evergreen72

For a few years now i wanted an escort cosworth and now being in a position to afford one im scared shitless. Is running costs and problems bad as thier reputation? The major worry is i want an original, in good condition and history so where do i look for such an example? what sort of money do they typically fetch these days?

Are they as fast as old impreza's and evo's or is the escrt cosworth in original trim old hat now? who cares i still want one!

BA

we all want one mate!!

GARETH T

if you want one,, but one! you'l only regreat it if you dont

KSA-Cossie

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Gareth see teacher after school cos you're spelling is pish !!

rstoughy

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Just go for it M8 but be very very cautious there are alot of dogs out there

S3an

my mate bought a impreza 5 months ago for 9k wid 40k on the clock, hes now spent 5k on engine rebuilds so any car can go wrong, not just cossies

GARETH T

i know mate

steviecossie

go for it mate you wnt regret it

i sold mine a few months ago and totally regret it
now

so i'm looking for another aswell

evergreen72

thats whats putting me off, i never bought a 2nd hand car before, the price of them vary sooo much how do i know im not paying over the odds for one. I plan to use the AA or RAC inspections and checks before buying the car but how good are they, or is it a waste of money?

Redkop

Get John Taylor to look out for one for you and you won't go wrong then.

He is a Trader on here I think, so find his banner ad.

rstoughy

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Never used the AA or RAC inspections before so i cant comment on that.

There have been some very nice ones on here in the past 6months so it might be worth looking and searching back through some of the threads

AlexD

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I have just bought my Escort cossie, Tis a dream to drive, always wanted one too

Just to do the reasearch and stick to your guns when buying one...

Al.......

Damo V

How much were you thinking of spending? TBH I would get spomeone off here check the car over (If they are local) IMO far more to look for than aa or rac usually would know...

The DIVA

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Might be worth giving Paul@North Yorks a shout mate,If he hasn`t got one on stock he usually knows where there is a good one......And you will deffo not find a more trustworthy trader....

littlefluff

Sold mine to fund reluctant house purchase, really miss it, not a cheap hobby but absolutly loved every moment

rstoughy

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As the davva says M8 you wont go wrong giving Paul a shout

recomended 110%

Turbo lag

Go for it


Dave.

dave cos4x4

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go for it, you will not loose that much on it, if any.

rizla

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Go for it mate im on my second one Love em

rizla

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Just dont rush it look at a few before you buy

Dont matter if you miss one another will come up

Good luck

Dan

Shame you had to sell that fella! Looks awesome, beautiful car!

XRdodgybird

Yeah... I want one too, the Sapphy doesn't do much for me I am afraid.....

steano

as was said before an expensive hobby ! even just travelling the country to look at dogs can cost a fortune ! lol

forget what colour trim etc you want just try and find one with all the important bits done thats been looked after !

and definately give paul at north yorks a ring !

S3an

honestly mate i think a lot of the reliability depends on how you drive it imho, i may be wrong

RST

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Go for it

evergreen72

Over the weekend i saw a Escort Cosworth which im really tempted to buy its had 3 owners from new, the interior and body looks good too. Although i have some concern over the engine apparently its totally standard, when i turned it on white smoke/steam was coming out of the exhuast it was quite dense but it lightened up as the temp increased but still noticable. On the test drive it went well, tight, no obvious sign of problems but when booting it in any gear/speed there was a trail of black smoke bellowing out. Is this normal or could this be a tell tell sign that something wrong or about to go wrong?

AlexD

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Was it smoke or steam ??? All cossie's produce the normal White Steam Vapour when you start them.

It should clear once warmed up, but if its smoke then does not sound good.


Black smoke usually means over fuelling, so thats ok..

Al.........

!mouse-oxford!

get 1 m8, you will love it

turbinator

when you want to make really sure you are buying a car with a good engine, spend some money on someone like Stu .. and let him stick a mobile lambda sensor in the exhaust and drive it around..
It costs you some money, but its better then spending xxxx on engine bits later on

Rippers

Just do it, you only live once. I re-mortgaged my house to get mine

evergreen72

Im heart broken, the AA come out simply told me its as straight as Dale Winton. The history showed it been in a crash 5 yr ago and should have been a right off with the chassis bent from a side impact. Thats why the body and interior was mint someone patched it up and painted it.

I dont know if to buy or walk away loosing £250 deposit i put down, the AA guy said it should have been a write off but it actually never got written off in paper terms, it goes ok minus the smoke from a suspected piston ring problem should i go ahead or cut my losses?

Diseasel

I wouldn't touch it..better to loose a few £££ rather than a massive wedge later on

Rippers

WTF! deffo walk away! can't believe your even considering it!

Also i'd ask for the deposit back as the car has no been honest

st3v3

DITTO!!

ian rst

Can i ask why you put a deposit down on it as you didnt know the reasons behind it smoking? Look about some more mate. I bought the first one i looked at wish i had looked around a bit more.

evergreen72

I put a deposit down as i was 80% sure i was going to buy this one. Do i have a leg to stand on asking for my deposit back?

maxest

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Yes!!

How much was it?!.... From the sound of it you need someone who knows what there looking at to go with you...