Post a picture of your car here, part 3 (Quote A Photo, GET A 24 HOUR BAN!!!)

puppetmaster

Picked myself up somethin new a couple of weeks ago needs a little detailing but all in its own good time!! :-)

bear1

Irishcrx wrote: »

2.5 V6 , I wanted that one in particular so had to get it in the UK not many in good condition over here, apart from needing the pedal box it has a full service history, new exhaust system , fully rebuilt suspension , re-gassed air con , all electrics working , full leather , heated seats the works , a years MOT and all for the grand price of 800 pounds + VRT of course.=)

190 bhp then
More than enough and the V6 purr is just divine.
You've got yourself a nicely kitted car there.
VRT shouldn't be so expensive, I remember when I imported a 2.4 156 I paid about 500e in 2009.

Irishcrx

bear1 wrote: »

190 bhp then
More than enough and the V6 purr is just divine.
You've got yourself a nicely kitted car there.
VRT shouldn't be so expensive, I remember when I imported a 2.4 156 I paid about 500e in 2009.

Yeah I think it's €700 at the minute, happy to pay it for what I got. The v6 is lovely music to the motoring ears , plenty of pull in her. Didn't get to enjoy the drive to Holyhead as much as I wanted though as the pedal box was worrying me, should have her back by this weekend then I'll get her out on a proper spin.

GvidoR

Taylor365 wrote: »

@GvidoR

Looks well. Stop while your ahead though.

:P

Stop working on my car? Never. :P

bear1

Irishcrx wrote: »

Yeah I think it's €700 at the minute, happy to pay it for what I got. The v6 is lovely music to the motoring ears , plenty of pull in her. Didn't get to enjoy the drive to Holyhead as much as I wanted though as the pedal box was worrying me, should have her back by this weekend then I'll get her out on a proper spin.

What is the issue with the pedal box? This?

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-164-and-166/227723-pedal-box-failure.html

I think people would like the see also that chromed V6 engine btw

Irishcrx

bear1 wrote: »

What is the issue with the pedal box? This?

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-164-and-166/227723-pedal-box-failure.html

I think people would like the see also that chromed V6 engine btw

Yep that's the issue, too far gone for repair though it's had a couple of 'quick' fixes on it before, guy I bought it off was very straight with me about it so has to be replaced, Ti's are installing a bracket on it to prevent it happening again.

I promise chromed V6 pics when I get it back the weekend!

bear1

Top man
Ti's come highly recommended

Kaiser D

Lookin' fine. It makes me smile so much.

GvidoR

That's a very interesting Honda.

toastedpickles

its a bit of a legend :pac:

Kaiser D

And inside. Its lovely inside.

GvidoR

Kaiser D wrote: »

And inside. Its lovely inside.

...except that it is automatic.

Taylor365

Cruisers are for Cruising

Rare one among these parts.

Kaiser D

GvidoR wrote: »

...except that it is automatic.

How can I concentrate on the on-board TV if I had to keep changing gears all the time?

Or how could I enjoy my arse and back massage?

:cool:

toastedpickles

Kaiser, come to the meet in that

Kaiser D

toastedpickles wrote: »

Kaiser, come to the meet in that

I can do, Sunday's suit me better for meets.

darragh o meara

Heres some of my old machines:

Ford Focus RS



EP3 Type R Civic



Subaru Legacy RS & Impreza Sti Wagon



My Pajero



The Rally cars

306 GTI



Ford Wally Ka



There's a few more that I must dig out pics of.

MetzgerMeister

It's amazing how tame the RS was compared to what the last one looks like :pac:

Supergurrier

The mk1 RS are a stunning car in the flesh though even though the interior is an aqquired taste

MetzgerMeister

Supergurrier wrote: »

The mk1 RS are a stunning car in the flesh though even though the interior is an aqquired taste

Never said it wasn't nice ya dope! I've always been a fan of it!

Kaiser D

If were doing the previous cars thing again, I'll leave this here



Cinq van.

Moneymaker

They actually made a van version of that car? :pac:

Literally giggling here like a schoolgirl.

dar83

Supergurrier wrote: »

The mk1 RS are a stunning car in the flesh though even though the interior is an aqquired taste

Yeah completely agree. The subtle changes in lines for the RS just set that car off and the colour of it is gorgeous in the flesh.


Also Dave is a spa. :pac:

CianRyan

Feck, I'd love a MK1 RS.
I like mad cars but the latest RS is a bit Much for me. Weird, I know...

Noccy_Mondy

What's the difference between an RS and a ST?

CianRyan

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

What's the difference between an RS and a ST?

POWAAAR!!
Wider, harder, faster... More expensive.

Like ye difference between a Civic SIR and Type R.

Kaiser D

Moneymaker wrote: »

They actually made a van version of that car? :pac:

Literally giggling here like a schoolgirl.

Haha, they made a Seicento van from factory (we never got them)

I made this myself over a weekend.

dar83

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

What's the difference between an RS and a ST?

Depending on how long you drive one, probably a few vertebrae. :pac:

As Cian has said, the RS is the race machine really made for road (in as much as a Focus hatch can be a race machine). It's like an ST on steroids.

darragh o meara

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

What's the difference betwean RS and a ST?

The St was a 2.0 version of the Focus with uprated wheels, interior and suspension. I'm fairly sure the engine was tuned a bit too.

The RS however was a totally different beast, almost all of it was uprated, the engine had a turbo strapped to it along with a heap of uprated internals. The power was upped to 215bhp claimed however mune when dyno'd as standard was running 230bhp.

The interior was a half leather Recaro bucket seat affair.

Brakes were upgraded to 4 pot Brembos similar to this found on Evos.

18" Oz alloys

The gearbox was a getrag box with a very tight limited slip diff ( torque steer was severe enough if you weren't ready for it)

The suspension was lowered and hardened using Sachs shock absorbers. The track was also widened.

The body shell had wider wheel arches to suit the wider track.

She was a beauty of a car to own and a real rocket on the road ( she ran out of digits in the clock once or twice.. In Germany...ahem) but there was a few things I didnt like:

1. RS parts were very dear. Ie. Front break pads were over 250euro!! and she was partial to a set regularly enough. Ended up using race spec pads which I could get a lot cheaper from the same people I was buying the pads for the rallycar from.

2. No spare wheel.. It had a wheel well in the boot filled with foam and a bottle of gunk. The 18" rim wouldnt fit in the well, hence no spare

3. She torque steered like a bitch. Very scary when your not expecting it to happen.

4. When the patrol light came on, you had ten mins to get to a petrol station. Caught me once or twice....

5. It had no temperature gauge.. Interestingly enough the ST had one??

I still see that car in the road and I will have another in the next year or two.. I hope to have a Mk1 and a Mk2 in the next few years.

Noccy_Mondy

^^ Thanks for the detailed post man!