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It seems that I may well be in with a shout after all if it does eventually turn out to be true (many are still saying it's clearly fake)! My vlogging, love for the brand, and the fact that I'd run it as a daily and not either wrap it in cotton wool or flip it bumps me up the list a bit.
Cost...
Andy Barratt has just confirmed it's called the Heritage Edition and marks 50 years since the Escort was released...the orange pays homage to the mk2 RS2000 that came in a very similar shade of orange.
No mention of spec yet but would imagine/hope it comes with the (already warranty friendly)...
It does seem to be. Andy Barrat (Ford UK CEO or something) has been teasing for a few months with posts on FB/Twitter which are then immediately deleted to get the community hype going, so up until now everyone's written what's been seen off as fake news.
It's highly unlikely I'd be in with a...
Wow. Epic family barge!
I thought it was some badged up wannabe at first, as others have said I had no idea they existed.
I wish I could get wife interested in something pokey. Nope. Our 120PS 1.5dci and 55 mpg C-Max gets her excited enough and she absolutely hates driving my car.
Point taken, 100%, but I get a lot of messages from RS owners globally urging me to keep them 'informed' on what's happening as, due to the forums I frequent getting hold of a lot of the information as and when it becomes available.
I have a long list of car geekery type topics to get through...
I just read this out to my wife, genuine LOLs from us both!
Some of them see the RS badge almost as sacred as the Holy Grail. Seriously, it's on a pedestal so high...they genuinely worship them.
I just think, meh, it's a pokey lairy Focus that's very loose at the back and great fun to fling...
There's some now saying they'll leave it as they have until 2023 to get it done...not going by what I've seen so far. Playing that game could well turn out to be a a very expensive choice!
Thank to @Dan for my shameless whoring of his most excellent pictures :up::up::up:
LOL now that everyone has got the recall to fix the HG problem that they've been moaning about for months on end, there's many saying they're not going to have it done as they can't trust the dealers to do the work!
I predict there'll be a good few failures once cars are out of warranty and...
I wasn't expecting this...my dealer says it's likely to be due to my engine change not yet being registered. I've told him I do not want my engine dismantled!
You want pictures...?
It's going to be interesting to see if this recall is for every single car?! If it is that, to me, suggests it was a Ford thing and not a flaky supply chain at fault. Ouch.
This is why I went for the Pixel. Mine was barely lasting a day after two years of moderate use.
I'm off this morning to sell it...Game stores are giving £180 cash for them...that'll do.
It is if you genuinely get enjoyment from shifting gears, using a clutch, and rev matching yourself. To me it is an integral part of driving, as much as pressing the brake, the throttle, or steering is to people who enjoy pulling paddles or pressing buttons.
I can see how having a car do that...
From what I can see here it looks like I have the latest gasket on my replacement November built engine. That suggests and supports the internet rumours that August onwards engines are all good...