newbie from the UK

Tee · 11-06-2006, 10:06 PM

Hey folks, thought id pop in for a nosey...Am from Scotland drive a Ford Escort series 2 RSTurbo, its 16yrs old but still lookin gorg

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Its stripped out etc an waitin on a rear cage gettin built for it at the mo

Hope uz all dont mind me joining the site, looks gd, heres a few wee pics of my car

sorry if wrong section

deesun · 11-06-2006, 10:16 PM

Hoot mun wulcum te the forruumms.Enjoy the ride as much as we enjoy seeing yours. Bet she goes.

Scott · 11-06-2006, 10:17 PM

Welcome Tee, looks pretty neat there!

Tee · 11-06-2006, 10:20 PM

thanks guys

Gimmers55 · 11-06-2006, 10:25 PM

When I lived i the UK, I dreamed of getting an Escort RS Turbo. 'Her indoors' wouldn't let me so settled on a 1986 Sierra GL. Not quite the same really.

banarcus · 11-06-2006, 10:27 PM

Gday there, I used to have a H reg Escort but the model after yours and I even drove it to Edinburgh but it blew a radiator hose up the road at Stirling..You have a good looking car there mate and you live in a nice part of the world.

Tee · 11-06-2006, 10:51 PM

thanks for the welcome folks

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Originally Posted by banarcus

You have a good looking car there mate and you live in a nice part of the world.

I live 17miles east of Edinburgh an about 17miles west of Stirling, its an ok area like. Great wee back twisty roads lol

11-06-2006, 10:55 PM

Edinburgh is very nice, how about when you walk around the corner into princess st (for the first time) and see the castle on the hill...

Got this done @ studio 13 in Edinburgh

Tee · 11-06-2006, 11:00 PM

yeah i still love seein the castle even tho am in Edinburgh often....

cool Ziggee

11-06-2006, 11:05 PM

how good is scotland, mate best place, best people...

also got video footage of doing 107mph up to stirling? in a rent a car peugot from memory? (it was maxed out - no faster) hey I thought those blue signs with red crosses meant "no speed limit".

Tee · 11-06-2006, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ziggee

how good is scotland, mate best place, best people...

also got video footage of doing 107mph up to stirling? in a rent a car peugot from memory? (it was maxed out - no faster) hey I thought those blue signs with red crosses meant "no speed limit".

lol good excuse....was that the motorway(highway) u was on? i got a vid on the motorway goin to Stirling from Edinburgh in my old car which was a 2.2 astra sri doin 33mph more than wot u was doin in the puggy rental car

EDManual · 11-06-2006, 11:19 PM

i'm gonna be over there for a week at the end of july! Might see your car!

Getting a hire car from London, have 7 days to go do a lap of scotland. Ford Focus 1.6 is what I'm getting. Will pop in at Edinburgh for sure!, want to see lock ness! Yeah! :-) Cant go to scotland and not have a look for nessy!

whats the speed zones like there on motorways? is it slow going in the countryside, or pretty good speeds?

Tee · 11-06-2006, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by EDManual

i'm gonna be over there for a week at the end of july! Might see your car!

Getting a hire car from London, have 7 days to go do a lap of scotland. Ford Focus 1.6 is what I'm getting. Will pop in at Edinburgh for sure!, want to see lock ness! Yeah! :-) Cant go to scotland and not have a look for nessy!

whats the speed zones like there on motorways? is it slow going in the countryside, or pretty good speeds?

make sure u get a TDCi focus cos the fuel over here is sky high...max speed on motorway is a boring 70mph an watch out for the new speed cameras we have, they measure ur speed by how fast u reach the next camera etc tho normal ones are usually bright yellow...

country roads are a 60mph limit tho only when there is no small villages/towns etc that u gotta pass thro

Redrum · 12-06-2006, 02:05 AM

Welcome aboard Tee, cool to have Ford fans around the world come and join in on this site!!!

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FRDXR6 · 12-06-2006, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by EDManual

i'm gonna be over there for a week at the end of july! Might see your car!

Getting a hire car from London, have 7 days to go do a lap of scotland. Ford Focus 1.6 is what I'm getting. Will pop in at Edinburgh for sure!, want to see lock ness! Yeah! :-) Cant go to scotland and not have a look for nessy!

whats the speed zones like there on motorways? is it slow going in the countryside, or pretty good speeds?

I was over in the UK last year and there traffic cops/cameras are nothing like we suffer here, espicially in Vic.

We drove from our place just outside of London to Wales, then back up the coast to Blackpool and averaged 150km/h in aToyota Carina with not 1 ticket

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mad machs · 12-06-2006, 06:11 AM

Welcome Tee, from the other end of the country

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Tee · 12-06-2006, 07:22 AM

thanks every1

red_hotxr6 · 12-06-2006, 08:03 AM

Hi and welcome to the site.Nice ford there.

phoon · 12-06-2006, 08:24 AM

Welcome aboard Tee, gotta love those Escorts.

Dodge · 12-06-2006, 08:25 AM

ai , ull gut ya self a fine wee car their matie

the_scotsman · 12-06-2006, 10:43 AM

A fellow Scot! Welcome!

I always loved those beasts....bloody quick too eh!

I'll be going back home next month to get married in Linlithgow Palace...

Where abouts are you?

XRchic · 12-06-2006, 12:09 PM

Welcome to the forums mate! Nice to see someone on from so far away!

red_hotxr6 · 12-06-2006, 01:16 PM

I want to know how in god,s name did you find this site all the way up there.

whiskieboy · 12-06-2006, 07:35 PM

Hi Tess, my name's Johnny Walker I was born and raised in glasgow ( and yes I still have many, many scars to remember it by). I have lots of family over there still, where abouts are you livin.

XRated · 12-06-2006, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by red_hotxr6

I want to know how in god,s name did you find this site all the way up there.

Heheh didn't know they had the Internet

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Welcome aboard mate. I'd love to visit Scotland some time.

Tee · 12-06-2006, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by the_scotsman

A fellow Scot! Welcome!

I always loved those beasts....bloody quick too eh!

I'll be going back home next month to get married in Linlithgow Palace...

Where abouts are you?

linlithgow palace is about 8miles away or less from me....Am from Bathgate, i shall be attending the Linlithgow Marches parade this week, pubs are open from 5am till anytime next again morn

Tee · 12-06-2006, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by red_hotxr6

I want to know how in god,s name did you find this site all the way up there.

1 word..........Google

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whiskieboy · 12-06-2006, 08:34 PM

Just love that avatar Tess, bring a tear to the eye an a lump to the throat, like breakin bottles over someones head or Rangers an Celtic at Hampden Park,

Tee · 12-06-2006, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by whiskieboy

Just love that avatar Tess

cheeRS