That steering was about four to five turns lock to lock. Add that to the surprisingly low amount of torque from the engine and this car was a bit of a handful at lower speeds. According to Mr Coleman, they are much better out on the open road!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting sierras are superb cars.my 1st car was a mk 1 sierra 1.6gl 4 speed.far better than a cavalier.had it for 6 years then swapped for a sierra sapphire ghia.the pinto engine was best but the twin cam was very smooth.would love another sierra.the mk 1 is my favorite tho.the mk 2 ones rotted alot worse than the mk 1s.
The good old Ford Sierra of yesteryears!!!! These were very great reliable vehicles during their time and they were the most reliable Ford around back then, even as Ford had a reputation of being unreliable cars. My brother had a B reg Ford Sierra 2.0 back in the 1990s and i think it was a GL model which were more loaded, heavier and had bigger engines than the LX which were mainly 1.6 and 1.8 engines. I don't think I ever remember seeing diesel Ford Sierras back in the 1990s. Most of the I remember where petrol. The Sierras where such reliable cars and could very well handle motorway journeys effortlessly. The only thing l did not like about the Sierras were the larger than normal big sized headlights😎
With something like a Pinto engine, I gather these can be very reliable, not sure about these later DOHC N9 engines. The rust on them was quite bad, but then again that was the same for absolutely loads of contemporary models. I checked with a couple of former Sierra owners, and the issues I found with low speed manoeuvring were not just my incompetence (which would have been the most predictable outcome), apparently they are all like that!
I own a 1994 Ford Granada Scorpio hatchback 2.0 DOHC it's a very reliable car. I've been to many shows in the car, Scotland, Cornwall and over to the Isle of Wight.
Oh Sir. My brother's car. My younger brother is an MOT Tester. In 1995 he bought a Red 1989 Ford Sierra Sapphire 2.0 litre GLS with the Twin Cam. It came with a full Ford Dealer Service history from new. It had the patented heated windscreen and air conditioning because it was an ex police vehicle. Beautiful to drive so comfortable, great visibility and such a long legged engine with plenty of power. I have heard since that this wasn't the best engine but this version was great, very smooth and a good strong gearbox the MT 75 . We discovered that the slots in the roof of my 1995 Vauxhall Astra were identical to the slots on the Sapphire so we invested in some Paddy Hopkirk locking roof bars and a big Karrite Roof Box for camping trips. The Astra averaged 50mpg and only dropped to 45mpg at 75 on the motorway with the box on top. The Sapphire GLS's poise was unaffected by the box as was its mpg which stayed constant at about 30 to 33. Very very like a Mk3 Granada, just a little smaller. The 2.9 V6 Ghia Estate was the one to have in that Gold shade like Mr Coleman's. Such memories of proper cars.
Yes, the suspension layout underneath is extremely similar to a Mark III Granada, from what I understand. Mr Coleman says that the MT75 gearboxes are OK once you get used to them, I didn't find it too bad, it was more the engine's lack of torque and possibly the gearing itself which made this a bit of a handful through those cones, which was an absolute breeze in the Mark I Astra. No air conditioning or heated front screen in this one, sadly....
@@lloydvehicleconsulting I think that it was a heavier version of the MT 75 that was in Transits and I found them to be very tough, very positive and easy to use. We enjoyed the Sierra Sapphire GLS while we had her, especially for long trips which she seemed born for. Sadly to use the performance, she liked a drink so someone else got to enjoy her because she was replaced by a 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier Envoy Saloon, ( can't be discussed, Sir) . Really enjoyed this. You should try other engines and trims because the Sierra was a great car. The 1.8 LX was most popular and that beautiful 2000 E Sapphire was very special indeed.
I loved the little company car park skit ! Back in the day it was all about the rear boot lid badge specification ! The higher up the the company pecking order a higher spec, no more money but down the pub it was the car you bragged about. These were the days before taxation caught up with the perk. You've got to laugh .
Oh sir, you are right! The specifications were very much aimed at company car drivers, and the Sierra was an archetypal sales executive's car of the time. It's all very different now.
