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25-12-2008, 11:25 AM
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The more turbos,more fun!
I did that the other week, one came down to my local weekly meet, so walked over to it and got down on my hands and knees to have a look, as i was under it a voice just said yes its a real one, the owner was stood behind me.
25-12-2008, 12:01 PM
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I coulda told it was genuine save yourself the embarassment haha
25-12-2008, 12:12 PM
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When i was young and couldnt afford to run a proper cossie i had a sapphire replica, was a 4x4 to and was spot on to look at,if your doing to do one it has to be exact as there are alot of rubbish ones out there
25-12-2008, 03:31 PM
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fI personally think its better for someone who cant afford a real cossy to spend a few grand making a half decent replica than going down the route of buying everything from halfords and having a right sharabang. Insurance is the main problem with getting a cossy
25-12-2008, 06:48 PM
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Apology accepted
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25-12-2008, 07:48 PM
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So, another 5k and how much extra to sort out the problems that a rough cossie comes with.
i could sit here all day trying to justfy driving a rep but at the end of the day i've got a fairly quick, good looking car for not a lot of money.
Loved your Fast Ford feature btw mate
i could sit here all day trying to justfy driving a rep but at the end of the day i've got a fairly quick, good looking car for not a lot of money.
Loved your Fast Ford feature btw mate
A rough escos is as easy to fix as a rough escos fake as long as the basic mechanics are sound
I can see the point in a fake cos if it only cost a couple of grand, but its cost you almost Ł5k
you could have had a saff cossie for that and had a real performance car.
25-12-2008, 08:29 PM
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as i said m8 i had a sierra cosworth and an escort is no diffrent same engines unless im mistaken and u talk to any cossie owner and they will tell u theyve re-built it at some point or another and there always spending cash on them so on that basis they are unreliable thats why every1`s buying jap cars reliability fair play if uve owned urs 8 years and its been good u must have been driving it like a sunday school teacher and as for justifying having a rep no ones justifying it just some of us not as fortunate as others to beable to afford them doesnt make us any worse or better than those that do have them i have nothing but admiration for any cosworth owners im not slatting cosworths or there owners just saying that a replica doesnt cost as much 2 run or repair as a real 1 and u get just as much credit for not even a third of the price no offence intended fella an just to add that is a really nice escos u have
You really have no fookin idea what you're talking about do you!!
25-12-2008, 08:43 PM
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Monster im with you there. Every performance car, especially after 10 years will have problems if not looked after. Really that goes for any car.
The only reason why the YB has a reputation for being unreliable is because they are thrased, not looked after, The boost levels turned up without knowing if its safe, No knowledge of the car, Cutting corners with out asking a tuner for some advice to make it safe and reliable.
Escort Cosworth are not priced for the fun of it. When they are looked after they have good engines which have a lot of potential, cossies can handle double the power easily if modding is done sensibly.
Being in a real Escort Cosworth is completely different to a rep, Its a completly different floorpan. This completly changes the characteristics.
The only reason why the YB has a reputation for being unreliable is because they are thrased, not looked after, The boost levels turned up without knowing if its safe, No knowledge of the car, Cutting corners with out asking a tuner for some advice to make it safe and reliable.
Escort Cosworth are not priced for the fun of it. When they are looked after they have good engines which have a lot of potential, cossies can handle double the power easily if modding is done sensibly.
Being in a real Escort Cosworth is completely different to a rep, Its a completly different floorpan. This completly changes the characteristics.
