davecosworth

my mate got me to go from london to leeds yesterday to look at this cosworth

spoke to the guy on the phone and all sounded great he told me there was no problems with this car all by the paint job wasn't the best

well when we got there he wouldn't let us test drive it there was no water in the header tank oil level on min and a massive oil leak under the car started it up and the followers were a little noisey so let it warm up still smoked a bit after warm up but the biggest problem was there was a apparent knocking from number 4 a oil leak from the diff just a dog of a car so left it well alone got back to leeds central station and there were no trains coming back to london so had to get a coach that took 8 hours to get back to gatwick airport then another 1 cab journey home total cost of traveling was £350 just dont want any one else to get stung like this

this is the advert http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1621243.htm

james kiely

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lol 380 bhp at 1.2 bar,and £75 quid to fix it up ,he,s dreaming .what a waste of a journey and money

DanW@FastFord

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Writing "most of the above meens nothing to me" just after listing the engine spec would set alarm bells ringing!

Sounds like a nightmare journey. And £350 travelling for nothing is a proper wounder!

davecosworth

i only went as my mate wanted me to go and look at it i knew that 380 bhp on that spec was dreaming but he wanted a crystal blue cossy and said that was in his price range, we left to go there at 2:30 yesterday and got back at 6am this morning had to go back out at 9 back to south coast i was not happy but he would have brought it if i hadn't have gone as he doesn't have a clue about cars

james kiely

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i dont think it would have made it back if your mate had bought it dave

DAN400

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always cheap for a reason!!

Retro Al

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Bit late but......... you should have posted on here i could have gone and had a look at it for you not far from me,or im sure somebody else would have

davecosworth

i dont think it would have made it either got to love these kinds of people wouldn't even go on a test drive. as i said to my mate better to have lost a little than a lot. think he has got £3800 to spend doesn''t mind doind a bit of work and he doesn't want a massive spec either.

The Youth.

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First problem I see is your m8 has a budget of 3k to spend on a cosworth AND he knows nothing about cars,receipe for total disaster IMO

steve

Rab

NO such thing as a cheap Cossie.....................

James @ M Developments.

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oh dear

https://passionford.com/forum/ford-s...ec-inside.html

scoooby slayer

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they do pop up but very rarely, ive bought one for £2k stage 3 that had fucked gearbox needed an arch and few small jobs but lasted me about 2 years and got £2k back on trade in with nyrs, she was still ok as i drove it 150 miles to do the trade.
tell him to be patient one will turn up eventually.

Toe Knee

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hope its not the same one for the bloke in the other post!! deff a few alarm bells in the advert thou ie him not knowing alot about the spec althou admitedl he does state it was a PX, but it says recent paintwork good but not perfect, which means it was done cheaply to get rid of it by the sounds of it!

BM08

why on earth would he say "come and see for yourself" if hes lying through his teeth

crumpet

i bought this earlier, dave all i can say is your a mong haha, i test drove it , looked at oil leaks from back of cam cover gasket, no leaking diff, no knocking, slight tap from cold, comes on boost lovely, leathers in good order but needs a few bits of trim, rear arches and sills are sweet so is sunroof and boot.isnt 380bhp more like 300 but i couldnt care.

either way the fuckers gettin a full under body resto and rebuild... said you wasted his time and told you to fuck off, fair play to him.Think youve only posted this shite up because you lost £350

studabear

pics or stfu

crumpet

il upload the pics i took earlier when i was there, which were you after?

studabear

none inparticular, just been a tit

Post some pics though, hope you got a bargain

Rax

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Mines going to be for sale in the next few weeks I cant wait to see the slaggin off post on here it gets
Its not mint and its not 7k "come and see for yourself !!"

crumpet

lol tbf i was 19 on the 8th of march and ive wanted one since a very early age, im not settled with a very nice gf who found me a mint job workin in a accident repair center, so all good, dont race or anything as my best mate died 6 weeks ago in a bad car accident.

Think its time i got my 1st cossie as ive had plenty of other cars ive wanted, nothing like this though, dont care what anyone says im gonna make it better than it is!

Amber corners and side repaters+rs500 cooler here we come!

