escort cossies
06-05-2007, 04:38 PM
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They rot like crazy!!! There are some good ones about, just as there are sierra's, but in general they rot like mad. Bare in mind I've probably looked at hundreds over the years so am speaking from experience, not just one or two cars!!
Value wise, the good ones will go up, the cr@p ones will continue to go down, just as the sierra's have.
Value wise, the good ones will go up, the cr@p ones will continue to go down, just as the sierra's have.
06-05-2007, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by col cos1
Originally Posted by St3V3_C
Rust - no.
Built by zee Germans, they do things properly
Built by zee Germans, they do things properly
alot of people think the xr and rs`s were built in germany
it was actually belgium
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06-05-2007, 04:42 PM
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just seems you always hear of people having to do sill welding etc for mot's on the saffs and dont hear so much on the escorts or 3drs.
at the mo the escorts are as low as 11k for a not so good one i spose and as high as 18k for a clean one.and that doesnt seem to make a difference if its high bhp either.which i find strange as you see them at 400+for what you can get a stg 1 minter at as well
at the mo the escorts are as low as 11k for a not so good one i spose and as high as 18k for a clean one.and that doesnt seem to make a difference if its high bhp either.which i find strange as you see them at 400+for what you can get a stg 1 minter at as well
06-05-2007, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by col cos1
Originally Posted by St3V3_C
Rust - no.
Built by zee Germans, they do things properly
Built by zee Germans, they do things properly
alot of people think the xr and rs`s were built in germany
it was actually belgium
i read all were done in belgium
06-05-2007, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by NIL 7717
just seems you always hear of people having to do sill welding etc for mot's on the saffs and dont hear so much on the escorts or 3drs.
06-05-2007, 05:08 PM
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my old saph was an e plate and was absolutly spotless underneith never been welded and was no ign of it needing doing in the future. My escort is as equally as good underneith, but the commen rot points on the escorts apparently is battery tray front sills/wings behind body kit and back panels.
06-05-2007, 09:15 PM
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good saffs are getting hard to find, infact the whole cosworth range is becoming more scarce, a few years ago there were easily 10 pages of cossies on the autotrader, lucky now to get 4 or 5 
- People keep breaking them for spares and because you get more cash back, but it won't be long before they get to the same point as mk1 and 2 escorts, where the values will shoot through the roof 
- People keep breaking them for spares and because you get more cash back, but it won't be long before they get to the same point as mk1 and 2 escorts, where the values will shoot through the roof
07-05-2007, 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
good saffs are getting hard to find, infact the whole cosworth range is becoming more scarce, a few years ago there were easily 10 pages of cossies on the autotrader, lucky now to get 4 or 5 - People keep breaking them for spares and because you get more cash back, but it won't be long before they get to the same point as mk1 and 2 escorts, where the values will shoot through the roof
- People keep breaking them for spares and because you get more cash back, but it won't be long before they get to the same point as mk1 and 2 escorts, where the values will shoot through the roof i also find it wierd that you can break a saff and get back just over 6k if 4x4 but will be lucky to sell for that yet an escy will break for well over double and is technically the same mechanically
the cossie world is a wierd thing.
07-05-2007, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by NIL 7717
Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
good saffs are getting hard to find, infact the whole cosworth range is becoming more scarce, a few years ago there were easily 10 pages of cossies on the autotrader, lucky now to get 4 or 5 - People keep breaking them for spares and because you get more cash back, but it won't be long before they get to the same point as mk1 and 2 escorts, where the values will shoot through the roof
- People keep breaking them for spares and because you get more cash back, but it won't be long before they get to the same point as mk1 and 2 escorts, where the values will shoot through the roof i also find it wierd that you can break a saff and get back just over 6k if 4x4 but will be lucky to sell for that yet an escy will break for well over double and is technically the same mechanically
the cossie world is a wierd thing.
07-05-2007, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
14,000 ish 2wd I think , not sure on 4x4
, not sure on 4x4
spose that explains the price then. i do think in general the escys are kept better than the saff.the poor old saff seems to get abused by most.poor old girl
07-05-2007, 07:19 AM
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lets not forget that underneth the escort is a sierra so if not cared for they are going to rust luckily i've just stripped the crap out of my escort in the hunt for rust to catch it early and there is none 
it has only done 46k though while i was there i spent 3k on a full repaint 
i love all of them they all have there own plus and neg's but what other 15+ year old cars do you know that hold there money like cosworths 
it has only done 46k though while i was there i spent 3k on a full repaint i love all of them they all have there own plus and neg's but what other 15+ year old cars do you know that hold there money like cosworths
07-05-2007, 07:23 AM
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lets not forget that underneth the escort is a sierra so if not cared for they are going to rust luckily i've just stripped the crap out of my escort in the hunt for rust to catch it early and there is none it has only done 46k though while i was there i spent 3k on a full repaint i love all of them they all have there own plus and neg's but what other 15+ year old cars do you know that hold there money like cosworths
it has only done 46k though while i was there i spent 3k on a full repaint i love all of them they all have there own plus and neg's but what other 15+ year old cars do you know that hold there money like cosworths i just wouldnt be comfy in a new evo or similar.
