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Aug 17, 2004 21:47:33 GMT
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Not in that colour, those things are just artificial ego enlargers for rich guys who are scared that they have small penises, painting it pink just reverses the effect. it's as camp as a row of tents! ;D That's the colour of the one I sat in at the motorshow back in '89 (ish?)...the interior is colour coded. It certainly didn't seem camp...just stunning! |
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Nathan
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Aug 17, 2004 22:13:47 GMT
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Funny really in my mind the Fiesta RS comes to mind man that was a nippy car pitty too many of them are in the scrappers after the local boyracer/twocker wrapped em round trees apparently getting hard and harder to come by in a good order
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Davenger
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Aug 17, 2004 22:31:29 GMT
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My 1st thought wa the original Cosworth engined escort.
The Mk1 RS 1600, I love 'em.
It stems from having a Mk1 escort as my first car, I just wish it had been an RS1600
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I keep thinking of this  Chevy Cavalier RS |
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And this.  Daytona RS There was a certain amount of parts interchangability with my old Dynasty. (I like sneaky ;D) |
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Aug 18, 2004 14:21:58 GMT
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We got the Cavalier as a Vauxhall over here, although I don't think we got an RS model.
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Aug 18, 2004 15:42:21 GMT
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We got the Cavalier as a Vauxhall over here, although I don't think we got an RS model. Might have been the other way around. Haven't checked the years but GM has this habit of re-introducing European branch cars over here after they've shown promise in the UK or on the Continent. Then they leave the US designers to the bigger vehicles. Ford may claim the Escort as a "World Car" but GM's been doing it quietly for years with the likes of the Kadett and Cavalier. Just change the names. |
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When you say RS to me I think... Skoda 130RS  Skoda 200RS  Fabia vRS, should be RS but changed to vRS to stop legal battles with Ford  Octavia vRS   and of course... RS6, 4.2 v8, wonderful, an estate too!   |
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When you say RS to me I think... Skoda 130RS Skoda 200RS Fabia vRS, should be RS but changed to vRS to stop legal battles with Ford and of course... RS6, 4.2 v8, wonderful, an estate too! (Now insert picture of middle aged man hitting head on wall, realizing he's lost his memory) Thanks Rob  |
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Aug 19, 2004 11:47:30 GMT
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(Now insert picture of middle aged man hitting head on wall, realizing he's lost his memory) Thanks Rob Exactly what I thought! Except I'm not that old. Am I? |
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Aug 19, 2004 12:33:58 GMT
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Exactly what I thought! Except I'm not that old. Am I? Must.....bite....tongue  |
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Aug 19, 2004 15:26:56 GMT
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Those were my second thought, my first were the Escort RS rear wheel drive models (a Scottish petrolhead can't help thinking of Jim Clark's Escort rallying days!) but I'm a big USSR car fan too.
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Aug 19, 2004 16:01:01 GMT
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unfortunatly cause i live in essex the only RS's that come to mind are tw@tty little front drive ones with more spoilers and tastless rubbish than body panels just because they are every where round here with there stupid twin exhausts that are big enough to get the engines through .  when is tastefull modifying going to make a come back ;D( i suppose we need some tastfull cars for that first) sorry bout that had one to many chaves cut me up this week err rs for me its got to be the capri RS2600 |
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Aug 19, 2004 20:19:27 GMT
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As title, when someone says RS, what does it make you think of? Skoda 130RS and 200RS Natch, what else could there be? |
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RS to me a couple of years ago would have got me thinking about fast Fords, the MK2 Escort RS2000 mostly. More recently, being an avid reader of EVO magazine, the various incarnations of RS Porsches spring to mind also (911 2.7 RS being a must buy car if I won the lottery!) This thread has opened my eyes to other manufacturer's (rather brilliant) RS badged cars. The letters 'RS' despite standing for different things are in each case applied to more driver focused variants of the base model cars. I don't think that the true preserve for the RS badge is Porsche - it should be a global indication to other road users to what ever car the RS badge is attached 'not to mess' Ultimately saying the letters R... S in a dramatic deep voice sounds cool ;D |
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Aug 20, 2004 10:15:43 GMT
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Not in that colour, those things are just artificial ego enlargers for rich guys who are scared that they have small penises, painting it pink just reverses the effect. it's as camp as a row of tents! ;D Ref; Rmad's pink Porsche 993 RS I disagree, the 993 RS is regarded by many as one of the greatest driver's cars of all time, you'd actually need some serious sized gonads to drive it on the limit on public roads, but it rewards the skilled driver. Somehow painting it pink is a message from the owner saying that he didn't buy it for its looks or prestige but because of how it drives. There's one in the village of Onley near where I live, that the owner uses for trackdays/sprints. Its always covered in road grime (which looks as if its been obtained at high speed) And event stickers - despite its colour I think it looks as hard as nails  |
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Aug 20, 2004 11:08:21 GMT
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There's one in the village of Onley near where I live, that the owner uses for trackdays/sprints. Its always covered in road grime (which looks as if its been obtained at high speed) And event stickers - despite its colour I think it looks as hard as nails I've seen that one in Olney...it does look well-used, I think it had flat tyres last time I saw it! |
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Aug 20, 2004 11:23:56 GMT
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Think everyone's about covered my 'RS' thoughts... Fabia (obviously) Audi RS2/4/6 911 Carrera And of course ford.....    |
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Aug 20, 2004 22:04:31 GMT
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hmm i thought of this  |
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Aug 20, 2004 22:16:07 GMT
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I think of Mk1, Mk2 and Mk3 Escorts ;D And then the 911 |
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