gcfcos

when i first got my saph i used it everyday for 8 months and only prob was rad and headgasket going and numerous o/s/f driveshafts (engine mounts) i really enjoyed using it and the looks and feeling i got. there was no theft attempts parked in a bad area on the rd too! since i been laying it up for weeks on end without using it in the garage ive had a theft attempt, but the worst being a mouse got in and tried chewing wiring!! plus now everytime i take it out things seem to go wrong, when using it everyday there was no surprises. im not worried about fuel consumption using it everyday just wear and tear, but seems to be worse when i lay it up!! it seems to me these cars need to be driven. the only thing is before this car ive never had a second car before ive just had one car and just driven it everyday. anyhow was just wondering if anyone else uses theirs everyday?? cheers, gary

burnhamshaun

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I do and I love it shame I'm selling it tho due to rising bills a little boy the mrs on maternity and another bun in the oven all that on top of a low wage isn't very good for filling it up every week but I do love driving it all the time and people waving and asking questions etc there's also a white one round this way I've seen 3-4 times in the last 2 weeks

ajamesc

i have been about 3 or 4 days a week the last few months but to be honest it dose my head in putting fuel in it as its really bad lol but is fun to drive

gcfcos

yeah fair points chaps fuel is getting way too expensive. though mine only uses Ł5 a day to go to work and back so aint all bad. and i only work 5 days a week but i like to use it all weekend too so lots of use. only reason i started this thread is to convince myself to start using it again lol! the missis is close to passing her driving test so she will need her car back so save buying and insuring another car really. not 100% sure though still lol

KSA-Cossie

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No,mines just a toy now.I did use it every day for the first few years I owned it though.

gcfcos

fair play. yours looks way too nice to use everyday lol

akamob

Yep mine does, has for the last 4 years.

burnhamshaun

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Ł5 a day surely it don't even get warm if your only using less then 2l of fuel either way :-/ lol I use Ł15 to work and back

gcfcos

its not far from home really only 20 minute journey either way. Ł10 fuel lasts me 2 days before the fuel light comes on again

gcfcos

it is only stage one and its not flat out on way too work

Eigdoog

If mine was on the road then i would like to use it everyday but i feel as if the fuel would be to much and people wanting to theft it

So no i guess i would not.

Cilly-jey

i use mine day 2 day and has cost me a fortune, worth evary pennie. even thow head gasket has gone and the bills are coming in again, 9grand in a year and still not rebuilt the engien... dont get a standard cosworth as all u do is upgraid and then get dored ao upgraid again and brake some thing again hehe

carl/saff

Use my saph every day ...........

Why not , i wont be taking her with me !!!!

70 k in 9 years ........ and looking forward to many more miles !!!!!

Yes , i have just rebuilt the engine ......151 k and going strong .

cheeRS Carl

Glenn_

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I use mine everyday too and use it on a weekend every now and then.

Theres no point in having it if it doesnt get used.Things are gonna start to go wrong cause there old.Ive spent a fair bit on mine this year.Its only money and you cant take it with you when your gone.


I dont use mine in the winter cause of the shite weather.

Cossie92

I've only had my Cossie for few months and I've used it daily. Its Stage 2 so its fast and practical. I live in Finland and we have plenty of rainy days and autumn is coming.. As far as I have only one car im going to use it daily but leave it home when its rainy and wet.. I don't wanna rust my Cossie since its 100% free of rust and in good shape. Perhaps im going to get 2nd car someday to do the daily driving and use my Cossie only in summertime though I have a 4x4 one.

opposite lock

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If i could afford too i would most likely , although the short journey stuff doesn,t go down too great in cossies ime and feels a bit overkill if i,m honest . A good cossie will look after you , a tank a week is expensive for most of us

kosienutter

Use mine everyday and fill her with super unleaded. dont floor it into work which is 10 mile round trip so hardly use fuel really. hate it when i have to when the weather is shite and the car gets dirty though lol.

cozmeister

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I've used mine practically every day since I got it in 2003. In that time it's never been able to win a concourse competition, lived outside in the British weather, and it's taken me literally thousands of miles (around 45,000).

It's been out in the snow and ice - drove all the way from Manchester to Norfolk in the snow a few years ago, and dodged a few falling branches in the Norfolk outback!

