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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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Well a mate of mine picked up a evo 8 fq300 on saturday in white with carbon MR bits on her,MR cams/turbo etc power is at around the 380 mark!feck me does it go!

looks hard as,drives superb no knocks rattles etc,must say thinking of getting rid of the cossie and going jap,need a fresh start with things!i feel EVO is the way forward!
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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well i want ya 3dr...
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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Pm me price on the old slow 3dr then
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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At least drive the T4 beast

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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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cant sell the stormtrooper man !!!

summers just upon us fella,

keep it and enjoy it


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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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well at least i know i could sell the 3 door quick if ones i like comes up then lol!i would want what i paid for her,not going to let her go for any less!
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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well at least i know i could sell the 3 door quick if ones i like comes up then lol!i would want what i paid for her,not going to let her go for any less!
you know ill take her if you decide to sell.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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Don't do it Douglas... unless you need to use the car everyday, in which case a c400bhp Evo is going to make more sense than a 500+bhp 3dr Cosworth IMO.

If its a toy, get a bit of use out of the 3dr this year and then punt it on towards the end of the summer and get some Jap 4WD in your life in time for the wanky weather arriving.


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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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dont do it mate ,you mightened get a cossie like you have now again when you want to return ,which of course you will do in the near future
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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I know the real reason Doug

Its not Moonstone

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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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Dont you dare douglas!!!!!!!!! lol

I know it's defo a lovely Evo...i can't believe how much i liked it once i saw it but man you can't get rid of your beast... even more so cos you haven't even used it
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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White 8 with carbon bits and 380 bhp? Nice
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:51 PM
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been thinking for a few weeks about lots of crap!going out in the evo made me think it is possible to have a rapid car that will not break and still looks stunning!
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:51 PM
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White 8 with carbon bits and 380 bhp? Nice

its lovely mate!will see if i can find some pics
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by mechanic28
its lovely mate!will see if i can find some pics
there are pics on mug doug
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 10:00 PM
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think of it this way doug the 3 door has sat in the garage for how long ? if you had a evo you would have deffo driven it more and had more fun ! want a ornament by a antique painting lol
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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very nice mate...love white.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 10:12 PM
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that is nice doug ,but it aint no cossie
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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correct you can drive it hard and not wait for the bang lol
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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thats tidy i love white cars
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:13 AM
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EVERYONE with a cossie who goes in an evo ALWAYS says they want the evo. The cossie bug runs deep though...
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:15 AM
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How much would you sell the 3dr for?
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:28 AM
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Ive been there done it & went back to a cossie its something you will prob need to get out your system i say do it
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:29 AM
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fuck the evo mate enjoy the cos
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:31 AM
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I understand exactly how you feel. did you drive it?
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Personally i'd love an EVO, probably more than a cossie these days!
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your trying to compare looks of an evo to a 3 door thats certainly not the reason to swap the 2. Evos are not pretty even compared to old sierras!!!
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by warrenpenalver
your trying to compare looks of an evo to a 3 door thats certainly not the reason to swap the 2. Evos are not pretty even compared to old sierras!!!
Evo's arent pretty that your own opinion im sure not everyone's certanly not mine im not a fan of the evo 10 the 5,6,8,9 are lovley cars. The 8 Mr's in red i think are stunning
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tell him warren. you just cant beat the look of a cossie imho.
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Originally Posted by carlo
Evo's arent pretty that your own opinion im sure not everyone's certanly not mine im not a fan of the evo 10 the 5,6,8,9 are lovley cars. The 8 Mr's in red i think are stunning

they are good looking but cant be compared to a cossie
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lol @ the ford blinkers i know this is a ford site & ppl love cossies but after owning 5 cossies & a evo i know what i would buy first & it wouldnt be a cossie for sure.
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1538473.htm
My money would be somewhere like here
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white or red evo 8/9 is a far nicer looking car than a cosworth, although Escort cosworths still look the biz!
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Originally Posted by carlo
lol @ the ford blinkers i know this is a ford site & ppl love cossies but after owning 5 cossies & a evo i know what i would buy first & it wouldnt be a cossie for sure.


five cossies .....................one evo ,i think your argument has a hole in it carlo

as a everyday car i dont think a evo can be beaten,but for a blast on a sunny day the cossie wins handsdown,the only other thing you need is aa or rac cover
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I had 3 of them before the evo mate & wish i had bought a mr instead of the other 2 big time. Agreed there is nothing nicer for me when you see a escort cossie driving past i will always love them.
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Originally Posted by james kiely
five cossies .....................one evo ,i think your argument has a hole in it carlo

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Read the reply chop
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Doug, Bens care is fecking stunning isnt mate.

tbh if your gonna use it every day then sell the cossy and get one.
if not then keep the 3dr.
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No denying they are awesome bits of kit, new, reliable etc fantastic machinery I love them

God what a cliche, an old cossie has 'character' that I bet you'll miss, once your infected its a hard disease to get rid of
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