The prices seem to be rising for decent ones now, but £5,000 can still get a good Sierra, if you can find one. You can just come and drive this one, though!
That car has presence, colour with the grey very nice, beautiful looking car, better looking than all these small modern suv boxes 😁.Great video Joseph, great publicity for car journey, they should give you unlimited access
It certainly does look very distinctive compared with a car from 2021, doesn't it? Looks as if the channel viewers love it, let us see if we can go back again soon.
I live in Spain and was looking for a small 4x4 for the winter when i spotted a Sierra 3door hatchback colour red with cosworth wheels on FB marketplace. It was love at first sight and i had to have it, i paid 4k euros and should have paid less as the car had several faults and bits missing. A year later and about 1500euros worse off and a lot of work done i love my sierra to bits it now pulls like a train and handles like a dream i,m lurvin it.!.
Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting! I would like to try another Sierra at some point, but there are almost none left over here due to chronic rust... The one you have bought sounds most interesting!
Love a Sierra. When I was 21 in 1997 I bought myself a 1992 2.0i GT hatchback in outstanding, low mileage, one owner condition in what I believe was a unique to the model metallic blue (forget the colour name) This was when my friends were running about in 1.2 corsa’s & 1.1 fiesta’s, I thought I was the bee’s knees! 🤣 I adored that car, had it for 5 years & then sold it to my now wife’s uncle (I always regretted selling) & he kept it until he finished driving in 2014 but it’s now scrapped unfortunately. My car had the same engine & gearbox as you’re test car & I had no performance complaints, always thought it had plenty of grunt & it was very reliable. Changed the oil every 5000 miles, plugs & filters etc every 10000 & it never missed a beat. I really must look at booking myself a drive in that car, to bring back some memories. Great review as always 👍🏻
I think that the faster you went with these 2.0 Sierras, the better they seem to get. Definitely felt that even at modest speeds around the test route.... The 2.0 GT must have been a rare model, I don't recall ever seeing one. Yes, very different from the 1.1 Fiestas and 1.2 Corsas/Novas of the time. Shame it ended up being scrapped.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting It was a last hurrah model towards the end of production, also available as an estate but there was no sapphire version. I think it was based on the GLS drivetrain but unfortunately lacked the front fog lights & it had no headlight wiper action. Everything else was essentially the same though. All the best for the new year to you.
I remember a very early 1982 Ford Sierra 2.3 Ghia automatic, it had air conditioning and electric windows x4, it was a light metallic green with a brown velour interior, the things you remember as a child.
That would be an extremely early Sierra, sir! Our neighbours had a similar car when I was growing up, although it was a blue one with a blue interior. I think it was a late 1983 car on an A registration.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting It was impressive to have air con and the trip computer with the warning lights too. Ford cut a lot of those options out in later cars.
An old work friend about 20 years ago.shared a sapphire 1.8 LX with his dad. I've always like the Sierra, more so than other Ford's for some reason. The 2.0 GLS will be a nice spec car. I love the dash layout. They were always a very conflicted car with the then futuristic aerodynamic styling but tradition front engined, rear wheel drive set up. The late cars look very nice with smoked tail lamps and all models then having wrap around front indicators.
Yes, the post 1990 facelift cars were very smart, especially the high specification models with two tone paint. I have always liked the design of the Sapphire more than other Sierras for some reason. The fact that the car was in production for over ten years suggests that the styling actually was very forward thinking, and certainly it fitted in far better in the latter stages of the cars life than at the start.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting the last cars around 93 I recall being a special edition. I vaguely recall an advert with a blue 5dr Sierra. In fact sure there is one in my locality. Very smart car.
@@markonmotoring , that will probably be the Azura. It was principally made to use up the stock of Sierra parts which were still around. Production finished December 1992, I think, but cars were still being registered into 1994.
Thank you very much indeed! I did really enjoy it, there should be an episode on a Metro coming soon. The Mark III Cavalier is easier to drive than a Sierra, however!
