Hi guys am looking to buy a rs but really can't make my mind on a focus rs mk1 or sierra Cosworth what would you guys go for thanks

 

Will depend on budget and how deep your pockets are come the time something breaks on the sierra or requires a bit more care and attention than the much more modern focus.

 

alos depends on if its needs to be a daily driver or not

 

No not a daily driver just a weekend car and for shows but I been told that both will rocket up in value in to time both are love cars drove both its just a hard choice lol

 

for me personally the frs but plenty of saph owners that would say different

 

Cossie it is then lol

 

My wife said focus but my young lad wants me get a cossie but am still at the brick wall and not really want jump in so thought I put quick post up see wat the out come is so that 1 all Upto now 😃

 

I was in the same situation a few weeks ago and went for the Cosworth.

Been offered a mk1 Focus RS in a deal for it already though so see how things go

 

Is a hard one isn't I am looking but am just like what do really want and I just keep goin round and round haha

 

Focus RS

 

I was all set for going to collect a Focus but something just didn't seem right so left it,next day the sapphire appeared on ebay and that was me sorted decision made.

When you see the right car you'll know which one you want

 

I wouldn't buy a mk1 frs over a skoda estelle let alone a cossie LOL

 

Toy = Cossie




Focus RS don't do it for me at all .

 

Depends on a lot of things, do you want modified or standard? budget? i sold my rwd saph and bought a focus rs, I have never looked back.

 

I sold my 4x4 and got a focus rs, best thing I did. Done more km in 6 months then I did in the Cossie in two years

 

If it was a cossie I go for would def have to be standard one thanks guy for feed back on it

 

I've a 3 door and an FRS,both standard and love them both for different reasons,
Cosworth is iconic but frs is just an all round excellent car to drive

 

I have had my sapphire for less than a year and bought it just because it was a cosworth and what I wanted ever since I was a kid. For me it doesn't need to be the best or the fastest, it was purely purchased from the heart. I still have an Impreza which can be used for the more mundane trips (well my mrs uses it mainly) so I didn't need the practicality a newer FRS would bring. The FRS is supposed to be a great car but that wouldn't be enoug for me to swap my old Sierra for one.

 

I always wanted a cossie since i was a kid but had the mk1 frs first due to not being able to get insurance on an escort cosworth when i was 24 lol.

Anyway i had the frs for 1 year and sold it after deciding to look at saphs! Found a low mileage 4x4 saph in newcastle which was very slow but the satisfaction i got driving it home and the looks i got off people on the road summed it up as the right decision for me.

That was 2007 and ive had a couple of quick cars since then which for me means nothing! I get the satisfaction out of having a car i like looking at and i can stick away in the garage for months at a time without getting bored and deciding to sell it!

I would go for the saph for sure

I love Saphs but i love Bmw E30's so i have the best of both worlds

 

Personal preference really the focus will be a much more modern car to drive and they are great cars to drive they go well and handle great.
I have never owned a cossie but I know parts etc are getting hard to find now and expensive but then so is parts for the focus.

 

Now that's lovely, E30s I've always loved, owned 5 E30 M3s and they were / stupendous imo, chassis are superb, also owned 3-4 of the E30 3251 sport, great car, sound lovely with a full scorpion on

 

Had a Cosworth as a daily runner for the last 12 years, now got a modified Focus RS and would never go back.

BUT for you as a weekend toy then COSWORTH all day mate, there are certain things in life you need to do before you die and this is one of them

Don't get caught up in all the future value bullshit, buy what you want

 

I've owned both and the frs is leagues ahead, the Saff is old school cool and will probably appreciate faster, the older guys on the road will appreciate it and talk to you about it, women won't get it but you can't win with them as they will think the focus is a boy racer car. For a car you can jump in and drive it's the one, Saff at stage 3 is fast, but it's not hard to get the focus to 330 bhp too. My suggestion is drive a few as they vary massively, mines a good one, and has been 100% reliable for 7 years and 120k miles

 

Love that beemer just a great mix

 

It'll be a lot harder to find a decent sapph now, I do like frs mk1s love the colour and would like to own one at some point but you still see them around quite a bit. You'll always get more attention in a sapph

 

Best post on this thread

 

The Focus RS is, as a daily driver going to be more practical as it is a modern easy to drive car but will never have the same appeal as a well sorted Sapphire 2wd. A while back when my Daughter was looking at maybe getting a new FRS we went to have a test drive in one, and yes it was very smooth and easy to drive but it didnt have a wow factor. The funny thing was we went to the Ford dealer in my 1990 450 bhp 2wd Sapphire which I left in their customer car park. When we got back there was mechanics and salesmen from the dealers standing around all looking at it. They asked me to look at the engine bay and had quite a few questions for me about it.
The point I am trying to make is if I had gone there in an FRS would it have got the same amount of interest?
I have had mine for 21 years, would I change it for an FRS ? No chance!!

 

Having owned both a mk1 Focus RS and a cossie, I would say go for the Focus.

Cossie's can be fun and go well when set up right etc but getting bits for them now is getting increasingly difficult and that can get very frustrating at times. Also not easy to find a good one for reasonable money nowadays

The focus I had I really enjoyed. It wasn't huge power but it handled really well and was really reliable. I think they're a great looking car as well. I'd have another in a heartbeat.

 

Coming from a man who like allegros I wouldnt listen to him

 

I don't think threads like this actually help making a descision , they just make it harder . At the end of the day you buy what you want not what 23 people on passionford would buy .

 

This is it you either want a car to just drive and leave any where and not worry about the focus or a car thats a idiot magnet thats can be a royal pain in the arse cant leave it any where still stolen always have your wallet empty lol ! The cossie lol . I quite like the sound of one of these frs now

 

Or flip a coin

 

I had a saff and focus rs, then sold the saff as never used it because the focus was so good. Then sold the focus because I wanted another cossie. I bought an escort cossie a couple of month ago but I'm already looking to sell it and buy another focus

 

Thanks guys I put the naked in hat my young lad going to pick one tonight when he finish school

 

100% agree.

 

Cossie all day long

 

Defo agree. Posts make me laugh about what car to buy. Road test them and make your own minds up.

 

My choice would be a cossie.

 

Saph over a FRS any day for me, however the focus is newer and will be, or should be reliable and easier to get bits for if that's a consideration you're at all fussed about. Also for example, less chance a 7k focus vs. a 7k saph would be a shitter, simply because cossies are older, depends what your budget is.

 

There are some pretty ropey focus rs for sale for 7k just now be careful what you buy.