Bit bored realy so just wanted to know which of them you prefer and why?
Me personally think that the Escort is one of the most gorgeous looking cars ever but the 2wd saffy is one of the ultimate driving cars of all time(tail happy)

So whats your opinions people..

 

neither, 3drs are where its at. Escorts are more competant but rwd and the headturning looks of the original and best (IMO) incarnation of the Cosworth.
Saffs never floated my boat even though I briefly had a '92 4x4.

 

Sierra, ultimate driving cars of all time?!?!? think you need to drive some more cars mate

 

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I will have to NOT agree with you on that one

I would say there is quite a few other "Drivers" cars out there

 

No I meant they are so much fun , thats what I was getting at Porkie

 

TIFF

get on MSN m8

 

3dr's

 

i was waiting for the ' 3 door is best ' to pop up.


you know it's the escort.






Dave.

 

For people who dont go cruising around in Ferraris etc....yous know what I meant

 

Yeah I suppose I should have included the 3dr, some people seem to have been offended

 

Had small and big turbo EsCos's but prefer 3dr for grin factor...but none of them hold a candle to a Skyline (I am heavily biased on this!)

 

Cam it's no use to compare cars from different eras, different kinds of motorsport and allthat. Skyline is very much contemporary car. Cossies are in fact 80's cars with Escos as kind of pinnacle of 80's technology that came too late. Still Ecos is most impressive as it's still very very quick car around corners. In couple of weeks I drive to a rally in which only carallowe are Scoobies.. and my Escos Will kick their asses

 

Good then.






Dave.

 

Yeah you cant compare Cossies to Skylines, two different eras , have to agree with Azrael on that

 

You could buy an R32 GTR new long before you could buy an EsCos so the comparison stands.

 

Yeah but thats not what I asked.

 

It's all the matter of right criteria. Would R32 GTR stand 50kms long special stage on rough tarmac? Would Cossie be any good on the circut as standard?

And remember that Skyline is proper road car and Escos only a homologation special, never developed to be a good road car.

 

so fook off with the skylines Cam.

You know they are better.




Dave.

 

Yep Azrael is right once again

 

GTR is a homologation special as well. The factory were not even sure if they would sell many but got 4500 preorders after announcing it.

 

Ehmm.. for what sport was needed the car with RB26DETT,HICAS and ATESSA? JTCC Skyline's did run any of that, right?

 

PMSL someone always got to bring a skyline in to it dont they, like they got a complex

 

The problem is there aren't any LHD Skyline's so for me they are out of question


But coming back to the original question - Escort Cossie is unique car I really like. Top condition Escos is much higher on my wishlist then Ferraries and like.


EDIT: GT-R would be very high on my wishlist of LHD GT-R's were possible for sensible money. Still I do love rallying most so the ones on mywishlist are GrpA rallying homologation specials:

-Escos
-Mazda 323 GT-R
-Lancia Delta HF Integrale
-original Scoobie
-Evo (pre VII)
-Toyota Celica GT-Four



I already have got poor shape Cossie, now it's time to make it good condition and get the others

 

Till it was outlawed due to their dominance yes

 

Thank god some one is deciding to answer the original question

 

I loved my EsCos but like many other EsCos owners I wore my rose-coloured specs. They look the dogs bollox but are just a rebodied Saff. In 25 years time 3drs,esp RS500s, will be the prized Cosworths as they have a successful competition pedrigree and were the 1st of the breed. Esos's promised much but did next to nothing and for me a well sorted 3dr is the ultimate Cosworth rush.

 

I've owned an RS500 and at the moment own a big turbo Escort and a 4X4 Sapphire and the Escort is best all round.
But to be honest every single RS is special, I would just pick the Escort as my weapon of choice.

 

Yeah I can see where ya coming from lads, but would you agree that if you put a poll up of 16 - 23 yr olds the 3dr would be least apreciated, cause those age groups grew up with saffs and escorts, more of the older lads prefer the 3drs I think

 

Brannen a sapp is better vaule for money than an escort thats why i bought one IMO

Got a very tidy and rare sapp for rough escort money..

 

If I remember right original Cosworth had one WRC win. I wouldn't call that sucessfull competition pedigree

 

what about all the touring car wins

 

Yeah doo I know what you mean , that is one tidy saff you have there mate,

 

I think it's RS500 mostly, right? And it's on national levels as there weren't any worlwide championship untill recently. On the same basis Fiat 126p and 125p are racing legends because they were only cars racing in Polish circut racing for something like 20 years...

 

RS500 won the world touring car championship in -87 if my mind serves me right.

 

well im in the middle of that bracket and appreciate the 3dr (RS500) as the best cosworth made!

i think your opinion is based on the fact you never see them about on the roads. before i started going to the local RS meets id never seen a 3dr close up and didnt see what the fuss is about. didnt even like the look of them tbh!

but the lads in the group soon showed me the error of my ways! after going out in a couple of lairy 3drs and comparing them to pussy 4x4 its clear which is best!

 

The world would be such a dull place without pussy.

 

 

the man does put his arguement well!

 

escort for me, think they turn more heads than my old saph did.