Thanks, that brought back some memories because I bought a used white Sapphire 2.0 GLS (reg G758NEC) in March 1992. I always had an internal chuckle when asked what car I drove as the time because it must have been one of the most longwinded titles of it's time (Ford Sierra Sapphire 2 litre GLSi, not forgetting that very important 'i' 🤣, being the 125bhp version). I was very happy with it and don't recall any issues with low torque or low speed handling. One thing I do remember though was it's appetite for front disks & pads (or maybe I drove it hard) lasting less than 20,000 miles, it seemed like I was constantly replacing them but then with a daily commute of 110-120 miles after my job was relocated from less than half a mile away to about 55 miles that would have been approximately every 6 months with my other trips included.
Yes, a very long-winded name for some reason, this is technically the same too as it is an EFi (even if I imagined it was a carb engined car initially, since the "i" is not present on the boot lid) with the same power. It was a significantly more difficult car to drive through those cones than a Mark I Astra, for example, even if the Astra had no power steering, as it needed to go into first otherwise the engine would labour, and the steering required far more effort, and from having spoken to other former Sierra owners, it was not just my imagination either, which I thought it was initially (it wouldn't be the first time). What I did notice, however, is that the faster it went, the better it was to drive, and I imagine this would be an excellent motorway car, particularly this trim level with all its extra equipment.
An interesting review, you seem fixated on the rust issue when the Montego and indeed the Maestro faired far worse in this area. Family used to own a second hand car dealership in the 90s and early 00s and the Maestros and Montegos were rusting at 3 years old with every panel was pretty susceptible. Sierras used to wear cams out with a knock but were cheap and easy to replace (along with valve stem seals). The Vauxhalls used to go through gearboxes and later Ecotec ones used to always return with running issues. People used to come and look at Montegos and would comment on the fragility (doors closed with a weird ting and handles would snap) and go for either the Sierra or Cavalier. The 405 was the best in class but the buyers liked Ford or Vauxhall. That brought back a lot of memories, great car and one of my favourites. The Twin Cam was indeed better on the open road for motorway and A road work. The 1.6 best avoided but strong.
Well, many other people in the comments section seem to have backed me up with stories with stories of six year old rusty Sierras, so I can't just be my bad memory from the time. I don't deny that the Austin Rover stuff from the era was bad in this respect as well, in fact it could have been even worse, but I am only going on what I remember to be true, and it seems that it is from what others are saying. Having driven an SD3 Rover 213 (also chronic rust issues at the time), two Montegos, a Mark III Cavalier and three Maestros on the channel this year, I have got a fairly reasonable idea as to what the Escort (I drove a Mark III last year and a Mark Vb this year) were up against, and I did enjoy the Sierra, although I found the Mark III Cavalier easier to handle at lower speeds. As you say, much more of a cruiser, and it is a shame that the test drive didn't include some faster roads for this car. The 1.6 Cavalier Mark III I drove was quite underpowered, so I can only imagine that the 1.6 Pinto in a Sierra would be a bit slow too.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Sorry, should have been a little clearer, apologies, the Sierra could indeed rust, I guess what i was highlighting is that the Sierra wasn't as bad as the Montego and Maestro, but your reviews on those cars seems to go easier on them in this regard ( I suspect because of your fondness for them). As for the rivals, at the time, the Austin brand was seen as a step below the Ford and Vauxhall and only those that wanted to buy British tended to buy them, heck, even Rover didn't want to put their badge on them! This was the view of the trade and buying public at the time. Anyway, that Sierra is a great example and brings back a lot of memories.
@@davidjames543, I think that we have all have things that we prefer, and in my case I really love Maestros and Montegos. They were in the family until around 2001. I am sure that the rust issues were bad, most of the examples I have driven have a bit of rust on them, but I just find them quite charming. The 2.0 Montegos in particular drive very well. In their period they never sold as well as the Fords and Vauxhalls as the products of a series of companies continually short on investment and you can tell this in many of the details, but it doesn't mean that I don't like them. The fact that we have different tastes in these older cars makes the classic car scene much more interesting.
