1987 Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth 2.0 turbo petrol from UK and Ireland

Faults:

Turbo oil feed pipe failure when standard. Lots of things when modified.

General Comments:

Massive street cred. BIG turbo lag, but otherwise devastating performance. 2.4 litre 600 bhp conversion means this is a total supercar killer.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 4th December, 1999

11th Dec 2000, 15:59

I have owned my RS500 for 3 years. It is very frightning to to drive, I'm producing 580bhp and I'm on my third T4 Garret.

23rd Jan 2001, 09:59

Well I've got a 700 horsepower RS500 so there!!!

4th Jun 2004, 12:28

Excellent well done I only have a 88 4x4 at 200hp still keeps with scoobys.

6th Jul 2005, 02:17

I don't see why anyone would mod an RS500 to the extent of putting a totally different engine in it. These are rare, collectable cars (only 500 ever made) and concours examples are still changing hands at near the original list price. A Ford with "inflation only" depreciation over nearly two decades - who would have thought it?

Had you done this conversion on a standard Cosworth, it would have probably added to the value, but on an RS500 you've devalued your car significantly, and of course made it one less of those 500 now on the road as Ford intended. Besides which, changing/converting the engine like that wipes out most of the unique features that made the RS500 special in the first place.

A pointless and costly mistake.

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1987 Ford Sierra Ghia 2.0i petrol from UK and Ireland

Faults:

Water pump replaced, starter motor overhauled. Nothing else in three years.

General Comments:

I am paid mileage for business use and have used this car for the last three years servicing it myself, spending very little except normal wear & tear items.

I must be one of the few motorists making a decent profit despite the taxman. I paid very little for the car, which is comfortable, fast on motorways & surprisingly unthirsty and forgiving of my crap driving.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 16th March, 1998

1987 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.8i petrol from UK and Ireland

Faults:

Chassis has done 140k miles, so it has;

Recon engine £600

Recon gearbox £85

New steering gear £600

New rear suspension £100

Needs new ABS sensors

Air Con bits packed up

General Comments:

Great car - both for long hauls and wet-field-fun. The high mileage on this one has taken it's toll though. However, the bodywork & running gear are still OK. The Air Conditioning bits cost about £600 - £800 to replace, so it would need to be a very hot summer!

Suspension bushes need replacing quite regularly (annually) - only about £50.

I've had the car for 3 years.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 23rd November, 1997

24th Oct 2023, 21:40

Reconditioned gearbox for just £85? God I miss 1997 car repair prices...