stevecosy1@hotmail.com

as above just woundered how many people on here have escort cosworth replicas or any replicas pics and info please guys

booner999

u just said the worst swear word!

McGoo 69

I've got a rep and in proud! (see sig)

Your gonna get aload of PEOPLE comment now about how there a waste of time, what's the point etc etc blah blah

Ignore them there just snobs

Imo if you have a rep an enjoy it everyday that's alot better than these people who have genuine escos's and never drive them.. At least if its a good rep you might make someones day like down the pub; " I've just seen a escort cosworth today, I've not seen one of them since I was a kid" etc

booner999

How much did it cost you to get the rep up together?

Robs Frst

I have had a good rep used a mk5 rs2000 for my base, It had gen windows, interior, alloys, morettes, private plate, banana pod.
It got good comments, It was my daily car to get to work.
There where some things you could tell it was not genuine, Rear wings did not meet lower spoiler, no gauges showing boost,oil etc.
You will get alot of people stopping to look and ask if its real. Most did think it was real.
Some pics to give you a idea.

ECOS95

Never understood the whole replica thing, I admire the time & effort people put into it but at the end of the day it'll never be the real thing. Surley its better to save the money you would of spent on the replica to be able to buy the real thing.

I wanted an Escort Cos when I was 18 when they first came out but had to wait til I was 27 before I bought one. It was worth the wait though as I still have it 7 yrs on.

Chris-r4f

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Totaly agree with you!!!

Robs Frst

The reason why most people get reps is because they cant afford the real thing.
I have had the real deal and a rep, but you would'nt want to be driving the real thing everywhere.

The prices are completly different reps being cheaper, Genuine more expensive to run, insure, finding a good example etc.

rickbartlett

fair play,build a rep if u cant afford a normal one.wen i passed my test all my xr3is were made to look like a rs turbo.now ive had loads of rs turbos and still love them

booner999

the only thing I dont get is, the car above has a fair few original parts (interia, wings, bumpers, splitter, bonnet vents, morretts etc etc) just adding that little lot up gives you a couple grand surely... plus the Ł2000 plus you paid for the RS2000 and then the time and money putting it all together, paintwork etc. I admire anyone who does this as the time and effort to sorce the parts and put it all together is unreal. But surely by the time you added it all up you could of bought a hi milage car and spent some time making it all lovely again.

There was a rep down the road from me, and to be fair, it was nearly bang on! only thing that let him down was the mirror

MONSTER

Most people wouldn't be able to tell if its real or not tbh

I've lost count the number of times I've been asked if it's real, I just say "no its a replica" nowadays

booner999

security feature built in there dave lol they wont want to steal a rep

Nash_mr2

most reps i seen the wheels never seem to fit the arches peoperly and i hate to see that on cars.

ECOS95

I'd rather see a nice looking original car than it turned into a copy (Good or Bad) of another car. Just my opinion.

MONSTER

cossie604

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I'm currently building a replica escos for the missus. So what if it's a rep? You lot with real escort cossie's should be honoured that people want to replicate your car.....it means that your car is an icon. I'm building her replica to be her daily driver....I couldnt have her driving a real escos daily as it just aint worth the grief. If I bought her a rat for around 8k then as a daily driver it would be constantly in need of work. If I bought a nice tidy one for 12-13k then it would be a shame to use it day in day out and the short stop start trips that she does would soon kill off a YB.

155lee

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my pal had a jewel violet cossie rep,leather,a lot of original parts,efi rst engine,brakes.it totally looked the part except whoever built it used the cosworth front wings and bumper so the wheels didnt sit right.except that it was as near as damit.think he paid around Ł2500 for it a few years back.

stevecosy1@hotmail.com

can i just clear something up i do have a rep i didnt start this thread 2 see what they look like i started it to see other peoples and get info an ideas etc this is mine so far arnd 6,000 spent but that still wouldnt get me an original i used 2 have a genuine 4x4 saph cossie and tbh the engine was always blowing up so a cossie just isnt reliable plus mine starts an drives everyday doesnt live in the garage just looking pretty i cant remember the last time i saw a gen cossie on the road apart from ff09 then they all come out for the day anyway heres mine
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/gti_2008/carrespray101.jpg


http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/gti_2008/10022007345.jpg


http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/gti_2008/carrespray094.jpg


http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/gti_2008/10022007344.jpg


http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/gti_2008/11102008270.jpg


http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/gti_2008/11102008271.jpg


http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/gti_2008/25032008012.jpg


http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/gti_2008/23092008228.jpg


http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/gti_2008/23092008230.jpg


another 2 of my reps
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/gti_2008/cars001.jpg


http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj268/gti_2008/cossyauralis001.jpg

cos im worth it

Thats what i say Dave ha ha That black rep looks a nice one mate.

S1rst

Looks pretty good the black one mate. I think it would look loads better with the proper escos morrettes on it though and not justt he normal mk5 ones. Makes a massive difference in my opinion.

I planned on doing a replica when i was like 19 as ive always loved the escos. After working out how much it would have cost me though it would have been well over Ł7000 so didnt bother. I waiting another 5/6 years and managed to get the real thing.

I dont mind replicas at all if done well, but they must be spot on to look good imo.