I had a uncle were i as a young kid very looked up to. He was a older man but little a playboy with younger womans.He allways was dressed nice in a suit . As a young boy he was like james bond to me. But he was a salesmanager. and his company car was a black 2.0 1990 ford sierra CLX sedan with smoked rear lights and the red striping. ( i don’t remember if it had a/c or electric windows) but man to me that was a cool car ( maybe just because my uncles karakter that made the car cooler than it was) . My family called him racemonster. Because he always drove fast in that Sierra. So i never forget him and the Sierra . My parents had a red 1991 mazda 626 2.0 glx sedsn in that time. And i always told my dad.. i think the Sierra is faster than the mazda dad! And my dad told me. Well we going to Tsjechië republic for wintersport so we can check it than! So in 1995 we go to that vacation. And on the autobahn. The 626 smoked the Sierra! I couldn’t believe my eyes. And i was so disappointed in the sierra. I asked my uncle if he gave everything he had? He said yes…. Your dad was allot faster. And so the mazda 626 stoled my attention from the 1990 ford sierra 2.0 clx sedan
Unfortunately, sir, this 2.0 DOHC engine was quite a disappointment, both to me earlier this month and at the time of launch in 1989. I want to try one with a Pinto engine, as they are apparently much better, or even a Cologne V6. Despite having 125 bhp in this state of tune with EFi, I am not surprised that the Mazda 626 was faster. This engine just doesn't seem to have much in the way of torque.
I remember the central locking had a weird noice in the sierra.. like a slow mechanism noice. Did this one had central locks and had this one also this noice?
@@lloydvehicleconsulting indeed the 2.0 sierra ( specially the facelift from 1990) looks faster and stronger than it really is. The mazda 626 his rival from that time maybe looks less aggressive and faster than the sierra .. but the 626 was really faster and drove nicer.. We found that out several wintersport years in the 90s on the autobahn and in the mountains the sierra didn’t had anything to say against the 626 . Also i think the 2.0 clx and glx sierra even in 1990 didn’t had a/c and 4 electric windows only 2 electric windows in the front. . De mazda 626 glx had 4 electric windows. A/c power mirrors. I still find the central locks noice interesting in the Sierra! .
@@lloydvehicleconsulting not a slow mechanism sound? Like slower than other cars central locks? I did heard it in another review.. from another channel. Also British. I’m sure you know him. It was a Sierra hatchback. Younger guy. With blond hair. He also had that slow noice but i can’t remember his name
Looked forward to this! Thanks! We got some of these cars in New Zealand - mostly the higher spec ones - Brian Stokes and Nigel Arkell rallied and raced the Cosworth version here! Initially we only got the Estate Car version here, it filled a void because there was initially no wagon version of the Ford Telstar. Eventually when the full range came the Sierra was then marketed as a European RWD alternative to the FWD Telstar! Some Sierra wagons were used as fleet vehicles, particularly by Telecom. I believe that most of ours were Belgian, like the later Mondeos we got. Happy New Year! 🙂
Happy New Year, sir! Glad you enjoyed this video, it was absolutely fantastic to finally have a go in one of these. I read that these were first sold only as estates to complement the Mazda 626 based Telstar, another car I covered on the channel! Ford's marketing back in the day does seem a bit strange.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Indeed. An Aunt had a Sierra wagon and a neighbor who worked for Telecom had TWO - A work and a private car. These cars were white, which seemed a popular colour. Mainly because they were used as fleet vehicles, I suppose. Yes Ford really did pick and mix with their cars here, all sorts from Europe, Australia and Asia. Btw I am happy to say my Cousin's son liked a Hot Wheels Eggenberger Sierra Cosworth I gave him for a Christmas Present! Good to see that our younger generations will appreciate these cars haha. Thanks for the New Year wishes!
@@alaricbragg7843 , no problem at all, sir! It looks as if this car is proving popular with channel viewers as well. Funny how your neighbour had two of them that were virtually the same at the same time!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Highlights how popular they were. What's more, these were mid 1980s wagons in the early 1990s. The fact that they lasted that long as work vehicles says a lot about how long cars last here in general.
That’s a stunning looking car. I still own a 1989 Sierra sapphire but mine is a LX 1.8 cvh which is more basic with no power steering and also has the older type 9 gearbox.
