And how naff do they look now..
2007-01-18 10:42:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
Remember it well, - the awful CVH engine that suffered from head problems quite early in life, the four speed gearbox that was so low geared in first that all you got was masses of wheel spin and wrecked front tyres .
An average XR2 could out drag it in first and still keep going with basically a thirty year old engine and de-tuned at that.
Most of them were written off within a couple of years of age, the rest rotted quietly in garages after insurance companies re-evaluated the groupings and priced a lot of them off the road.
Ford tried to re-coup some of the lost image by releasing the XR3i which was known from the start in the motor trade as a 'Hairdresser's car'.
Now they are becoming quite collectable and because they are not restricted by modern emissions equipment, will show the majority of 'rice boy' cars a clean pair of heels.
Most of the cars that are left now have been looked after properly and will in my opinion outlast their more modern counterparts.
2007-01-18 19:33:07 · answer #1 · answered by rookethorne 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember growing up in the 80's and saying my dream car would be an XR3i Cabriolet. I remember in the 90's wanting a Ford Puma but they look naff too. My dream car these days would be a Subaru WRX STi, which I'm sure I'd find really naff in the future!
2007-01-18 19:02:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't look naff now just park between a citreon c1 and a nissan micra and it'll look super cool lol.
I remember it well made me feel sick they'd replaced the RS2000 with a slower front wheel drive bland looking car.
2007-01-18 19:05:28 · answer #3 · answered by jimmy t 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My husband only has a motorbike licence and he drives a Reliant Robin...I drive an Audi and I keep telling people that I have a sign in the back window of my car that says...
My other car is an XR3 wheeler!
2007-01-18 19:35:32 · answer #4 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They were always in the shadow of the golf GTI, still good at the time though :O)
2007-01-18 19:00:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wasn't born.
I have an XR2i (1.6 EFi, 16v) and I love it. Fun, fast and good-looking.
I'm quite sure I'll crash it and die. Lol!
2007-01-18 19:02:12 · answer #6 · answered by ukdan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ice cool!
2007-01-18 18:51:37 · answer #7 · answered by Grannyman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
xr3i wham and durran durran,****,i had a 280zx pissed them all,,.,good old days ,,good old bagpuss,,,and puffs,,burtons.
2007-01-18 18:56:13 · answer #8 · answered by Andy K 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1980.......
2007-01-19 00:18:06 · answer #9 · answered by Concrete 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i wasn't born yet,sorry
2007-01-18 18:51:21 · answer #10 · answered by nat j 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