whitevanman

hi
i'm looking to buy a cossie and i would like to know if there targeted by green eyed wee wan*ers .

S1rst

Unfortunalty id say yes, but that goes for any decent performance car i suppose.

Depends if your going to use it as an everyday car and park it out of sight in compromising places though.

I really wouldnt let it put you off buying one though either way as it could happen to any decent car. im sure theres plenty of people on here who use them everyday that have never had problems.

whitevanman

i think if you were to leave it in a dark alley you need to buy a diffrent car .any advice on alarms and trakers to help keep the vandals and thieves at bay

Mk5_XR3i_130

disclok, tracker, decent alarm and locking wheel nuts should be enough, unless you live in real dodgy area

big-dirty-dog

i dont really leave mine out of site which is a bit of a downer about owning it but saying that mostly people just walk up to and around then take a couple of pics with there phones then f**k off again,alarms and immodes are ok but my concern is the badges getting prized of with screw drivers or knives and f**king the paint work im looking into a pager alarm thingey as the sound like quite a good ideal,the pros defo out weigh the the cons mate get one

Mk5_XR3i_130

yeah pager is a good option mate

sad world we live in now, where you can't park your car anywhere and not be worried in case the local pondlife are round the corner waiting to have a go

whitevanman

too true i think if they're caught their hands should be chopped off

kl-mortiss

you got to think about where your parking it m8 it is a worry

MONSTER

too true mate

whitevanman

why can't people appreciate it of what it is.

Mk5_XR3i_130

no respect for property these days

dave green

As said in every post above. I think any decent performance car is at risk.
M3s R32s Evos Scoobies Cossies the lot


Dave

PewteRS

iTrader: (2)

I even get nervous paying for petrol coz some twat will pull up next to you in a works van and they all pile out to go in the garage. Either that or an old biddy will almost take the front end off pulling away .

We went for a meal once and my wife said "just take it home" so i went and got my fiesta and went back for the meal coz i was scared to leave it

PT

You need to think about where your going to leave it mate, had mine six months and in the few journeys ive had parked it at local police station, my garage, and fast ford stand at silverstone, wouldnt leave it in an NCP or anything like that

PT

to true mate took my girlfriend to a pub in it for a meal and parked it in disabled so could see it from my table

whitevanman

that's where the good old work van comes in handly .

macturbo

iTrader: (2)

Its not a cosworth but im building a mk4 escort zetec turbo and even though im doing all the work on a budget im already thinking whats gonna happen to it when its all done. I took it off the road partly because someone twat scratched all the boot, ripped the backbox off, and nearly had the wheels away, aswell as me going to fit a zetec turbo instead of the cvh.

cossymad

The reality is if someone wants your car, they'll have it. Simple as.
You have to be vigilant, but don't let it spoil your enjoyment of it.
Car jacking is my biggest fear.

Robski

mines been attacked many times by vandals(always when i'm out and have left the car in the street or car park)..only the other day the whole car was keyed......so its in for a full paint job in the new year at a cost of 3k I will probably sell it after that,ive had it years and i just couldn't bare for it to be scratched again after the new paint job. Although i've never had the car broken into,i guess i decent alarm and disclock work as a good deterant.

big-dirty-dog

fooking hell mate id be spitting flames me thinks someone has a disliking for you,maybe

Robski

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I had that very same feeling as well

booner999

heard a lot of car jackings involved with the cozzys, lots of ppl being hit on the ehad with hammers when they are getting out of the car. I want one and was wondering the same, got a M3 at the moment and thats not so bad but with a cozzy, it just dont seem to sit quietly out the way in the car park and attracts lots of attention. Wont stop me from getting one tho, will just be armed and ready

COSSIE 1

one of my mates had a brand new imperial blue big turbo escos in '94 in '96 parked it in bournemouth with his mates cossies and ferraris went of for a night out came back.......now his reg read APR4T...A PRAT!!!!!..........every panel was heavily keyed with a prat so what written on the bonnet and roof!!...he got it fully resprayed through ford costing £3.5k..then sold it to buy a ferrari f355 spyder..but the hassle he got selling it was unreal!!!

Finny

Unfortunatly cossie,s will always draw attention. They look that good.

And you are always going to get jealous wankers who take acception to what you have worked hard for. i.e the cossie. Get it alarmed immobilized and tracker thats about all you can do. But don,t let it put you off just give it some thought when deciding to leave it some where.