Thank you Mark! Yes, I have driven a Mark II Granada 2.8 Ghia X Estate on the channel with the Type 9 gearbox. That was amazing. I remember the 1.8 LX with the CVH engine!
@@Sierra747 , yes, a factory order only for the Type 9, I believe. If you have a look on the Tweed Jacket Reviews playlist on my channel, then you should see the Granada review. A concours example too!
Lloyd Vehicle Consulting I’ve found that video now. I’ll give it watch. I only found you channel today. Looks like you have reviewed lots of interesting car too.
Very nice indeed Sir.The Sapphire must have been a body shell redesign as no gutters like the hatch. German built fords had much better rustproofing, hence this car surviving. I remember a colleague’s 1.6LX, with this exact colour combo
Yes, that 1.8 LX I mentioned was probably a British built one. I do like the design of these Sapphires, the 2000E would be my favourite in terms of the way it looks (if not the engine).
@@lloydvehicleconsulting A neighbour had a light Metallic Blue over silver Sapphire 2000E, he was proud of the Raven leather interior, a family friend had a Metallic Grey Orion 1600E from new with BBS alloys
Oh this takes me back. I remember those alloys so well and the dash that angled towards the driver. Another car I have never driven but I have been a passenger in so many over the years. I remember my friend's dad, who amusingly was called Mel Gibson, having a 1993 2.0GLX hatch back in the day and being driven very swiftly to tennis lessons in it. I think of all the Sierras the estate remains my favourite though
Yes sir, the Sierras really are best when driven swiftly. They aren't actually alloys, sadly, I made a mistake.... I remember going in a Sierra and several Mark III Granadas, and they are quite similar cars, actually. The dashboard was supposed to be inspired by BMW, I think.
Great review as always Sir. When I was a boy and trawelling through ford brochures it would be this trim level of Sierra I would choose, think it had to be the wheel trims that sealed it for me, looked quite different back in the late 80's and early 90's plus that little red stripe in the bumpers and down the sides especially if you had a white Sierra.
You are correct, sir! These are actually wheel trims, although they look like alloy wheels, and even fooled me. The GLS is quite an attractive specification, actually, even if I prefer the Ghia or 2000E.
What a superb colour!! My dad worked for Ford and changed cars on a regular basis…as such he went through quite a number of Sierras…from memory, the pick of the bunch was a 1990 2.9 Xr4x4 hatchback and a 1.8 turbo d*@£^l (!). He did also have the 2.0 engine in an XR4x4 but it wasn’t a particularly good car…
Thank you for your self-censorship, sir! Yes, this 2.0 DOHC was a disappointment, both then and now, I need to try a Sierra with a different engine at some point, I think. A 2.9 XR 4x4 with those smoked rear lights would do just fine!
My friend's dad had exactly this car model and year back when it was new. It went really well. Didn't feel as spacious on the inside (as a rear seat passenger) as his previous 1.6 GL hatch (on a D plate). 7:00 The DOHC engine was never on a carb. The 8v Pinto could be had with carb (105bhp) or fuel injection (115bhp) earlier on in the Sierra.
My information must have been incorrect about the DOHC. I did get it even more wrong the first time. Strange how the saloon did not feel as spacious as the hatchback version. I am sure that there are still many people who are really nostalgic about these Sierras!
The 1.8 was a very popular choice or at least seemed to be the most common choice on examples that I remember that were around where I lived. Generally a very good car but Ford had pitched an ultra modern car, to a largely conservative market. The mark 2 Cavalier came with a saloon as well as a hatch from launch, where the Sierra didn't. As the 80's went on the hatchback was widely accepted. But then the Mark 3 Cavalier came out and was an even nicer shape. Certainly as a company car driver you had a tough choice between the Sierra and Cavalier. Thanks for another excellent review sir.
No problem at all, sir! The Cavalier was often more popular than the Sierra in the early years, but then the Sierra was improved a lot during its very long production run. The Mark III Cavalier is definitely easier to drive for low speed manoeuvring, but this Sierra looks as if would be very comfortable on long journeys with plenty of space. It was indeed a tough choice at the time.
