XR2 help me decide!

[petetong]

this has been parked up at work for some time now.. and the owner dose'nt what the car! just the plate(not that i think the plate is worth much?)
now i have been thinking of a nice little winter project to put in my garage, to keep me happy on these cold dark evenings..(can't do much to van at the mo anyway )
but if i do get it.. what to do with it??
rebuild as standard??
rebuild with a twist? euro look maybe??
or somthing diffrent??
what you think?? any picture/links you got would help ;D
here she is..

and i got to say i allwas liked this one!

[dbizzle]

A mkII on a K-plate? That's got to be pretty damn rare...

Bung a Zetec in it.

[ChrisT]

buy it, slam it and enjoy it! (and maybe get some better wheels)

[zeus]

Jan 11, 2010 21:09:48 GMT dbizzle said:

A mkII on a K-plate? That's got to be pretty damn rare...

Bung a Zetec in it.

Agreed on both parts

[Nathan]

OOOOFFFF That gold one has got me wanting XR2's now aghhhhhhhh

[bodieanddoyle]

theres an awesome one on car and classic, very cheap already coilovered and zetec'd- www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C117260/




how the hell is that one on a k plate though

[kee]

is it not a private reg?

get it, zetec it, simples.
easy to tune, if you don't wanna zetec then cvh's respond well to turbos

go to www.xr2.com for more info

[cobblers]

Can't be a private reg Kieron - you're not allowed to put a newer plate on an older car. I like mysteries like this. I also like XR2s, and that looks nice as it is tbh!

[bodieanddoyle]

Jan 11, 2010 21:23:47 GMT kee said:

is it not a private reg?

AFAIk a private reg has to have the prefix older than the original reg of the car, so being that what? "g" reg is the newest mk2? you could only put a "g" or older prefix personal plate on it.

which is what cobblers beat to me saying

[petetong]

did ask on here before.. and form what we worked out.. it its proper reg..
think?? it has had couple of p/plates on it before.. and when dvla issued a new plate.. thay gave it a plate from the last year the mk2 could have been registered? which would have been a k plate.. 1992?? anyway.. i am really edging towards having it.. Any links to dropping in a zetec??

[tomm]

i would be al over this! I have wanted a XR for a while to put a RST in.

I would take the XR kit off, small bumpers, drop it, wide wheels and ill be a happy boy

[luckygti]

Leave it as is, I can't remember the last time I even saw a Mk2 XR2 on the road. Used to borrow a mates with a peco exhaust on it, it was the mutts nuts. I'd definitely trade the 205 in for one of these!

[skinnylew]

that looks the nuts as it is!! mint it and your there

[alex77]

would just be very late regestested I had a 205 on a P plate and ever one thought that was odd

[PistonBroker]

Jan 11, 2010 21:46:52 GMT petetong said:

did ask on here before.. and form what we worked out.. it its proper reg..
think?? it has had couple of p/plates on it before.. and when dvla issued a new plate.. thay gave it a plate from the last year the mk2 could have been registered? which would have been a k plate.. 1992??

I think Swansea dropped a bollock on that one then. Mk3's were well into their swing by then, started '89 on a G.

As said already, it's interesting for the plate alone, although I've just remembered that's going!

I can only repeat - drop a Zetec in it FTMFW!!!

Oh, before I go, it's got ticket then has it? No ticket, no plate for yer man . . .

EDIT - Actually, you could get Mk3's on an F couldn't you? Still '89 though . . .

[scoobypete]

i had one of these for a short time,loved it ;D till it got sideswiped in asda carpark then a drunk fell thru the windscreen whilst it was parked.......

[PistonBroker]

Jan 11, 2010 23:40:08 GMT alex77 said:

would just be very late regestested I had a 205 on a P plate and ever one thought that was odd

Nah, they still kept the 205 on as a budget choice when the 206 came out didn't they? Like the previous model Clio always gets badged up as a Campus for a little while.

[BiAS]

That's gotta be an age related plate, let him have the plate, get gifted another age related plate from doovla, slam and roll! simples
That must have been kicking around in a dealership somewhere while people got over the novelty of having fuel injected Fiestas. Twin choke weber makes a far more satisfactory noise!
Be interesting to see the date of first registration on the log book.

[petetong]

Jan 11, 2010 23:44:56 GMT PistonBroker said:

Jan 11, 2010 21:46:52 GMT petetong said:

did ask on here before.. and form what we worked out.. it its proper reg..
think?? it has had couple of p/plates on it before.. and when dvla issued a new plate.. thay gave it a plate from the last year the mk2 could have been registered? which would have been a k plate.. 1992??

I think Swansea dropped a bollock on that one then. Mk3's were well into their swing by then, started '89 on a G.

As said already, it's interesting for the plate alone, although I've just remembered that's going!

I can only repeat - drop a Zetec in it FTMFW!!!

Oh, before I go, it's got ticket then has it? No ticket, no plate for yer man . . .

EDIT - Actually, you could get Mk3's on an F couldn't you? Still '89 though . . .

ahh see thats the think.. i put a ticket on it.. and he has the plate.. i get the car for free!!! and hopfully swansea might but another k reg back on it??!!

[bigkris]

Jan 11, 2010 23:11:45 GMT luckygti said:

Leave it as is, I can't remember the last time I even saw a Mk2 XR2 on the road. Used to borrow a mates with a peco exhaust on it, it was the mutts nuts. I'd definitely trade the 205 in for one of these!

mine last year:




note the grey one behind which we still have so not all bad