XR4Ti's CHEAP 2.3 liter TURBO $800 each

[siegelracing]

That's right, 2.3 liter turbos. That, the clean exteriors, good wheels and tires, and the $800 price tag are the good news. Bad news is cracked dashes, no A/C, no radio, and automatics.

$1400 for both ;)

http://www.siegelracing.com/merk/red_side.JPG

http://www.siegelracing.com/merk/silver_side.jpg

Red one runs 20 psi all day. Silver one has a bigmaf and no tuning yet so it gets great gas mileage ;)

SS

[longfury]

I want one. But I just made a big purchase.

I assume the silver one runs on 87 while the red one need 93.

Either will be great for a daily driver. I may have to give you a call Scott. :p

[miloman]

have u dyno'd the 2 cars yet?

i just realized, ur selling 2 cars for the price of a 20g :rofl:

[WrxCrazy]

mad respect for the cars and the 20 g :)

[moose]

Heh, always loved those things. What's the mileage, years etc?

[ShaneSTI]

dang...i could get a car or get a tune for my STi?hmmm lol g'luck as these cars won't last long!

[bigb996]

yea im also curious amount mileage, etc.... how much each? i dont really need to cars more haha

[siegelracing]

the red is '86, the silver '87. Both just over 100k. The've both been daily driver's for 5 years.... the red one has a new tranny, the silver one has a slight, occasional tranny-cooler leak... but it has a really nice dual exhaust. They both pass emissions...

SS

[rolling_trip]

my brother may want the silver one, give me a call

[moose]

I'm seriously considering the red one. :) Could use a decent beater.

[bluetwo]

I've only seen like one of those ever. How are there like two of them for sale?

Lol. Bump for the 2.3's.

[longfury]

If I had the $800 the red one would have been sold 5 mins after my post this morning.

[WRX-WRC]

you keeping the third one for yourself scott?

[moose]

There's a THIRD one?

Scott, the first step is admitting you have a problem. ;)

[Alex_ATL]

if i can sell my coilovers you may well have a buyer in me . rofl. I'll see

[Alex]

There's a THIRD one?

Scott, the first step is admitting you have a problem. ;)

Yep!

[bigb996]

Yep!
haha its like him having kids noone knew about:)

[jt money]

damn where was this when i got my girl her shitty ass beretta!

[emstraumajunke]

hmmm i wonder if my brother needs a car cause i know i do/

[Deke]

pardon my ignorance...what are these?

[WrxCrazy]

:drool: pardon my ignorance...what are these?

THESE R HOT CARS, DUNNO what it is but red one has a turbo ;) 2.3 turbo woohoo

[WRX-WRC]

merkur's

[BlackAndBlue]

just remember, this is a car that scott siegel has owned and driven, so it drives you around the course

[rolling_trip]

hopefully i will be picking up the silver one sunday, after a good test drive that is:D

[pEd]

just remember, this is a car that scott siegel has owned and driven, so it drives you around the course

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

We're only in trouble if he calls/called the car K.I.T.T.

[moose]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

We're only in trouble if he calls/called the car K.I.T.T.

Now that you mention it, he DOES kind of look like a young David Hasselhoff...

[bluetwo]

These things want really badly to be like the old Cosworth Escorts.... I think. Or Cosie's as the Brits call em'.

Keep in mind I'd like to know what the major differences are, and that is why I posted that last part.

[Suprman]

so are these up for grabs still? more details?

[moose]

These things want really badly to be like the old Cosworth Escorts.... I think. Or Cosie's as the Brits call em'.

Keep in mind I'd like to know what the major differences are, and that is why I posted that last part.

I think they're on a different platform than the Escort. Back in the 80s they were sold in Sweden (and probably the rest of Europe) as Ford Sierra. I think there was a Cosworth version of it.

[suby113]

so are these up for grabs still? more details?

ya are they still? if so my wife would like the silver one! Let me know!

[siegelracing]

I think Rolling-trip is getting the silver one and Moose the maroon one. Slizan has next dibs, and then Jakeisajedi. I should raise the prices ;)

SS

[baddriver]

Yeah, didn't Cosworth sell their own verion of the XR4Ti in europe? anyone know mor about this?

[bluetwo]

All I know is Europeans call their version Cosies and they're pretty cheap there.

Obviously Cosworth had something to do with some kind of high speed Escorts back when but I don't remember that much about what I've heard.

I'd research it right now but I'm on a PDA and it just wouldn't work so well.

[moose]

I think Rolling-trip is getting the silver one and Moose the maroon one. Slizan has next dibs, and then Jakeisajedi. I should raise the prices ;)

SS

Yep, I plan to garage it for a decade or so hoping that Scott becomes a world famous racer. Then I'll ebay it as a Scott 'signature' model Merk and retire. :)

[knhtrdr]

xr4ti wow I thought i wouldn't ever see another on of those when they came out they were hot.

[Suprman]

please let me know if/when thes sell, i need a cheap daily driver like this week! been borrowing peoples cars for 3 monthes and only got $600 from my insurance (aka raped to hell and back).

could really use a good running car right now

[moose]

please let me know if/when thes sell, i need a cheap daily driver like this week! been borrowing peoples cars for 3 monthes and only got $600 from my insurance (aka raped to hell and back).

could really use a good running car right now

Pretty sure they're both gone... I know for a fact one is sitting in my garage right now. :naughty:

Check out craigslist -- lots of 80s Volvos on there for cheap. Might be able to score a reliable driver.

[slizan99]

Pretty sure they're both gone... I know for a fact one is sitting in my garage right now. :naughty:

Check out craigslist -- lots of 80s Volvos on there for cheap. Might be able to score a reliable driver.


the other one is at my work. one of the rockers fell off and destroyed a cam lobe. just bought a roller camshaft upgrade for it.

[moose]

the other one is at my work. one of the rockers fell off and destroyed a cam lobe. just bought a roller camshaft upgrade for it.

Let me know if you want to swap notes, I'll be doing maintenance and fixes on mine starting this weekend. :ohnoes:

[slizan99]

I just did the usual tune up of cap rotor wires and plugs this morning. Ford dealership doesn't carry plug wires for it anymore, and said they couldn't get them either. let me know if you come across the service manual online somewhere. I've found a few message boards than seem to have good info.

[rolling_trip]

hmmm, and i thought i was helping you out. oops

[moose]

I just did the usual tune up of cap rotor wires and plugs this morning. Ford dealership doesn't carry plug wires for it anymore, and said they couldn't get them either. let me know if you come across the service manual online somewhere. I've found a few message boards than seem to have good info.

I bought the service manual on CD for like ten bucks. Once it gets here I'll burn you a copy if you want.

I'm going to do the full merk forum tuneup list, which is pretty substantial, but involves replacing/cleaning most everything that'd normally break or wear out.

[slizan99]

hmmm, and i thought i was helping you out. oops

dont worry about it. it's fun to work on old broken cars. Gives me something to tinker with and allows me to stop putting so many miles on the FXT. I'll just have to stop myself from getting too crazy with it;)

I bought the service manual on CD for like ten bucks. Once it gets here I'll burn you a copy if you want.

I'm going to do the full merk forum tuneup list, which is pretty substantial, but involves replacing/cleaning most everything that'd normally break or wear out.



sounds good. I'd definatly like a copy of the service manual.

[ScoobyMike]

I have driven both and are so much fun!!