RSOC Kent Group
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Join Us
    • News
  • Events
  • Car of the Month
  • Features
  • Useful Links
  • Forums
  • Email

Andrews Escort RS Turbo 9361 AH

24/4/2012

4 Comments

 
Picture
I purchased and 1st  registered my R S Turbo on 6 February 1986, from Invicta Motor Group in Canterbury Kent for an on the road price of £8,961.39

One year later stolen, found the  next day ½ mile away less 5 wheels, parcel shelf speakers, jack and tool box. 
Alas not on bricks but on the ground. Four Yale dead locks fitted. Six weeks after getting the car repaired and back on the road…Car keys stolen car gone. This time it did 156 miles, thief caught 22.00hrs that night and all 4 rims had 
been scraped along the kerbs.

Due to so many “Hot Hatches” being stolen (despite having a maximum no claim bonus) my insurance premiums had 
started at £236 in 1986 and by 1989 had increased to£395.To combat the increase and thieves a Thatham approved immobilizer was fitted which gave me about 20% reduction in premiums
 
Disaster, January 2002 car went in for usual service and MOT. The garage owner was out testing the car when
another motorist pulled straight out and into the near side causing major damage to the car and injury (neck and back) to the driver of my car. It took 6 months to resolve and source parts/repair and get back on the road. Considering the age
of car it stood up to he impact pretty well as the pictures will show.
 
“TECH BITS”

The car remains as standard with no go faster bits added, if it did not have it when Mr Henry Ford sold it to me,
I was not going to add it later.

Mileage 135,000+, original engine, gear box & turbo. No rebuilds.

All the usual rust areas were sorted 7 years ago.

Clutch replaced at 104,000m only because the central locating bolt sheared. Shock absorbers 92,000m, front disc 
77,000m.

Interior all original.

In daily use up until 2002, at which point family needs required a large 4 door car. So unable to part with the RS an every day car was purchased and it now only comes out on sunny days!

Andrew Houghton

RSOC membership no 39332
4 Comments
cycling fitness dvd link
17/9/2012 02:07:47 pm

Hi, this is a good post, indeed a great job. You must have done good research for the work, I appreciate your efforts. Looking for more updates from your side. Thanks

Reply
instaVIN link
21/3/2013 10:04:37 pm

Auto should occur regularly. In addition if you buy a used car we need to check the VIN number.

Reply
auto locksmiths new brunswick nj link
12/7/2013 07:13:12 pm

On a quick way we can solve the problem with the locks of the car.

Reply
www.expressoparking.com link
24/9/2013 09:28:14 pm

For their vehicle should have adequate parking

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Kent Group Members RS

    In this section we would like to give our local members a chance to show off and tell us a little bit about their motoring passion, namely their RS car or cars should they be lucky enough to have more than one.

    If you would like to be fetaured in this section please do not hessitate to contact us and we'll arrange something.

    Archives

    April 2012

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.