leejones09

got an escort rs turbo cabriolet ,already replaced the starter,alternator,battery,heat shield for the starter,i know the cvh is totally different for maintence as parts are cheap compared to the yb,what you said about the turbo kick is exact same as i think my rs is only running 10psi ss exhaust pippercross filter which imo isn't good as i probaly get more heat,the last owner said it had a stage 3 hybrid turbo which i dont know if it has or not and would presume that does nothing at what psi i run,even know the bmw 540i i had was faster the way the turbo comes in on an rs turbo is great,that feeling of boost coming on in a sapp(only cosworth i've been in)i think you could get the grumpiest man going and he would smile,im not to sure how my insurancewould be,when i was going to buy a genuine rs turbo i rang my insurance to put it on the database and they said it was group 15 or 16 and said he would check with his teamleader came back and said it would be fine,you have opened my eyes alot no one can give you better advice than some one that owns 1,there's a sapphire cosworth nr me which is L reg is that rare

leejones09

WongRS

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i was 22 when i got mine, cost me £1k to insure, 1990 4x4 fully comp, 5 years NCB 3 points.
Never looked back, always loved cos's, and since school i promised myself and all my friends i would own one, and it was such a good feeling when i finally had it on my drive

leejones09

did any 1 ever think of what they could of got for the money

gar mae

Alot better car

kosman

L reg cossys are rare mate,few and far between.

kosman

im with you mateim in for the long run with mine

leejones09

thats real passion ford mate,i rember i was in essex working was just leaving south end on sea and seen a 3dr cosworth and changed my route to follow it abit he was with a mk 1 escort,when i was about 14 my dad had a sapp cos rep and was nearly crying when he sold it lol,in rhyl quite a few yrs back there was a rally meeting and one of the men that was there has a cos and me being a bit cheecky i asked if he would take me in it,it was maroon with 3 spoke alloys,he said it was 340bhp at the wheels it was that fast it felt like you wern't going to stop for the end of the road lol

andyroo2

i got mine last year im 24 costs 500 quid fully comp and have used it every day ,so far cost me a new fuel pump

WongRS

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early evo's, impreza's, pulsars.
All of which, in my experience, arn't as reliable (a few of my mates have the above, all of theres have been off the road quite alot, mines never had a problem)
and then you look at the fact that cosworth are very unlikely to loose money.
Plus, for me anyway, they give me a special feeling when i drive them.
Something else just feels like a fast car, a cosworth feels like something special

The only other thing i was considering was a mk2 escort, but i would of only got a right heap for what i paid for my saff.

EDIT:, also condidered an M3, but the price of parts scared me away, and the fact i cant insure one, for some reason :s

eddie_od

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Got my 4x4 saph when i just turned 23, cost me £800 Fully comp with 5 yrs protected no claims and no points.

martysmartie

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As already mentioned it's not just the insurance, these cars are getting on now and parts when you need them, if your lucky enough to find them arn't cheap.

Also there a saying which coulden't be further from the truth if you going to buy a Cosworth then you should be able to afford it twice.

This has turned out to be true for my Saph.

Graceland

Oh so bloody true - The day I bought mine was brilliant, the day I stripped it for parts and sold it off was even better.

Bloody wallet raping machines they are

Graceland

PS - I was 21 when i bought mine and payed something along the lines of £800 fully comp with 4 years NCB, limited mileage, all mods declaired etc etc - that was with Liverpool Victoria untill they decreed that you had to be 25 to insure it

cossiegreg1

had mine when i was 19 paid £2200 insurance, now 23 paying £460

Jay,

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true

Rhys

Fook paying that for insurance I had my cossie when i was 19!! Though i got away with paying silly cost by doing limited mileage and only having it on the road for the summer months When October came it cost me £120 for the other six months pmsl.

ricky226

i wod love to have a cosworth i am 19 got a escort rs turbo s3 and that is 1500

ricky226

s2*

boost mad

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i got my first saph cossie in the same month as my 20th.

375bhp and 1500 to insure it !

that was 5 years ago and have had 2 more since that one

RSTurboSI

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i have an RS T at 20, Insurance is 2,989 Fully Comp. All mods decleard and an agreed 500bhp engine spec, Agreed value of 6k,

brought it for 3k and spend over now 6.5k onit, Running costs is about £40ish deppends on fuel price every 3days, thats if i use it in the nights, if i go to work and back which is just under 5miles its a full tank a week but im always out init so its not cheap to run a good spec'ed car, a gearbox or diff on one of them cossies could set u back at around 2.5k

cfoster

I was 21 when I bought my Esc Cos, st3 big tubby, all mods declared and was paying about £1600 fully comp to insure it . Was about 7 years ago now!! Havent looked back after selling it!!!!!!!!!

AlexD

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I bought my Saph when i was 22, Insured in the Mrs name as they wanted silly money !

SapphyMike

You should be able to buy the car twice.

There really is alot of shit out there. I'd not really want to pay less than £6k for one, so bank on needing £12k.

cozmeister

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I was 21 when I got mine

Sticky.

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Shorty had a Cosworth at 15. He broke it & made a nice profit, we then went halfs on a 4x4 Cossie for the Ring & sold that between us.

So id say 15 is the youngest so far.

dojj

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i bought my 3 door at just 19 and a bit years old

and it cost me £60 a month to insure thrid party fire and theft plus minicab insurance

i couldn't get insured on it any other way

bought a saph when i was 22, £400 fully comp, although admiral did fuck me i the arse when i tried to make a claim

SteveH

I didnt think I was older than you guys!! no offence intended!!

orion_crazy_carl

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had my first at 21 cost me 500 quid comp,

benporter

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some of the primiums are crazy on here my escos a 19 was £1100 , sapphire is £500 @ 24

baba

had my escossie at 18 and paid 2400 for ten months lol.

cozmeister

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Did he actually drive it though?

Retro Al

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My first cossie cost me £3400 to buy,thrashed it for about 2 years nothing went wrong apart from needing a new fuel tank,my cosworth powered mk1 escort did 4 trackdays loads of weekend abuse it never broke!
Fingers crossed my new one will be ok aswell so i dont think its strictly true what some of you are saying,but if it does go wrong im sure it will be expensive to fix

daz-cos

got my saph when i was 21 im 22 now n pay £800 fully comp. maintenance wise ive hat a head gasket and a rad. doesent bother me thoug as ive got the car ive always wanted

boothy

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Cant wait till next year, il have a saff hopefully at 25......

Maria.

I had my Escort Cosworth at 21!

Ran it on a traders policy....

cozmeister

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Good man

rich.edrsoc

I'm 24 and got my '88 saph about 8 months ago, and have used it everyday pretty much.

Nice clean original Magenta car, 88000 on the clock when i got it, FSH etc etc...

Cost me £4400, insurance is £700 TPFT with only 1yrs NCB.

Has cost me about £1500 so far (head and turbo rebuilds) but i knew the car would need something doing to it... expensive but it needs to be done if you want a nice reliable car, which it is.

Never really interested in anything Jap, respect the cars but for me they have no character. Scooby's sound the bollox, but there's just too many of 'em about down here.

Love RS Fords (all Fords really!), had an RS Turbo before, so the Cos was a natural progression for me...

Rab

I had a Saff at 21. It was a fortune to insure, and broke down every time I went outside Loved it though

Glenn_

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Some decent insuranxe quotes there.You dont have to have loads of money to own a cossie and maintain it.They are just old cars that need a bit of attention.