think im losing the faith..!!!!

my saff is sitting in a lockup with a flat battery and a flat tyre i havent even laid eyes on it since june......ive only used it four times this year since i built it (it was a rolling shell)

just cant be arsed with it

the engine was rebuilt including new rings, shells, valve guides&seals, hybrid turbo rebuild,
gaskets, water pump etc..and still it smokes on over-run (blue smoke not fuel)

the engine has been in two other cars before this one and it has always smoked although since the rebuild its not half as bad..

ive just had enough of spending money on them..ive had six cossy's in my time 3x 3doors and 3x saffs.......
.......think ive come to the end.....pass me a rope

 

oh dear mate - best of selling it if you feel like that and have a break from cars

 

been there done that mate there are so many better cars out there my cossie used to make me sick how much i was spending on it best thing i done getting rid of my one

 

this is exactly why mine went and never looked back

 

pm me how much you wanna sell the 3dr for lol

 

Have to say I feel the same,I'm gonna get mine 100% sorted for next summer when the prices creep up a bit (especially for an AIRCON model!!!) and out it ASAP,just have no real time to enjoy it,I'll be frightened to leave it anywhere,I'm far too used to 100% reliable cars now,which most standardish sapph's are but who wants a big standard one that even a mildly sorted golf turbo could waste?
Still not sure what to replace it with but I've seen E39 m5's around Ł6000 now and focus st's the same,which for me tick more boxes.
Getting old I suppose!!!!

 

Haven't got anywhere near that point with mine but then, to be fair, it's been extremely reliable as I've tried to do lots of preventative maintenance in the last 12 years and get jobs done well if I can't do them myself.

Still by far the most enjoyable car I've owned

 

Ive been there, I had a few other cars in between but when you're still around people with Cossies the bug stays with you. Then when they get theirs out or you have a go of them again then you instantly want another. Theres no other car that can make you grin as much as a Cossie coming on boost hard. Leave it in the lock up, chuck it on stands and just let it sit there till you feel the love again because it will come back.

 

easy fix go out in a really really fast one to get you back into them!

 

Aye onwords and upwords matey

They are awesome for so long then they start eating away at you lol

Far better cars out there

 

Been there a few times with mine, however each time i just get her running and go for a blast. It all then comes flooding back why i have a cossy

 

That sounds like a plan mate!

I think we've all felt the same at some point, I felt the same earlier in the year but found the love again now lol.

 

everyone who owns a cossie fills like this at some time.get it running take it out for a nice drive and the love will come back everytime you hear the turbo chattering away

 

Sooo true

 

I'm with ern, toyed with selling mine.

Took it out, loved it again.

 

you'll probably regret getting rid of it

 

I've got a Nova SR I'll happily swap

 

im exactly the same,i couldnt give a shit if i didnt see the thing again,i havent bothered with mine since august.

 

Me!

I do.......I'd love a standard power Sierra Cosworth, Love it I would!

 

after owning one and driving plenty and having mates who still have them i dont feel i want one quite the opposite when i hear them complain about them but say well thats a cossie for you but there cool !!!lol dont get me wrong i like to see them but as for owning one id rather have a skoda estelle

 

i thought that was a skoda you had jay

 

kosman cant believe you aint sold it yet.

 

If anyone is bored of their Ford, I can provide a fun, loving, waterproof home.... Where it can relax with other Fords in a garage and on the occasional Sunday be taken for a drive.


If you would like to donate your Cosworth please PM me

 

This whats makes me laugh when people say they dont use them.Why not its just a car like any other car.There just an old car that have had years and years of abuse.

Get them sorted and use them.I think some people just get scared to use them but love the fact they have a cossie.

To the original poster.of this thread. Can you not buy anotjer engine complete and just swap them over.

 

If its all been rebuilt then get it looked at by someone to find out where its getting the oil in, may be a simple breather issue, did you have it bored? if not was there much of a lip on the cylinder tops etc as if just replacing the rings isnt gonna work for long as you've found out.

 

I love my Cossie but except its 22+ years old so not everyday transport. Its sounds as if you cant afford to keep it at the standard thats required to run trouble free. These cars need experts to keep them healthy & thats costly. Would not swap my Rover 25 for a Cossie as everyday transport, but comes the hour, comes the car & when i want the ultimate buzz the Cossie still does that.

 

Here's what you want to do. Sell it to me for 99p and insure it for me to. When you start to miss it, I'll immediately sell it back to you, no questions asked (for market value, of course)

 

Had mine since it was new 25 years ago, i keep thinking about getting rid of it becuse everytime i get it out i get a barry in a nova or a saxo right up my arse but the wife says i will pine to death without it.

 

i love seeing them aswell,but not seeing mine i can afford to run mine no myther im just sick of spending on it

not having much luck me man,im going to end up keeping it and fixing it and sell it next year in summer.

 

i feel the same about mine at the mo and i use it daily just getting fed up with spending on it all the time, tax is up at the end of the month so will lock it up till march and see how i feel

 

Its only money get the bugger spent.

 

well it has to be worth more than the asking price in bits mate , but if you fix it then it will sell easier

 

Jay, he cant sell it, because everyones affraid they will get Bummed if they go to see it

Kosmans Bumming habits are known world wide now

 

Threw money at mine for 2 years, got it exactly how i wanted it then spun a shell. couldnt bring myself to spend more grands fixing it so sold it for 4k with a blown engine and it sold in 3 days.

I now have a wicked oldskool ford that i love to take out on weekends.
But still wish i had kept my saph instead and forgotton about it for a few months. as by now i would have rebuilt it and be loving it again. I miss it like mad and keep looking at pics of it.

Once a cossie boy always a cossie boy, i will have another its just a matter of time

 

is the kosman really the bad santa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qocqqifz6_s i wouldnt buy a car from him either

 

Fix it, drive it, love it

Its hard to get interested in something again when its looking sorry for itself and wont go as it should, if Kate Beckinsale was in your lock up with a busted lip and a case of herpes would you leave her there or get her out ....

 

IVE CHANGED MY MIND
went up the unit and uncovered the motor today first time since i originaly posted this thread
put the battery on and 1st crack vroom!!!!

had a sit inside and fiddled about couldnt take her out because on sorn

cars been sat under cover since august

bring on the show season!!!

 

Nice one mate.

 

Ha ha good lad.Im in the prosess of getting a new turbo for mine cause its slowly been dying for years now.The cossie is in my dads garage with no rear axle cause i found a bit of rot on the chassis leg so im in the prosess of fixing that too.There just old cars that need a bit of tlc.My cossie will never be 1pp% mint ever but i dont care cause i use mine and thats what its for.

 

Awesome xmas film, has me in stitches every time!