Dan

Or not?

Basically the daily hack is getting abit tired now and i'm thinking it might be time to have something abit more fun for a daily driver.

I don't do half as many miles as I used to, about 20 a day now instead of average 60+!

'If' driven carefully/conservatively, just not flat out the whole time as my route to work won't allow it anyway, are RST's and Saph's really THAT bad on fuel?

Also i'd want the car to be a fairly standard one, don't want anything that's gonna stress it, it would be nice to have a useable RS as the Series 1 doesn't see the light of day! Last time it turned a wheel was Ford Fair this year!

Either that or do I get a cheap standard Scooby for the same money as a solid RST 1.6 FWD for 3k or 2.0 4WD for 3.5k!

Cheers

R4N SS

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i used to use my 3dr everyday when i first got it.

they are ok but you will find they drink juice like an alcoholic and a highly tuned will always give you some trouble no matter how small it is.

Personally for a daily driver i would go for the newer car

Dan

Only looking to spend a few grand a cheap standard one mate, won't be highly tuned and don't want to waste silly money on a boring newer car...

John Laverick

I'd go for the Scooby over the RS for an every day runner!

GUZZLER

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4x4 saff is an awesome car for what you want, IF you get a good one.
the early scoobs can be just as unreliable as a ford!

Dan

That's intersting to know then mate! Saph would be good but i'm thinking 2WD

xr2i-carl

yeah i have heard seberios are pretty unreliable


carl

charlie luciano

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I wouldn't get a cossie for a daily driver cos their a pain in the fuckin arse and are always breakin things and fuckin up mainly cos they are getting old now,

also you can't get one and drive it easy whats the point? you know the horsies are under ya right foot so bottom line ya gonna use em and drive the car like a nut job resulting in you needing shares in shell

if you want a daily driver go for a newer car st 170 etc

Charlie

Rhys

i wouldnt imo. you will be parinod where you leave it, cost arm and leg to run and not the most reliable. Keep the RS for fun car but get something nice for everyday imo.

Markb_s1

stage 1 saff (if it's been looked after) will be good as gold all day long.

that's how they should have come out the factory IMO.

R5FORD

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i agree with this, they are reliable at stage 1, i ahvent had no problems since i had it but then again i got pj 2 check over it and everything

Cawood

i use my saff 4x4 as my everyday car! love it! but as said drinks petrol

i also used to use my RS Turbo as my everyday car before. that was a daily driver 4 2years decided against it as its such a minter, now it just stays locked away

but both cars i would recommend as an everyday motor!

Dan

What power is the Saph and what's the fuel to mileage like matey?

adamS2RST

Dan u spud! don't get a taxi or rst as a daily drive, what's up with the trusty rover anyway

IMO as others get a newer car, a nice TD for example, my pug is no slouch for what it is!! excellent fuel economy and comfort with the mod cons. cheap to run / insure. and you can pick them up for good money, certainly less than 2.5 / 3k!

Dan

Ad you spud, you know what's wrong with the Rover!

I don't want a fookin TD ya wooly, I stated 'FUN' car!

Fuck it, i'll look some more for another RS! [/url]

MONSTER

Dan, i ran a stg1 2wd saff as a daily car for 2.5years & other than routine servicing the only thing i ever had to replace was a worn turbo but it had done 135K.

HTH

Lo@der

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You have to make your mind up , fun OR economical, not gonna get both.

the saint

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Dan i used my sapp every day for years with no probs and you know my mum has lee`s old sapph with 300bhp, she uses that everyday and thats over a year now again with no probs. as long as theyre checked over and serviced well they really arent as bad as many think.

kl-mortiss

focus rs our good every day cars thats what we use and our rs turbo is locked away untill summer.

Oranoco

My RS was used as a daily runner despite being highly tuned rarely gave so much as a sniff of trouble. Saying that I now have an A4 for daily duties and I wouldn't go back to using an RS as a runner again as I love being able to park the car up somewhere without worrying about it still being there when I got back to it.

