FIRST CAR! And it's a good one!

Posmo · May 9th, 2009, 6:09 PM

Yeah, just went and bought a 1986 Ford Sierra 2.0is with a limited slip diff and a manual box.

The bodywork is in pretty good condition, apart from a small bit of accident damage (parking lot stuff) in the front right wing.

Will post pictures later. I can tell you that it was DIRT cheap, and it felt really nice on the test drive. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Can't be bothered to write more atm, since I'm chuffed to bits images/smilies/biggrin.gif

TomCat · May 9th, 2009, 6:11 PM

Grats!

Posmo · May 9th, 2009, 6:15 PM

For some odd reason the forum wouldn't let me edit the first post? images/smilies/think.gif

Anyway, here are some pics:

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/3840/kuva007y.jpg

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7792/kuva005.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8610/kuva006.jpg

devil500 · May 9th, 2009, 6:22 PM

VERY NICE!!!

MXM · May 9th, 2009, 6:34 PM

Oh, what a great beater! RWD, LSD, decent engine. I wish I had one as a first car images/smilies/smile.gif

Posmo · May 9th, 2009, 6:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MXM

Oh, what a great beater! RWD, LSD, decent engine. I wish I had one as a first car images/smilies/smile.gif

It's not a beater, its actually in really nice condition images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Oh yeah, and it cost me..

500€ images/smilies/tongue.gif

public · May 9th, 2009, 6:55 PM

That's actually really good! It's probably very suitable for RWD hoonage.

Some suggestions though:
1. Lose the towbar
2. Lose the tints
3. Lose the EU plates

Otherwise, it's a sound buy images/smilies/smile.gif

What kind of km:s?

Posmo · May 9th, 2009, 7:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by public

That's actually really good! It's probably very suitable for RWD hoonage.

Some suggestions though:
1. Lose the towbar
2. Lose the tints
3. Lose the EU plates
Otherwise, it's a sound buy images/smilies/smile.gif

What kind of km:s?

Will remove the tints/towbar eventually, but since I just bought it, and it's 20km's away, can't do it right now. Don't really care about whether it has Eu plates or not.

In older Fords, there is no way of telling how many km's the car has done, since the mileometer (kilometreometer?) only has 5 digits, so it goes around at 100k. And anyway, don't really care about the km's at this price range. images/smilies/smile.gif

prizrak · May 9th, 2009, 7:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Posmo

Will remove the tints/towbar eventually, but since I just bought it, and it's 20km's away, can't do it right now. Don't really care about whether it has Eu plates or not.

In older Fords, there is no way of telling how many km's the car has done, since the mileometer (kilometreometer?) only has 5 digits, so it goes around at 100k. And anyway, don't really care about the km's at this price range. images/smilies/smile.gif

Why in the world would you ever want to take tints off a car???????
It's called an odometer images/smilies/tongue.gif

Congratulations dude it's a very nice ride. I don't know much about EU fords is it a turbo? Also can you swap the Cosworth engine in there? That would be epic images/smilies/tongue.gif

nouseferaname90 · May 9th, 2009, 7:12 PM

Very nice car. Keep the towbar. It will piss off the guy complaining about them in random thoughts.

Posmo · May 9th, 2009, 7:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nouseferaname90

Very nice car. Keep the towbar. It will piss off the guy complaining about them in random thoughts.

It will also piss me off after I've put the car in a ditch in typical Finnish rally fashion, and I need something to tow it out from images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Cobol74 · May 9th, 2009, 7:16 PM

Really nice car for the money - twin wing-ilicious.

public · May 9th, 2009, 7:19 PM

How about you stick a huge MERKUR badge on the front? images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

These great ideas just keep coming, you know.

Cobol74 · May 9th, 2009, 7:21 PM

Two huge stripes up the middle and some numbers will do nicely - er. ...

Posmo · May 9th, 2009, 7:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prizrak

Why in the world would you ever want to take tints off a car???????
It's called an odometer images/smilies/tongue.gif

Congratulations dude it's a very nice ride. I don't know much about EU fords is it a turbo? Also can you swap the Cosworth engine in there? That would be epic images/smilies/tongue.gif

Its a Ford UK Sierra, its the *ahem* SPORT version, so it has the 2.0 injection 8valve ohc engine with around 120 bhp, so no turbo. Limited slip diff as standard.

You can do a straight swap for a cosworth engine, but since the pinto ohc engine (which I have) is great for turbocharging, there is no real need to throw 3000€ on a cossie engine. The Sierra was one of the last rwd uk fords (The Scorpio was the swan song), which is great when you think about the winters we have here images/smilies/biggrin.gif

An example of the same engine as mine has, but with a holset hx:

+ YouTube Video

The car in the Vid is a mk2 sedan, but the mechanicals are pretty much identical from mk1->mk2

I most likely won't end up turboing it, since I don't really have the know/how, or a place to do it in, but my car would be a perfect base for a turbo sierra. images/smilies/smile.gif

argatoga · May 9th, 2009, 7:24 PM

Fantastic car. I hope you plan on installing one of these in the future.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Turbo-chra.jpg/800px-Turbo-chra.jpg

MadCat360 · May 9th, 2009, 7:28 PM

That's awesome dude!

Posmo · May 9th, 2009, 7:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by argatoga

Fantastic car. I hope you plan on installing one of these in the future.

Don't really have the money, the place, or the knowledge to turbo it, so I'll make due with the 120hp atleast for now. Would probably be a nice addition though images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Edit:

What do you think, should I paint the *ahem* Alloys white? I think it could suit the car quite well..

