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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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Default 450 BHP Escort Cosworth Lux **SOLD**

1992 K Reg' Mallard Green Homologation 'Large Turbo' model Escort Cosworth Lux - New 451 BHP engine & uprated transmission 12K miles ago.

FSH, all previous MOT's & Tax discs.
MOT & Tax - November 2008
5 Previous Owners

111K genuine miles (new 451 BHP engine & uprated transmission at just over 99K miles - details below)

New price: £13,500

INTERIOR
Full Leather Recaros
Sunroof & opening rear quarters
Electric windows, heated screens & mirrors.
Cat 1 Alarm & immobiliser & other security
Pillar mounted 40 psi white faced boost gauge
PECTEL MONITOR - custom fitted in dash banana pod, with peak recall & data logging facility + PC link lead.
Defi controller & Gauges: Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, EGT.

EXTERIOR
Morette quad headlamps
RS500 foglamp grilles (genuine)
Compomotive MO 6 spoke 17" wheels with 235/40/17 Goodyear GSD3 F1's all round.

ENGINE
Fully rebuilt engine approx' 12k miles ago by Harvey Gibbs - 451BHP / 360 Lbs-ft torque @ 26 psi (dyno graph available)
Mapped on engine dyno, and map checked & tweaked @ Bruntingthorpe once engine in car.

Nick Waples gas flowed, polished and ported head
SCS spec' Cam's, adjustable verniers, Isky valve springs
O-ringed inlet manifold
P8 ECU & Pectel baby board
Air injector boost control
Grey '403' injectors
WRC 6 Long studs
WRC metallic headgasket
Lowered compression & pocketed pistons
HG T38 turbo
Big wing sump
Collins uprated engine mounts (fitted with new engine)
Pro-Alloy 'RS500' intercooler in black (fitted with new engine)
New Ford radiator (fitted with new engine).
Stainless steel exhaust
Bailey breather system (breathes both side of the block, oil return to sump)
K&N panel air filter in std airbox
Bailey alloy swirl pot
Bailey alloy header tank
GPA coil
Motorsport leads
Silicone boost & water hoses
3 bar MAP sensor
Uprated Bosch in-tank fuel pump

TRANSMISSION (approx 12K ago with engine)
New/rebuilt front diff with strengthening plate
New, shot peened & polished FULL Quaife big tooth gearkit fitted (+ synth fluids) at a cost of £4,096 at CTS
Uprated AP Paddle clutch (full kit, plate & cover, bearing, cable)

BRAKES
Reyland 6 pot AP 355mm front brake kit with DS2500 pads.
stainless steel braided brake hoses all round.

SUSPENSION
Koni adjustable suspension with Ahmed Bayjoo spec' Leda springs
Polybushed front end.

Whilst I've owned the car (since 2001), it's never been crashed, bumped or painted (original panels), and has been maintained regardless of cost, covering approx' 35K miles in the past 7 years, always garaged.

Mechanically in excellent condition, always ran on Optimax/V-Power fuel & Silkolene Pro S 10W50 oil.


Bad points:

Some stonechipping to front as can be expected on a car of this age/mileage.
Some rust showing on front wheel arch lip, small amount on bootlid, and some bubbling below petrol cap.
Drivers door has a small ding and rust on the bottom edge. (Have a replacement door available)

HPI clear. A very quick and reliable car, engine is still sweet as a nut. I think the car is in very good condition for it's year/age, and the fact that it actually gets used.

Recently serviced, and new clutch.

Genuine enquiries only, no test pilots, no PX.





















*PM me for contact info & any Q's*

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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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Looks good and a nice spec too.
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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Is that yours Bill? Never seen a picture of it apart from the mag feature from PF!
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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Shame you've got to sell up Bill!

Best of luck mate, looks stunning and won't hang around at that price!
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awesome spec for the money, the miles may be high but it has the history to back it plus its all been rebuilt


great advert aswell, all the important bits at the top, mileage, owners & price
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Charlie Chalk
Is that yours Bill? Never seen a picture of it apart from the mag feature from PF!
same here, remember it in the mag with the standard wheels
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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That's hella cheap for that spec!!! Best value escos I've seen in a long while!
Old Mar 8, 2008 | 09:36 AM
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love this car good spec good luck with the sale im sure someone will rip you arm off with a price like that
Old Mar 8, 2008 | 09:38 AM
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Perfect for me,just a year too early.
Old Mar 8, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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Very nice


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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 10:28 AM
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bill bill bill! why you selling her?
Old Mar 8, 2008 | 11:09 AM
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Who gives a shit about the miles, buy on condition, and this one looks very nice and even nicer spec and price. Good luck
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Thanks for the comments guys.

As PT says, mileage doesn't/shouldn't mean much on a car of this age - plus the major components were replaced 12K ago - that said, it's actually WELL BELOW average mileage, lol.

Radders - yep it's mine, don't really have a fetish for photo's lol. The photo's above were taken this week, and probably the first ones I've taken of it for a few years.

Chop - must be the seven year itch.

Asking less than I've spent on it in the last couple of years alone - If you bought a complete shed of an EsCos for £7-8K (find one, lol), it'd still cost considerably more than this one to get up to the same spec' .... what the hell am I doing?
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 07:21 PM
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WTF are you doing Bill....... you've had the old girl for years!!!!!! Wouldn't be the same if you didn't own her!!!


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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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wish my transmission was at the same spec as that, keep her mate as you'll regret selling
Old Mar 12, 2008 | 02:58 AM
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Fair one Bill, I seem to take millions of pictures of my car lol!


