hi,
do any of you use your cossies everyday? now im at a insurance friendly age and earning decent money im looking at getting a saph 4x4. was wondering if these are a good day to day car,reliabilty and usability etc? im going to do quite a few miles as im in the army. can anyone help me out?
got no experiance of cossies what at all and have been out of the ford scene for a while

 

as long as you stay away from all the abused dogs out there and spend some decent money you will get a decent one , try and stay away from anything that is/had anything over 330hp as the transmission would have had a hard life.

the late ones have air-con and standard suspension/konis give a very good ride without being harsh.

I wouldnt worry about reliability as they are no worse than any other car out there.

excellent everyday car imo

 

id second that, u wont be using the turbo every second ur driving it, reliability is as u want it to be. Just keep them maintained oil change it every 4000miles it will only cost Ł25 odd.

they are fantastic comfortable road cars 4x4s are awesome too. treat it enthusiastically and it will treat you well. if u can afford to get a late one as the air con will be usefull!

 

my 3dr is everyday car. or it would be if it would not be crashed at the moment. i would not drive it at winter thou. its only about 319 bhp on rear wheels at the moment, because i havent got the time to but a controlled engine management system in yet.

 

Me , well my G/F does

 

thanks for the replys, want a standard ish one to begin with as the better half will use it to!!

 

hi, i have used mine everyday since i bought it 2 years ago and its never let me down yet. take your time and look at as many as you can cos there are some shitters about

 

I use mine everyday and to be honest it's a nightmare, breaks down all the time and costs a fortune to repair. BUT I think it's mostly 'cos I drive it very hard, so it's just the "consumables" it requires starts to include wishbones, driveshafts, bearings etc.

Drive it gentle and I'm sure it'll be reliable.

 

My other half uses her 4x4 all the time, its been as good as gold Dont cost megga money to run either

 

i use mine everyday (well apart from when its broken, which is pretty much all the time) to be honest thogh i think most of it is just a case of being unlucky, for example ordered a full set of samcos a day later blew a hose which in turn blew the head gasket (which i had replaced 3 months ago)

apart from that it has been fine.

p.s. not all late spec saffs have a/c

 

I'm glad it's not just me

 

You dont want a standard 4x4 matey you will be getting thrashed by

saxo's, you want atleast stage 1- i mean that in a nice way matey

 

Didn't we all start out saying a nice standard one will be fine !!
I don't need more power !! LOL

 

same as, i use mine every day, couldnt of found a better car for running about in

 

mine is an every day 355bhp had it 3 years get driven very hard too and all is good

 

I have used Sapphires, 3 Doors and Escorts as daily transport. Get or build a good one, don't skimp on the up keep and they will serve you well. BTW: The Escort was a 500BHP+ one running T4, 8 injector RS500 set up etc, and it only let me down once with a faulty map sensor.

Why not try a closed loop conversion?

 

Yep that reminds me, mine drinks the juice, makes it an even more expensive "every day cossie"

 

i use mine everyday and it lives outside, its a rite workhorse

and agree with what every1 says, you dont want a std one, too slow

just had NMS gunship conv on mine, loads better, 290bhp & 340lb tq

as for reliability, only had mine 2 months, just started a overfueliing prob which is down to a sensor, fingers crossed, only prob with it so far

ps mine is a 'cheap dog' as well

 

I have a works van home with me so i dont need it for that, even if i did i wouldnt take it to work as i work 9 out of 10 on building sites, my car is still used dailly and sits out in the rain everynight, it gets everysingle thing it needs and no cheap shite, its let me down a few times but my own fault, now that i`ve changed almost every part availible its reliable as a new car, even when i am 3rd gear opposite lock on the dual carriage way


who needs a garage when you can have more fun out in the rain

 

i have done about 2000 miles in mine in nearly 2 years... and not because im keepin the mileage down!!!!! damn car lol

 

4x4 is for whimps get a 2wd much more fun mine is 428 bhp and use it ever day no probs after all its a 4 door family saloon