Cobol74 · May 9th, 2009, 8:17 PM

No a gloss black and red detailing - then I have no taste

devil500 · May 9th, 2009, 8:47 PM

What are the wheels Boberts?

I'd keep them as is, and fix the body up a bit. Ditch the tints they don't look that great.

May 9th, 2009, 6:09 PM	#1
Posmo Joined: Oct 5th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Finland Age: 19 Posts: 2,546 Car: 1986 Ford Sierra iS Rep Power: 77	FIRST CAR! And it's a good one! Yeah, just went and bought a 1986 Ford Sierra 2.0is with a limited slip diff and a manual box. The bodywork is in pretty good condition, apart from a small bit of accident damage (parking lot stuff) in the front right wing. Will post pictures later. I can tell you that it was DIRT cheap, and it felt really nice on the test drive. Can't be bothered to write more atm, since I'm chuffed to bits __________________

May 9th, 2009, 6:11 PM	#2
TomCat Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: 5:56 AM Location: Arizona Age: 25 Posts: 4,173 Rep Power: 70	Grats! __________________

May 9th, 2009, 6:15 PM	#3
Posmo Joined: Oct 5th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Finland Age: 19 Posts: 2,546 Car: 1986 Ford Sierra iS Rep Power: 77	For some odd reason the forum wouldn't let me edit the first post? Anyway, here are some pics: __________________

May 9th, 2009, 6:22 PM	#4
devil500 Joined: Aug 8th, 2007 Last Online: 3:59 AM Location: NYC for now, Penn State in 2010 Age: 17 Posts: 1,268 Car: I hate my w202.. Rep Power: 21	VERY NICE!!! __________________ iRacing

May 9th, 2009, 6:55 PM	#7
public Joined: Nov 26th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Finland Age: 25 Posts: 2,405 Car: 1991 Mazda 323F Rep Power: 128	That's actually really good! It's probably very suitable for RWD hoonage. Some suggestions though: 1. Lose the towbar 2. Lose the tints 3. Lose the EU plates Otherwise, it's a sound buy What kind of km:s? __________________ "-I just spotted a copper Micra from 1984 with 44 000 km. I kinda want." "-Between this and the twisted love for old awful French cars you now have officially the weirdest taste in cars. Ever."

May 9th, 2009, 6:34 PM	#5
MXM old porsches do run! Joined: Jun 9th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Finland Age: 27 Posts: 3,059 Car: 7, 944 LFS Status: Rep Power: 63	Oh, what a great beater! RWD, LSD, decent engine. I wish I had one as a first car

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nouseferaname90 Joined: May 28th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 2,381 Rep Power: 39	Very nice car. Keep the towbar. It will piss off the guy complaining about them in random thoughts. __________________ ~~I want to own a Saab one day...but not if Saab is bought by the Chinese~~ I support Koenegsaab GM, An American RE:TARDATION

May 9th, 2009, 7:16 PM	#12
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 10:47 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 8,592 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 126	Really nice car for the money - twin wing-ilicious. __________________ Lotus 7 Registration Mark = KAR120C : Engine Number = 461034 TZ Ross Brawn genius or what?

May 9th, 2009, 7:19 PM	#13
public Joined: Nov 26th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Finland Age: 25 Posts: 2,405 Car: 1991 Mazda 323F Rep Power: 128	How about you stick a huge MERKUR badge on the front? These great ideas just keep coming, you know. __________________ "-I just spotted a copper Micra from 1984 with 44 000 km. I kinda want." "-Between this and the twisted love for old awful French cars you now have officially the weirdest taste in cars. Ever."

May 9th, 2009, 7:21 PM	#14
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 10:47 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 8,592 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 126	Two huge stripes up the middle and some numbers will do nicely - er. ... __________________ Lotus 7 Registration Mark = KAR120C : Engine Number = 461034 TZ Ross Brawn genius or what?

May 9th, 2009, 7:24 PM	#16
argatoga Can't Start His Wank Joined: Oct 4th, 2005 Last Online: 9:00 AM Location: Washington State, USA Age: 26 Posts: 4,776 Car: '78 MG Midget, '78 Honda CB400t Rep Power: 162	Fantastic car. I hope you plan on installing one of these in the future. __________________ "If you think about it breast implants aren't much different than braces. Their main purpose is to improve one's appearance, at least that's how it was in my case." - KaJun "Anyway, I'm off to eat my dick" - Austere

May 9th, 2009, 7:28 PM	#17
MadCat360 Joined: Apr 15th, 2008 Last Online: 9:38 AM Location: Infineon Raceway Age: 19 Posts: 2,835 Car: 80's Dodge with lolsprings & lolrods LFS Status: Rep Power: 46	That's awesome dude! __________________ Chump to Champ, an aspiring racing driver's blog

May 9th, 2009, 8:17 PM	#19
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 10:47 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 8,592 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 126	No a gloss black and red detailing - then I have no taste __________________ Lotus 7 Registration Mark = KAR120C : Engine Number = 461034 TZ Ross Brawn genius or what?

May 9th, 2009, 8:47 PM	#20
devil500 Joined: Aug 8th, 2007 Last Online: 3:59 AM Location: NYC for now, Penn State in 2010 Age: 17 Posts: 1,268 Car: I hate my w202.. Rep Power: 21	What are the wheels Boberts? I'd keep them as is, and fix the body up a bit. Ditch the tints they don't look that great. __________________ iRacing

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