a white 500 is the best there is for me but i do love the escorts too.but they have to look hard for me as alot look too pretty for my liking
07-05-2007, 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
cossies are like a drug, once you have had the boost rush you just want it again and again, and harder 
i chip off,come back and said yeah its alot better but i want more cos it aint fast enough
he looked at me amazed and laughed,then said"you pay and you will get whatever you want.ive been at 350 on a t34 for ages but i want more
07-05-2007, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
speed costs money son- how fast do you want to go? 
- mad max
- mad max hopefully where someone else has spent the cash and decided they want out.
07-05-2007, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
speed costs money son- how fast do you want to go? - mad max
- mad max Will do it one day or die trying.
that would be nice but i wouldnt get on a bike as much as i love them!
07-05-2007, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by milkman
Talking about how many Escos's were made, I read on here think it was Damo V who posted saying they was only 900 and odd still registered in the DVLA
07-05-2007, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by NIL 7717
Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
cossies are like a drug, once you have had the boost rush you just want it again and again, and harder
i chip off,come back and said yeah its alot better but i want more cos it aint fast enough
he looked at me amazed and laughed,then said"you pay and you will get whatever you want.ive been at 350 on a t34 for ages but i want more , been @ 450bhp for just over a year , and plans are already underway for 580bhp how far do you go ?? ( or should i say how deep is the wallet !!! 
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07-05-2007, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by milkman
Talking about how many Escos's were made, I read on here think it was Damo V who posted saying they was only 900 and odd still registered in the DVLA
I think the desirability factor will always be there for the escos, even more so for nice ones, regardless of what ford decide to bring out in the near future.
Never heard of any escos' rotting though, although im sure there are a few about. Ive seen a few scaby ones about though, but what other 15 year old cars wont have seen a bit of rust here and there. It all depends on how well its been looked after.
07-05-2007, 10:51 AM
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i think the esc cossie has kept its money coz many still consider it to be the last and best performance car that ford made, plus all the rally heritage behind it. Its something the focus st will never be coz theres loads of focus st's around, mass produced wheres the escort was a limited number. U wont ever see a good one dip below 11 grand imo. I personally reckon thats the same for the focus rs. They have all fallen down to the 11/12/13grand mark now, but i reckon coz of the limited number made and the raw driving style of it, it wont go below 11k for a good one
I'd love a escort cossie one day neil, maybe in a yr or 2 time, but i fear about how old theyre getting. But i know if i do buy one i will get the mintest possible and then after that would be the best well modified one possible coz i know i will get bored of standard power in no time so i may aswell give my bank balance a chance in life and start of with a 330bhp one
I'd love a escort cossie one day neil, maybe in a yr or 2 time, but i fear about how old theyre getting. But i know if i do buy one i will get the mintest possible and then after that would be the best well modified one possible coz i know i will get bored of standard power in no time so i may aswell give my bank balance a chance in life and start of with a 330bhp one
07-05-2007, 10:59 AM
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900 no way.wonder if we can find out if this is true?
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tell me about it thats why im thinking about not sinking in to the saff.its my own fault cos i took her off the road but my sensible head is saying is it worth ploughing 20k into the saff.when i could find a modded car thats had it done for less or the same. stupid sensible head.
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i do agree there will be a few with bits of rust but you dont seem to hear the comments of i had to have this welded and that welded and the sill replaced etc as you do with the saff.
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age of car has never bothered me in the slightest tbh.i'd rather have an old car.more character imo.
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no way.wonder if we can find out if this is true?DENNIS
tell me about it thats why im thinking about not sinking in to the saff.its my own fault cos i took her off the road but my sensible head is saying is it worth ploughing 20k into the saff.when i could find a modded car thats had it done for less or the same.
stupid sensible head. S1rst
i do agree there will be a few with bits of rust but you dont seem to hear the comments of i had to have this welded and that welded and the sill replaced etc as you do with the saff.
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age of car has never bothered me in the slightest tbh.i'd rather have an old car.more character imo.
07-05-2007, 11:05 AM
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i suppose neil, one slight way to look at it is that if u did spend all that money on a engine build for ya saph, then one day u could buy a escort shell and put your engine straight in
07-05-2007, 11:12 AM
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The problem with the escort cossie is everyone wants 1 but people just wont part wih there car for 1, especilly compared to 3 door and saphs. Think about it you can pick a nice 3 door up for 8k a nice saph can be had for 5k but escorts are demanding 12k plus and the only advantage the escort has over the saph and 3 door is the wow factor imo.