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kevhaywire said: LOL! Actually, that probably amounts to similar to what the ford dealer offered me for it when I popped in there the other day...... :evil: The torque steer is nowhere near as bad as it was made out to be (especially by EVO). On A roads and motorways it's absolutely fine (it was MUCH worse on my old AX GT!), and on B roads it's......interesting - sometimes I feel like I could do with third hand to change gear with, but that's only when I'm absolutely nailing it. General, safe road driving is not a problem. So many people slag the RS off saying it's undrivable without ever having driven one, and that really gets my goat! :mad: I agree that it's cool - it just looks really mean, and I love the fact that it get loads of looks too. Had a couple of thumbs up from people in 911's and TVR's, which was nice! On the downside though, I'm amazingly paranoid about parking it anywhere other than my garage! samm_cvr6 said: sigh.......if only I could believe you! Well, you know how to contact me... olly elworthy said: Ok right, can someone clear this up for me? The reason I want a VR is obviously firstly cos they're quite fast, engine sounds good and cost much less than I should get for my RS (need the cash!), but a BIG reason is that VW's from the 80s/90s have an awseome reputation for reliability (I know more recent models haven't really maintained this). I know it's gonna be about 10 years old, but I thought if I picked up a good example it'd pretty much be spot on for a good few years. Obviously I'd get it serviced and maintained properly, but I'm no mechanic, so I don't want to be regularly taking it to the garage and paying out to get things fixed all the time. Is this really what VR ownership is gonna be like?! I have actually seen a quality Supra SZ on an importers website for about 5k - very tempted but I'm slightly nervous about paying out for a 10 year old car I haven't actually seen in the flesh, and about the importing costs. The site doesn't make the costs black and white, and I'm sure it would all add up and cost bucks more that it seems!

So, no-one wants the RS then? Damn.

I'm afraid my flat needs a fair bit or work doing that I've put off for far too long, and as I have no money and the RS is the only thing of value I own really, I'm afraid it has to go. I'm doing over 200 miles a week too, and I can't really justify putting so many miles on it - just reduces its value so much. Mainly use it on the motorway too, so can't really enjoy it as I should. I've gone for the VR6 mainly cos they're (relatively) cheap and everyone I've asked who's had one couldn't reccomend them highly enough and regretted selling them! Just think it will still be quick, better for cruising down the motorway and hopefully pretty reliable.

After deciding a VR6 was definitely the car for me I've been to see a couple and I'm sure I've made the right choice. Got a couple of questions though: the one I like best has done about 85k and hasn't had the timing chain done - I know this may or may not need doing soon, but how do I know if it does? What happens if it goes whilst driving - does it destroy the engine like it would when the belt goes on other cars? It's got a full service history too, but it only apears to have been serviced every 18 months to 2 years. I think this is because it's been serviced in accordance with the miles its done rather than time. Does anyone think that might be a problem? The only problem I've got now is selling my Focus RS so I can buy one. Nearly tempted the chap with the VR to take it off me, but he's after something else. Shame really cos that would have been ideal. Actually, don't suppose there's anyone out there who's interested, or knows anyone who's looking for an RS? If you could let me know it would be much appreciated. It's an 03 with 18k on the clock. Was gonna ask about £17k, but realistically I'd probably take nearer £16k. If anyone wants to px a nice 1995ish VR too........

Thanks for the info dinkus, much appreciated.........think I'll go after a car that's had the timing chains done if I do go for a VR! Don't even get me started on ford's and reliability - been back to the dealer so many times I've lost count....mainly due to the incompetence of ford themselves having to correct their own mistakes. God only knows what their staff recruitment policy is :x Funny thing is, I had a 1997 saxo VTR for 4 years before this & it was the most reliable motor I've ever had - absolutely nothing went wrong, started first time every time. Should never have sold it..........I thought a VR6 would be supremely reliable, much like that. Is this not the case? If I do get one I'll be driving on average 50 miles pretty much every day, so I need it to work more often than not!

I've currently got a Focus RS, but due to severe lack of funds I need to sell it to release some of the money in it, and then get a cheaper (but still quick!) mobile, and basically I've narrowed it down to a 95/96 Supra TT or similar age Corrado VR6. Got a couple of questions for you nice people though...... Firstly, most of the VR6's I've seen advertised have done well over 100k. I know these motors are capable of big miles, but this does worry me a bit, especially as I'm coming from a practically new car with 15k on the clock. How much can they really do before they die or need rebuilding? I do about 12k a year and plan on keeping the car for a few years, and I don't really wanna be spending bucks keeping the motor going. I know it's probably not an issue for most Rado owners, but whats the fuel economy like? I'd say about 60% of my driving is on the m1 and the rest in london :roll: and I've seen some people claiming up to 35mpg - is that really likely? Oh yeah, haven't they got a computer that tells you what mpg you're doing too? How quick do you reckon it'll feel compared to the RS? I like the turbo but hate fact that when it's off boost the car is ridiculously slow, so I'm quite up for the idea of a torquey 6 cylinder, especially on the motorway. Ummmm, had some more, but I'm boring myself now, so thanks if you got this far! Any opinions/advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! Nick