well i sold my rst last week and got me octavia vrs,but ive been looking at saff cossies (4x4) and ireally like them i always have,for the rite one i would put my car and some cash,what are peoples views on them as every day cars? this is the octavia,its been remapped,exhaust,lowered etc,thanks for any help

 

i personally wouldnt use 1 every day.

 

Id keep the VRS personally, i would of thought it would be much 'user-friendly' (if you know what i mean) to drive everyday than an old sierra

 

well it would not be used every day because of work an im in van most of time,but would not be locked away all year if you now what imean?

 

i know what your saying,mine is a toy,ive got another car for everyday use,mine is reliable,only ever failed me once but i wouldnt trust it to get me to santa pod,never mind any long journeys,tbh there a pain in the arse and you have to be well in to them to avoid throwing the towel in.

 

well its a cossie or an s3?

 

COSSIE, good toy for the weekend!

 

Cossie just been to look at one i want it

 

i value mine at about 3800 iwould be willing to put mine and 2k max for one would i get agood one for that?obviously i would have to find someone who would want a vrs in first place

 

have had both, sadly the sierra is geting realy old and can only be grief alot of the time,went and looked at a 3dr a month ago but was showing its age a bit, probably i wont ever get another cossie but have to say its still my fav car.. the s3 is good but in standard form is not so good, needs this,that and the next thing but with the right mods... map, chassis work,etc will be a very good mota... choice is yours.......

 

im in the get a cossie camp,6k would get you a half decent 1 but still be prepared to spend on it.

 

I used my 4x4 saph for going to work and back for 3 yrs,now got my van home but the saph never let me down.

 

ive always loved cossies,idid look at subarus but ive heard they are more hassle than cossies

 

keep away from the dark side,you need to up the numbers of ford owners on here,not scooby owners

 

i would love a magenta coz on either comps or escos rim running about 300bhp

 

what engine in the vrs out of interest not that clued up on them tbh and milage ?

cheers
gaz

 

I,m quite lucky really as i have an octavia vrs for the mrs and a cossy in the garage for summer,but up till about 3 years ago i used the cossy everyday and never really had any probs with it,the girlfreind used to enjoy using it tbh

 

comps kid they look awesome on magenta saffs,get octavia up for sale.

 

if you have deep pockets and its a car you have always wanted then go for the saff.

personally i would get a evo 5 with exhaust, filter, remapped 350-370 bhp easy and reliable they just eat petrol lol

 

Dont buy the first on you see, go and have a look at a few first. Just like with all cars though service history and prove of work thats been carried out are very important, you don't want to buy a car thats been poorly looked after in the past as all the neglect will soon appear.

 

its a 1.8 20v turbo,its just done over 82k miles,ive just had it remapped,forge diverter valve,miltex exhaust and sports cat,slightly lowered,grooved brakes all round and its got 18inch alloys that come on the new ones,ive also just put abrandnew dvd player in it as the standard radios are crap,ithink you get alot of car for the money to be honest

 

would love an evo but my insurance will not touch me till im 25 but will happily insure me on a cossie

 

try elephant, bell, admiral usually quite good

 

your giving me ideas now

 

u bord of that skoda already mate?
i knew u wouldnt be without a ford for long lol!!
ho much power do them skodas put out as standard then mate?

 

I dont get why people wont trust a cossie for long journeys yet will thrash them round a track??? long journeys on a motorway are the easiest miles a car will ever do

If a cossie is well maintained and not bodged then theres no reason whatsoever that it cant be capable of daily use. You just have to accept that really short journeys and stop start traffic does accelerate wear. Sure a 6 paddle clutch on a highly modified car might not be so friendly

 

there 180bhp standard,i shud of just put the extra and got 1 last week but inever but ive got the cash to put to one so i think ive gota it will be my first cossie

 

Your insane, swapping that for an old sierra

Thats my opinion but i get that you'd like an old shonkey taxi to replace a solid reliable quick ish newer car

Theres no sarcasm there, honestly

 

Done 300 miles in my 3 door today and it didnt miss a beat .

Go for a nice saff mate, dont abuse it and it will be fine

 

i always make sure what ever acar needs it has else it will just breakdown,i like to give them some when you get the need to

 

Now that is a taxi.......

Personally a saph is even hard work on weekends only. Ive done 81 miles in mine today (which is more than half my annual mileage last year lol) and I'm knacker'd....

 

Better than swapping for an base spec E36 3 series BMW
wimp

Your not driving it enough to build the suitable stamina

 

I don't see a cossie being unreliable if it's been maintained properly. I've had my 4x4 saph a good while now and tbh the only things that have let go have been wear and tear related or me abusing it!

My saph has been running 450bhp for just under a year now, gets used loads and always gets the arse ragged off it and never misses a beat! The bottom end is a little bit tired now so could do with a rebuild but it has done 120k miles!

So my opinion is get a nice stage 3 cossie with the right bits and upgrades and you won't go far wrong!

 

Have to agree with that and disagree with the haters. I did 60 miles in mine last weekend and it was a very comfortable trouble free ride as you'd expect and hope and it was a lovely drive. My daily driver is a focus ST with a dreamscience map and eibach springs but despite the age the drive in the cosworth was very nice and it was enjoyable. I've done longer distances than that in complete comfort and with reliability

Mine is a stage 3 on a t34 and it's 2 wheel drive with low mileage so it can be done

 

iwill be doing more than 80miles in it,dont see the piont in owning a tool if you never use it,a stage 3 sounds good for what i want

 

Go for it

 

If you really wanted one,you would just go out and do it,not ask strangers on a public forum,so the answer is no,

cheeRS stu

 

got to sell the vrs first or find some one who wants to strike adeal

 

yes but ive never owned one so idont now what there like day 2 day,people on here have so i would like to get peoples views who know what there on about!

 

I took mine out of hibernation on saturday, taxed it, fuelled it up and away!
Good to drive after being off road for winter.
Tempted to sell it and go for an escos but i know i wont get a good saff again without the torture of looking at the shite!