Cosworth ownership ? and was you happy with it and did you regret selling the good old cossie ?

I've had my 3 door 10 years and to be honest I don't go to any shows, use it mainly for work which is a 15 mile round trip and i'm thinking whats the point !!!

 

Mine has been in the body shop for 3 weeks now and it was my daily so I needed another car so bought a very nice std classic impreza and tbh now I am wondering why the hell I spent so much money on a sierra when cars like this are out there.

I am absolutely loving the subaru

 

I had a saff for 12 years as my daily and then got a 330d m sport as i was doing a lot of miles. the saff got next to no use for 2 years so i sold it and got a 5.7L v8 cobra rep for a toy nowhere near as much fun as a cos so sold that for my 500.I don't think you can beat a cos for a fun car but would't want to run one as a daily now.

 

It don't cost that much to run ,its not really about money if i'm honest .

I had a wrx sti last year and sold it as I got bored ,i've also got a 330d m sport which the gf uses .

14k would get mint some super German motor .

 

I sold my sapphire, and i regret selling it. I kept strong for a while not buying another one. But than again, i thought...fuck it i'll buy another one

 

Sold mine swore blind id never go back got skyline gtst and a r33 gtr then a dc2 very modded then a evo 5 then a st3 then another cossie

 

Nothing! Bought mine in 1990 and never got rid of it!!

 

I got an r32 gtr after 5 cossies, I broke that for parts then bought another r32 gtr which I still have and I also bought an r33 gtr which overall is the best car ive ever had to date.

it all depends what your after from the car, if your looking for lots of power and 4x4 a cossie is no match for a gtr's drivetrain but gtr's are abit of a twat to work on whereas cossies aren't there much more acsecable.

I loved all my cossies I will never forget my first passenger ride was in a stage 3 saph and I was blown away by it I must of been about 20, its just once you want to get past 500 hp imo they are done as none of the drivetrain can cope, I know it can all be upgraded (ŁŁŁŁŁ) but why bother when a better platform is available with a gtr or a supra if rwd.

 

Still own my Cossie unfortunately!

 

Im looking more along the line of German , comfort ,power etc im 34 now with a 2 year old . Hate laying on garage floors and don't have the time to work on cars .

I'm not a fan of jap really if im honest, I think the interiors are crap . I know a sierra isn't much better but you get away with it as there nearly 30 years old .

 

I dont think I could sell mine.My cossie has been in the bodyshop since april and im missing it loads even though ive been using our focus which is a lovely car to drive.

Cossies are just old and there are more modern cars out there.

 

911, Rs4, S4,M3 AMG

 

erm i sold mine and bought a 205 gti...............ill get me coat

 

Don't get me wrong Glenn there great cars but after 18 hours at work getting into a 3 door to come home isn't fun .

I don't want to wreak it using it everyday ,but I also cant see the point in having it locked away and being one of them "I own a cosworth" come and look at it

 

theres a tuned 911 on gtr forum for sale 700 hp Ł31000


http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/177919-20...30k-spent.html

 

10 years of mine a bit of an toy but love it.

 

I don't need or want a 700bhp car mate . plus I don't have 31k sitting under my pillow.

Around the 15/16k mark

 

ah fair enough in that case the options are endless.

the v8 m3s are coming down in price now just found one just under Ł20000

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-M3-4-0...item3cd49e86f9

 

its easy getting away from them mate ,its hard saying away from them lol

 

still got mine ,but bought a mk2 escort aswell

 

Since buying a e46 bmw as a daily I'm Dying for an m3 and with a broken 3dr it's hard to resist

 

Transit, Audi A4(Still got), Mondeo ST220(Still got)

Loved the Cossie, but always aware of where you park it etc which became a bore. Would consider another later on maybe.

Nice well specced 5 series next i think, like the comfort now.

 

sold my escort cos 6 years ago and can honestly say i dont miss it , always hated parking it anywhere out of sight and worrying about the paint work when using it

the saff i had before that is a different story , much more fun without too many worries , so much so that i have been toying with the idea of another for the last 7 years !

