Ford Fiesta XR2 Cars - The Essential Modifying Guide Part 2
Ford Fiesta XR2 Cars - The Essential Modifying Guide Part 2
Picture Of XR2 CarsThat said, even the last Mk1s are rapidly approaching their 20th birthday and most examples could benefit from updating and a bit of the tuner's art.
Now is definitely the time to buy too. The years of the Mk1 XR2 Cars being scrapyard fodder are rapidly coming to an end - expect to pay £600 to £1000 for a good starting point for tuning, and up to £2500 for a minter - but there are still cheap-as-chips and rotten cars out there suitable as a good source of the model's sometimes-unique spares. Spend up to a couple of thousand quid on tuning a sound XR2 Cars and you'll end up with a motor far more useable, rare and classier than anything wearing a VW or Peugeot badge.
Now is definitely the time to buy too. The years of the Mk1 XR2 Cars being scrapyard fodder are rapidly coming to an end - expect to pay £600 to £1000 for a good starting point for tuning, and up to £2500 for a minter - but there are still cheap-as-chips and rotten cars out there suitable as a good source of the model's sometimes-unique spares. Spend up to a couple of thousand quid on tuning a sound XR2 Cars and you'll end up with a motor far more useable, rare and classier than anything wearing a VW or Peugeot badge.
Article written by Classic Ford magazine and originally published in October 2002 -
Full article available at this link -
www.fiesta-mk1.co.uk/magazine_articles/magazine_articles_uk/classic_ford/technical_modifying_fiesta_xr2_10_2002_pg1.php