Time to call it a day and move on – shame
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September 29, 2017 at 5:52 PM #67704
Help! Just had a garage clear out, followed by a few bevvies to clear the head. God knows why I’m still on this forum when I’ve sold my RS (3 months ago) having been one of the first on the road with one. I now have a Golf R that I am extremely happy with. So why the f…k am I still here? The answer is “I don’t know”. In general terms I think the Golf, for me, is a better car and better value for your money. I reiterate “why am I still here?”. Well I’ve just had a garage clear out. I piled all my “rubbish” to one end of the garage and called out the “Clear the Crap” brigade. I was looking out of the window as all my old crap was unceremoniasly dumped onto the wagon. This included the odd pieces of timber that we all keep “just in case!”, plus old curtain rails that would be useful in the event of a nuclear war. BUT along with that came my – clutch alignment tool, suspension spring compressor, starter motor thingy ,torque wrench, valve grinder dooby doo, something that looked like a sex aid that is supposed to balance twin carbs, loads of bits of wire that did something really important in 1970, and tools that I had fabricated to do certain tasks in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night when it’s pissing with rain. Heart breaking. I was watching a really exciting part of my past being dumped into the back of an old truck to be dumped in some land fill somewhere. I wanted to end as I had started with a fast/or maybe not so fast Ford. This made me pour an extra glass of what makes you happy! I would have loved to have had a fast ford as my last vehicle but alas the RS was too much for me at my age (71) as I would never have reached its full potential, plus I had steering problems/issues that I found hard to live with. With the Golf it’s much more flexible and it is more than capable of fulfilling everyday tasks and can switch at the press of a button into a mean machine. I don’t give a “Donald Duck” what people think about so called boring Golf R’s, I just enjoy a good car.
Maybe I’ve answered my own question. I’m on here cos I was hoping Ford would come up with a car that’s the dogs doo dahs! I loved the Ford Prefect 100E and it’s side valved engine with 3 speed gearbox. Strange thing is that my old Prefect had a crack on the top of the head where the top radiator hose fitted and I used “Radweld” to fix it. Good old fashioned red gunge worked a treat!!! The Anglia 105E (with 1600 GT engine), the Lotus Cortina, the various Escorts and the solid Fiestas. So why is the new Focus so out of line with previous incarnations? Please, Mr. Ford, give me a 4wd Fiesta RS with DCT, lots of noise, colours that need sunglasses to temper, wide arches that don’t need add on spacers, loads of negative camber, built in rollcage, cos, well, I need one, an interior that doesn’t look as though it’s made by IKEA and a sound system that can blast Led Zeppelin and the Who to painful levels. In other words “make my day” please!!!
OK I’ve had a few too many today. And I think it’s time I moved on. It’s been fun at times and I have learned things about modern vehicles that I didn’t know before, so I am grateful for that. I have also learnt a lot about modern “social media” and all that that involves.
I look forward to my first Electric RS. No doubt you will be able to download sound tracks of exhaust systems to make it sound like a real car. Me, I’m going to download sounds of milk bottles rattling together as it will remind me of the old milk floats!!! Think I’ll take a stroll down the pub and have a clinical pint in a sterile environment. I’m sure I’ll regret posting this tomorrow but to be honest I don’t really give a s…t . I think I need to move on. Bye Bye.
September 29, 2017 at 6:09 PM #67705Cheers, with no word from Ford over the many engine failures, you made the right call.
September 29, 2017 at 7:16 PM #67710All the best John.
September 29, 2017 at 7:32 PM #67711we should all post more when boozy!
(i still have a garage like that)
September 29, 2017 at 7:44 PM #67712No way would I have got rid of half that stuff.
Coastliner
September 29, 2017 at 7:45 PM #67713September 29, 2017 at 8:01 PM #67714This is what you need John, not a dull safe uninspiring unexciting boring un-noticed GOLF !!!….. A FIESTA WRC
No nothing.
No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.
No tackiness.
Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.
Innit?
October 2, 2017 at 2:20 PM #67847hammy stop mincing your words and say it as it is
October 2, 2017 at 2:31 PM #67848Clear case of sellers remorse… Sell the Golf , buy the RS back and drive it like miss Daisy.
Magnetic Grey with all the best bits
FPM375/COBB/MSD- Quaife LSD, DSC+Tractive Suspension, HJS200 cell sports cat and MT Cooler. Sync3 upgrade.
Was UK seller for DSC & Tractive Active suspension !!!
