Escort Cossie gave me a fright!
14 February 2005, 11:05 PM
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Escort Cossie gave me a fright!
....So I gave him one back 
I over took a couple of cars on the downs this morning only to have the blue oval up my chuff from nowhere. Jeeesssuuuuss Chriiiiiist it came by me fast and dissapered up the road in a cloud of blue and grey exhaust smoke -phsschuuut!
I recovered quickly and thought I can't have that, can I? Planted right foot into carpet and gave chase. Beautiful Cossie broke hard for slight left, in fact very hard
giving me a huge braking closing manouver. Next minute I'm on his tail but he's buried the loud pedal and another plume of smoke see's him build another convincing gap...
Next corner and again the over braking then a bit of uneven, jiggly road section see's him bounce and bob all over the place - oh dear! Time to see what he's made of and close on him again. He must be hanging on for dear life by now - why doesn't he concede and let me past? Even at 100kph he's wrestling the beast from the edge of oblivion and I'm almost feeling sorry for him.
Surely it's not that bad a defeat to let me past? After all I'm driving one of Hyundai's finest powerhouse 2.0ltr coupe's today 
F
I over took a couple of cars on the downs this morning only to have the blue oval up my chuff from nowhere. Jeeesssuuuuss Chriiiiiist it came by me fast and dissapered up the road in a cloud of blue and grey exhaust smoke -phsschuuut!
I recovered quickly and thought I can't have that, can I? Planted right foot into carpet and gave chase. Beautiful Cossie broke hard for slight left, in fact very hard
giving me a huge braking closing manouver. Next minute I'm on his tail but he's buried the loud pedal and another plume of smoke see's him build another convincing gap...Next corner and again the over braking
then a bit of uneven, jiggly road section see's him bounce and bob all over the place - oh dear! Time to see what he's made of and close on him again. He must be hanging on for dear life by now - why doesn't he concede and let me past? Even at 100kph he's wrestling the beast from the edge of oblivion and I'm almost feeling sorry for him.Surely it's not that bad a defeat to let me past? After all I'm driving one of Hyundai's finest powerhouse 2.0ltr coupe's today
F
15 February 2005, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Floyd
Perhaps if the driver could 'drive' then I wouldn't have posted. We shall see if all cossie drivers are as bad at Bedford
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Will be fun, just a thought thou F, what is your fog bound driving like? 50+ smoking fords & we will not be able to see bugger all
. Glad that I will be going slowly in the french tin car
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15 February 2005, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by skiddus_markus
..and AWD and 2l turbos and nice interiors and a peice of motoring history.
Compared to what?!!!
I accept that the Recaro seats are viewed by some as "decent" but the rest is complete junk!
1.4 Popular interior with white dials, big **** off airbag and a few extra gauges......
16 February 2005, 01:53 AM
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Being a bit of a rally slag...realistically a cossie is the ONLY car that would tempt me away from buying another scooby, the clincher would be if a mint RS500 turned up... 
16 February 2005, 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by talizman
Nice interiors?
Compared to what?!!!
I accept that the Recaro seats are viewed by some as "decent" but the rest is complete junk!
1.4 Popular interior with white dials, big **** off airbag and a few extra gauges......
Compared to what?!!!
I accept that the Recaro seats are viewed by some as "decent" but the rest is complete junk!
1.4 Popular interior with white dials, big **** off airbag and a few extra gauges......
16 February 2005, 08:57 AM
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I'd love one...
I remember taking my Gf's brother out shopping for a WRX and we ended up at Well Lane one afternoon. Stood in front of a WRX classic and his 'helpful' wife was saying she didn't like it because "it looks like an Escort.."
Parked next to it was a gorgeous Escort Cosworth Lux so I pointed at it and said, "What about that? Does that look like an Escort?"
"No, that's nice," she replied, to much laughter from those guys who were in earshot and had been listening to her compare Scoobs and Escorts.
Women!
I remember taking my Gf's brother out shopping for a WRX and we ended up at Well Lane one afternoon. Stood in front of a WRX classic and his 'helpful' wife was saying she didn't like it because "it looks like an Escort.."
Parked next to it was a gorgeous Escort Cosworth Lux so I pointed at it and said, "What about that? Does that look like an Escort?"
"No, that's nice," she replied, to much laughter from those guys who were in earshot and had been listening to her compare Scoobs and Escorts.
Women!
16 February 2005, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Floyd
I'll bring some respiratory equipment so that we can at least breath before we overtake the Cossie brigade
Perhaps some infra red goggles too because that smoke sure gets thick!
F
Perhaps some infra red goggles too because that smoke sure gets thick!
F
I will be looking out for you then at Bedford, in my rear veiw mirror.
Dave.
16 February 2005, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
I will be looking out for you then at Bedford, in my rear veiw mirror.
Dave.
Dave.
16 February 2005, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
I will be looking out for you then at Bedford, in my rear veiw mirror.
Dave.
Dave.
You'll need to know when I'm about to overtake you so keep your eyes peeled F
PS you offering pax laps? The only other fast Cossie I got a ride in was Mike Rainbirds around the 'ring
16 February 2005, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Floyd
PS you offering pax laps? The only other fast Cossie I got a ride in was Mike Rainbirds around the 'ring
Certainly Flloyd, just need to say hello.
Not as fast as Mikes car, but pretty nippy.
See you Saturday.
Dave.
16 February 2005, 11:40 PM
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Yes, let's not get started on interiors, eh?
If I was a collector, a mint, standard, Escort cossie would be in my Garage. So would the Sierra, for that matter.
If I was a collector, a mint, standard, Escort cossie would be in my Garage. So would the Sierra, for that matter.
17 February 2005, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Floyd
How will I recognise you Dave? And don't say that your car is Blue or something
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PS I'll be in the pit garage crammed with Scoobs!
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PS I'll be in the pit garage crammed with Scoobs!
Why don't you wear a daffodil in your lapel F
PS, the garage will probulary be full of bits that have fallen off the pug
so I will need the space.
17 February 2005, 09:22 PM
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"How will I recognise you Dave? And don't say that your car is Blue or something "
it'll be the one giving it plenty of sideways
. tis truly fast it is. took me out in it, only the once .
Lee
"it'll be the one giving it plenty of sideways
. tis truly fast it is. took me out in it, only the once .Lee