It's transported people, food, car parts, animals, tree stumps, and all sorts, and is still around to tell the tale. It's had a few little "consumable" problems in that time, but nothing unexpected (maybe with exception of the pattern fuel tank that shat its pants).

The driver's bolster was worn through when I got it, and it's still pretty much the same, the leather's not exactly top notch, and the boot carpet's missing. It's had one rear arch replaced, and the other's just starting to go now. The bumpers aren't straight (yes, both of them are wonky), the bonnet's a different shade of blue because it was painted next to a corn field, and the boot leaks in heavy rain.

But I love it to bits.

KSA-Cossie

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Thanks mate.

wulliesxr4i

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a used mine everyday in life for all diffrent stuff till a bought ma 3dr shell so now mines is goin to get raped to build the 3dr lol

Sinbad

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Used the Saff every day for 6 years and now the 3 door for the last 18 months, it's only a car at the end of the day

Glenn_

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Mine sits in the pissy rain all the time its only garaged in winter.I havent washed it for weeks cause when i do the next day it will be covered in shit again.

BIG WULL

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Mine was used everyday till it broke. Almost 2 years have passed since it turned a wheel now. I say every month "ill put it on the road next month". maybe one day...

cossiedad

I don't use mine everyday but only for a couple of simple reasons.
1) Purposely didn't pay the extra on the insurance to have it covered for commuting, so while parked at work it's not technically insured.
2) Fuel prices - and I only use Shell Optimax so pricey!
3) It means I look forward to my days off and nice eves when I can take it out. Plus I don't get too used to the drive so it feels more special when I do. (hope that makes sense!)

But if I had the money, I would have 2. One to use everyday prob stage 1 or 2, and then a stage 3 or 4 one to use on the weekends.

cheeRS

martysmartie

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I would but I think it would get stolen or damaged, I don't have anywhere secure to leave it during day to day business. Plus it woulden't be a "Show car" if I was to drive it everyday, coupled to the fact I am very protective about it haha, I don't want to worry.

Martin

gcfcos

mate that is seriously awesome lol. my sentiments exactly!! mines a few differant shades of colour and bumpers are also wonky and few dents and scratches. never rusted or welded but well rust proofed!!!!!

cozmeister

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Mine sports a few battle scars too

I don't do bufty, but neither did Andy Rouse's BTCC RS500s

jason_nike

Fortunately I have a company car, so the cossies are just for weekends etc
But when I do drive them the thrill is even better as not using them often
I`m sure I would enjoy them aily tho

jht

Since December 23rd 1988

R4N SS

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i use mine daily - actually took the e36 into work today as had a flat on the saff - think the bimmer engine has overheated now

cozmeister

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That's pretty good going! Presumably you're the only owner it's ever had?

mr noisy

Also use my 334bhp cossie daily

And if its not mine ill use another cossie in the workshop as cant beat the looks you get from if you are in a saph or 3door or even the escort cos

yes there is the fuel bill but when you push everything out the way with 550bhp its all worth it

Bloomers

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use mine daily when i can. but its normally broken for 6 months of the year, so that would average out at every other day lol

onslack

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i used mine daily for the 1st 2 years, in that time the cambelt went so had the valves and head re done, drove it around again daily for a few months then my exhaust cam snapped and my bottom end let go so i had to buy another car while she was rebuilt

now my saph gets used as and when

BigErn

I used my previous ones daily and they had their problems along the way but they are there for driving. The one thing that does happen when you use them daily though is that you can begin to get bored of them in a sense and they just become your regular mode of transport, and sometimes you feel like you may as well have a Mondeo. Mine is a second car now, when it actually works, and I prefer it that way as it still feels a bit special when you get in it after driving something "normal" for a week or so. Its been off the road for over 2 years now so when its back on the roads Ill probably use it daily again till the novelty wears off or it breaks

Captain500rs

And with you driving it will be the last one lol

rs_traynor

iv been usin mine everyday since i got it, likes eatin tyres for fun thats the only thing thats pissin me off lol pretty good on fuel compared to other cars iv had

BigErn

What are you trying to suggest Karl??

davidglanza

are the cossies that troublesome if used everyday..
alot of head gaskets and bottom ends goin in them..

xgar rwds

I drive mine daily & love it! Can't wait for the snow to come!