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1982 Ford Escort XR3. 5 speed carburated version. Standard other than the RS1600i front splitter


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Took the s2000 out for a spin.

Fantastic. Is the suspension modified? Because that ride height and with that combination of wheel and tyre, the way they sit within the arches just looks absolutely perfect to me. Low enough without looking too hashtagslammed, sidewalls looks nice and square and not too stretched. Please, never change it :)

So long as you're not rusting it's probably ok.

Certainly feels like I might be in places :(
 
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Fantastic. Is the suspension modified? Because that ride height and with that combination of wheel and tyre, the way they sit within the arches just looks absolutely perfect to me. Low enough without looking too hashtagslammed, sidewalls looks nice and square and not too stretched. Please, never change it :)

cheers! yeah, it's running ohlins road and track coilovers! :) ride height/stance is perfect from my pov!
 
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It looks great. I'm a bit torn about suspension mods...I accept that my car would look better if it was dropped just a tad, however I already have issues bottoming out when getting the car off the drive. Any lower and it would be impossible - and given the recent random act of vandalism, I no longer want to leave it parked out on the road.
 
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It looks great. I'm a bit torn about suspension mods...I accept that my car would look better if it was dropped just a tad, however I already have issues bottoming out when getting the car off the drive. Any lower and it would be impossible - and given the recent random act of vandalism, I no longer want to leave it parked out on the road.

My car scraped whenever I put it on the drive. So I lowered it even more. And now it scrapes when I turn into my road too. :p

But then again your car didn't cost you £500. :p
 
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'Cause scraping is cool yo....
Not at all, its annoying as hell... But I like how it looks... :p

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One day he will see the error of his ways, probably around the same time he's trying to figure out why i can't afford to buy a house.
As I have said before, I really don't lose a great deal of money on cars at all cos I play with cheap cars. I broke even on my last one despite buying brand new coilovers and other bits for it. :p
Plus I have money saved for that sort of thing. There is a pool of money which I don't touch. I'm not a total idiot. ;)
 
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Cheers guys, yeah it came from France originally so it's LHD. If anyone (ha!) sees a LHD dashboard in even half tidy condition let me know ;)

I could have bought one of these for £300 when I was 17, but insurance was astronomical. Now I had to pay a lot more than £300 to buy the car but the insurance is £97 a year. Being old has it's ups and downs.
 
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Cheers guys, yeah it came from France originally so it's LHD. If anyone (ha!) sees a LHD dashboard in even half tidy condition let me know ;)

I could have bought one of these for £300 when I was 17, but insurance was astronomical. Now I had to pay a lot more than £300 to buy the car but the insurance is £97 a year. Being old has it's ups and downs.

Its a stunning example buddy! :)
 
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