Big Will_

Or RS Turbo

STILL no reply mate - i'll have a run over tomorrow for you though depending on how i'm feeling

STAFFY OWNER

Errrr i think you meant to say im now settled with a very nice gf, hope she doesn't read your posts otherwise she's now an ex gf.
Hope you get the car sorted and sorry to hear about your mate. Lost one of my best mates in awful circumstances a couple of months back,it's hard to think they aint around anymore.

pending.....

i test drove that last year told me lad who had it from durham original paint never been touched was £3500 and had over spray on it and bodge dust all over inside said it was through storage it is sh*t slow i cained it and had vibration through floor

gaz16e4x4

hi new to this world of talk , just joined site .can anyone help or direct me to advice regarding my 4x4 sapth .had 24v twin turbo fitted by topboss tuning derby .picked up after two years drove home ,vibration thru floor , sooting up plugs ,oil in spark plug holes numbers 2,3;4 h .his comments silicone rubbe r sealant around existing camshaft cover seals,injectors fitted running in type ,gave me 6 blue,s to fit @ MAPPERS? [/B]

davecosworth

well all i can say is good luck to crumpet. as i stated above tho the guy wouldn't let us test drive it even with proof of insurance, the guy selling the car wasn't there only his mate. i didnt lose out at all my mate did in traveling expenses but would sooner spend a little than lose a lot, hope the car last for you. as for wasting his time i was there any hour and said i would leave it and off we went.

Spoony.

doesnt really make him a mong does it ,if the bloke wudnt let him test drive it then im not suprised he fu*ked off sharpish,but dave sounds like he knows wot hes talkin about so i think anybody wuda done the same!!

Saaamon

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How can you say that, the car looks like a fooking shed. You sound like a twat fella. At the end of the day your 19 you've had no "fast cars" so no real knowledge of them or how to look after them so maybe to you it looks like a gem, but to someone you knows what there talking about can see obvious problems.

Anyway goodluck.

Ebonycossie4x4

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well im glad i didnt travel up as it did look cheap.

bigryrs

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Looks and sounds like a bag of shite! you get what you pay for imho

ajamesc

People are bit hard on the guy here lol. Just because someone says its no good dosent mean it is if hes happy with it then thats good enough. Best of luck to u in cosworth owner ship enjoy

jaiscossie

Soon as you see the price you know your not going to get alot for that.Anything half decent will be upwards of 5.5k

tomoyb

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all the crystal blue ones ive seen for sale seem to have a dodgy history

james kiely

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i will awaity your first post on .....whats wrong,how do you fix,etc before i will decide if your a mong ha fookin ha

19 and bought your first cossie and a expert already

KregRS

I'm sure that was on Ebay within the last month, was listed twice, no mention of it being a part ex on ebay tho, am sure it was said to be his bosses car, or something like that. I've had a look but cant find it on there but I'm sure its been on there within the past month to 6wks.

matts1

cheap car, bound to have issues and the seller looses nothing buy saying 'come and see for yourself' as you may just buy it.

As said, to one person it will be one to walk away from, to another they can see potential and grab themselves a car that will fit their budget even if they have to fix a few issues along the line.

Often people are just happy to get it on the drive and then spend £££ fixing ti rather than saving ££££ and buying one in better condition.

Said that the posters mate lost £300 odd notes viewing a car, but happy that the lad that did get it seems chuffed.

retro d

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Quote = KregRS
I'm sure that was on Ebay within the last month, was listed twice, no mention of it being a part ex on ebay tho, am sure it was said to be his bosses car, or something like that. I've had a look but cant find it on there but I'm sure its been on there within the past month to 6wks.

Yeah thats what he told me when I rang him and it was on ebay twice for to much money, cheap now tho its no wonder it hasn't sold then.
Christ I was going to travel from Bristol the other week to view this car glad I didn't now, that puts my mind at rest.

davecosworth

it had been on ebay 3 times over the last couple of months, it did look a half decent car in the pictures, as above tho hope your happy with it mate and that it lasts you some time. i have owned 4 cossie's over a bit of time and it had to be one of the worst cars i looked at and i have looked at a lot in my time. but just cos it wasn't for me or my mate doesn't mean it isnt for you. so good luck

baba

crumpet no offence but from what yove posted there you sound like a retard.
so give yourself a lolly.

boothy

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Sounds like a complete NAIL