sally Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 Afternoon boys and girls, What do you think of the Escort Cosworth? Im keen to get a mixed bunch of peoples opinions. Reason being, My husbands Astra VXR has just been written off and now he wants a cossie. He has always wanted one (since his youth!) and now seems a good a time as any. I think they are horrible and he knows my opinion, but before any of you boys say anything, Ill say it first..... Im a girl, i know nothing!!!!! So, what do you think? Quote
Husky Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 its a piece of motoring history i can understand why he wants it. Quote
tez162003 Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 escort cosworth is a legend. love the Monte Carlo edition. im bias with cossies, (well escorts in general) as i have been in ford escort world for last 5 years. (never had a cossie though) just tuned 2.0 zetec's. problem is there become a very rare collectable car and cannot be a daily driver as thats what id guess the VXR was before? (god knows why someone would want to preserve a VXR as a weekend car only) Either way if the spare cash is there for a sunday toy and willing to either splash the cash for a good one, or buy cheap and spend the extra fixing her up. id say go for it. everyone needs to aim to own there childhood dream car. Shame mines a little more expensive than a cossie which means i have no hope! (ferrari F40) Quote
Ekona Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 LAAAAAAAAAAAAAG Great to look at, real piece of UK automotive history, terrible to drive compared with modern cars and I wouldn't touch them with a bargepole. Really sorry to hear about the Astra too, hope hubby is okay Quote
sparky370z Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 escort cosworth is a legend. love the Monte Carlo edition. im bias with cossies, (well escorts in general) as i have been in ford escort world for last 5 years. (never had a cossie though) just tuned 2.0 zetec's. problem is there become a very rare collectable car and cannot be a daily driver as thats what id guess the VXR was before? (god knows why someone would want to preserve a VXR as a weekend car only) Either way if the spare cash is there for a sunday toy and willing to either splash the cash for a good one, or buy cheap and spend the extra fixing her up. id say go for it. everyone needs to aim to own there childhood dream car. Shame mines a little more expensive than a cossie which means i have no hope! (ferrari F40) mine too. only about £300K + for a good one. have been a passenger in one b4 and it was awesome!!!!!! ohhh a lottery win would be good! Quote
sally Posted July 26, 2010 Author Posted July 26, 2010 Thanks Ekona, Someone pulled out infront of him on a blind bent, £12,000 worth of damage. Luckily everyone walked away from it. Could have been much worse! Quote
rtbiscuit Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 i can't stand them, think they are aweful cars, but then i spent a long time in essex so anything with a ford badge on is shite in my eyes. for me its the god of the chav chariots. proper essex wide boys wheels. a really gary car Quote
sally Posted July 26, 2010 Author Posted July 26, 2010 Biscuit - this is what i keep telling him. If he does get one i am going to buy him lots of fake Burberry to wear when he goes out in it!! Quote
rtbiscuit Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 Biscuit - this is what i keep telling him. If he does get one i am going to buy him lots of fake Burberry to wear when he goes out in it!! i'll buy you a brown paper bag with eye holes in it for when you passenger in it. i wouldn't be seen dead in one. i'd rather be caught shagging a hippo fat girl who had a beard than drive one of those. Quote
sally Posted July 26, 2010 Author Posted July 26, 2010 haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Dont worry about the bag, I wont be getting in it!!! I wont be telling people we own it, least of all be seen it in! Quote
Gibby Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 I would def have one! And im a vauxhall man! its a cult car! my dads pal had one and his son a few years older than me kept taking it out and getting chased and eventually caught by the fuzz!!! He did finally get the car to himself years l8r im sure and had NOS put in!!! It was a cracking car probably the only ford i would go for! Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 Unfortunately I think they were slightly ruined by Chavs putting the bodykit on 1.1 Popular Escorts. However the originals are quite unique and a quality car. Wouldnt be my own personal choice but if he really wants one then why not. He could get a Zed in that price bracket ? Quote
clarkie34 Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 I had one for a couple of years in the 90's and loved it.Tell him to try and get one of the later ones with the smaller turbo for less lag. They are also really easy to modify for very little money. Quote
Gibby Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 Unfortunately I think they were slightly ruined by Chavs putting the bodykit on 1.1 Popular Escorts. I know wot you mean there!!! not fitted properly half of the one i used to see i.e red car and left the kit white not even in primer! i think the kit was pretty $$$ back over £1000. Quote
sally Posted July 26, 2010 Author Posted July 26, 2010 Tarmac - he could get a zed but his and her matching cars is nearly as bad! Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 Tarmac - he could get a zed but his and her matching cars is nearly as bad! Good point, plus if he got it modded then you would get the hump like you did with that Squaddie... Let him get the cossie and then take the pi$$ out of him for being a chav - win win Quote
tez162003 Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 Agreed, chavs have ruined the best Europeon ford ever built IMO (how do they all afford them! I say europeon as i do have a soft spot for the american ford market I did the cossie kit on an escort but i did mine on a mark 6 with differnt rear bumper, bright paint, jap style wheels and abit more poke than a 1.1 poplar. lol So it was cossie kitted but tried to get away from that alittle too. (i'll pic whore and await slating) Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 I did the cossie kit on an escort Least you have the balls to admit it, I would be quietly blushing behind my computer In all fairness it looks pretty good, I wouldnt be able to tell its a fake... needed Spacers on it oh and fluffy dice IMO.. Least you have seen the error in your ways and purchased a Zed... Your forgiven Tezza Quote
sally Posted July 26, 2010 Author Posted July 26, 2010 what a chavtastic boot, it cat hear it now, Boom Boom Boom Quote
rtbiscuit Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 if you get it you can go and hang out with your new friends Quote
clarkie34 Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 It was 13 years ago and it was a trophy winning sound system Quote
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