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currently running a cosworth thinking of buying an evo 6 or 7.

all the people that got evos after cosworths did you go back? why?


did you stay? why?

thanx for any advice or experiences!

Tangodeltasierra3

Nope and im not going back either, end of an era for me.

CheekyTequila

Ive got both and the Evo 6 is def the better car but has no character unlike the cossie

dakar

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I would love an evo 6 but i dont think i could afford to put juice in one

Staffi

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Had a 3dr, then went to a Mint Tommi Mak, then to a mint saff, then to a VERY special EVO 8 MR now back to the same saff.. mind you, the last sale of the MR was something i could do nothing about and would still have this car..

As for your question, different era`s (spelling) the Evo is obviously far superior in handling etc, BUT i do feel cosworths have alittle more soul, just my opinion, yes i'd have another Evo, BUT i'm more than happy with this current saff..

AndyBrew

had the escort cossie, sold it, went to a BMW 330Ci, bought the Subaru STi8 sold it bought the EVO 8 swapped it for my current cossie

all the non cossie cars were daily drivers and to that extent much better cars but ultimately just cars ...... so ended up back with the escort but then I'm 38 and have a love for Cossie's so my blinkers are well and truely welded on but then there's more to a car than having the biggest auto-penis in the pub!!!

Out of all the others I would have another Scoob the BMW was sooooo fuckin boring it was untrue, the Evo was awsome but sounded shit and was sterile, souless ..... weird!!!

if I'd kept my red escort cossie I'd probably have 600hp and an extra 30K in the bank

Si B

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As that man said!

Si

marco polo

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me personally im a ford man thats it im not blinkerd i know they are good cars and have driven a few

but they dont do it for me sorry

Roosie

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had evo 4 loved it very nice and powerfull but cossies have attitude end off!

AndyBrew

"attitude" and "soul" sums it up

marco polo

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the jap 4wds are so easy to drive any fool can drive them hard

the computers have ruined what cars were made for "for you to drive"

sorry but its true

marco

AndyBrew

its a fact my friend I've been their, jap crap is definately quicker, but it has no "soul" or "attitude" and that is why i guess we call it "jap crap"

m_nettleship

Bro has evo 8 i had sapphire,

he drove the saffy, said im having one off these, then went lookin in the trader. The Evo not mutch sideways action goin on there.

Take your pick

Glenn_

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Im a ford man too but i do like other cars i just think the jap stuff is so boring. Cossies are just an old car and the technology in jap land is way a head of us.Cossie parts are cheaper and most diy merchanics can repair them.Me personaly think that you carnt beat the looks of a escort cossie and a 3 door.The saffs are a nice looking car too but like i said i just think the escos and the 3 doors have the looks.

rickslack

Buy an Evo RS then! No active yaw, no abs etc. Bought a 6 Makinen RS and would never even concider going back to fords now!

LHD220Turbo

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from chatting to other people "evo's" have no soul; or no "character" - there's just something about cossie's that draw people to them

i've been in an evo and i was impressed, but there's something about not knowing if your cossie is going to get you home or not

fordsportjay

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ive had evo 4/5/6. all different sti imprezas and a skyline gtr r33 along with all the cossies i have had.

its true there is something about cossies that there isnt with the other cars and they are so much fun when on song.but all the others are capable and fun cars.

ideally i would have a 450ish bhp rwd sapphire,an evo 6,an impreza type r and a big power skyline along with my m3 track car and i would be a happy man.sadly i dont have enough money....

bigpower

Had 2x escos's, 3 saff's, S1 and i did step over to the rice side!

Bought an Evo 7 FQ 300. Loved it, probably been the best driving car ive owned, but it didnt take too long for me to sell up and get another Escos!

For me having a company car, i just want a toy sat in the garage and the RS range suit me for that. they have all just have something about them, but the Escos has it all and looks wise....STILL THE NICEST LOOKING CAR TO ME!

weeman84

i drove my mates modded evo 7 which was running approx 350bhp... i felt the car was on rails,it was so tight,controllable,and sounded pretty awesome and for a split second thought "i'd like one of these" but that thought quickly changed to..." its no where near fast enough,didnt give me the buzz,felt a little too safe(if you know what i mean) and i would be bored of it in a week.........The final thought was it wasnt worth the money,especially when the clutch cost him a grand and was told with hard driving it'd last about 4000 miles!!!! So that was the end of that idea.

They drive the bollox,but they are belly button cars, and i wouldnt turn my head to look at one, a cossie on the other hand..................

BRAMMER

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My missus wants an Evo 7/8 as the daily drive so when we come to change next year i'll be on the lookout for something like this, it may not be the fastst but it should be slightly tunable



Had my first experience in JAP on Thursday, it's a Subaru 02 STI thing with 320bhp (supposedly) and i was very very disappointed, i was expecting to be thrown all over the place and feel as if i'm in an animal but it was a pretty poor show, so scoobies are completely out the window for me as i know i would never enjoy driving one.

