AJC

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as above?

anyone?

The Youth.

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I returned from the ring in early september parked it in the garage took it out to wash it 3 days later to find the p/steering fluid all over the garage floor cleaned that up, chucked the cover over and said night night!!

will be back out in may

steve

redrsmk5

MAY!!!! crikey!!!! i would be the same if i had a garage i suppose but im still driving mine....goes really well now the temps are a bit lower! intercooler has made a huuuuuggggeee difference

M.A.D.RST

Put mine away in September Wont be getting it out until May

cos im worth it

Here till april!

kl-mortiss

ive been out in mine today as the roads are nice and dry why not you still get some nice dry days in the winter

L3 COS

havnt used mine for the last 2 months or so..seen the gritters out tonight aswell!!
sorn off the road now till after the bad weather,i still drive it out the garage occasionally though and let it run for a bit and keep the battery topped up

dave green

Mnes off the road at the moment. winter tidy up of the bodywork starts monday. Six years of fast road use and the odd track day the paintwork needs a good overhall.


Dave

oilcosworth

Mine will be garaged for as long as i can
i hate not using it cos i luv driving it

adamski frst

i've not seen mine in 10 weeks

bige

not a good picture -but 3cm of snow and -5 C outside

AJC

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mine is in winter storage, but when i say that,

still taxed etc as when the weather is nice and there is no salt on the road
i will take it out for a winters day drive

MATCOS

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Mines been away since the Power Engineering rolling road day which I think was in Sept, will be out in April ready for Central day Novice Concours

Stoo

Nope, i'll aways regret not using my last one more so i bought this one to use. I'll give it a rinse down if the roads are salty ect but other than that, it gets used as much as i can

stookay

i was thinking of fitting 500 intercooler next year , has it really made a noticeable difference?
best regards stookay

Simbo

mines has been away from end of september aswell

will be back out early april time

DENNIS

mine is put away each year from sept till april / may




cant wait to get it out to play .....

vidizz

mine is now in winter storage. It will come out again in april\may.. Then it`s going in for a service and maybe a power upgrade

K500BHP

still using mine and will do through the winter can't be arsed to work on it as it's too cold/wet so may as well enjoy driving it

Finny

Mines been away since sept, been round the block twice to keep it all moving. Out in april if i can wait that long. Since buying it only done about 450miles in it

MONSTER

I was out in mine on Saturday

Spent all day Sunday cleaning it though

PROMETHEUS

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Put mine in the Garage for winter end of November 2003, hasn't been out since!!!!

JHS

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I bought mine especially for winter use... Still waiting for the snow though

AJC

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some of these pics makes me feel i should get it polished up and in a cover

took mine out last night

in the rain

only cause not used for 3 weeks and she just been fixed

other wise, would of usually stayed indoors

ThomasV

Can't really decide .... REALLY wanna drive it cuz i just bought it, but on the other hand, it is a shame to put such a classic and beautiful car out in winter-salt-s**tty weather ....

Right now its in a garage, but I am seriously considering to bring it out and just drive it.... It seems its gonna be a mild winter here in Denmark anyway, soo ...... grrrrr.... decisions, decisions..

/Thomas
Escort Cosworth '94
Radiant Red

glancy2081

mine broke down a while ago been in garage since collecting parts for engine rebuild,also get a ful coat of paint when its away too

redrsmk5

STOOKAY: yes it has made a very noticeable difference mate

mcossie

I drive it along the year... in the south of France...

John Savage

fook me dave i cant belive you took it out with all that shite on the roads, perhaps you are changing from being a bufty! Next thing we will hear you will be going to track days!

oh yeah mines off the road now till next year, but im already booked in for the first GP track day at brands hatch for its first outing of 2007!

PT

put mine away after ford fair only done 600 miles sice bought it that included fetching from Blackpool, and siverstone and back. will be seeing light again on Thursday which you will all find out why soon enough, then May

kl-mortiss

i dont see the point of haveing a cossy if your not going to use it buy all means look after it. but part of the fun of owneing one is driveing it. i dont drive mine if its wet but if its a dry week end im out showing it of and people love to see it

Franco

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SPOT ON MATE!

Franco

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OMFG!!!!

Your car's turned into Michael Jackson!

Seriously though, don't you think that's a little OTT????

Especially in this day & age nobody give a shite how well its kept, and to get any decent money for them they have to be broke (PS its all very well peeps saying they'll never sell but it happens to the best of them in the end!).

kl-mortiss

every one to there own but i think some get a litte carried away with it

POLARIS ESCOS

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WELL MINE POLARIS ESCORT HAS SAT IN THE GARAGE SINCE SEPTEMBER WHEN I TOOK IT TO KENT FOR THE PERFORMANCE FORD BUYERS GUIDE BUT I USE MY BLACK ONE EVERY DAY KEEPING THE SCOOBY AND EVO DRIVERS SOMTHING TO CHASE

heeman10

I don't own one, but with regard to the "Should they be used this much?" debate, I'd say yes, provided they're kept in good nick! We all know we spend silly money on our cars, repairing or replacing any parts that show the tiniest of cracks, rust or damage, and if an engine's on its last legs, it gets a rebuild. So the only part of the car that's really affected by the use and mileage is the shell, so as long as that's given the necessary treatment and the paintwork is seen to when it needs it, what's the difference?

cossymad

4wd was meant for winter

MATCOS

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Franco this is what Bufty's do and I think it's a great idea, personally I really DO care how well a car has previously been cared for and if it had been kept in a carcoon I would think it had been looked after that much better than one left on a drive or in a damp garage -no matter how well you store a car outside it wont be as good as a carcoon or similar inside



















And yes I bloody do have one, alright

Franco

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So due to this you think someone should pay over the odds for a car built in the 1990's

IE
Mine stored outside - 14K
Yours - Carcoon the lot - 16K

Now we could have the same spec's for aguements sake but due to i don't know......Limited space(which i have! ) you feel that your car should command 2k more. I mean there's no way either of us can classed as uncaring



Ps that actually a serious question mate!

As i can only imgine there will come a time where the call for something a little different (shall we say!) becomes too overpowering to ignore!




























PPS Bloody Bufty's!

S1rst

Mines been away for a while now. Id NEVER use mine in the wet as the thought of the underside getting covered with dirt and water goes through me.

Although i must admit, if the underside wasnt as clean as it is, i would probably use it alot more and maybe even in the rain every now and then, with a good proper clean afterwards. But NEVER in the winter months with all that salt and grit on the road. Water, salt and metal DONT go together all that well.

In my opinion, storing a car properly with a carcoon and/or a decent cover in a decent garage, shows that the car is very well kept, and that the owner has gone that extra yard to keep it as nice as possible.