Since you have had your car....

How long have you had you car for and what problems have you had ???
(EXCLUDING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION RELATED ISSUES)

Had my car for 6 years now.

Mine has had (not in any particular order)....

2 front wheel bearings.
2 new fuel cap lock barrels.
1 drivers side central locking actuator module.
1 handbrake cable.
1 new light/indicator/wiper switch stalk assembly.
2 speedo cables.
6 sets of wiper blades.
1 front fog light (not bulb) as the glass just fell out one day.
1 fuse/relay box (although I totally reconditioned my original one and sold it off)
1 new CAT 1 imobiliser (vecta key unit fooked up)
3 radiator cooling fan switches.
2 new front door speakers (replaced with original ford items) - will need 2 more soon

But I have NEVER needed to replace any bulbs at all

I have kept EVERY reciept I have ever had for the car and the pile is nearly 2 inches thick.
although this does include engine bits too.

Tempted to add up all the costs ... One day

 

had mine also 6yrs and before stripping her down a speedo cable and uprate d fuse box thats it really

 

Had mine 1 week now

New invertor for dash lighting
2 rear calipers, brake hoses and pads
Heated front screen relay

But I do know it's has....
New fuse box (haven't they all)
Handbrake cable
Speakers all round.

 

Replaced the indicators and cps, but every thing else has been replaced for the purposes of uprating.

However, it needs

The boot release to be fixed and associated wiring as the rear wiper goes on a go-slow
new speakers
clutch ratchet replacing

Shouldn't complain really in two years

 

Boost hose(standard one with a little too much boost i think,
2frt wheel bearings,
I know i need an invertor for the dash lights,
1 tail light bulb,
2 wiper blades on the front
1 rear wiper blade
Front bushes (although not polybushed as a result)
new front speakers (but i'm an audio engineer so built some new ones free)
1 side of heated front screen doesn't work.

All in 3 years of ownership.

 

simon most cossies seem to wear out the petrol cap lock for some reason, never seems to seize up though

oil and i belive the most popular bulb to replace on the cossie is the oil light or the bulb in ya torch for finding problems when they breal down again


ya forgot the new bonnet hinges as they seem to have more use than the tyres

 

I have had the car 9 years and replaced

Bonnet release catch three times
"" " cable
front end bushes
rear end bushes (soon)
suspension
fog lights with rs 500 grills
front disks and pads
battery twice
and the usual service bits

Dave.

 

2 years:
1 set of wiper blades 9front & rear)
1 new gear lever gaitor
1 drivers electric window switch
1 rear sidelight bulb
1 x tax disk holder.....bit lame that one
Brakes still going strong but were new when i got it

i think that is honestly about it, but i have only done 5000 miles
& have upgraded things, the stereo & speakers were never standard
from when i got it!
(also bought a set of cats for it that are still in the wrapping in garage....ahem ossifer)

engine bits, not including general servicing
lambda sensor
intake manifold gasket
ISCV gasket

 

about 8months

bonnet release catch,
cv boot,
rocker cover gasket,
service parts including cam and fan belts,
rear lights,
new sms texting alarm,
indicators, repeaters
in the middle of installing ice
pro alloy intercooler

 

Had mine 4 years and ive had new
discs&pads
cam belt
wiper blades
2 sets of tyres
2 front driveshafts
1 rear diff
3 cv boots
2 new batterys
handbrake cable
rear lights
swirl pot
samco hoses
k&n air filter
and about 2k's worth of bling i got from nat day last year

Im looking to geting it resprayed next year to bring it back to its full glory

it had just over 46k on the clock when i got it its now hitin 50k but im going to keep it away for the winter soon and bring my saff out to play as ive had that off the road for 3 years cos i smashed the rear diff and couldnt be botherd to fix it, but spikey sorted me a diff out lastweek and im going to get on the case with it this weekend

 

did you not sell it in the end then simon!?
thought it went a little while ago
you posted about it being sold.

 

at some of your lists, I have been lucky and in 4 years have had engine multi plugs taken out 1 set of new tyres, everything else has been upgraded not because it broke but because I wanted to, saying that it's had 2 map sensors since the 330 conversion

 

had mine 15 months

new rocker gasket
new header tank
new battery
new clutch
front bushes
brake discs and pads all round

been great though, love it

 

a week???? you sure you not telling fibs

 

Phil, I still have it.

The guy who was buying it gave me a deposit but couldnt get a bank loan for the rest in the end.

Its MOT time so cant sell it without one and needs a few things sorted.

BUT.... Deep down just love it too much and will probally keep it now and through even more money at it.

Having said all that, it would seem now these are becoming a bit too
common now and every clown and his dog has one - maybe

 

1 Year

AP Clutch
Front Diff
Front Prop
Two Fog Lights
Speedo Cable
Boost Hoses - as ones started to split
Suspension Strut tops as mine seems to split


and many many more that i cant think of.

 

I never see any escort cossies about tbh only at meets lol

 

si, how much you after for it?

i prolly cant afford it, wel i know i cant, but if i had the cash id deffo have it lol

 

No mate - bought it on the 7-9-05

How's yer garage coming along buddy?

 

OHHHH shit....
Had mine for 6 years on the 3 of february...
am on my 6.th engine
5.th gearbox
fuse box
ecu 3 times before my new management
dasbord inverter
brakes
fuellines upgradet til steel ones
suspension
bushes
but everything inside the car has worked perfekt

Trying to start it up now but the haltech management-system is killing me

 

-scar-,


sorry dude, got mixed up with someone else


garage coming on sweet, all the joists should be fitted tomorrow

then the roof

 

Edited... need to rethink

 

cossiemanden

6 Engines and 5 Gearboxes???

 

Good that you still have it and love it!

MOT time for me too lol
Dont let the fact that IMA/Boshman/fiatPhil has one put you off!
lol they aint common, i cant remember the last time i saw one on the
road round here. (apart from niges)



and

1 engine a year!!
what the hell are you doing to it!! lol

 

obviously he gets in it and uses it properly, not like you sat under a cover yoooooooou pooooofter!

 

LOL!!!!

 

dont even ask

 

 

your gags get more amusing everytime fudgery-gar!
they will make me smile one day!
how are you handleing the power of the 1.6GL
and when was the last time it was used!? lol

 

your gags get more amusing everytime fudgery-gar!
they will make me smile one day!
how are you handleing the power of the 1.6GL
and when was the last time it was used!? lol

 

i heard you the 1st time lol.

well the 1.6 is still a 1.6 at the mo.

got all the running gear now, just need pistons and rods back then can have the engine built and nail all the running gear on!

then off to primary designs for a manifold and zorst, then run it in, then whack the boost up and piss all over yours

 

I'll reply when I have more time...

 

si if you CLEAN your car it may be worth another 2 grand