Dave cos 4x4 just popped round on his way home from getting his Escort Cossie mapped. took me out in it for a short blast, been a while since i've been in it. i know a car feels faster from in the passenger seat but FFS, that car is rapid. the thing stops just as quick aswell. loves his trackdays does Dave, a well sorted car m8. like i keep tellin' him its to hardcore for me i'll stick to me STi ppp for now, until warranty up maybe.

Lee

 

For me the Cossies and the Quattros started it all!

 

Take a plank and a piece of board

Screw it together and you've got a ford!!

Its STILL a FORD!!!

Pete

 

And they hold their money!
I love the Escort Cos. It was a toss-up between a secondhand one of those and my first Impreza back in '99 My son had a 4x4 Sapphire with 300brake (Power Engineering) at the time and with well over 300lbft torque would leave most Imprezas for dead in top gear.
It's sad that Ford have not taken up the Jap challenge and given us the Focus Cosworth.
JohnD

 

i think Ford can be forgiven for this one though, most of the RS stable were or still are icons. imo. fords were the cars to have when i passed my test 1987-XR3i,XR2, RS2000, RS TURBO.

Lee

 

There have been occasions when I've had some sympathy with your opinions, but now you really are talking through your ar*e!

JohnD

 

I have had many, many Fords ..................

They ain't no Subaru!!

Pete

 

What car was sought after when you passed Pete? oh and thanks for trying to pi$$ on my parade

Lee

 

The Stanley Steam Car

 

[0Q1UOTE=JohnD]And they hold their money!
I love the Escort Cos. It was a toss-up between a secondhand one of those and my first Impreza back in '99 My son had a 4x4 Sapphire with 300brake (Power Engineering) at the time and with well over 300lbft torque would leave most Imprezas for dead in top gear.
It's sad that Ford have not taken up the Jap challenge and given us the Focus Cosworth.
JohnD[/QUOTE]If my Cossie was anything to go by it was because Ford realised they couldn't make a car like a Cossie as reliable as the Japanese

 

it is only a ford but cosworth is the sti of subaru. escort cossies were rally cars after all! i skipped the buying a ford cossie and went straight to the mercedes cosworth! awsome un turbo'd fun but too heavy!

 

had a sapphire rwd, 365 hp for 4 1/2 years. Awsome fun, only let me down once though (vecta immobiliser failed). Too old now though, rust is taking hold plus 3k for a decent rebuild....... Easier and cheaper to tune than the scoob though

 

Bad news about Dave's car, he had a big off at Castle Combe today.... the car doesn't look too good at all

 

I know, he phoned me this afternoon, gutted. drowning his sorrows.just when it was running so well.

Lee

 

Big shame, as he had the car well sorted and had worked hard on it since getting it after his Sapph went. Feel gutted for him.

 

Ouch! Some very nasty pictures of it on PassionFord

 

i was standing next to the bridge when he went off, must say i thought (as did quiet a few more) he was driving like a complete t**t showing off for the crowd, at least nobody else was involved, sorry if this sounds harsh but other people could have been hurt

bob

 

He has always played to the crowd with 'drifting' he is brilliant at it.

 

So how come he had a big off at Castle Combe trashing his car

 

No idea - he was only on his 3rd lap apparently.

 

Any links to the pics Lynne?

Matt

 

Couldn't agree more! When I was a kid, Cossies were THE "affordable" performance car to have. However, when I got to an age where I could drive, the japanese were getting their claws in on the performance market. Ford never seemed to respond. Result? My generation hanker after Japanese rally replicas....and rightly so!

Not producing a Focus Cosworth is just stupidity IMHO. Another generation are going to grow up thinking that if you want a decent affordable performance car, you have to turn to the land of the rising sun!

NS04

 

There's quite a few on Passion Ford Matt, but you have to be a member before you can view the bb. It's one hell of a mess

 

Obviously not. Having had his car "mapped" the previous day, a sane person would take things easy til they got used to whatever work was done on the car.

 

http://www.passionford.com/forum/vie...r=asc&start=40

Some pics on this thread. Must of been one heck of a big hit against barrier!

 

How did I know you 'the know-all' would appear? Bog off!

 

Very hard to drift and control a 4x4 should stick to rwd for drifting

 

I spoke to dave on saturday afternoon, he seems ok, already planning the next cossie, good man



RIP another cossie

 

lol at some of the comments etc....

My fault and i'm paying the price but i will be back and will do the same again on track because thats the only place to do things i like to do in my car.

I don't do it on the road like some people etc...on the track where you can do it and get the most out of your car.

Dave.

 

Just glad you got out unscathed Dave. Any chance you'll get something sorted for Nat Day?