if you had £5000 which would you buy ?cast your votes please

 

can i change my vote, i just realised you had 3dr

 

I love the 200sx especially the s14a but a well tuned cossie puts a smile on my face every single time I drive it

 

S14a 200SX, not a s13/s14, maybe be more specific.

A 5k saff cossie will win the poll as this a ford forum so the blinkers will be on, esp as only about 10% of people on here will have ANY experience of a modded S14a

 

Steve, what would you prefer or think is the best out of an old s13 200sx or a old toyota supra 3.0 turbo?
about 2-2.5k to spend.

 

i had a £5k 200sx and sold it to get my £5k shaff cossie and never looked back

 

S13, Supras a tank

 

Cossie every time, 200sx look plain, and r common as fook

 

Yea, I see what you mean





I'd buy the saph tho I'm afraid!

 

Still have the sierra

 

good comparison pics there lets see ya get that 200sx for 5k and then lets see anyone pay 5k for that shitheap, those pics aare not 5k cars , ones about 8k and ones about £8

 

Taxi please, though i do like the newer 200's though just couldnt see me ahving one

 

thats because your not called quentin and you are not a hairdresser

 

my friend has a modded s13 and although its really nice, i'd still have a saph over it.

 

i would probably have the 200 14a tbh i just think its a much nicer allround car

(flame suite on )

 

CheeRS lads I was waitin to get hit by a handbag!

 

The other thing is a cossie is a cossie, there's the whole Ford thing that goes with it hence RSOC and lo and behold passionford!

 

 

200sx common?? Compared to a Cossie??

 

In Yarmouth anyway mate! Only talkin from personnel experience, not intentionally tryin to offend anyone

 

S14a

 

Cars of each from the price range on auto trader...


1998 NISSAN 200SX Turbo Touring Coupe, S reg. 49000 miles, red, black leather, absolutely immaculate, tax Oct 05, MoT Oct 05, very low mileage, all electrics, all extras, goes like a rocket, 1st to see will buy, private, HP possible. . ono. . . . £4,750

Had 3 pages of these com up and this one was the most expensive of the 200sx

did a serch for a cossie within 40 miles and what did I get? Nothing so went national and found two


1989 FORD SIERRA SAPHIRE COSWORTH 2.0
TURBO, F reg. 96000 miles, Private plate, 10mths MoT, sensibly modified, Mercury Grey, good condition for year, recent engine rebuild.. £3,800 . ono.

TBH after reading good condition for year, recent engine rebuild I couldn't help but think a rotter with cheap re-build engine.... and ANY cossie going for under 5k has to be.

So sorry... unmolested 5 year old S14a 200SX for me, not only that the sx is 3 insurance bands cheaper.

 

must admit i would rather have the 200sx if spending no more than 5k
Very nice car

 

Saffy for me

 

It's a tough one. I like Saphs but the S14 will probably handle better, have less rust and look more modern. But then the saph is much cheaper to tune, and with a lot cheaper parts.

Personally, get a good example of either and they could both be just as good as eachother... so i'm not voting either way

 

For fun, i might go put this on a unbiast (ie non-ford) forum, i doubt a single one that time will come out with the Saff as the winner.

We talking 5k so we on about tidy RWD saff vs Tidy S14a.

Lers have a 100% standard comparison...


versus


Thats some good blinkers there

The bit holds no water either if you know where to buy.

Barring 4doors and a Cosworth badge, there honestly no advantages i see, and ive been around modded versions of both nealry every day for years now.

 

200sx all day long. easily the far superior car in std trim. thats both looks spec and peformance (including handling, brakes, etc)

also, the SX has pretty much the same potential engine tuning wise. the parts aren't all that expensive either.

they don't suffer from rust and also have cheaper insurance.

only thing the saff has is that it holds its value better. so will be worth more in a few years time i'd think

i'd take a 3-door over a S14a 200sx all day long - can't see you landing one for 5k though

 

If it's just straight line speed per £ of modifications plus the cost of car, the mk3 Supra hands down.

Handling is more down to anyone who understands how to make cars handle, not just judgeing the car by how heavy it is.

 

Remember the fact that with a Cosworth you will always be paying 'Cosworth' Money. For example. The front grille, which if you go to a breaker and ask for one for a Cosworth will cost you £££££'s and it is exactly the same as a boggo Sierra.

They can both be tuned to similar levels, but I reckon the 200sx can be tuned to a given BHP far cheaper than the Cossie.

 

Well Ive had a 5k saff & been out i a few 200sx's

Man I hope Lee dont read this!

Go for the 200sx! as long as its a s14a! although u probably wont get 1 for 5k! but will b worth spending the xtra on! Nice new stylisah car over a how did lee put it! Old man Wee stained taxi!

Wish I would of bought a 200sx as there is a good chance it would still b runnin unlike the saff! but I would of sooner binned the saff than the 200sx lol worth more in bits ya see!

 

Cossie for me

Don't care how good the 200sx is I wouldn't have one as I think they look bloody horrible No offence intended to those that own and love em. Like Subaru's I will always respect good ones and can appreciate them but I just don't like em'

 

ive driven a 270bhp s14 facelift model and it was quick it felt refined as new cars do.

i like my saph feels like your driving tho no electronic toys to assist you lots of rumbling and vibrating noises let you know your doing warp 9

then theres sites like this and the community spirit that goes with owning a cosworth the RSOC local meets, meeting beer monsters like GurnE and other tools off here lol.

if you want a daily driver get a 200sx

if you want a toy that can be an animal get a cossie

PS my saph maybe a barge but look in the pic in my sig

HARD AS FOOK

 

MadMac,

not all sub £5k saffs are nails you know!!

Mine will be available for around £4-£4.5k. Leather, 17's, T34 hybrid, stainless, Tax and MOT, NMS Stage 1 - probably around 300bhp, new rack, new brakes, reconned box, an engine that looked like it'd done 20k miles and is very strong, small turbo esc cos head, grp a style strut brace and all that jazz, leccy sunroof etc - not bad for less than £5k eh?

 

You know the weirdest thing about this thread??

On here, Passionford, a Ford Forum, there is a mixed bag of replies. Almost a 50/50 split of people between the 200sx and the Cossie.

How about putting the thread on the SXOC? I would bet that the amount of those guys that would chose a Cossie over a 200 you could count on one hand.

 

200sx for me definitely, Saffs are good, I loved mine but lets face it........they're getting on a bit now

 

Think i'd be tempted by the 200.

Although both have good and bad bits.

Best take both for test drives and make your own mind up, rather than asking for someone elses opinion on what car you should buy with your money, your the only person who can answer your own question

 

CraigN sums that up perfect

 

so does any one wanna let me test drive a really powerful cossie?

 

I FOOKING TOLD YOU SOOOOOO!

P.S I REALLY did though

Look at Madmacs post, a set of wheels on that £4750 S14a and it will look really good.

 

Come to Billericay and I'll take you out in the Sierra... BUT its NOTHING like a road cossie so that woun't really be alot of help.

On second thoughts, it IS like a shonky old saff. It rattles, it spins its wheels, it makes some worrying noises, and it breaks down alot, its VERY scary to drive. So it will give you the perfect introduction to cheap cossie ownership!