October 2, 2017 at 2:52 PM #67854lol good idea
October 2, 2017 at 3:23 PM #67855Sorry to see you go John. Your storylines always make me laugh, happy motering with the golf, always been a ford man myself but did have a Subaru for some time and I said I would never have another ford.i have driven lots of cars but I am pleased I have gone back to ford, everyone to the owen choices.
Fully forged running M400x
October 3, 2017 at 1:56 PM #67955Village idiot comes to mind ???
- Magnetic, Forge wheels, Edge Protectors , Lux Pack & Recaro Shell Seats
- Dreamscience Imap Ultimate 3+
- Dmb Gel Badges Nitrous Blue
- Rallyflapz Kaylan Black
- Team Heko Wind defectors Dark
- Dreamscience turbo back exhaust with race car.
- Airtec SSC Black
- Airtec Stage 2 Air Intake Black & Nitrous Blue
- Airtec Rear Diffuser Black
- ST suspension 12.5mm spacers
- Forge recirculating valve
- yellow fog lights
- Airtec Nitrous Blue rear diff cooler
- 10% tint on rear lights
- Satin black window louver vents
- Airtec short shifter set @ 40%
- Valve delete mod
- Bonnet struts
- Solid shifter bushes
- 1 step colder spark plugs NGK
- Engine dress up screw kit
- body colour coded washer jets
- Airtec intercooler
- Airtec boost pipes
- Clubsport 4 point roll cage in nitrous blue
- 3 point securon harness x2
- Driver side JCR lowered seat rail
October 3, 2017 at 1:59 PM #67956Turbo 30v do you work for GM our something and are hell bent that every reply you make and does not look at the topic comes straight in with the engines blow up stay away. Maybe you should read the piss you keep righting and you might believe it.
- Magnetic, Forge wheels, Edge Protectors , Lux Pack & Recaro Shell Seats
- Dreamscience Imap Ultimate 3+
- Dmb Gel Badges Nitrous Blue
- Rallyflapz Kaylan Black
- Team Heko Wind defectors Dark
- Dreamscience turbo back exhaust with race car.
- Airtec SSC Black
- Airtec Stage 2 Air Intake Black & Nitrous Blue
- Airtec Rear Diffuser Black
- ST suspension 12.5mm spacers
- Forge recirculating valve
- yellow fog lights
- Airtec Nitrous Blue rear diff cooler
- 10% tint on rear lights
- Satin black window louver vents
- Airtec short shifter set @ 40%
- Valve delete mod
- Bonnet struts
- Solid shifter bushes
- 1 step colder spark plugs NGK
- Engine dress up screw kit
- body colour coded washer jets
- Airtec intercooler
- Airtec boost pipes
- Clubsport 4 point roll cage in nitrous blue
- 3 point securon harness x2
- Driver side JCR lowered seat rail
October 3, 2017 at 2:01 PM #67957Harsh again hammy. I believe John is not a well man at present so maybe have a bit of soul and show some respect? Apart from that he is one of our ‘senior’ members so again should be shown some respect, and for the fact he has ACTUALLY had an RS.
No nothing.
No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.
No tackiness.
Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.
Innit?
October 3, 2017 at 2:33 PM #67961It’s a car fourm Mike about one car type.
But sorry if I offended you it was not ment to offend just to state you no longer have the car so do think it’s right to be posting stuff on it. Hey maybe I am wrong just me sometimes.
- Magnetic, Forge wheels, Edge Protectors , Lux Pack & Recaro Shell Seats
- Dreamscience Imap Ultimate 3+
- Dmb Gel Badges Nitrous Blue
- Rallyflapz Kaylan Black
- Team Heko Wind defectors Dark
- Dreamscience turbo back exhaust with race car.
- Airtec SSC Black
- Airtec Stage 2 Air Intake Black & Nitrous Blue
- Airtec Rear Diffuser Black
- ST suspension 12.5mm spacers
- Forge recirculating valve
- yellow fog lights
- Airtec Nitrous Blue rear diff cooler
- 10% tint on rear lights
- Satin black window louver vents
- Airtec short shifter set @ 40%
- Valve delete mod
- Bonnet struts
- Solid shifter bushes
- 1 step colder spark plugs NGK
- Engine dress up screw kit
- body colour coded washer jets
- Airtec intercooler
- Airtec boost pipes
- Clubsport 4 point roll cage in nitrous blue
- 3 point securon harness x2
- Driver side JCR lowered seat rail
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