new cossie owner and f****n lovin it!!
21-12-2007, 08:53 AM
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new cossie owner and f****n lovin it!!
hi guys apart from being new to the forum im new to fords as a whole im 21 years old and brought my 1st saph and i cant belive i had jap cars when a cossies were in my face
i was convinced by a friend who has had had cossies since he passed when he was 17 and now his in his 30's him and his brother know everything about them and do all the works by themselves
i wanted to find 1 standard or atleast near enough so i can do own work with pride
i hunted around and found a dimond white 1 with about 4 owners and it is mint on a K plate 1 of the last of the line and with electric sunroof FSH, HPI clear it was perfect!!!
over the past few days i started buying parts from burton power in essex and building my stage 1
i wont brag on so heres som piks of what i been getting upto
some piks under the bonnet and some work being carried out
some bits i brought
i was convinced by a friend who has had had cossies since he passed when he was 17 and now his in his 30's him and his brother know everything about them and do all the works by themselves
i wanted to find 1 standard or atleast near enough so i can do own work with pride
i hunted around and found a dimond white 1 with about 4 owners and it is mint on a K plate 1 of the last of the line and with electric sunroof FSH, HPI clear it was perfect!!!
over the past few days i started buying parts from burton power in essex and building my stage 1
i wont brag on so heres som piks of what i been getting upto
some piks under the bonnet and some work being carried out
some bits i brought
21-12-2007, 10:09 AM
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good luck fella, treat it with the respect it deserves and it will give you years of pleasure asd all mine have done, very good choice and being so young you will be the envy of all your mates
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21-12-2007, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by TurboShed
Forget stage 1, go Stage 3, you'll end up going at least stage 3 in the end anyway.
21-12-2007, 05:36 PM
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im new to cossie world too mate and have to agree its great, just hope you have better luck then me, having spent almost 1,000within the first 2 months 
lalso good to see im not the youngest cossie owner (22)
lalso good to see im not the youngest cossie owner (22)
21-12-2007, 06:02 PM
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looks tidy mate just get all the samcos and it will look a treat
amen to spending loads of money just had to spend 70 quid on a new fan swith and an hours labour fitting it bugger
amen to spending loads of money just had to spend 70 quid on a new fan swith and an hours labour fitting it bugger
21-12-2007, 06:13 PM
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Just do whats right for you mate - I bought mine in 92 (my saff) and have never been able to part with her. Still bog standard so I bought another to tinker with
Best of both worlds so I am a lucky guy - point is - its your car so play whatever way works for you and have fun fun fun
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Best of both worlds so I am a lucky guy - point is - its your car so play whatever way works for you and have fun fun fun
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21-12-2007, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by charlie luciano
Enjoy, watch that chocolate gearbox if you go 300+ brake horsie power 
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21-12-2007, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by charlie luciano
Enjoy, watch that chocolate gearbox if you go 300+ brake horsie power
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I've heard that too but I've also heard that 300+ is enough to melt the chocolate.
I've never actually rollered my car but would like to do so to see what she is pushing out,
ps: its gone through two boxes and I don't really abuse it..... that's the truth
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21-12-2007, 08:11 PM
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brought my one when i was 22 still got it now 
money thousands lighter as well looks a cracking car fella nothing like the good old cossies!!!!i find burton power to be shit!!!!plenty better places to get your parts graham goode,woodford garage,matt lewis from here
money thousands lighter as well looks a cracking car fella nothing like the good old cossies!!!!i find burton power to be shit!!!!plenty better places to get your parts graham goode,woodford garage,matt lewis from here
21-12-2007, 11:48 PM
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thanks for the welcome guys
im not to worried on gearboxes as my mates got 3 sitting in the shed plus he knows evrything on them so im ok on maintanence wise
the reason i use burtons is coz ther 2 mins from my house and i get trade price there which isnt to bad
i brought a saff coz i felt the convinents of it haveing some 1 there who gives me piss prices on labour and he owns 4 including 2.4 strokerd 1 which is his brother who can rip open the engine and put back together
but im so glad i got the saff and not an evo
my next step is to get som compomotives MO's
im not to worried on gearboxes as my mates got 3 sitting in the shed plus he knows evrything on them so im ok on maintanence wise
the reason i use burtons is coz ther 2 mins from my house and i get trade price there which isnt to bad
i brought a saff coz i felt the convinents of it haveing some 1 there who gives me piss prices on labour and he owns 4 including 2.4 strokerd 1 which is his brother who can rip open the engine and put back together
but im so glad i got the saff and not an evo
my next step is to get som compomotives MO's
22-12-2007, 02:06 AM
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good luck m8.
never been in a car thats quite the same.
be prapared to have deep pockets tho.....
all the best and welcome to PF
never been in a car thats quite the same.
be prapared to have deep pockets tho.....
all the best and welcome to PF
22-12-2007, 01:19 PM
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i understand that fords have got a record of bad maintanence but i always belive that most cars with issues have been abused yea i admit i put foot down here and then but not each and every min of driving it
i belive you treat your car well then it treats you well
and belive it or not i dont find them to be that expensive compared to something like an evo or scooby
i belive you treat your car well then it treats you well
and belive it or not i dont find them to be that expensive compared to something like an evo or scooby
22-12-2007, 10:05 PM
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Cossies are NOT unreliable.. owners are, skimping on basic jobs will cost you BIG in the long run, check the oil and water EVERY day, and inbetween times if you get chance as well, a std car can burn 1 litre of oil in 1000 miles, even says it in the handbook Nice saff 
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23-12-2007, 02:20 PM
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Nice car mate look after your car and it will look after you. Ive had my white saff cossie for nearly 2 years now. Ive spent a few hundred quid on it easy. If my car needs anything it will get it. They put a smile on my face every time i go out in mine. I love cossies.
23-12-2007, 07:44 PM
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thanks mate i love getting into mine as well but i have to be carefull ABS system needs attention
im buying few chrome bits I.E swirl pot water tank
by mid january gonna look into bigger turbo and other bits
best car ive ever owned
im buying few chrome bits I.E swirl pot water tank
by mid january gonna look into bigger turbo and other bits
best car ive ever owned
24-12-2007, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by KSA-Cossie
Originally Posted by kingycos
Going back to coloured spoilers, they were only full colour on the last 300 produced (not registered), so alot of 92 spec saphs still have the black tip spoiler.
25-12-2007, 09:46 PM
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Dont keep buying for Burtons
I did that on my S1 spent thousands
Thank god for Ebay
I px my S1 on the my cossie and had it on the road for 6months (well if that)
Now its been off the road for over 2yrs Hoping it will be back for the Sumer this yr
Enjoy my
I did that on my S1 spent thousands
Thank god for Ebay
I px my S1 on the my cossie and had it on the road for 6months (well if that)
Now its been off the road for over 2yrs
Hoping it will be back for the Sumer this yr Enjoy my
31-12-2007, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by sabres74
Originally Posted by KSA-Cossie
Originally Posted by kingycos
Going back to coloured spoilers, they were only full colour on the last 300 produced (not registered), so alot of 92 spec saphs still have the black tip spoiler.