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25-12-2008, 09:05 PM
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i agree 100%
stevecosy1@hotmail.com ....when you have a rep its not the same thats why its a fucking replica because you are imatating a genuine escort cosworth!!!!plus they have more power and they are 4x4 everything is diffrent
where do these people come from because it aint planet fooking earthand if you have had a cosworth you would know the diffrence think your havouring through the hole in your arsecome on here and talk sense not TOTAL CRAP
stevecosy1@hotmail.com ....when you have a rep its not the same thats why its a fucking replica because you are imatating a genuine escort cosworth!!!!plus they have more power and they are 4x4 everything is diffrent
where do these people come from because it aint planet fooking earthand if you have had a cosworth you would know the diffrence think your havouring through the hole in your arsecome on here and talk sense not TOTAL CRAP
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25-12-2008, 09:06 PM
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as others to beable to afford them doesnt make us any worse or better than those that do have them i have nothing but admiration for any cosworth owners im not slatting cosworths or there owners just saying that a replica doesnt cost as much 2 run or repair as a real 1 and u get just as much credit for not even a third of the price no offence intended fella an just to add that is a really nice escos u have
stevecosy1@hotmail.com what a load of shit
stevecosy1@hotmail.com what a load of shit
25-12-2008, 09:08 PM
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I agree with you lot.I know people who went to jap cars.I lad had an impreza which he put 3 engines in,2 gearboxes and a turbo.Another lad bought an evo 5 he had it 3 weeks and fooked the engine.He rebuilt it and sold it.I used to work on toyota over a year ago and i was there 2 years.I did atleast 50 engine jobs cause the petrol engines burn oil really bad so we had to change the engines,so dont give me that jap realiabilty shite.
25-12-2008, 11:39 PM
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tbh i have heard a far lot worse than Aaron said about lookalikeys, to some people who have grafted hard to afford the best cosworth ford made they don't like someone spending a few grand and giving it the bigun.
like i said if steve is the same lad who owned the car at ford fair he is a really nice bloke who's bird was enthusiastic about them too and they both said that they want a real one eventually.
its not worth arguing about really, you like them or you don't.
like i said if steve is the same lad who owned the car at ford fair he is a really nice bloke who's bird was enthusiastic about them too and they both said that they want a real one eventually.
its not worth arguing about really, you like them or you don't.
25-12-2008, 11:53 PM
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tbh i have heard a far lot worse than Aaron said about lookalikeys, to some people who have grafted hard to afford the best cosworth ford made they don't like someone spending a few grand and giving it the bigun.
like i said if steve is the same lad who owned the car at ford fair he is a really nice bloke who's bird was enthusiastic about them too and they both said that they want a real one eventually.
its not worth arguing about really, you like them or you don't.
like i said if steve is the same lad who owned the car at ford fair he is a really nice bloke who's bird was enthusiastic about them too and they both said that they want a real one eventually.
its not worth arguing about really, you like them or you don't.
26-12-2008, 12:31 AM
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26-12-2008, 07:36 PM
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Cosworths are reliable if you treat them right! mine has never missed a single beat in over 3 years and yes i does get used alot and does get used hard. good ones that are well looked after are as reliable as anything out there. Mark 
26-12-2008, 08:00 PM
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Reps are totally pointless IMHO, just can't see the point in spending ŁŁŁ on a fake thats no fun to drive, buy a saph instead as they are fucking great cars for the money!
Reps are like having a blow up doll of a fit bird, looks ok at a great distance, but people will think you are a bit sad and they are no fun where it matters
Reps are like having a blow up doll of a fit bird, looks ok at a great distance, but people will think you are a bit sad and they are no fun where it matters
27-12-2008, 12:52 AM
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Reps are totally pointless IMHO, just can't see the point in spending ŁŁŁ on a fake thats no fun to drive, buy a saph instead as they are fucking great cars for the money!
Reps are like having a blow up doll of a fit bird, looks ok at a great distance, but people will think you are a bit sad and they are no fun where it matters
Reps are like having a blow up doll of a fit bird, looks ok at a great distance, but people will think you are a bit sad and they are no fun where it matters
27-12-2008, 02:10 AM
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can i just say i didnt start this thread to get anyones approval of me driving/building a rep i dont give a fuck what any1 thinks i started it to see how many people on here had them and to see pics and info on there replicas mainly for some input and ideas on how they have done theres and let me just add this any1 can go to a car showroom or forecourt and say in the words of andy of little britian I WANT THAT WUN but it takes a lot more to source the parts travel halfway accross the country picking parts up getting bits to fit that shouldnt actually be fitted and stand back and say I BUILT THAT i didnt just buy it!!!!!! and i know theres alot of people on here that have bought escos`s and stripped and re-built them but i think u get my point
.... Not having a go at you personally, but I REALLY just don't get the point in reps that 999 times out of 1000 look shite compared to the real thing?
