XRT_si

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Sold my RWD Saff and bought this.


It was a mistake. A big one.

Jay,

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The evo is a better car but no where near the fun of a cossie lol

DanCossie

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Trust me Jay Simons one was not better

XRT_si

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It looked alright and to be fair it would have fixed up alright (oil leak, wrong engine fitted and fucked AYR, which I didn't know when I bought it!) but it was incredibly boring to drive. There was no way I would have kept it no matter what.

Jay,

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You got a good one then

AJC

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I can't understand the obsession with E46 M3's

I couldn't go back to a NA engine. And I've driven a few M3's, they didn't do anything for me at all

Jay,

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Lag to limiter

There a good alround car but there not special cars by far

XRT_si

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Totally agree, don't do much for me being NA though I can see the appeal for others. I went in a supercharged E46 M3 that had made over 600bhp on the dyno and that was fun though. The guy had spent a LOT of money though, as in enough to buy a GT2 Porsche.

This is true! The M135i is a good car though, wouldn't mind one of them.

james kiely

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i dont believe anyone who says they never missed their cossie after they sold it ,the proof being your still on here talking about them lol

rog

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Nothing.....! Cossies are epic when they're on it! Although I'm starting to get bored after 12 years so I've bought a 2wd as well now. If I start to hate that I will probably get rid if both tbh. Love mk2 escorts so maybe I'd go that way for a weekend car.

Jay,

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thats bollocks

daz1968

Still got my 3 door but bought a wide track jdm sti Subaru for its stablemate both good cars in their own right

JamesH

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I got a bike

ajamesc

A bike and a quick cossie in the garage is much more fun

Fudgey

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Ive never owned a cosworth, or an rs for that matter lol.

My 3dr was a gl with a zetec turbo pmsl

bigchez

I ended up with a diesel golf & a mortgage!

james kiely

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100% bollocks at that jay

stevecfrst1

Owned all sorts since i had a 3 door 8 years or so ago, had a z3m, 400+hp r33 gtst, e46 m3, impreza wr1, e30 325 sport, focus st, various track cars, megane r26 (fucking awful thing!) 400+hp mk1 focus rs, bmw 130i ect ect aswell as lots quick stuff before and i still miss it. Sold my focus rs a while back to buy another cossie but cannot find anything worth buying at the mo

RS Grant

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I've never owned a Cosworth, so can only compare with the various Imprezas/GT4/TypeR/123d which I've owned. I never used to be a big fan of E46 M3, used to see them away in my Imprezas and write them off as over priced and not very quick.

Then after a loan spell in Lambchop's ///M, I changed my opinion totally and made it my mission to own one.

It does everything so bloody well. It still looks good (to me anyway!), costs very little to run relatively, it's reliable, I like the noise it makes, it's comfy, it's well spec'd and it handles extremely well. Plus it's fairly inconspicuous, so I don't shit myself when I leave it parked in town/on street/in car park, etc.

I was actually in talks with a couple of dealerships about a deal on an E90 M3 saloon and an E92 M3 Coupe... but I went for a 250 mile run on some of the best driving roads in the UK (IMO) on Sunday with the Subaru Owners Club. Now I was following a handful of Newage STi which were running between 380-450bhp and had another 15 or so behind me. At no point, was I lacking in power or handling ability in my car compared to these cars which are arguably (along with Evos) some of the best suited cars to these tight, twisty, undulating country/mountain roads.

I'm finding it more difficult to justify the extra money to upgrade to the E9* series M3 now.. however having a test drive may change that, I'm not sure.


Cheers,
Grant

Csm

After my stage 3 4x4 saph i bought a ....... Focus zetec estate pram carrier as much as they are a fantastic car i fuckin hated it and the lack of power and fun, sold it after a few months, bought a mrk5 rs2000 to play with and as much as some hate them i loved mine.

Harris.

The joy's of owning your own courier company !!!

Glenn_

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I really dont know why people dont like the mk5/mk6 RS2000.

SBT83

I loved mine, excellent cars. Just overlooked and under estimated

simonc

Bought my first Cossie in 1994 it was a F reg 2wd Saph with greens etc. I used this as my only transport for 2yrs & then sold it for a H plate 4x4 Saph which i hated. Then bought a black 3dr which was my favourite & kept this for 4yrs as a second car/toy. Modded it with coilovers,big brake kit,engine rebuild etc was putting out 360bhp on the rolling rd so was good fun. I had an E36 M3 as the family car & the 3dr as a second car tucked away in the garage but the 3dr got used less and less so i sold it after 4yrs of ownership ( this was about 10 yrs ago). Got the Cossie bug so 6 months later i bought a 4x4 Saph with a £10.5k Graham Goode engine & 8 injector setup,AP's etc, only had this for a few months as the realisation kicked in that i shouldn't have bought another Cossie as i was done with them. Sold this to someone on here & then bought a M3 Evo,had that for 3yrs, E39 M5 had that for 5 yrs & now have the E60 M5. Personally i don't miss Cosworth ownership at all. The 3dr is nice to look at but thats as far as it goes for me, maybe if i was minted & had space for lots of classic cars then a 3dr or 500 would be in my collection but thats not going to happen unless i win a few million !

