Is it really 20 years
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Is it really 20 years
This weekend is rather special.
I was out for a ‘Thrash’ with my son in my Turbocharged Peugeot 205 it was destroyed by an Audi Quattro of some sort, the Pug was a 130mph car but the Audi simply outrun us. I said to my son ‘ I need to build a fast car’. ‘ What you need is a Cossie Dad they have great tuning potential’. That was a long time ago now & this weekend marks 20 years of Cossie ownership. Back then it was used on a regular basis even doing the commute each Friday. Sadly the car & its owner are 20years older & time has taken us both well past our heyday & going out for a ‘Thrash’ with my son is a distant memory. Glad to have owned the car for all those years its left me with some great memories.
The 175bhp Pug & 330bhp Cossie & my sons 2.8i back in the day before he downgraded to a M3 Evo.
I was out for a ‘Thrash’ with my son in my Turbocharged Peugeot 205 it was destroyed by an Audi Quattro of some sort, the Pug was a 130mph car but the Audi simply outrun us. I said to my son ‘ I need to build a fast car’. ‘ What you need is a Cossie Dad they have great tuning potential’. That was a long time ago now & this weekend marks 20 years of Cossie ownership. Back then it was used on a regular basis even doing the commute each Friday. Sadly the car & its owner are 20years older & time has taken us both well past our heyday & going out for a ‘Thrash’ with my son is a distant memory. Glad to have owned the car for all those years its left me with some great memories.
The 175bhp Pug & 330bhp Cossie & my sons 2.8i back in the day before he downgraded to a M3 Evo.
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A very long time to own a car must have some great memories, when is it going to be completed?
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You any pics of your saff mate that's a bloody long time to own one
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Cool Turbo 205 though Rod!
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That's correct hes standing behind me as I type that's his first Capri a 2.0 laser he replaced it with a 2.8i special must admit they were both Black & looked the same to a Capri Numpty.
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What every lad wants to hear from his dad "I need to build a fast car". Great stuff.
That capri looks real nice too.
That capri looks real nice too.
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The cossie is all Neil would talk about he is very proud of rod and that car! Was are high light when we was younger blagging rod to go for hunt round the ring road lol. Many people in expensive so called fast cars had there day ruined
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Remember destroying that R1 when I was 5 up Andy. He got to my mirrors then I let him have it, he quickly tried to slipstream. Were we really that crazy Andy, I guess so.
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Funny enough I was reading through my old ford mags lately and was reading a performance ford one today and your saph was the cover car. Bets it's changed a bit since then it was a 2005 magazine
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Caddy is correct it was sold on. It was a great little drivers car but followed some modified Sports cars & didn't quite have the grunt I was used to. The Cossie was only 330bhp when I bought it & also didn't satisfy my needs. I asked Mark for a 400bhp conversion & I was happy with that for over 2 years.
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My Cossie has been off the road for 5 years it will never be the same now. He lives next door has a wife & two kids & runs his own business. The days when he & a dozen of his mates came around for a Cossie Thrash are long gone. He will still come to Brunters if we go back but hes a Steam Engine buff not a car buff & does not even own a car. What you lads call a Thrash these days & what we did back then are poles apart. Hope Jay sees this he may just comment on 190+ runs that he has done in the car you cant do that now.
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My Cossie has been off the road for 5 years it will never be the same now. He lives next door has a wife & two kids & runs his own business. The days when he & a dozen of his mates came around for a Cossie Thrash are long gone. He will still come to Brunters if we go back but hes a Steam Engine buff not a car buff & does not even own a car. What you lads call a Thrash these days & what we did back then are poles apart. Hope Jay sees this he may just comment on 190+ runs that he has done in the car you cant do that now.
Yep you've gotta be careful doing them speeds, not as many big straight roads where I live which I why I couldn't have a big powered rwd cossie as I'd never be able to use it.
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My Cossie has been off the road for 5 years it will never be the same now. He lives next door has a wife & two kids & runs his own business. The days when he & a dozen of his mates came around for a Cossie Thrash are long gone. He will still come to Brunters if we go back but hes a Steam Engine buff not a car buff & does not even own a car. What you lads call a Thrash these days & what we did back then are poles apart. Hope Jay sees this he may just comment on 190+ runs that he has done in the car you cant do that now.
It is only 450 bhp but is still capable of putting a smile on my face
.Passed every mot and recently its 21st with no advisories.
Even though its "old Fashioned technology" I still love it and cant see me wanting to get rid of it ever!
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I have owned my 1990 2wd Saff for 21 years. its been used for School Prom nights and it was my Sons Wedding car.
It is only 450 bhp but is still capable of putting a smile on my face
.Passed every mot and recently its 21st with no advisories.
Even though its "old Fashioned technology" I still love it and cant see me wanting to get rid of it ever!
It is only 450 bhp but is still capable of putting a smile on my face
.Passed every mot and recently its 21st with no advisories.
Even though its "old Fashioned technology" I still love it and cant see me wanting to get rid of it ever!
At 65 I would have thought like you, but at 70 I don't & now see the day mine will be sold. Its strange but things that were important only 5 years ago seem not to be so now. I wish I had sold mine at 65 & not still trying to finish it at 70 ive rather more important things in my life now & I suggest respectfully you will also run out of Cossie steam.
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I have owned my 1990 2wd Saff for 21 years. its been used for School Prom nights and it was my Sons Wedding car.
It is only 450 bhp but is still capable of putting a smile on my face
.Passed every mot and recently its 21st with no advisories.
Even though its "old Fashioned technology" I still love it and cant see me wanting to get rid of it ever!
It is only 450 bhp but is still capable of putting a smile on my face
.Passed every mot and recently its 21st with no advisories.
Even though its "old Fashioned technology" I still love it and cant see me wanting to get rid of it ever!
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I think one of the first times I met you Rod ,was at Guildford cruise . I remember
you telling us some of the astronomical speeds you had reached with your son and his
mate in the car on the way over ,lol .
puddy
you telling us some of the astronomical speeds you had reached with your son and his
mate in the car on the way over ,lol .
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Such an awesome car that Sierra.
Forgive me but I done a mot history check just out of curiosity and this made me chuckle
aftermarket exhaust fitted - seems no louder than my car though
Forgive me but I done a mot history check just out of curiosity and this made me chuckle
aftermarket exhaust fitted - seems no louder than my car though
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