Post a picture of your car here Part 4 (quote a picture, get a 24h ban!!)

GvidoR

davycc wrote:

good luck again with new motor gvidor my stepdads escorts all failed on him at some point

Well that's not very good to hear.

Foxhole Norman

orangeparrot wrote: »

Our toys

GvidoR

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

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CIP4

GvidoR wrote: »

Well that's not very good to hear.

My grandmother had one for years and it didn't cause any trouble until she crashed it into a brick wall and wrote it off. Actually just thinking of it now you never see them on the roads anymore compared to a few years back. Well wear either way I'm sure you'll make it you own and do a few interesting things to it I'll always be found of them because of the memories I used to clean it for her when I younger and all. Cars like that sparked my interest.

Actually also one crashed into the rear of my mothers Santa Fe in 2009 ish a few scratches on the bumper of the Santa Fe the escort both headlights broke bonnet bent back so far it broke the window bumper broke into bits and fell apart. Radiator leaked all over the road. It was mad to see the difference between the two but in reality he just hit right on the strongest part of the bumper. In other words just don't hit a Santa Fe and you'll be fine

Hal1

Get some ecos or reps (mondeo style) alloys, bonnet vents, cosworth badges and a whale tail Gvidor :pac:.

davycc

GvidoR wrote: »

Well that's not very good to hear.

You will be fine! He just had a very heavy right foot and had no mechanical sympathy or respect for his cars

power pants

had a brand new red escort ghia demo car back in 98. Was class at the time and had all the extras at the time on it. Probably my favourite car ive owned

chriity139

As promised

I was searching for an s2000 for a while and seen this so I said may as well have a look at it. Fell in love with it straight away. 2002 DC5 with only 110k kms on it and nearly completely standard bar spoon lowering springs, aem v2 induction kit and a few gauges which I will be removing.


Have nearly covered 400kms since collecting it and its a lovely car to drive and surprisingly comfortable.

Plans for it
Fitted recaro seat covers
Good tires on the rear
Take out the gauges
Spoon gear knob
Double din unit

GvidoR

Lovely Tegra.

Supergurrier

DC5's are seriously quick cars in the twisties, even with all the stuff i had done to my old Focus in a twisty section was no getting away from one.

Mc Love

Probably going to get a warning for posting this in two forums but I'm mightily impressed by the work of MX Valeting (JAMES VTI S) that performed an enhancement on my black beauty today.

GvidoR

Do you get to keep the MX Valeting plate? :P

Mc Love

It would be cool to have a system like the states where you could have a personalised front plate.

GvidoR

Mc Love wrote: »

It would be cool to have a system like the states where you could have a personalised front plate.

It's not just in the states. In Latvia for example you can have any letter and/or number combination you want.

For example, saw this last week:

Noccy_Mondy

GvidoR wrote:

Do you get to keep the MX Valeting plate?

Yeah, then go 90 down the motorway, and mx get the fine :pac: it's a win win situation!!

Wibbs

chriity139 wrote: »

Have nearly covered 400kms since collecting it and its a lovely car to drive and surprisingly comfortable.

Niiice. Lovely in that colour too.

Plans for it
Fitted recaro seat covers
Good tires on the rear
Take out the gauges
Spoon gear knob
Double din unit

Numero uno should be a top line alarm(Clifford/Viper etc) fitted by someone who knows their stuff. Throw in a few hidden kill switches in case the scum get your keys.

Wibbs

orangeparrot wrote: »

Our toys

Oh god, that Alfa. :eek: *drools*

Bandito909 wrote: »

My Teggy

Yay! Another one and UKDM too. Not too often seen these days.

chriity139

Supergurrier wrote: »

DC5's are seriously quick cars in the twisties, even with all the stuff i had done to my old Focus in a twisty section was no getting away from one.

Cant get over how well it handles. It's no where near the speed of my previous 535d but it a much more engaging drive which is what I was after

chriity139

Wibbs wrote: »

Niiice. Lovely in that colour too.


