Fuzz and Elliott go for a drive in the 1980 Ford Escort RS2000! 

I love the passion Fuzz has for every car he drives 👍

Good fella is Fuzz, good seeing him getting a drive of such cars instead of on the tools. Thanks again

One of the most fun cars I ever had was a “W” Reg (1981/2) Fiesta XR2. Absolutely awesome to drive and was pretty quick and handled very well. Wish I still had it. It was brand new.

A teacher at my school had an RS1600. It was quite something back then.

Looks so good cruising, sits nice on those rims and the green is awesome. Cheers for sharing!

Looks a beauty proper Rs went out in one years back loved them every since

Beautiful 80-90.s cars

Superb car ....Lime green too ! Loved mine ! 👍

Lovely colour (hated it back in day) and goes well with the chocolate interior.

Propper car,I had a 1300 sport back in the day,my first car,fantastic on roundabouts and great in the wet lol

One of the best cars I ever owned XBE 5V

My auntie had one same colour and year back in the day

Love fuzz legend

Fuzz is an absolute Legend 👍as is a java green mk2 RS2000 😁

I miss my RS2000 Custom should never have sold it

Had several of these over the years. The base models are quite rare now, the Recaros were a factory option on the base, but most have been added later on. Shame about the sunroof, but I was guilty of cutting the roof on a MK2 Mexico in the 80s.

Reply to smith stars sad comment I had a black rs2000customnwith twin 40s vernier. Timing gear balanced crankshaft lsd etc. I was 21at the time people used to put stickers on it with phone numbers it. Had not a bit of rust the fun a had in this. Car with the revs it could pull with the hi lift cam I will never forget if you’ve never owned one you will not get it as your thickish cement proves yours Greg ps I had two and my brother had a Mexico in bronze 😊

I've never seen an RS2000 in Ford LeMans Green. Cool!

They were ok if you looked after them change the oil very often and the lube bar on the camshaft

Would love this,I swapped my orange MK2 mexico mint cond for a cavalier Sri back in 1998, bad move

I worked in a Ford main dealer when these were new and I was in awe of them. I believe the RS2000 was made in Germany and the difference in quality really showed. I was always mad for one ever since but don't think they are worth anywhere near the money they are making these days. In fact now I feel that they are a bit plain compared to my beautiful 1991 BMW E30 325i.

Fuzzes door rubber needs sorting 😃

Beta fabric ooooooooooooooh lovely 😎

I suspect that interior is wrong, it definitely shouldn’t have fishnets if it’s a base model, and it would originally been on steelies not alloys

It's all rose tinted glasses, if your old enough to have driven cars like these, nothing that special. Look great compared to modern stuff, but crazy prices. Love them fish net recaros.

A few racing stripes would improve this?

Not sure buying an RS2000 and keeping it for 10 - 15 years is a wise move if its investment appreciation your mainly thinking of. Its old stodgers like me (63) with the money to buy these that's keeping the prices up. These cars were dream cars to teenagers and twenty somethings like me in the late 70's and classic car prices depend heavily on the nostalgia factor of the generation that existed when they were new. In 10 - 15 years the likes of me will be more concerned about the price of invalid chairs and nursing home fee's. So buy by all means but if your intent on keeping it long term bear this in mind.

Fishnets :-)

nice rs shame about that sunroof

What does fuzz do now the program has ended?

Sadly you won't be able to leave this car if your out and about even new they were being nicked so often..So 25k to give yourself a heart condition

The sunroof would stop me from buying this car ...If you buy an RS 2000 then it MUST be correct and "Bog standard" .. No silly modifications Yes I am well aware that they only had around 110 BHP (ish) from an 8valve 2.0 Litre carb fed engine. But for me this adds to the period this car is from ..This was "The standard" back then. The word "Fast" had a different meaning in the late 1970s.....If you want a faster car then just buy a BMW M3 etc

These days the car you can buy for that money is going to be so much more comfortable there do nothing for me

should not have a sun roof

That glass sunroof has to devalue it ,looks awlful !

Say what they like about it being driven....we all know it will end up as a garage queen....they all do. You wonr see this out every weekend. Most are now only bought by speculating investors whose peimary concern is what they can get fo it in 5 10 15 years time not about the enjpyment of owning and driving it.shame.

Sunroof 🙈

Had loads of these back in the day that stupid cheap pop up glass sunroof popular then put me off this car completely

The so called people just don't get it🙄

Dogs bollox

Chocolate or worse still beige interior is just wrong for an RS2000 - its gotta be black.

Sunroof 🤢🤢🤢

The RS Mexico is better

Only learner drivers put seat belts on first before starting engine, how about letting the oil circulate while playing wid seatbelt, amateur 😂

A man of your age should be wearing jeans without gaping holes in it.

These cars are a load of rubbish rust boxes and there are not worth what there sell for but are worth stupid money no thanks