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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 06:34 PM
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Default how often do u use your 3dr??

how often do u use your cossie??
im seriously thinking about buying 1 in a year time when i turn 25. have always loved them and i thinkin its a good age as insurance comes down and you learn to respect things more.

i have another car to use as a daily drive but i was curious to find out how much other ppl use theres
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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Whenever the occasion rises , usually most days , as its sits outside , used hard and cleaned hard thats the way it is

Its a coont not having a garage but its never stopped me owning the cars that i love

buy it youl love it
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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a garage is a must. even for my fiesta lol. i 'd even twist a relation to use ther garage

any more tips mate
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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I use to ise my 2wd Saph daily but since I got it back on the road in Sept after nine months rebuilding the whole car it gets used a couple of times a week now (if Im luck and its not broken) due to having spent so much money on it I've got to use a more economical car for every day use
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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use mine everday , more than my focus rs as my mrs always wants that
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 10:40 PM
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i have a 2wd saph, thats my everyday car
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 09:00 AM
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On my 5th 3dr now,never done more than 1500 miles in a year!

escort van is my daily drive
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 10:29 AM
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Used to use mine most dry weekends, but never when wet. So it barely moved for 5 months over winter. About 2k mls per year (sold car earlier this year with 31k mls on clock).
It all depends on the condition and value of what you buy, as it can dictate the conditions that you are prepared to use it in.
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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Ive use my van monday-friday. but if the van went i would use the 3 door everyday,just a pig to keep clean as its white
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 05:27 PM
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hardly ever use mine - should get it out more....

tempted to sell it sometimes but i know i'll never get another so now its paid for i might as well keep it
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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I used to use my cossie every day but due to a over excited right foot been off the road due to broken gearbox 2 weeks before that done the diff

Now got derv cav daily runner
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:45 PM
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tax mine from april to september, dont use it as much as i should. did 1500 miles last year between mots
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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Im feeling left out lol , just been out in mine there in the rain and mud , having a bit of fun lol

Use a van most of the time mon-fri , but use the cossie at nights etc
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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taxed april till sep and barely does 1500 a year.
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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 05:10 PM
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ive barely put 500miles on my sapphire sice i bought it in april.now that the bastard salt is on the roads(the irish roads are laced in super fizzy weapons grade salt...)it prob wont see the light of day again till bout next march.it seems v reliable in the short amount ive driven it,i'd say they'd make an ok daily driver?
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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 09:13 PM
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Mine came out last for RS National day
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Old Nov 18, 2006 | 03:30 PM
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Ive done 7000 miles in 12 years in my RS500 , sad really .

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Old Nov 18, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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My Sapph only get used in the summer on nice days and taken to the RS shows
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Old Nov 18, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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i seem to spend more time upgrading mine than I do driving it, I've done about 3000 this year
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by RobCarden


hardly ever use mine - should get it out more....

tempted to sell it sometimes but i know i'll never get another so now its paid for i might as well keep it

i want it!!!
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Old Nov 23, 2006 | 06:04 PM
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When the 3dr was on the road i did 14,000miles in a year
Used to use it every day, but when it comes back out it will be a toy only as i think it will cost too much to run all the time
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 06:20 PM
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i use my 3 dr cos every day , had it 2 months and done 2,000 miles already . im a strong believer of buying a car to use not turn it into a garage ornimant . thats just me though .
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by rabmc
Whenever the occasion rises , usually most days , as its sits outside , used hard and cleaned hard thats the way it is

Its a coont not having a garage but its never stopped me owning the cars that i love

buy it youl love it
as above
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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 05:30 PM
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I use my 3 door whenever I want because I can LOL
Not trying to be snotty, just like the car so want to drive it whenever I can, beacause its a Cosworth
My Sapphire on the other hand only comes out in the dry sunny weather, thus why I bought another
If only I could use one every day
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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 05:51 PM
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Have driven around 2000 miles this year, incl. picking up the car in Austria. I guess I've been driving the car less than 20 days total. But that still makes it that much lovely to drive when I finaly do it
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 10:00 AM
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well mine was a daily driver. insure a 3dr on classic insurance through equity. all mods declared (350bhp) wheels etc
3000 miles a year declared but was doing 8000 easy. 350 quid fully comp 300 excess COVERED FOR RSOWNERS CLUB TRACK DAYS but the excess raised to 1000 for these events.
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 11:24 PM
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Hardly use mine now,usualy just gets driven in the dry as they are a bit of a handfull in the wet!
Doesnt mean it doesnt get used hard being as its mostly a trackday car,only did 2 trackdays in it last year and bothe of them it rained so that was rather interesting
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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Only between the months of April to September and in dry weather,makes it much more enjoyable!!!
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by rabmc
Im feeling left out lol , just been out in mine there in the rain and mud , having a bit of fun lol

Use a van most of the time mon-fri , but use the cossie at nights etc
your no the only one rab, a was out fucking about yesterday. even gave a mate a shot ill post the link. ave still no washed it, no that it will make a differance

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...rrent=bell.flv
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by trevCOSS
i seem to spend more time upgrading mine than I do driving it, I've done about 3000 this year
Sounds familiar
We've been modding our EsCos for 2 years. Sold it 6 months after it was "finished".
Bought a 3d last year in july. Driven... errrmmm about 20 miles since

But have to admit the car isn't registered yet
Bumpers will be resprayed this winter, needs a new set of tyres et voilà => all ready to go
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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did only about 4000miles in 3 years...


but i must admit that i´m working on it for a while now.
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I have driven my 3 door four times in the last 7 months and my 2wd saph 3 times since last MOT. Never seem to have the time to enjoy them any more!!!!
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