Rab

Think it must be the nice weather we're having up here but I'm getting a bit of a cossie vibe again. Don't get me wrong, I love my Evo, but it doesn't feel like it's going to kill me at any point. I think I miss that

Especially seeing some of the threads here, really hankering after a nice Saff. My brother reckons I should go for a newer hot hatch type car but that's just not me anymore.

My question is, am I stupid

Harris.

Not atall, go for it and enjoy!!!

daz1968

I know the feeling I have a newage jdm Subaru the cossie feeling is totally different and I think it is impossible to lose the addiction once you have had one,

Rab

The Evo is great, not wanting to slate it at all. I think all my Cossie and RST memiors are rose tinted though I don't seem to remember all the times they were broken

AJC

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I can't get away from having a saff.

I sold my 2wd mercury grey. 12 months later I was in another flint grey 2wd

Jay,

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i did think about it Rab but i sat in a dark room with a cattle prod for a few hours to bring back the feeling of pain they are to own im now thinking of keeping the evo now to

Rab

Good news fella! If I keep my Evo I'm going to wrap it satin grey and get some funky wheels to celebrate

Jay,

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lol funny that just got off the phone to a guy who wraps cars and im thinking forged and gt30 as im feeling left out in the number bullshit dyno figures

Rab

Robs Frst

Go for it well worth doing.

Rsmat

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Go for it pal.

KSA-Cossie

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How much do you value your Evo at Rab ?

dakar

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And theres me sick of my saff and wanting to go jap

xr4x4rs

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and me, im getting bored of the evo and fancy a cossie again, only downside is i want a escos again i couldnt live with a saf

Staffi

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Just have/own both....

I'd defo have another, it'd need to be a 2wd Saff though for sure, but i'd keep the Mak too cus i'm a greedy cunt....

daz1968

As above I have my jdm sub for dailys and 3 door for nice weather weekends, they aren't expensive as a second car, when I work mine out over a year it costs less than Ł10 a week to tax insure and service, as cheap as a takeaway curry when you think about it,

Rab

About 6.5k mate. I did get a good one, with FSH and only 60k. And it really does have a full history!! I reckon I could get a tidy Saff with that! I'm sure my gut feeling will pass

DirtyHarry85

Buy it as a weekend toy... Im sure you'll appreciate both cars on their individual merits! When i step into my 1972 capri it feels great bumbling about but sure feel lucky to drive to work in a focus in the rain / snow...etc

Tarren

Go for it Rab you only live once

Tarren

Nick.W

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Agree with above get another cosworth. Things don't have to make logical sence to make them right!

Glenn_

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Wash your mouth out with soap and water boy lol.

Glenn_

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Get another cossie bought matey.

dakar

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Is up for sale mate

Rab

Cheers for all the replies! Will sit on it for a while and see how I feel. Maybe an extra half a bar of boost will sort me out... Maybe I should buy an XR2 so I can break down and feel like I'm about to die, and keep my Evo for going fast

xr4x4rs

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look at this way

cossie, not comfy, dont handle, engines are expensive to get good power out of

evo, reliable, cheap to get good power, handle and are comfy

which is why i hate mine becuase it doesnt bloody go wrong

Harris.

Sorry but i think your very wrong there. I had a 4x4 saff cossie and it was a very comfy car and never missed a beat in the 5 years i had it . Its now on ebay for sale again and im thinking about selling the audi a4 to get it back .

My 3 door is comfy ,abit harsh ride wise but then its 26 years old . The engines are not to much to tune, 5k gave me 360 bhp ,this is with a NEW t34 and everything was replaced, 5 years later all it needs is the half moon cam seals doing as they leak a little . All in the 3 door owe's me about 20k over the 8 years ive had it.


You loose more than that if you go get a new car
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1991-FORD-SIERRA-SAPPHIRE-COSWORTH-WHITE-/270952202753?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3f16028201

Above is my old saff,it had bran new rs7's on it when i sold it. not a for sale add as its had 2 more owners since i had it , but if you wanted a VERY NICE clean saff this is the one, i got it form a 60 year old who had owned it for 10 years , he only sold it to me as he was having trouble getting in and out the recaro .

xr4x4rs

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well considering mine is on coil overs and strut braces, and 18s you wouldnt tell it was on uprated suspension, the cossie rattled my teeth out on coilovers, was okish on konis

5k for 360bhp? did you have a rebuild? considering a std cossie engine can take that with uprated gasket, turbo, injectors chip and map sensor, most have exhaust and filters already

evo 360 is stage one with just filter exhaust and remp and will take abuse all day long, which i know full hand compared to my old cossies and this jap crap, cossie i go through a gearbox each month, evo not matter what i throw at it only thing gone wrong is a heater matrix lol

but im not defending the evo, there two different cars, i want another cossie but will be another escort again, i couldnt live with a sierra anymore, so ill stick with this evo, plus a stroker kit for 2.3 is very cheap compared to cossie stuff

Harris.

Well in fact it was 5.5k, new T34 , 4 new pistons all new sensors new pumps ,new injectors,new clutch,bailey oil catch tank, level 6 ecu with gs chip and a FULL rebuild from gsmotosport .Evos have there floors, 1k new clutch, 1k for brakes all round..not really cheap is it


Oh plus my 3 door is Ł190 a year fc to insure,they wanted near on Ł900 for the evo .

xr4x4rs

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yeah, but i said out the packet its cheaper to get a evo to that power and be more reliable than a cossie, with no rebuilds

Harris.

How much is a full rebuild on a evo?

Jay,

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stoker kit to 2.2 all bearing ect cams and a gt30 turbo enough for 5-550 bhp 6k

xr2wishy

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swap your evo for my xr2

Rab

Mate, I was scared to death in my 170bhp XR2, I was utterly petrified in my 204bhp XR2, in yours I'd have a heart attack or something

In my white one, full throttle meant left. No matter what you did with the wheel

xr2wishy

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lol!
it's mint since i set up the camber and tracking, pulls in a straight line, which is grat in a straight line, not so great in a corner when the diff thinks it needs to pull straight

Glenn_

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Nnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..

Lambchop

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Go for it Rab. I'm loving using mine again!

I can't remember you having a cossie though?

Rab

Had a flint 2wd circa 2002. Had it not broken down on a daily basis I may have even used it a bit more.

Since I joined PF in 2003 I've had mostly RS Turbo's, XR2's and some total and utter SHEDS.....

Glenn_

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It says you joined in 2004 on the left had side.

Lambchop

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AFPMSL

I cant believe you had a cossie and then went backwards

Rsmat

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Epic fail.....