Simon.

opposite lock

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You sound fairly certain its the right thing to do and it does sound it tbh, business man family man etc etc. If it were me I,d get a 5 series of some description then get your moneys worth and in the future maybe get another 'toy' later on .

D16PJM

I bought this but have since bought another cosworth, wish id stuck with the M5 now.

Glenn_

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Love them M5s. One of the best looking Bm.s made imo.

Bailes1992

Had a spin in an E39 M5 today funny enough! This one was an '02 plate, absolutly stinking, the low oil light was on, engine management light was on (Vanos) and it had done 182,000miles. Was still an absolute hoot and made a cracking noise. I'm well impressed.
Just wish I could afford to run one

Cossie Sean

i sold this after 8 years,

Ex PF Feature car

Ended up being on 1000`s, 1.06AR Turbonetics T61 turbo, EXT wastegate, BD16`s, P8 GEMS gpA Antilag ECU etc etc

and yes, looking 100% standard

built a RWD mk5 escort "cosworth" with the running gear







the Escort (or, the CUNT!)





Sold "the Cunt"

then wanted my old saff back but it wasnt for sale :'(

so i built this
















But it never replaced a big hole in my heart that F666 NHJ left when i did the dirty deed
it was and always will be, MY car

So the Aprillia Oxford blue saff was SOLD

and i bought this:



for everyone thinking what the fuck is that..........

it was a 1992 Audi 100 S4 2.2 20v Turbo (or URS4 within the Audi circles)

Screaming 5 cylinder Turbo and about 280bhp

18" genuine BBS wheels,

Electric everything

Leather and Carbon Fiber interior

Quattro ofcourse with Electronic doff locks (wicked for donuts!!)

then again i got bored........

so i did a deal and PX`d the mint URS4 for a shitter one and robbed the running gear

and did this to my 1999 2.5 tdi Quattro Sport Avant i blew the motor up on

(I also had Various vary rare Quattro Audi 80`s and other stuff to keep me smiling in the meantime)



Showing Gay Wheel Drive how to leave the line on the rev limmiter



Engine fitted MAJOR MAJOR job!!!!









Then got Ford love again, F666NHJ again wasnt for sale

so i bought a Rouse Sport Prototype........ (no pics )

Then a Sapphire Ghia as a daily hack

Various more Quattros and VW`s

Now im breaking my A4 Quattro (that i converted to RWD )

and have a 1.8 Saff weekend/ Newcastle motorway hack with 27,000 miles on the clock and is the best shell ive seen in 20+ years thats in regular use!

With the money from the A4 im Building a YB, fuck it!

i will never ever get F666 NHJ back, and if im honest i now dont want him back.........

Loving Fords again with my Rouse and my Saff LX, ALL the Audi stuff is going, and again that A4 was and always will be MY car :S

Glenn_

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Cool story Sean.I can remember seeing your blue saff at croft rs show a few years back. Nice to know your back into your Fords.

Cossie Sean

Like this Glenn??

Cossie Sean

Glenn, which one?

The moonstone one or the dark blue fucker that blew the bottom end up on the way TO croft (bastard thing!!)

XRT_si

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Remember reading the magazine feature on F666 and thinking it was my dream spec/looking Cossie. Properly loved it!

cossie daz

My mates got a e46 BMW convertible and it's a lovely car but just not me .
I've had my 2wd saff for 14 years now and love it to bits but at times I wonder is it worth it :-(
Had a mag featured escort cossie a few years ago aswell as the saff and hated it and it bought the love back for the saff big style .
Was thinking of selling the saff and keeping the escort :-(
Luckily I didn't !

I would still love a evo 5/6 but warming to the evo 8 .
My mate had a evo 5 rs and was an amazing car .

I know I would regret getting rid of mine .

Cossie Sean

Si, when it was on the T4/EXT wastegate BD14 setup ( PF Feature spec)





it was on L6, greys, BD14s, ported head and 34psi

it was SHYTE!!!! LOL

remember the feature well?
was at York Dragway and i couldnt get anything under 17/18secs due to wheelspin

fuckin loved that car

P.s Remeber the cloth Rouse seats too? i own them again aswell as the origional Prototype Rouse they go with lol

Rod-Tarry

Had mine for 17 years. Its unique so i hang on to it. Prefer my SLK these days far better to drive & enjoy.
When its gone circa my 70th birthday i will replace it with my first love a 1930's car. I will never own another car with the amount of grunt my Cossie has so wont be looking for a replacement which is fast.

Dan cosworth 4x4

Just bought mine this year....child hood hero and all that.

What other car could you buy for £7k - £8k that is such an icon and gets so much respect and thumbs up.

You can keep your old M3's.

Cossie Sean

Dan, theres loads, Evos, Imprezas, GT4`s, M3`s (i know!), modified T5R`s, LOADS from the Audi satble...... 600bhp 2.7TT S4`s and 2.7TT RS4 for that money (just RS4!!)

for me........ always Cosworth now, and ive had most of them and always come back.....

nothing has the same charictor as a good 350-400bhp 2wd saff

Lambchop

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Sean your moonstone one is a shell now. I'd say it's for sale if you really want it back.

Glenn_

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The dark blue one. It was parked on the grass at the side of the road inside croft behind the pit area.