Parts and support moan...

Is it just me or does anyone else think that there are certain other companies out there that provide far better support than Renault and Alpine?

I was just looking at the 900bhp RS200 on Pistonheads that's ready for Pikes Peak and was thinking about how so many RS200s have survived despite being a commercial flop.

But you only have to look at Ford's parts supply to work out why RS200s, and all manner of far more humble Fords can live on. They're even remanufacturing the Kent block.... ie they stopped making it, then started again just to help out the existing users who wanted replacements.

http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/pa ... ield=12142

Really nice site. Amazing set-up really ie map interface - http://www.fordracingparts.com/wheretob ... n_main.asp and so on.

BMW have done the same in preserving M sport models and so on and so forth.

I know Ford have sold far more of certain engine types, models etc and have a huge following in the US and Oz but still.

Rant over anyway It just seems a shame that parts support for a whole model line comes down to Steve and his lock-up, plus the likes of Simon-Auto et al.

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It just seems a shame that parts support for a whole model line comes down to Steve and his lock-up, plus the likes of Simon-Auto et al.

And quality Green Parts Recyclers

Yes not forgetting our recycling community.........

and new replacement parts manufacturers

I know what you mean but pritty much every thing on that car has been bespoke made as my mates at forge motorsport have been working on it!!! Ford have not been interested in helping. Any way it could be worse you could have a venturi, now that is what you call hard for parts!!!!

Parts no longer available for a mates mint RS Turbo Series 1 which was written off after being stripped of certain engine parts it has less than 30,000 on the clock and still smells like a new car !!!! This was purely because Ford no longer manufactured the parts so not all ford parts are available!!!!

He bought the car back and rebuilt it using good secondhand or aftermarket parts which took an age to collect!!!

Nice car tho' ....for a F*RD sorry abit of a swear word

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