Be a shame to sell it mate.... bttt for you
Old Mar 12, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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Why you selling Bill?

Give you 10k
Old Mar 12, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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Dont sell! I had a polaris grey escos 90k all original apart from 350bhp engine & sold it just before christmas & everytime I see a picture of it I regret it sooo much
Old Mar 12, 2008 | 03:16 PM
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free bump billa
Old Mar 12, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by RichardPON
Why you selling Bill?

Give you 10k
You only want the engine & 'box, Rich?

Cheers Rob - hope you're all well over the water
Old Mar 19, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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up for a nice ride
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Awesome car for the money
Old Mar 31, 2008 | 03:51 PM
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Cheers Paul
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I think the problem is even though it's had one heck of a lot of money spent on it a lot of people only see that the clocks show 111k miles (or 11k on an Escort of course).

Cracking car to the right person I reckon.
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if someone wanted to spec up there escos or saff it would be worth buying to swap all the bits then sell on with a lesser spec,
get a canculator & add up how much the parts would cost
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I thought this would have been snapped up at that price TBH... very suprised. If i was in the market for an escos this would be on my drive by now!!
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Cheers guys.

Trev, I know what you're saying, but a car of this age should really bought on condition (imo). Plus, your average person who wants a concourse low miler doesn't usually want big spec/power - each to their own.

Low mileage doesn't mean a car is mint, or high mileage a shed in my experience. Plus if it had half the mileage (which is basically just on the shell) then it'd be quite a bit more. Car's never been tracked (been to Brunters with Performance Ford when it was on 803's - that's it). Not been bumped or crashed - the car's just an honest example of a well spec'd EsCos.

Guzzler, absolutely (and they'd probably make on the deal too).
I don't think people (who haven't completed a big hp build) realise what it costs to do the job properly - would make an ideal fast road (as it is) or track car if that's your thing.

I don't HAVE to sell it, just feel I've had my time in Cosworths, this being my second EsCos, so won't be accepting daft offers (but I appreciate people like to try, lol)
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Originally Posted by TrevCos
I think the problem is even though it's had one heck of a lot of money spent on it a lot of people only see that the clocks show 111k miles (or 11k on an Escort of course).

Cracking car to the right person I reckon.
I dont agree, if the car has all the rights bits with the receipts and has been maintained i think milage isn't an issue. It the end of the day it a cossy and a fast one by the look at the spec so i would say the milage issue doesnt apply, a genuine buyer would look a bit deeper than just the clocked miles. Would the same be said about a MkI or II escort mex, i dont think so. Just my opinion

Good luck with the sale , and a good price compared to the on on ebay (£18K on a K plate)
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Originally Posted by Billabong
Cheers guys.

Trev, I know what you're saying, but a car of this age should really bought on condition (imo). Plus, your average person who wants a concourse low miler doesn't usually want big spec/power - each to their own.

Low mileage doesn't mean a car is mint, or high mileage a shed in my experience. Plus if it had half the mileage (which is basically just on the shell) then it'd be quite a bit more. Car's never been tracked (been to Brunters with Performance Ford when it was on 803's - that's it). Not been bumped or crashed - the car's just an honest example of a well spec'd EsCos.

Guzzler, absolutely (and they'd probably make on the deal too).
I don't think people (who haven't completed a big hp build) realise what it costs to do the job properly - would make an ideal fast road (as it is) or track car if that's your thing.

I don't HAVE to sell it, just feel I've had my time in Cosworths, this being my second EsCos, so won't be accepting daft offers (but I appreciate people like to try, lol)
Oh I know all too well what you're saying mate, I just think even though a lot of it is obviously near enough new just showing over 100k miles on the clock puts a lot of people off whatever anyone says, because they're basically scared they'll never see their money back when they try and sell again. But the proof of the pudding is in the selling....

But I know exacly what you mean about buying on condition. I wouldn't even think of buying one unless it had all the Mots and full service history like my last one did, and if I know the person I'm buying off even better, which I did through the club. I actually went down twice to see mine and spent hours on it before I actually decided to buy it, and it wasn't local, I live in Lincoln and the car was in Thetford Norfolk. You can't take anything for granted on these cars. The stuff I've seen over the years (and I'm sure you have) would make people's hair curl.

I have to say from the pics and spec it does look and sound good though, so I hope you get a sale soon.

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I have a mate interested in this, how much flex is there in the price? Pm me if you like
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At £14.5k thats a bargain!!!
Old Apr 11, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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Any pics of the engine bay and the interior?
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I can't belive this hasn't been snapped up yet, Im going to buy a scratch card.
Good luck with the sale.
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will someone buy this FFS im thinking of breaking mine for it!!
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Originally Posted by lamb chops
will someone buy this FFS im thinking of breaking mine for it!!

Ill have your wheels ...lol..
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Wow, surprised this hasnt sold yet!
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Well I took a mate to view this car, and it has to be said for the money it is an absolute bargin, it has all the right bits, no expense spared on the build, and it goes really,really well. Very little lag, very smooth and free-revving engine. Just think that there is 6k of engine, 4k of gearbox, 1k of brakes,1k of wheels and all the other bits that add up to a fortune. Bill is the most honest bloke I have ever met selling a car, totally upfront and knows his car inside out.

My mate has bought a bike now, but for anyone who could put a little bit of time and effort into sorting the bodywork out, you would have a storming car that you can just get in and drive with no worries. I would quite happily buy this car myself if I had the cash spare.

Cheers for the time anyway Bill, your car will sell easily to someone who knows what they are doing, but I know you are torn, I would keep it if I were you and enjoy it
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Cheers Will

Couple of pics added to original post.
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