, if the forum had a "genuine" section, all you would have talk about in there is cleaning products

[rs ada]

I've got a genuine fake Rs look a like.. I couldn't not afford a real rs2000 so I made my own look a like.. (Even got it on the cover of classic ford mag) I think each to there own.. Thats just my a pinion people.