A former work colleague from a weekend job I had 25 years ago had a gold Sapphire, I think it was a D or E reg GL spec so around 8 or 9 years old at the time. It had some serious rust creeping through but he did live near the coast iirc. In spring 1997 I bought a silica gold D reg Escort mark 4 GL. It had the same seat trim as this.
Oh sir, just as the same story as my friend's father's F registration 1.8 LX, which also lived by the coast! Chronic amounts of rust at around eight or nine years old.... I can well imagine the Mark IV Escort GL having a similar interior to this!
Ahh yes the Ford Sierra Saphire, booted version of the Sierra hatch, I remember these very well, as much as I remember that puff of blue smoke on startup and the camshaft noise. Yes initially the Sierra wasn’t a hit as people didn’t like the new “Jellymould” styling, and to this day a lot of people still prefer the 3 box style of a saloon which certainly the case with BMW’s. This Sierra looks a nice one, I used to work with somebody who had an identical car, even down to the alloys, or is that wheel trims? Yes they did rust, sills, outer wheel arches etc. My favourite version of the Sierra were the last ones on a G-K reg with the smoked rear lenses. Great review Mr Lloyd as always, thanks.👍
You are correct, sir, these are actually wheel trims which even fooled me! The final facelift Sierras from 1990 to late 1992 did indeed look very smart with the smoked rear lenses and clear front indicators. The rust on the 1.8 LX my friend's father had was something else... I am glad you enjoyed the video!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting To add to the versions of Sierra you mentioned there was also the XR4 which I believe was also a 4x4 with the 2.9 engine plus the well known RS Cosworth. A neighbour of ours had a Sierra XR4 in red, it was a nice car.
Thank you, Rob! I filmed a few Sapphire Cosworths at the Cosworth Drivers' Club gathering at Brooklands back in August, some really tasty cars there. Worth serious money too, I imagine...
Purchased an early 2.0GL Sierra KPU 586Y 2nd hand to replace a written off mk 5 Cortina in 1986. It was fitted with the warning light panel below the centre vents. This monitored brake / coolant / washer / engine oil levels. Always seemed odd having a wiring harness connected to the dipstick. The car was a great improvement over the Cortina with better seats, rear centre arm rest and generally more 'plush'. It did develop the not wanting to select 2nd gear when cold, but I used to go from 1st to 3rd until it warmed up. It was fitted with a hinged rear parcel shelf which I always thought was a good idea. Not sure when this was changed, as it was not fitted to the next 1990 Sierra that I owned.
Yes, the Sapphires were only made after the 1987 facelift, and by that time I think the warning panel had been removed from most Sierras. Electronic dipsticks are fitted to quite a number of cars these days, but would have been rare at the time of the Sierra's launch. This GLS certainly was quite plush, and seemed very comfortable.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting the warning light cluster was called the clean hands warning system.monitered oil,brakepads,coolant,screenwash and fuel on mk1gl.the ghia then gained the grahic information module monitering doors,lights and temperature.on the mk 2 these prity much becane ghia,cosworth and 2000e, 4x4 only.shsme ad they looje awesome on start up.they did corrode,not as badly as you serm to think tho,the mk 2 was worse thsn the mk 1 by some margin.my mk 1 got to 12 years old before welding required so not yo bad.
As an update to my comment a year ago, I have recently purchased a 1986 C plate mk 1 Sierra 1.8 Laser in remarkable original condition. Its only done 42k miles and this has probably saved it from the rust bug. Bought it to relive old memories and intend to take it to a few local shows.
There's just one problem, sir: "We don't talk about diesels on this channel..." Happy New Year to you, I am going to be uploading another video this afternoon.
@@ivanfernyhough3851 well let's face it the majority of cars aren't particularly fast unless you buy a lambo or Porsche etc love my old Ford's but for fast mode motorcycles are what you need.
@@markherbert1343 i adore fords,particularly the sierra and mk 3 granada,unfortunatley the diesel powered fords want competitive then.they jept getting lumbered with out of date engines.diesels want that good then tho in all honesty.still hate diesels and detest the thought of electric cars.hate motorbikes im afraid.i own supercharged jags now,now they are fast,to fast really for modern packed roads.i much prefer the older cars.
