ECOS95

Looks like some EVO owners on a thread have had their noses put out of joint about the Cosworth badge still getting respect in the car world.Most appreceiate a good car no matter what.

Some very blinkered people out there.

dave cos4x4

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link please.

ECOS95

http://www.lancerregister.com/forumd...?s=&forumid=33

dovboy

the 3door on page 4 is very nice

i like evo's,,why does someone else's car have to be shit for yours to be good

bring back the gt4 thread! all is forgiven

ECOS95

That was exactley what I was thinking, ruin a good car by putting a pratt behind the wheel. Works everytime.

Most on that site have the maturity to appreciate a 20yr old car for what it is & was.

4x4

for fuck sake, can people not see the YB engine is the best fookin 4cyl engine ever made

its not as if your born and you love the thing.... its when you start experiancing different motors you start to see a superiority of a certain car.

why do all non cosworth owners have a problem with em???? is it cause it still strikes fear when they see one or hear the name COSWORTH.

fucking dumb children

Dan

MLR is very blinkered, Jap community in general isn't a very nice place to be, not at least as good as the Ford one anyway!

ECOS95

This place is easy going by comparison, atleast you can have a laugh on here.

4x4

one more thing, im only 22 but i seem to recall the massive success of the rs500's in the touring cars which if im not mistaken ran YB's.

I know a guy who owns ferraris, buggati EB110 SS and more but still has an RS500 and swears he'd die with the thing, he said he'll never sell it ever, but if i had the money he'd sell the EB110 SS but never the 500

Dan

Exactly mate

pete mcrash

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cossies....scoobs....evo.....they all break just the same..........

ECOS95

Its just the repair bill that varies !!

smitsturbo

that ''uncle winnet'' soon changed his tune by the 4th page

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I am Ford through and through but I like EVO's

Shame the evo owners are dicks (excluding PF members of course)

Now if this was about BMWs........

ECOS95

I'm waiting for RSGeoff to reply to me about the handling qualities of a 1985 Cav SRi

Nick.

well Uncle Winnet can say what he wants about cossies.. he used to be a member on here and this is what happened to his Evo









More pics here

http://octanejunkies.com/forum/viewt...69d09847390a23

and video of it going tits up on the Rollers

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v5...Evo_new040.flv

Dan

Agreed!

Uncle Winnett

im still here

john

BRIGSPORT

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I have to admit that my A reg mk2 cavalier sri (first car at 17),handled pretty well from what i can remember,and it took some serious abuse!
That moonstone 3 dr looks the bollocks!

Dicko&Vacant

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how fookin funny are they arguing like fook with each other just your typical jap car owner

Nash

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I think EVO's are superb cars. Know a few people who have and do own them, i have also driven a couple. I still wouldnt sell my shitty old Saph for one though, unless i needed a new car for everyday use.

They just dont seem to have the soul of the cossie and are deffinately not as exciting to drive.

As for the jap lot turning there nose's up at the Fords. Thats very true in most areas apart from a select few. The skylard owners are normally pretty cool and interested in Cossies i have found.

Eagle

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sorry but a cavalier better handling ??? having owned one i can say hell no

although i would like an evo .. or a rex .. dunno tho...

Redkop

And of course cossie owners don't argue amongst themselves!!

ECOS95

I can't even remember what they look like , I remember the old Cav GSI. That wasn't a bad car.But guess who did the heads for those.

Eagle

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nahh we all know our cars are unreliable or will rust away

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LOL,

ECOS95

I test drove a FQ340 a couple of weeks ago, brilliant car & goes like you stole it ! But would I look at it in 6 yrs time, which is how long i've owned the Escort Cos & think oh dear what was I thinking ??

I still look at the Escort now & it puts a smile on my face, without even driving it.

collierm

Oi...don't tar us all with the same brush. A few of us Scooby owners appreciate Cossies, hell, I owned one and loved it, just wanted to try the other side of the fence.

That post though, 5 pages of drivel before Mr Rainbird made a concise point

Cheers

Matt

MikeR

A TRUE car enthusiast will appriciate any car for it's reputed good points, l like cossies hell i nearly got a Scooby in the states, you have to remember that the people on the MLR are different to the people on hear they have a different mentality then most, all be it alot have had cossies and have crossed over from them,

Mike an Evo owner that has been here longer then most

Mike

cheeky dog

at Ford Fair 2006 i was blown away at the handling of two escort cosworths from the Ford saloon car championships (blue, pink ones).

i still have to keep watching the footage i took of them laping road cars while chasing each other

I know they have been set up for track but just goes to show they are capible of superior handling.

morto

i think you have to respect both cars, i love rs,s and evo,s at the end of the day both break and cost alot to fix as i now .. as a out of the box car the evo is awsome as for the mlr.. well as ive always said put a post up today and expect a reply some time next year

andy

evo 3

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Got to respect Rainbird for handing them there asses on a plate.

MikeR

No he did not hand them anything Simon, he merely put across an enthusiast point of veiw that was realistic and unbiased,

But i have no doubt that on the track he might just do that to some

Mike

Nick.

http://www.southlincsrsoc.co.uk/page...eth-lloyd.html

Id say this is the ultimate Escort and would embarrass just about every Evo going but it does help that Gareth is also a fantastic driver.

JjCoDeX75

I love the idea of the Cav Sri being cited as a car of good handling!

I take this as a compliment frankly. Given how superior technically the EVO actually is on paper (given the generations difference in age), I find it astounding that they find the Cosworth so unbelievably threatning!

Also, the other slight hitch that they have is that the Cossie in its day was frankly signficantly ahead of its peers. The EVO is simply one of an awful lot of different types of cars that you can choose from!

JJ

cozzfather

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cavalier sri????
they were the taxi drivers first choice

THEYGOTMETOO

There are some right presumptuous and blinkered twats on MLR without a doubt although I'll give them something in that they are right when they say a lot Cossies do not handle very well. Other than cheap and easy, God knows what Ford were thinking when they put semi-trailing arms on a performance car.

cressy

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this makes a good read i do love evo 5/6 but escorts just have that something more about them

Graham S1

simple..... jealousy. Ford and Cosworth got their first.

rstoughy

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I have to agree there, joined the MLR back in Dec as i was looking into buying an Evo and noticed straight away that there is not much humour on there

It is a very good site with alot of very good information but people make a forum what it is.