4x4

thanx for the comments!!

my cos isnt really big power and have ind of forgotten what a 350bhp rwd cos feels like!!! dont know if the evo's will be as fast on the stright run!

anyone want to take me out in theirs??? lol

probably gonna stick with the cosworth for now then!

Tangodeltasierra3

Ive had 3 Cossys and i dont understand what any of you really mean when you use terms like "had soul" or "no character" ? The Cossy was a limited edition supercar which rightly became an icon, i loved driving/posing in all mine, i've had an Evo5 & 6 which were very much in the mould of a Cosworth in terms of having it's own distinct look, class leading performance for the price, the Evos trample on all Cosworths though for a variety of reasons but mainly technological - after my 1st drive in an Evo i immediatly thought the steering, seating, gearchange were bang on perfect, cornering & grip was better than anything i'd ever experienced in a Cossy, admittedly i was scared of trashing my RWD Cossys so never pushed em on corners etc and my Saff 4x4 was only 280bhp so nowt too fast to realy compare against an Evo6. I'm not knocking Cossys they look awesome still but the Evo definitly has a heart beat, trust me even if it aint got a soul.

aduz

lol thats why most cossys end up backwards in a hedge

LHD220Turbo

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that's why i love cossies so much; its a drivers cars, get it wrong and its your own fault. if i want the back end out i dont want a computer correcting it.

dakar

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Even if i eventually have the balls to buy an evo or a scooby{its the fuel bills that worry me}i would still have my saph in the garage even if it was just to look at which to be honest is all i do with it now

r500

actually there not that bad on fuel ,
ive just sold my 400bhp evo 8 ,good car and looked wicked but didnt have the carisma and soul of the cosworth so ive gone back the old blue oval , its in my blood ,heart and soul

dakar

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what was yours like on fuel mate .I was told i would be lucky to see 20 to the gallon if driven carefully

r500

to be honest i didnt take a note of mpg but i also didnt notice a difference in my fuel bills when i sold my saff 450bhp to buy the evo
all depends on how hard you press the load pedal i suppose .

moonstone_cossie

i have drove tons of cars from lambos to landrovers and cossie's are the only car i have EVER drove that has soul so to speak! EVERY time i am in the cossie she puts a smile on my face wereas a evo etc is just a car!! i think putting all your time into it makes it feel more worth it when she is going.

i drove a evo 10 the other day now dont get me wrong very good as was most of the high performace cars ive drove and handle well etc and are def the way forward but there just not a cossie!

well thats my option and thats the reason i have one, even tho ALL my money goes into cossie i wouldnt part with her!!

rickslack

I love all these people talking about cossies having character and 'soul'. were talking about sierras and escorts here not classic ferraris or astons etc! like my evo they're just bits of tin to me. some faster and better than others. just cant forgive crap handling as having character! Best thing to do is go out and drive some. not all cossies and evos are the same. Buy whichever you like the best for whatever reason !

r500

ever tried hanging on to a 500+bhp rs500 on full chat ? me thinks not !

go and have a go in one then let us know

Tangodeltasierra3

My Evo 8 is remapped 380bhp and i get 230 mile to a tank so 20mpg easy mainly driven fast, 3 laps of nurburgring used just under 3/4 a tank.

Jay,

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so in short there two different animals

Red16

your has absolutely no relevance to the bloke you are quoting

dakar

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Dont evos have smaller than average fuel tanks as well

turbo_3dr_tommy

TBH since buying my evo i have never looked bck after selling my 3dr, i use the evo everday, take it shopping and it never misses a beat (touching a whole forrest) handles excellant goes well in a straight line, does everything i need to do, i loved my old cossie and still do miss it but it spent more time in the garage getting fixed and constantly emptying my wallet.

if i won the lottery i would deffo have a rs500 but would still have evo and skyline over a saph or escort now.

Jay,

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but dont the service costs out way the cost between both never kept my evo long enough to find out

turbo_3dr_tommy

i think evo are not that bad tbh i would prefer to pay for a sevice every 4k than rebuild every 3k lol. I pay £185 to have my evo serviced that £55 for oil £45 for plugs, £15 filter £11 for AYC fluid and the rest labour and other fluids so really not that more expensive than a cossie as i had my cossie seviced every 4-5k anyways if it lasted that long lol

and yes evo's do have small tanks to keep the weight down about £50 to fill up here and not that bad mpg if you drive sensible.

RickyLee53

Typical view of some1 who doesn't really know about the evo.

You can get evo's with none of the above technology, sadly the older 1's don't have some kind of traction or stability control, the 10's do i think, but i'm sure you can turn it off.

The only Character a cossy has over an evo IMO is that it breaks more. Hitler had a character.

IMO what you people are talking about is the "dream" of owning 1 from when you were younger. I never had that dream and see cossies as just another car, i grew up wanting an Evo, so i'd say that have the character over a cossy.

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