copied from the RSOC thread
welcome to the forum buddy, i'll answer some/all your questions based on my experience over the last year and a half of cossie ownership
Originally Posted by
hutchy1111
I would be grateful if you could answer a few questions I have:
- I would use the Cosworth car as my daily drive......is this recommended? If not Why?
dont see why not, if its looked after and maintained well and given regular services then it should be fine, i use mine every day pretty much and she's done me proud since i've owned her, only issues i've had with mine were:- cambelt going(be worth getting a new cambelt and tensioner fitted when/if you buy one), clutch cable and me knocking a sensor off causing her not to fire 
i own a 2wd saph and in the wet and in the snow we've had this year its been some what interesting to say the least
- What is the fuel consumption like? Standard ? and say a stage 1? I know what the STI is like
cant comment on standard fuel comsumption as mine's a stage 3, but with a combination of mortorway and town driving, i got 90 miles to £20, i drive like a girl at times tho , with a few hard runs and lots of motorway miles i have got anywhere from 320-400 miles to a tank(without closed loop), just depends on how many times i come on boost and how many hard runs i have
- Any reliability issues?
based on my limited knowledge of the cars and what i've learnt so far and read, they can suffer from mis-fires due to dizzy cap
fuel pump and fan loom wiring, if they've not been re-new'd already i'd recommend you get this done asap
but as said if maintained well and serviced regularly then you should be ok
- Best Fuel for the car? I use Shell V Power for the Subaru
i bought my car off a mate of mine, when he had mine set up he was told too use V-Power, so thats what i use all the time, unless i'm very desperate and i cant find a shell station then i use BP Ultimate
- How much for servicing? Ford or a Specialist?
best thing i can suggest, if your not confident enough to do it yourself then try find a decent tuner near you to take on the work of servicing
- Who are the recommended specialists in Scotland?
only 2 i know/heard of in scotland are sitech racing, i think they deal with Rs's and AVA
- Out of curiosity..how much is the tax these days for a Cosworth?
i'm tight so pay in 6 month stages..... £104 for 6 months last time i looked, so £190 odd for 1 year i think?
- Good points?
for me its the repect you get from people that know what they are
- Bad points?
Rust, Rust and more Rust, buy the best you can is what i'd advise
my answers are in bold, based on my limited knowledge and exp over the last year and a half of ownership, so all the abve can be expanded on
:rlmao:
i'll let the more experienced users answer the rest of your questions