Has anyone else got rid of their Cossie and...
17-02-2013, 06:25 PM
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i got rid of mine last summer and ivenot regretted it at all..ive had more fun in its replacement than i had in the cossie in years.. my little clio 182 is awesome fun and although not trouble free i dont shit myself at the thought of the gearbox melting and costing me thousands like i did with the cossie..
17-02-2013, 06:32 PM
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I got rid off mine 3 years ago and was happy about it for a long time, now I REALLY REALLY want another one! There's something about them
17-02-2013, 06:41 PM
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this is only my opinion, but the people who dont regret selling them tend to be the people who've spent too much time & money on it. Constantly building it to the "best" spec possible, the car spends too much time off the road
whereas other people (like me) used mine all the time, kicked its head in (only stage 3 370hp'ish) everytime it went out, didnt really care that the paint work wasnt perfect - i regret selling mine
whereas other people (like me) used mine all the time, kicked its head in (only stage 3 370hp'ish) everytime it went out, didnt really care that the paint work wasnt perfect - i regret selling mine
17-02-2013, 06:51 PM
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I'm with the op
Sold mine and will never get another
Far far to many nicer and better cars for less money that an old ford sierra
I would have a car with a yb though just not in a ford
Sold mine and will never get another
Far far to many nicer and better cars for less money that an old ford sierra
I would have a car with a yb though just not in a ford
17-02-2013, 06:56 PM
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this is only my opinion, but the people who dont regret selling them tend to be the people who've spent too much time & money on it. Constantly building it to the "best" spec possible, the car spends too much time off the road
whereas other people (like me) used mine all the time, kicked its head in (only stage 3 370hp'ish) everytime it went out, didnt really care that the paint work wasnt perfect - i regret selling mine
whereas other people (like me) used mine all the time, kicked its head in (only stage 3 370hp'ish) everytime it went out, didnt really care that the paint work wasnt perfect - i regret selling mine
17-02-2013, 07:05 PM
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17-02-2013, 07:09 PM
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Got rid of my first cossie, I was 17 and had a white 3dr which i wasn't ready for (being 17 think your it and can drive anything) but found out the hard way I wasn't quite ready lol far to powerful so px'd after a near miss showing off infront of some girls lol
17-02-2013, 07:52 PM
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I went through a bad time and stuck mine for sale even tho I had no reason to... I'm just glad no one came and bought it now ... It's just lovely to pull out on a nice day and go for a drive and meal with the lady etc
17-02-2013, 07:58 PM
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sold mine 12years ago. miss being able to say ive got a cossie and suddenly getting loads of respect from petrolheads, but i dont miss the time and money repairing the f*****g thing.
17-02-2013, 08:41 PM
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The one i can honestly say i miss was the Saff, drove superbly well and was a great Spec too.
I don't get all this crap when folks say they're trouble bla bla, get one built, mapped CORRECTLY and service and look after it and they're great cars imo. You've got to drive them imo, i'll defo be getting another, addictive, fook it if they're old hat, so am i
I don't get all this crap when folks say they're trouble bla bla, get one built, mapped CORRECTLY and service and look after it and they're great cars imo. You've got to drive them imo, i'll defo be getting another, addictive, fook it if they're old hat, so am i
17-02-2013, 09:02 PM
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The one i can honestly say i miss was the Saff, drove superbly well and was a great Spec too.
I don't get all this crap when folks say they're trouble bla bla, get one built, mapped CORRECTLY and service and look after it and they're great cars imo. You've got to drive them imo, i'll defo be getting another, addictive, fook it if they're old hat, so am i
I don't get all this crap when folks say they're trouble bla bla, get one built, mapped CORRECTLY and service and look after it and they're great cars imo. You've got to drive them imo, i'll defo be getting another, addictive, fook it if they're old hat, so am i
Exactly !... Serviced .. Maintained and mapped right with fully working parts and there trouble free mines never have me one once of trouble ... Then again everything is brand new or refurbed
17-02-2013, 09:08 PM
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amen to that pete,if they are properly looked after they will look after you,and if you abuse the s*&t out of them they will gangrape your wallet
im like yourself ,oldhat and have no inkling ever to own a car that heats my arse or has a plug for a ipod
im like yourself ,oldhat and have no inkling ever to own a car that heats my arse or has a plug for a ipod
17-02-2013, 09:13 PM
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17-02-2013, 09:14 PM
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Mines never been un reliable in the 11 years I've owned it and was my every day car as standard then with 350bhp and for a while with 500
I did bust the normal bits like gearbox and diff but that's just the norm with a tuned car really! In general it's been very good. I hear far more horror story's with skylines and subarus most un reliable cossies are just poorly tuned or not looked after!
I did bust the normal bits like gearbox and diff but that's just the norm with a tuned car really! In general it's been very good. I hear far more horror story's with skylines and subarus most un reliable cossies are just poorly tuned or not looked after!
17-02-2013, 09:15 PM
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Like all mine I currently have.
Miss my old Rouse when I sold it, but not many people knew what they were, so off it went
Miss my old Rouse when I sold it, but not many people knew what they were, so off it went
17-02-2013, 09:42 PM
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Ive had my saph coming on 7 years now!!!
i would never sell it i have had it out tonight
when the boost spikes 28psi and the wheels still spin there isnt another isnt another feeling like it....
the sound of a low comp engine with a 4" exhaust is hard to beat
i would never sell it i have had it out tonight
when the boost spikes 28psi and the wheels still spin there isnt another isnt another feeling like it....
the sound of a low comp engine with a 4" exhaust is hard to beat
17-02-2013, 09:58 PM
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17-02-2013, 10:15 PM
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I had a minty mint saff but didn't use it, replaced it with my frs. Sometimes look back and would like another but the focus is a better drivers car.
17-02-2013, 10:30 PM
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17-02-2013, 10:48 PM
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The one i can honestly say i miss was the Saff, drove superbly well and was a great Spec too.
I don't get all this crap when folks say they're trouble bla bla, get one built, mapped CORRECTLY and service and look after it and they're great cars imo. You've got to drive them imo, i'll defo be getting another, addictive, fook it if they're old hat, so am i
I don't get all this crap when folks say they're trouble bla bla, get one built, mapped CORRECTLY and service and look after it and they're great cars imo. You've got to drive them imo, i'll defo be getting another, addictive, fook it if they're old hat, so am i
18-02-2013, 04:33 AM
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I know the cossies are old cars but i enjoy driving mine.I dont want a modern car cause they bore me.
I see plenty of other old cars in my town like mk1 n 2 golfs MGB GT.s.Why dont they sell theres????because they enjoy owning the cars.
I see plenty of other old cars in my town like mk1 n 2 golfs MGB GT.s.Why dont they sell theres????because they enjoy owning the cars.
18-02-2013, 06:37 AM
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Nothing gets into your system like a Cossie does
There is just something about them that, regardless of what else is on the road, makes you feel that "I'd dust him, I'd give him a run for his money, bet he won't expect me sitting in his bumper" etc
Proper hooligan motoring at its best, but jay is right, they are as temperemtnal as a lady on the blob and while you enjoy the good times, you are always worrying about what's going to go wrong down the road
I could never buy another one unless I won the lottery, but the craving is still there
There is just something about them that, regardless of what else is on the road, makes you feel that "I'd dust him, I'd give him a run for his money, bet he won't expect me sitting in his bumper" etc
Proper hooligan motoring at its best, but jay is right, they are as temperemtnal as a lady on the blob and while you enjoy the good times, you are always worrying about what's going to go wrong down the road
I could never buy another one unless I won the lottery, but the craving is still there
