BillyCabrio

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Just purely out of curiosity, how expensive would you say it is to own and run an Esc Cos? Like month by month or how ever?

Obviously theres the initial outlay, but after that? Is it possible to even calculate something like that?

I wondering for maybe next year sometime............Well right now i am

Mancunian Lee

Might want to state how many miles you do mate

BillyCabrio

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The average i spose, circa 10-12,000pa

PT

mine only comes out in the summer months and I do less than a 1000 a year so im no help but lots of people say you should be able to afford the car twice

BillyCabrio

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Yeah i've heard that saying too, but over what period? a year? 2?

Gregs

if you can afford to buy one twice you will be able to run/fix it no probs, all the time (if your unlucky)

only have one if you can put up with it off the road regular! if you can only just afford to buy one in the first place

PT

I think it just means be prepared to spend loads. mines away at the mo till next summer but when it comes out it needs new MOT and a service, which will be at a motorsport company. bigger specs have more chance of breaking to as you can imagine

Alan s1

My m8 has a Big Turbo one and it was being used as a daily driver to work ect I've lost count how many times its let him down Was talking to him the other day and its off the road again Shame as there lovely and great cars but alot of work to keep up and running for a daily driver from whot i have heard

Lee1972

Most ive had to spend over 4 years is on tyres! Daily runner, 4500 miles a year, for me no worse than any other 10 year old Ford.

Problem I find is getting parts!

tregmatt

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you can use a standard one daily but you would not use a 350 plus daily,
it would cost to much unless you like spending on fuel

Alan s1

thats whot my m8 was saying the other day

It's Czech Mate

Billy, first dibs on the cabrio if you sell

Franco

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Sod using it for work Paul........... Stg3 fuel bill would be horrendous!

And trust me, you'd want it stg 3'd as soon as!!

AndyRST

I would have liked a Esc Cos for my everyday car but doing anywhere between 12k-15k miles a year i figured it would be too expensive on things that will need and the parts arent cheap and becoming harder to get hold of and the chances of blowing an engine is higher than a newer car i.e a Focus RS.

Make an excellent 2nd car tho

M.A.D.RST

Its not

AlexD

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I would use mine every day if i could, I do use it most weekend's and take it
to work one day a week..

Just keep on top of it and it wont be too bad tbh..

I always seem to get to work faster too ...lol

Al......

gingeRS

dont see many escossies round north london?

whereabouts are you from, only seen one recently. round barnet/wetstone area, really nice jewel violet, or aubergine??

S1rst

How longs a piece of string? Will Obviously depend on what car you buy in the first place. I hardly use mine and do about 1000 miles a year with no problems, just servicing items so far.

If you buy a good example, you shouldnt really have any major problems. Buy a heap and you more than likely will and could cost you 1000's as youll probably expect. Saying that, luck probably plays a big part too, but like any car, you get bad ones and you get good ones. Its where service history and talking to the owner comes into it. You can ususally tell how its been cared for by the receipts and having a chat with the owner, in my opinion.

Redkop

Depending what you will pay for insurance, so say base it on tax/insurance/Mot on being £1k a year, thats approx £83 per month.

Fuel on average a month based on 12k a year, 1k a month and say 250 [more than likely less] miles per tank [65 litres] @ a £1 a litre for SUL would be approx £260

You're looking at nearly £350 a month without adding on top of that, the usual things like oil/oil filters/brake pads/tyres/servicing etc THEN also allowing for any parts breaking.... it ain't cheap!

Rippers

Esc Cos's are a Russian roulette The high milage ones have parts fail, the low millage ones have parts deteriate As long as the car has been regually used and properly serviced you shouldn't have any probs

At the end of the day just do it mate.. if you can't afford it keep it sell it on Esc's keep their money luckily

Franco

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Where are you then Ginge?

Charlie Chalk

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Not a cossie owner myself, But I would have thought if it was well maintained you wouldn't have a problem?

Rolls

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The main thing is, you WILL spend more on it than you think...
I've spent nearly 2k on bits and bobs for mine since getting it... - none of which i have fitted yet

tregmatt

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we all spend to much money on them but its the enjoyment you get when
you go out in them it always puts a smile on you face when they running
right

222tomb

not likeing the posts people are saying about ecossys as i realy whant to get one next year but as a scecond car like for the odd sunny day and a good weekend driver as i whant a drivers car so if i was to get a stg3 ecossy would you guy say that would be the best way to go with one as ive had rs turbos and spent 15 odd grand ova the years fixing and modding them and thinking to my self i could have got a ecossy for that
ant help would be nice thanks tom

RWD_cossie_wil

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I do about 25,000 miles a year, I drive mine every day, its a standard T25. Don't be afraid of a small turbo car either, people who slate them are either ill informed (as I was ) or have never had one very very under-rated, I bought mine with the sole intention of ripping it to bits and making it RWD with my 500+BHP engine build, but I actually like the car far too much to take it to bits , I do about 50-60 miles to £10, with varied driving, don't use a lot of oil, then its just routine maintainance like pads/tyres/filters etc - I will probably buy a crap car for the winter but If you look after it, check the oil and water daily, (like the handbook tells you to!!) and just keep on top of it then it won't cause you any headaches buy one and enjoy it, just make sure you get a good standard one or one thats been modded proffesionally

antony215

It's like any car if you drive it like a race car all the time then it will cost alot and brake but as said above if you get a good standard one or one thats been modded proffesionally and look after it then you should'nt have much trouble with it.

Lee1972

I`m in NW London in Colindale. theres none in my area (apart from my standard white one!) its full of scum and somalians

Seen three round Barnet area, one white one in East Barnet and two near where youve seen, both in North Finchley! One mallard and the other could be jewel violet or aubergine!

Lee1972

Tell me about it! Luckily got an invertor from someone here, managed to get one of (if not the) last printed circuit in the country! Theres a switch I need but none left, and my lambda sensor has been on order for about 2 months... not looking good there and interior parts, you can forget about them!

GARETH T

i used mine everyday for 3 years,,, did let me down a few times though

one thing about using it every day,,, scum love them

best thing i did was buy a second car