27-12-2008, 09:23 AM
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Lets set the record straight a minute, if they are done well then they are replicas. If they aren't done well they are fake tat.
Not sure I am a big fan, but each to their own.
I would rather have a 4x4 Saff than a 1.3 Lookalike at the same cost, any day of the week!
Not sure I am a big fan, but each to their own.
I would rather have a 4x4 Saff than a 1.3 Lookalike at the same cost, any day of the week!
27-12-2008, 03:42 PM
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there a saff rep round the corner from me and the lad loves it he always doing something to it, and most of my mate beleve it's the real thing, witch if u don't know ya ford you would think it's real, just the disheart fact is when he puts his foot down it don't move. at least he tryed to make 1 and has enjoyed it
27-12-2008, 04:16 PM
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as i said m8 i had a sierra cosworth and an escort is no diffrent same engines unless im mistaken and u talk to any cossie owner and they will tell u theyve re-built it at some point or another and there always spending cash on them so on that basis they are unreliable thats why every1`s buying jap cars reliability fair play if uve owned urs 8 years and its been good u must have been driving it like a sunday school teacher and as for justifying having a rep no ones justifying it just some of us not as fortunate as others to beable to afford them doesnt make us any worse or better than those that do have them i have nothing but admiration for any cosworth owners im not slatting cosworths or there owners just saying that a replica doesnt cost as much 2 run or repair as a real 1 and u get just as much credit for not even a third of the price no offence intended fella an just to add that is a really nice escos u have
i havent read this whole thread but picked up on this.
my saff i had before my escos had its original engine.running 350 bhp and a true 350 that was used quite hard every day.the milage as many know was 150k.it only ever let me down when the orignal turbo couldnt keep up with the 24 psi i was asking of it.
oh and my missus then was living 65 miles away from me so it was getting alot of milage put on with no probs.except rust
as for the reps,and im not being a snob here. they annoy me.whether its an escort or a ferrari rep. they dont do the genuine thing any favours imo because alot of people cant tell the difference and they then give the genuine thing a bad name.
tbh if i couldnt buy my escos i wouldnt spunk money on a rep,i would buy another genuine saff.
27-12-2008, 04:48 PM
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there a saff rep round the corner from me and the lad loves it he always doing something to it, and most of my mate beleve it's the real thing, witch if u don't know ya ford you would think it's real, just the disheart fact is when he puts his foot down it don't move. at least he tryed to make 1 and has enjoyed it
27-12-2008, 06:50 PM
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seen one just like mine today lads, it all started with coming over the hill and catching a glimps of the cossie bonnet vents 
but the 5 door 1.3 shell with shit 15inch crap wheels, dents and dings everywhere, and a really poor spoiler made me laugh at him, i was so embarressed I couldnt even look at him! If anyone mistaken my car for one like that I would be pissed!!!!! if your going to do it, do it right.
Dont go for the Mondeo or the GTi wheels, get the real ones, dont do the outside and foget the inside, dont put a fake dump valve on it, do it right or not at all
but the 5 door 1.3 shell with shit 15inch crap wheels, dents and dings everywhere, and a really poor spoiler made me laugh at him, i was so embarressed I couldnt even look at him! If anyone mistaken my car for one like that I would be pissed!!!!! if your going to do it, do it right.
Dont go for the Mondeo or the GTi wheels, get the real ones, dont do the outside and foget the inside, dont put a fake dump valve on it, do it right or not at all