Keep the RS for fun and get something boring and comfy for daily duties

RWD_cossie_wil

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2wd cossie on greens and MSD closed loop fun AND economical

Dan

MONSTER Yes mate, it does help thanks

loader5710 I'll be fuckin seein you about these Saph's!

the saint Yeah I know the one matey, she's not selling it is she? Thought I saw it for sale somewhere earlier?

Oranoco Mate, i've had the comfy daily driver now for nearly 3 years, tbh am bored to death with it!

Cheers for the input peepstons!

mattbibs

if you only want standard power what about an xr3i? mk3 would be cool imo. or even a rs1600i!

Lambchop

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Personally would i fuck have a cossie or rst as an everyday car! Been there, done that had the repair bills

Better off with a cheap run about...that's why i bought a *cough* saxo vts *cough*

Dan

Had both mate, had an XR3i mate when I was 17 mate and had an earlier XR3 a few years ago, not enough power, my Rover has more power than these things!

Rick

My S2 has been my daily drive for 7 years

dave cos4x4

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Go for it Dan.

if you want to use one and can afford it,why not.

yo have a escort so go for the cossie.

costina

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2nd that i use mine daily and have no major problems and getting 28+
mpg more on a run as i do many short trips

arkley

Nice to see someone sticking to Ford

Go for it mate

DOO

Dan i would love to have a cosworth as a daily drive fuels cost though are mad only do around 15 miles a day cost around Ł40/50 in the cosy a week and then around Ł10 a in my galaxy TDI.

then i can`t really drive the cosy anyway because i spend 80% of the time in traffic.

over a month it would cost around an extra Ł150

But if i was you i would buy a cosworth anyway and enjoy it has like you say you can`t really do that in your super mint S1.

Terry Tibbs

Use mine everyday, had to have a new gearbox mount, clutch and gearbox.

Engine wise.. its fine

Dan

Thanks again guys, if I stay sensible like around Stg 1 then I dont foresee any problems if you treat them with abit of respect, i've had RWD cars before so am not gonna waste it in an accident

Tony, The Series 1 won't see the light of day now for another 8 months or so, and thats if I even bother to have it on the road next year, as i've got a few little jobs planned for it

arkley Cheers matey, i'll always keep it Ford now, don't know why but I will!

Westy

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just drive the S1 you big fairy

I used the S2 everyday for about 4 years.. 24 miles aday to and from work.. It was only after that, I started using it once a month that it got niggly problems...

answer, get a S2 as a daily driver.. job done

Stu @ M Developments

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Ive had a cosworth as a daily driver for the past, well, god knows how long, and if you get a GOOD one, you wont go wrong. Its a Ford Sierra, it was built to be used everyday, and Ford even gave it a warranty. lol

Presuming you only work 6 days a week thats 90miles for Ł50. Surely you added that up wrong mate? Althought the Ł10 for teh TDi kind of backs it up?

A properly mapped std compression and cams cossie should never return less than 50miles on Ł10 of optimax around town.

You should be nearer to 70+ miles on the motorway too. get these cars fixed people.

originalcabbie

I got a minter of a S1 but I cant help at the mo and use it as my dailer driver. Engine has only done 10k tho and has been set up by Stu and PJ in the past so engine wise its in god nick. no big probs but I only get 200miles to a tank !!!

Cawood

stu, when ya say get it fixed, what do you do to sort the petrol consumption out??!?

Chris69

i have a s2 that i use as my daily car at the mo and i've only hada few minor probs with it like dead battery in the morn etc
other than that its bin really reliable and if u keep off the gas they ain't that bad with fuel economy- not good but but not that bad lol

and if u get a later 90spec rst u get heated screen and a few extras to make winter a bit more comfortable

Rab

Don't know about a cossie, but every RST I've ever had has been my daily drive.

As long as you maintain it meticulously, and make sure the oil is changed every 3-5k, and don't go nuts with boost, it'll be fine as a daily car. My personal favourite is a stage 1, about 170bhp, as a daily car.

beefuk

get a 2.9 24v mine is a great everyday car and fun to

Dicko&Vacant

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weve got a rwd saff on greys etc and a s2 both as daily drivers, and tbh the saff is better on juice than the s2

depending how you drive them theyre not that bad on petrol, though tbh if economy is no1 priority then i wouldnt get either