I dont agree with the comment about rather driving a replica all day everyday instead of having a proper one thats not used much. Id rather do the 500-1000 miles i do a year in mine, than 15,000 in a replica any day, but fair play to the poeple who have them and enjoy them.

It would just make it even more special when/if you get a real one though. Ill NEVER forget the day i picked mine up!!!!!!!

stevecosy1@hotmail.com

thanks alot m8 makes it all worth while when sum1 with a real 1 compliments a fake 1

MATCOS

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To be honest you just ruined this whole thread by saying Escort Cossies are not reliable.
Really, mines been fine for 8 years thanks, using this as a reason to justify having a rep is ridiculous.
Have a rep, enjoy it but don't believe your own bullshit that the real thing is unreliable, plenty out there are used daily, go onto WWW.ESCORTRSCOSWORTH.COM and see.

cossie604

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I own a real cossie though.....money spent on getting her a real escort and also funding it for her as well as repairing the thing every week would just take funds from my 3dr, which is something that aint going to happen! Dont see the point in buying her a tidy example for it too sit there doing fuck all cos it'll only mean ive then got to buy her yet another car to use as a daily driver.

All these figures people are coming up with to build a decent rep is fair enough if your an impatiant type who cant be arsed to search out the bargains insted preferring to rush in.....bargains such as geniune upper and lower rear spoilers bought for Ł25 the pair plus petrol for a 200mile round trip!

cossie604

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ok calm down Matt....I only said it wouldnt be worth the grief for us as our daily driver averages around 25k a year....a 15yr old escos wouldnt fair well against that and it wouldnt be fair to ask it to either.

No replica is better than the real thing but, a replica suits my missuses needs better than the real thing.

MATCOS

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Wasn't aimed at you Stu but the original poster, there is a post elsewhere on PF where I clearly state that I have no issue with reps, I had one as my first move into Cossies and do find the good ones flattering.
As I said above, have one enjoy it but nobody needs to make up excuses for having one especially saying cossies are unreliable, it always make me bite

stevecosy1@hotmail.com

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

cossie604

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lol no worries Mat...I realised after I posted tbh Off topic Mat but mine may be ready for concourse next year at last

S1rst

Im with mat on the reliability part. If you get a nice well looked after escos, i cant see any reason why it would be any more unreliable than a 1.3/1.6/1.8 escort of the same year.

Im all for replica's if thats what people want mate, and i always like to see a deceny replica. At the end of the day, people buy/build/own what they can afford or what suits there needs better, and use the budget tha=ey have to get the maximum amount of pleasure possible. Thats what its all about.

MATCOS

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Thanks


Here I am on the way to Sunday school

MATCOS

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Bloody hell

stevecosy1@hotmail.com

1 day ill have 1 but with the way things are these days just have to stick with the rep but once again thats an awesome escos

Robs Frst

Deffo have to agree locking at the background thats Powers.
I remember this car getting featured in a mag. very clean example.

Glenn_

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Ive only ever seen a few escos replicas which looked spot on,even the wheels looked right in the arches.Ive had my cossie for nearly 3 years and its had a few little daft faults but apart from that its been reliable.I hate the way people think jap cars are the best for reliabilty,ive seen some fucked jap cars and i know at least about 5 people with jap cars and they have had new engines and gearboxes.

Kelv

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But the real cossie owners get asked this aswell.

Mainly because theres so many reps out there like yours, so the everyday Joe Bloggs doesnt know if hes looking at a real one or a fake.

althought it may be a nice feeling for you everytime someone asks if its real, and makes you feel proud
its the oposite for the real owners, who get pissed off with being asked the same question!

Robs Frst

I have had the same question asked even when I did have a real cossie. To to be honest didnt bother me.

Ur still gonna get the same problems, such as boy racers up ur arse etc, It happened all the time.

I never went out my way to build a rep, I bought it how it was, didnt spend a penny but change tyres and servicing. Also was still a RS (RS2000) Which is way more reliable than a Yb.

JHS

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You've just admitted you cant afford a real one... So stop saying real ones are unreliable, you drive a replica because you cant afford the real thing
If you keep saying the reps are just as good you are obviously missing the point, you do realise the Escort Cosworth is 4wd and has a 2 ltr turbocharged engine?
When did you last see a replica at a trackday or in Time Attack?

ECOS95

A YB is no more unreliable than any other engine if looked after or tuned correctly, think you must of bought a dud or been unlucky !

Any turbo engine no matter what make, Ford, Subaru, Nissan etc requires the setup to be spot on compared to a NA, they won't melt a piston if the fueling is off etc. Doesn't mean the turbo engine is less reliable just that they need to be maintained correctly.

Dubs44

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Heres a pic of my rep

cozzfather

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STEVE COSSY are you the lad who was at ford fair silverstone with your bird near to us www.escortrscosworth.com lot ??

i saw the car there and tbh a glance at the car its a lookalike alright and a better one, i'm certain people who dunno their yb from the aRSe will like it and think its a pukka one.

i don't like the idea of replicas myself but hey ho thats just me, if your still the owner who had it in the summer your alright mate

dixonescort

looks smart steve.. where is the white one?