@@ivanfernyhough3851 I've had the 2.8 ghia granada in past and lots of cortinas capris escorts love um,fave all time was the escort cozzy and 3 litre capri mk 3. Yeah the roads got too busy for me too mate hence biking for 10 yrs now r1s gsxr all the crazy stuff ha these plans to electric the roads ain't tasty god help us eh .
Yes, perhaps not a typical colour of the era, but certainly not uncommon for 1989. Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting, I am hoping to go back and drive some more of the collection soon.
The blanking plate on the dashboard was occupied by a speaker 'joystick' on my Dad's E-plate Sapphire 2.0i Ghia. A great family car, really comfortable, but the tin worm eventually claimed it.
Oh, the good old rust, just like so many other Sierras! Yes, just realised that blanking plate should be the good old 1980s Ford fader control, just as you say.
Why is this one just so so tasty. In it’s day maybe just too beige and gold. Blue and Silver seen everywhere. Now. Wow. I just love it. It’s an extremely nicely kept nice spec nice 80s Colour combo Sapphire. She’s a belter. Even the Sierra drives so well from memory. That old 2 litre feel of strength engine pull.
Yes, very much a colour combination from the 1980s, although probably more so the early 1980s than this later Sierra. It is in very nice condition, and would be better the faster it was driven, low speed maneouvres are not that much fun, especially given that this engine does not seem to have a lot of torque low down for some reason....
@@lloydvehicleconsulting yes for sure earlier 80s colour combo. Almost like those popular run out Cortina’s. It well needs opening out this Sierra on a good run
@@lloydvehicleconsulting yes for sure earlier 80s colour combo. Almost like those popular run out Cortina’s. It well needs opening out this Sierra on a good run
They are indeed wheel trims, and it did fool me at the time! Tasmin Blue is a lovely colour, thank you ever so much indeed indeed for watching and commenting.
Would hit 6000rpm no messing in my granada scorpio,the twin cam did need to be reved a bit to get the best.the pinto would to but it was harsher.both good engines tho.
@@johneisen6341 , thank you! There's absolutely no reason why you would know this, but it isn't really done in terms of general RU-vid etiquette to post links to other channels in the comments section of a RU-vid video. RU-vid actually blocks me doing it myself, for instance. Very relevant link, though!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting oh but i did sir! I saw this video last weekend . I though maybe you added something new in the video.. maybe you took it on the road
All the research I did suggested the EFI was 125 bhp (although initially I thought it was a carburettor unit, but a quick look under the bonnet confirmed it was EFI, hence the video correction), and so far I haven't had anyone else suggest the output is incorrect, but I could be wrong.
Beauty lays in the eye of the beholder of course, but to my eye the Sierra Sapphire is a very stylish vehicle indeed, and for once I must (respectfully) disagree with Joseph because I'd have one over a contemporary Cavalier or Montego in a heartbeat. They have aged well and arguably look better today then when they first came out IMO. In my time I've owned many different types of Ford Cortina and Mondeo but for some unnacountable reason missed out on the Sierra. It would seem that Sierra ownership has passed me by alas as a decent survivor is around the £5k mark now - if you can find one. As for the prices your wealthy fast Ford aficionado will pay for any generation of Sierra Cosworth ... well that's just stupid money.
Well sir, the rust on these could be pretty bad, and they were disposable cars for a very long time, which probably explains their rarity and nostalgia is making prices for decent ones rise now. It wasn't the way the car looked particularly or the interior, it was simply the lack of torque in the engine and difficulty with low speed manoeuvring (which is what they are all like, apparently) which makes me prefer things like the Mark III Cavalier and Montego, as I found those both much easier to drive, and prices tend to be lower as well. The Cosworths are all completely stupid money, as you say!
I didn't think it was a boring car, but I now know why the 2.0 DOHC engined variety is not considered the best. I am afraid that Cosworths are out of the question as I will probably break the gearbox in one, but they are somewhat appealing to me...
