New year, new car? £5-£6k, advice?
10-01-2008, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by DogSmoke
Rad, I'd be more than happy with a nice 4wd 
If I did go and get a Saph I'd want a 4x4 to be honest.
If I did go and get a Saph I'd want a 4x4 to be honest.
. If you don't go stupid they are reliable as any other performance car.
10-01-2008, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
Originally Posted by DogSmoke
Rad, I'd be more than happy with a nice 4wd
If I did go and get a Saph I'd want a 4x4 to be honest.
If I did go and get a Saph I'd want a 4x4 to be honest.
. If you don't go stupid they are reliable as any other performance car.I'm still not sure if I could handle such an old car but if it's well looked after, maybe. I'd like to drive one and see what it's like.
What are the chances of finding one where the gears don't feel loose as fuck tho like every other old car I've had
10-01-2008, 09:33 AM
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looks a nice car - With your remaining budget get it closed loop controlled and set up by MSD
T5 box is gorgeous to drive with, real tight gears and snicky change
a closed loop stg 3 or even on greys/ siemens will do better MPG than a stg 1 or even standard car, as the fuelling will be perfect. Obviously if you are booting it everywhere then the fuel will be used as required . There have been lots of people reporting 30+MPG in the cruise :cool
looks a nice car
- With your remaining budget get it closed loop controlled and set up by MSD T5 box is gorgeous to drive with, real tight gears and snicky change
a closed loop stg 3 or even on greys/ siemens will do better MPG than a stg 1 or even standard car, as the fuelling will be perfect. Obviously if you are booting it everywhere then the fuel will be used as required
. There have been lots of people reporting 30+MPG in the cruise :cool
10-01-2008, 03:14 PM
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Your doing my tits in now, just go and buy a car ffs
Why bump it what else do you want to know? all the advice given on this thread has been rubbished by you so just go do like the rest of us and buy a car withut the need of a 5 page thread by people you dont even know
Why bump it what else do you want to know? all the advice given on this thread has been rubbished by you so just go do like the rest of us and buy a car withut the need of a 5 page thread by people you dont even know
10-01-2008, 03:34 PM
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Ooh someone's cranky again
I'm enjoying the debate. Anyway I remembered what I wanted to say now.
Can you get the closed loop and wasted spark on any stage Saph and would I not be better off with Stage 1 for a daily driver?
I'm enjoying the debate. Anyway I remembered what I wanted to say now.
Can you get the closed loop and wasted spark on any stage Saph and would I not be better off with Stage 1 for a daily driver?
10-01-2008, 03:45 PM
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personally to buy a car i have to like it and if it has faults so what i,ll fix em fuck buyin cars that are other peoples ideas of good cars and id never have a car loan again your still payin sometimes after the cars gone like gettin trainers from kays catalogue good luck dog
good luck dog
10-01-2008, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by DogSmoke
Ooh someone's cranky again
I'm enjoying the debate. Anyway I remembered what I wanted to say now.
Can you get the closed loop and wasted spark on any stage Saph and would I not be better off with Stage 1 for a daily driver?
I'm enjoying the debate. Anyway I remembered what I wanted to say now.
Can you get the closed loop and wasted spark on any stage Saph and would I not be better off with Stage 1 for a daily driver?
Closed loop cannot be run on mega lairy cams ( BD14 or over on the exhaust side I think) , but will be quite happy on anything pretty much, so you might as well have stg 3 etc or whatever you fancy as the closed loop will give pretty much the same MPG on any conversion
. I have it on a T4 car with 850cc's and std cams etc, and it does 30 MPG+ according to the previous owner, and lots of people on here have had great experience with it.Cossies are perfect for daily drivers if you look after them, obviously it will need more care than a brand new fiesta 1.4, but if you get a good one then it won't be a problem IMHO, I used my small turbo escos every day for 6 months without a problem
10-01-2008, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Alps Pacino
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No seriously what debate?
choosing a car isnt a debate, its just something a grown up does of there own bat
No seriously what debate?
choosing a car isnt a debate, its just something a grown up does of there own bat
10-01-2008, 06:01 PM
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Its not though you pick a car you like, you test drive it, then you decide weather you really like it enough to buy it. The other stuff like "is it suitable for what i want"i just commen sense stuff that obviously some of us dont have. If you listened to everyone's opinions about cars you would never buy anything cause everyone has a difference of opinion.
Personally i would say i cossie can be used as a daily driver cause i did it for over a year, BUT and its a very big but when it broke down with head gasket failure i had use of another car thus my comment if you want something like a cossie etc you really need another car to fall back on.
Its not though you pick a car you like, you test drive it, then you decide weather you really like it enough to buy it. The other stuff like "is it suitable for what i want"i just commen sense stuff that obviously some of us dont have. If you listened to everyone's opinions about cars you would never buy anything cause everyone has a difference of opinion.
Personally i would say i cossie can be used as a daily driver cause i did it for over a year, BUT and its a very big but when it broke down with head gasket failure i had use of another car thus my comment if you want something like a cossie etc you really need another car to fall back on.
10-01-2008, 08:38 PM
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I hear you Alps, but I just like getting input. I'm more along the lines of gathering opinions, seeing how they match my own and deciding my final shortlist.
My big thing with the Cossies is that they are quite dated but on the other hand it does seem to be becoming the best option for me I think.
Cheers Wil
My big thing with the Cossies is that they are quite dated but on the other hand it does seem to be becoming the best option for me I think.
Cheers Wil
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Originally Posted by DogSmoke
I hear you Alps, but I just like getting input. I'm more along the lines of gathering opinions, seeing how they match my own and deciding my final shortlist.
My big thing with the Cossies is that they are quite dated but on the other hand it does seem to be becoming the best option for me I think.
Cheers Wil
My big thing with the Cossies is that they are quite dated but on the other hand it does seem to be becoming the best option for me I think.
Cheers Wil
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