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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 08:00 AM
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should i sell the escos to get a scooby, impressed with some of my mates classics.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 08:30 AM
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 08:44 AM
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Deffo no.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 08:45 AM
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Straight to the point eh Taz.

( I agree BTW )
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by BILLY
Straight to the point eh Taz.

( I agree BTW )
YUP!!







Not always though but I have had a Scoob and would not swap a Cos for it ever.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 09:05 AM
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should i sell the escos to get a scooby, impressed with some of my mates classics.
Depends for what Scoobie and what for. But you Escos with those data in you sig and if it has matching suspention setup is more then match for any stock Scoobie. I know because I driven all of them (apart from exotics like Type-R)
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 09:06 AM
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swap RST for Scoob yes, swap Cossie for Scoob no
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 09:12 AM
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Im a scooby lover and i say NO.
Escos are rarer and look better imho, scoobs are getting too common unless you get a P1 / 22B
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 09:16 AM
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Escos are rarer and look better imho, scoobs are getting too common unless you get a P1 / 22B
I don't understand why everybody starts this argument. You drive them or look at them???


He has 380 bhp Escos, probably with some coilover suspention setup and some adjustable parts (if not it not a problem to fit those). It's probably faster then any even lightly tweaked Scoob in any conditions apart from snow or gravel. At the same time it's more demanding ride for the driver with much more choice between rally-style driving and going around corners in civilised way. I love Scoobies for the legend, and easyness and the fact that they are very gfasty beeing four-doors but it would take at least heavily tweak new-age STI to beat that Escos probably.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 04:47 PM
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thanks guys , the scoobys just seem so quick off the mark and so punchy. mine seems longer legged and deffo quicker at top end.. dilema!!!!! how much do you reckon mine is worth? or is a straight swap a better move , cheers for advice Brendan
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Dont do it
just spend some more money on the Escos if you want it to be quicker

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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 04:51 PM
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R u mad mate ?

think u already know the answer deep down
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by cozzed
thanks guys , the scoobys just seem so quick off the mark and so punchy. mine seems longer legged and deffo quicker at top end.. dilema!!!!! how much do you reckon mine is worth? or is a straight swap a better move , cheers for advice Brendan

If you need more straight line performance Cossie is the way to go. It's lighter then Scoobies and has more powerfull engine. If you need more middle and low end torque more boost is what you need probably, as Cossie engine is low-comp compared to Scoobie one.

Handling-wise it's bigger problem to make Cossie behave as well as Scoobie but with proper driver it can be as fast with so much power.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 04:55 PM
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Oh nooooooooo

I'd never sell my Escos for one. Never ever ever. Not a fan AT ALL! I'm not a loyalist though, I'd think about a nice Evo.. and maybe a GT40 lol
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Originally Posted by Azrael
Originally Posted by Doctay
Escos are rarer and look better imho, scoobs are getting too common unless you get a P1 / 22B
I don't understand why everybody starts this argument. You drive them or look at them???


He has 380 bhp Escos, probably with some coilover suspention setup and some adjustable parts (if not it not a problem to fit those). It's probably faster then any even lightly tweaked Scoob in any conditions apart from snow or gravel. At the same time it's more demanding ride for the driver with much more choice between rally-style driving and going around corners in civilised way. I love Scoobies for the legend, and easyness and the fact that they are very gfasty beeing four-doors but it would take at least heavily tweak new-age STI to beat that Escos probably.
I dont understand why you took my post as an argument?
Im saying Escos LOOK better IMHO, and Scoobys ARE COMMON IMHO
So im telling him to KEEP THE COSSIE
Half the Cossies on here are buftied so yes I would say looks has a big part in it.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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I guess I completly don't understand the whole "looking good" car culture. FOr me performance cars, rally cars and all that are about driving, driving experience, on the windy road, on the race track, on the special stage. I car about the looks only as the rally driver cares about his car being good advertising space but it's much more important for me what happens when you are in the drivers seat then how it looks when it drives by. Probably I am wrong...
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 05:14 PM
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i just sold my scooby to get a cossie,as i thought i can get a scooby any time,but good cossies are getting a bit hard to find,so in my view keep the cossie for a while but its up to u............
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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five years ago i dident no weather to buy a escort cos or brand new scooby.
thought very hard about it but escort cos it was. still got the car and still love it as much as i did when i first got it. My escort is still worth as much as i paid for it five years ago, what would the scooby be worth now?


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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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The Scoob is brilliant as much as it pains me to say it. Would never part with a good Cossie for one though
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 06:05 PM
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 07:23 PM
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yes id say no too,no too
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 07:26 PM
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You drive them or look at them???
looking at them is a very important part of car ownership for me
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 07:35 PM
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dont mean this to sound bad but i agree with westy the people who normally get scoobys r lovers of them no matter wot or sell thier rst or frst to buy a scooby coz they dont wanna pay cossie insurance prices but deep down they will always want a cossie so keep it mate

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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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escort all day long
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 08:56 PM
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No.
Cossie in 5 years,worth same(or more) as now.
Scooby worth 11p. ish.


Are you mad?
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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wow what a response, i take it i should have a long hard think on this one as i might regret giving up the cossie. never thought about an evo before as they are v expensive are they not? cheers everyone
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 09:10 PM
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no, scoobies suck!
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mate dont do it ive had 2 scoobies 1 uk and 1 highly modded 340bhp rb5 now have a 300bhp escos and would never go back.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by rb5371
mate dont do it ive had 2 scoobies 1 uk and 1 highly modded 340bhp rb5 now have a 300bhp escos and would never go back.
It's pretty hard to make the old shape ones handle as well as new ones. But they are lighter, much lighter. IF RHD is similar to LHD whole steering system is horrendous on old shaped ones.... The only thing that makes me cry when I drive one :-(
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 09:40 PM
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escort cossie is such an amazing car how could you ever think about swapping it fot seberio impretzo.....

sell cossie and remortgage ya house and et a 355 berlinetta lol
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the grass is never greener mate remember that

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P1 is only scooby to have.

a wee re map and a decat and they totally fly
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 11:32 PM
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now a evo is a different matter
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ADUSR33
now a evo is a different matter
they could bankrupt a millionare! lol
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 08:39 AM
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no mate stick with the escort
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 08:54 AM
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want to be faster off the line....put a smaller turbo on then...

dont do it....give your escos more horses...
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 08:55 AM
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Dont Do It !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 09:04 AM
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id sooner have an evo than an escort or impreza anyday of the week

a complete car out of the box
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 10:30 AM
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DRIVE ONE B4 U SNUFF IT!!! the phrase in the pf magazine above 2wd saff`s that made me go the full distance and buy one , i was like dont care if i have it 1 wk , 1 month im going to drive one how corny though but it worked
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looking good rab!
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