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Red FD Spotted at 6.30 this morning, northbound side of th M23,
on hard shoulder, huge engine fire. Fire fighters just arriving.
Hoping the driver/passengers got out ok.

Yesterday evening around 5pm. Came off the A264 by Manor Royal and went round the corner to tesco.
Red, bgw, possibly Feed front end and major "brapage" Street/bridge port? Love to know.
Great to see out and about at this time of year. 

After now speaking to various people about the FD and my options to move forward,
I have now made the tough decision that the FD will be put up for sale. 
If anyone is interested in the car please keep an eye out for it on the club classifieds in the next day or two.
Before I put the ad up, I would just like to ask you all what you think it may be worth. I want to be accurate in my valuation.

A few details on the car, I will get into more detail in the ad.

2000 (x reg) T.W. Whites FD, RB special edition, innocent mica blue.
Just over 58k miles, standard unmodified TT engine with no hot/cold starting problems.
BC racing coilovers set to slightly lower than standard ride height. (Will include standard RB suspension)
Racing beat single tip cat back exhaust.
Cusco front strut bar. (Will include standard FD front strut bar)
K&N panel filter.
Full leather interior in excellent condition.
The FD will require welding to pass an mot. I have been advised that this should cost no more than £500.
The FD will also require road legal tyres to pass an mot.
Thanks.

Boosted, message seen, will call you later today.

Great pic thanks.    Don't think I have any of that day. Was that the last Rotorstock?

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5AZbOiC1hR2N2I3UHVSdXNWakE

One at a time then!

Working?

Too much in one go maybe?

Bottom 2 work mate...cant see 1 to 7...

Hmm, I was just thinking that. Let me have a look.

Some pics for now taken at Santa Pod. I will get some up to date ones on soon.

Sure, I will try and get some pics up later.

Yeah that's what I thought. 
I'm not going to be able to fix this anytime soon, so I have been thinking more about selling.
Obviously as a project FD it's not going to make the sort of money a 99 spec would normally make.
The fact that it is a 99 spec FD would I think help the sale and also keep its value higher.
So how do I value the car? Putting the car up for aution could give an indication as to value.
Alternatively someone reading this could always wave an offer at me. 
I guess if I made up an ad with all the car details, stick a value on it and see what people think, that may be the way forward??
I know reading this it's quite obvious but I'm struggling.
Your thoughts please.

So some pics at last! Not the best quality, I had to "lighten them up" to show up the good from bad bits.
1-3 driver side front to rear.
4-6 passenger side front to rear.

What do you think?

Thanks luckyNot.
My FD has always been started and driven regularly, not so much since the sorn.
I know that the engine is good, never had any starting problems with it hot or cold.
It's the sills that have had me worried the most. What you describe happening to your sill sounds familiar, and it has had me wondering...
I try to never take the FD out if the weather is bad. Once I'm driving, if the weather deteriorates then so be it.
In my ownership it has never been driven on a gritted road. So why are the sills getting in a bad way.?
Is there a drainage point I have not come across that exits by the sills, and may be blocked...??
Any Ideas?

Thanks for the response Clive. I know that the memories I have of the club and other members are because of the FD.
I definitely feel a great responsibility to do the best by it, not just because of my history with it, but also to preserve it for the future be it in my ownership or a new owners.

I will get some pictures up in the next few days to show how it looks.

BTW, as well you will know, anyone who knows these cars will know that  compression tests are not really needed because if if starts properly hot and cold and goes like it should then compression is OK, indeed more stock FD's are probably lost through water seal failure than compression.

Can we get this put on a t-shirt or something? 

As always when people read about rotarys this is the first thing they ask, and is it rebuilt. Probably before they even look at how modified or standard the engine actually is.