Andreas

Need to get me a car for the winter as im tired of walking or taking the bus now that the the cossie is tucked away.

Found a Sapph CLX 4x4 that seems to be in very good nick, by looking at the pictures.

I know nothing about normal Sapphires so how is the 2.0 engine? Will it feel underpowered or is it ok?

Thought it would be fun with a cheap Sapphire that got the same fun 4x4 as my cossie?

Andreas

BTTT for the morning crew

Cmon its a Ford related topic, bet I would have ten answers by now had it been about a Evo or BMW.

Twins

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Used to have a 2.0l dohc sierra ,went well should do you for winter ,especially 4x4

B19LRW

Gutless!! my 24v started life as a 2.0.... (4x4) .

2wd much better!.

dojj

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it's not got the power to properly use the 4wd system, but it's cpable enough
good motor for tooling about in and it will go round corners the same, same sort of wieght as the cossie just half the power, don't foget that with the 24V in there it's a heavy lump and the car tends to understeer and is not as chuckable

Andreas

Is it hard to transplant a 24v into the Sierra, expensive?

I live in the norhern parts of Sweden and we got about 15 inches of snow right now and it will snow all winter. You are welcome to race me with a 2wd up here anytime.

Dojj, I forgot about the understeer factor with a heavy lump. Pity that its underpowered with 2.0 though.

Their asking price is quite steep but if I will have a look at it and if the let it go cheap its worth a try. Would be fun with something else than a Sapphire.

Stavros

for performance in normal weather, no.

for snowy weather, ideal I reckon

Csm

good strong engine and it will be slowish with 4x4 but still a good fun car


i couldnt kill my dohc years ago

dojj

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the only things you really need to watch out for the with the dohc is that the fans work, the temp switch works, the thermostat works and that there isn't too much antifreeze in it and it'll last for ages

if it's done mroe than 100,000 it's worth spending a few quid and changing the cam chain

SS1

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and that there isn't too much antifreeze in it and it'll last for ages

shame on you for that miss type

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Alan s1

I've had one Great for grass and snow/ice for playing in ect handles very well imo Also its a GLS

dojj

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40% antifreeze mix, i know he lives in colder climes but too much tends to work it's way through the head as it is a poorer quality of ali compared to the 16V versions found in the rs2k's

it is listed as one of the technical service update things from ford itself, i'll see if i can find it, but there are bout 10 folders worth of sierra updates in the loft so it might do a captain oates and maybe some time

Jim Galbally

there are 2x 24v sierras on ebay at the moment, a 4x4 one and a 2wd one

foreigneRS

perfect for winter in sweden andreas. remember to disconnect the abs if it has it for snow driving though

Alan s1

O yes i for got about the ABS I hate a nice ice skating time in mine once I had never had the ABS cut in and i was like "whot the fook" Peddle going like fook and mad it worsh lol

BlueSmoke

You been drinking?

dojj

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he trying to type forigen

Andreas

Thanks for all replies

Alan s1

No just me and my spelling and putting in wrong words

Alan s1

I try very hard

dojj

iTrader: (3)

we all do it mate, i went through a phase where i would post up a bit plastered, and then have to go throughh retyping everything the next day tring to make sense of what i'd typed
not really what you want to do on a saturday/sunday morning

Alan s1

Yes i know whot you mean You always spot it after you have hit the button aswell (well some times lol)

dojj

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i seem to have returned to the same posting style after popoing some pills yesterady
perhaps i'll do the same this evening and then i'll spend the next fwe days deciperhing exactly what i think i might have been on about