 

sold my last saph back in 95 then bought a modded 3.0s capri and have never bought a cos since

 

What about a turbo r32 golf

 

I got an M3 and to be honest its perfect, its the car the 3dr was when I got 10 years ago. i.e I can just use it without worrying about the value of the car/getting parts. I'll probably get another 3dr and kick the m3 out onto the drive at some point but the sierra will be something nice to have in the garage while the M3 is something I can just jump in and kick the arse out of in any weather or not worry about someone hitting it etc. Cossies are a bit too precious for that I feel.

 

As you do

 

i can beat that. i sold mine and bought a astra cdx, yuk.

that was 12yrs ago though and never regretted selling cosworth even though i loved it at the time.

 

Id never get rid of mine as long as im into fast cars and will tune it to 650bhp I know its easier to do with a skyline or supra but there big old boats lol and can't see them beings as quick with the same power!
Only way I'd get rid of my saff is for a Porsche turbo

 

I bought an E90 BMW 330d after my Escos and had it remapped. Great car and did everything well and didn't really look back for a year or so.

My circumstances where slightly different as my Mrs went back to work using the daily so I needed an everyday car for the school run etc..

Will get another Cos when space allows. They are in the blood I guess

I wouldn't have one as a daily. Ever!

 

i only sold my 3 door as i could not use it daily anymore as ive moved to a terraced house so dont have driveway or garage anymore and the nearest i can park it would be in an unlit alleyway 100 yards away lol!
i feel if they cant be used daily there is no point having them but to each their own

 

In the three years I had my black one two of them it was used as my daily.The last year I also had a 207GT which was crap and really slow then 12 months of the Sapphire sitting about I got rid and bought a wide bodied lwb Shogun which painfully slow and totally shite .I miss having a Cosworth on the road and cant wait to get another

 

Sold my 3 door and bought a mitsi l200,sold that and bought a ford lightning and loving it .Dont miss my cos at all

 

After selling my Escos I went to a Octavia vrs.
Free that the usual M3's evo's, skylines, impreza's, supra's etc before my E60 but deep down I still want a 3dr :-(

 

After the 3 door, I got a big mortgage and a sit on mower!

Seriously need another toy, but wouldn't have the time to use it ATM.

 

Sold my first saph way back in 2001 after 2 years of ownership.
In its defence it was very reliable but attracted a lot of unwanted attention and even back then I remember it being hideous on fuel and oil (engine ok,just usual cossie oil consumption).
Parking issues also,worrying whether its there when you get back etc.
Sold it for bits back then as they were Ł3/4000 cars top and plenty too choose from so it seemed logical.
Put the money into my e36 328i cabby which was Ł12500 back in 2002 (cossie would have been a better investment) and we had 100k pretty much trouble free miles out of it,never failed to start,never saw/has seen a welding torch,felt solid,still looks good to this day and only due to poor maintenance did the engine overheat and fail,my own fault.
A replacement car was only Ł350 with a mint motor,a rebuilt cos lump would be what Ł3/4000 for something decent?
So the cos is an expensive motor to keep on the road but hey,it's an icon and I went back and bought another,gonna do it right this time too,make it as reliable as poss,look after it but overall just enjoy it.
If you've owned one,I think you'll always want one again.
As for the above post that he's owned one new since 1990,that's awesome,wish I could say the same!!!!

 

I've had mine for last 8yrs and don't think ill ever sell it! If anything I'd rebuild it into an escos shell. I had a thing for a mk1 focus Rs about 1 n 1/2 year ago and nearly sold the saff. I end up buying a focus Rs and kept the saff, now it sits in the garage and only comes out once or twice a week. If I don't use it for a couple of weeks ill lose the love for it but once I drive it all the love comes back

 

focus rs mk1 then mk2, amazing cars so i never missed a cossie while owning them but now i sold them i miss them and cossie's lol

 

I think alot of people just have cossies cause they can brag about owning one even though they have never used them and are scared to use them.

I can see where your coming from though.How the hell do you do 18 hours a day.Fook that lol.

 

Exactly the same as me !

Do miss my cossie and would love another one but the M3 does everything the cossie did just with less fuss