Numero uno should be a top line alarm(Clifford/Viper etc) fitted by someone who knows their stuff. Throw in a few hidden kill switches in case the scum get your keys.

Cheers

Shes already wired up to bits as is but will be getting kill switches in tomorrow

Wibbs

chriity139 wrote: »

Cant get over how well it handles. It's no where near the speed of my previous 535d but it a much more engaging drive which is what I was after

Oh they can embarrass a fair few more powerful cars on a backroad alright. Very nearly upgraded my DC2 for one(same colour too ) then emergency money was required and so I'm still in the DC2. They're much more liveable with than the DC2. More civilised, feels much less a rattle box. The older Teg is IMH more raw, more engaging at the limit, but it's "always on". It is not a relaxing drive even toddling down to the shops, it's more a hair shirt on wheels. The K20 is a lovely engine too, ditto for the gearbox. They're also a practical car with a decent sized boot. Pretty good on petrol if you lighten up the right foot and reliable doesn't do them justice.

Shes already wired up to bits as is but will be getting kill switches in tomorrow

Sweet. Yep they are an atomic powered scumbag magnet. The red R is like a shiny thing to magpies.

Your really don't see many about these days.

chriity139

Your really don't see many about these days.[/QUOTE]

Never drove a dc2, can imagine they are a great car to drive though. Petrol wise they dont use as much as everyone said once taking easy which is hard but I am managing to resist

Wonder if I painted the red R a different colour would they just not bother about the car haha. They are rare enough I only know one thats fairly close to me. Use to be loads of them. They are either locked up or crashed

Ded_Zebra

chriity139 wrote: »

Cant get over how well it handles. It's no where near the speed of my previous 535d but it a much more engaging drive which is what I was after

Good lord don't let them hear you say that around here!!!!! The 5 series is regarded as a fantastic handling car on this forum and they most certainly will be cross that a fwd car is better!

I've never driven a DC5 but would love to at some stage. Hope you enjoy it

vintagevrs

chriity139 wrote: »

Cant get over how well it handles. It's no where near the speed of my previous 535d but it a much more engaging drive which is what I was after

Best of luck with it, really like those, esp when they are not modified too much. If you have some interior and clock snaps it would be great to see them.

Thanks

Noccy_Mondy

That's what we need. Nip all this shyt in the bud!!

dan_ep82

chriity139 wrote: »

Cant get over how well it handles. It's no where near the speed of my previous 535d but it a much more engaging drive which is what I was after

Good tires and an FRSU (springs,camber adjustments) can make all the difference once its done right.

What I miss most about mine is how easy it was to drive, very rarely had to go down gears once on the road and taking sharpish turns with nearly no effort

Alanstrainor

chriity139

vintagevrs wrote: »

Best of luck with it, really like those, esp when they are not modified too much. If you have some interior and clock snaps it would be great to see them.

Thanks

Will take them soon. Has the rare blue recaros

rizzodun

chriity139 wrote: »

Cant get over how well it handles. It's no where near the speed of my previous 535d but it a much more engaging drive which is what I was after

I've read this a number of times and I really don't get what you mean, now, of course you could explain in-thread the exact details, arguments etc and so forth, but I am really conscious of derailing the thread so I think it best you swing by Sligo and give me a shout, and we take turns ripping up some back roads while we discuss the finer points of the above post, I'm free anytime.....

chriity139

rizzodun wrote: »

I've read this a number of times and I really don't get what you mean, now, of course you could explain in-thread the exact details, arguments etc and so forth, but I am really conscious of derailing the thread so I think it best you swing by Sligo and give me a shout, and we take turns ripping up some back roads while we discuss the finer points of the above post, I'm free anytime.....

Haha on route to you now. Just gives you alot more road feel and you can stick it pretty much where you want it on corner position. The bmw even in m sport felt a bit numb but was a great car. I loved it would own another in a heart beat

Duke O Smiley

Hasn't had a wash in ages. Still really liking it though. I was thinking of doing away with the jap front end in favour of an Almera one, any thoughts?