Quote Originally Posted by bluuford View Post
Finally we must agree that M-Sport decision to come out so early with their R5 was good. They have sold over 100 cars already (and still selling good) and you can imagine the amount of feedback they have got + spare parts they have sold as well...
Agree and I have to admit I was skeptical about their rushed entry...

Quote Originally Posted by bluuford View Post
And about the reliability. R5 car is not WRC and with that price it is not easy to build bulletproof car. If you keep it on the road and drive it in a local championship lenght rallies then the reliability is good enough, except 208 T16, so far:-P
I tend to disagree with this part. The R5 aren't reasonably cheaper than S2000 (I asked one team which run both Fabia S2000 and Fiesta R5 and they told me the running cost is nearly same) but their reliability is a lot worse. The more developed S2000 were very reliable cars.