Jon(m600bhp)

Just been wondering as ive got a cossy, do you think were chavs with tempremental old technoligy cars or do you secretly think cossys are cool?

jbwrx300

I'd love an escort cossie and will probably get one one day as a second car irrrespective of the image, I just love the looks. I think there is one big difference between escort cossies and early 90s imprezas which means the drivers are unlikely to be chavs, as the cost difference is circa 10k. You are lucky that the escort cant be infiltrated by the lowest elements of society which seems to have happened with the scoob.

Not too keen on the sierra, just dont like the looks.

5/6 years ago the sierra seemed to attract meetheads but personally don't pay much attention to the drivers as you dont see too many of the cars around.

stilover

Escort Cosworth's to me are one on the coolest car's ever made. When you see one, they still look awsome. A car I was always too young to buy new. Prefer new car's hence why I've never bought 2nd hand Cossy. Thought about it a few times but too many horror stories of bad ones put me off.
Came up behind one that had been to the RS day at Croft a few weeks back. Has far more road present than a scoob.
I love Cossies................. Come on Ford, build another......... please.

s70rjw

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I'm a firm believer that the driver makes a car Chav. I owned Cossies in the 90's and still look on them with affection. Similar to the Scoob they're an affordable performance car.

highlander68k

Couldn't agree more. Love the Cossie, Love the Scoob and I do like hell of a lot of the other performance cars

16vmarc

I think cossie owners must have a lot of time money and patience as the cars are getting on now. I suppose the same will be said about imprezas in years to come. The cars and owners arent too disimilar.

Imo.

scoobyboy1

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I hope I look at a scooby in 15 years time and still think its a cool car like I do with any Cosworth, Even when I see a 3dr Sierra Cosworth it still has a kind off dont fu6k with me look to it.

phelpsa

Cossies are amazing cars but you have to have patience to look after them as the pinto technology is knocking on a bit.

Adam

leonpoole

I love escort cosworths. I was tempted into buying one before i got the scoob but the only thing that stopped me was the age of one. Maybe one day i will get one as a second car

vulnax999

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Excuse me if I am wrong, but didn't the Cossie's have cosworth engines, or was that just the twim cam / 4 valve heads and turbos ?? Pintos were the old fashioned RS2000's ...

I am not a ford owner since my xr3 was nicked ... sorry!

catmeat

Was looking for a cossie when i just happen to see a subaru main dealer advert,went and had a look had to ask "whats that scoop on the bonnet for"?had a test drive and bought one,had i not picked up that free car mag i would of bought a cossie as i had 3 xr 4x4s and loved them

leonpoole

Yes hence the name cossie

vulnax999

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Sorry ,mate, it was the post above yours I meant who said pinto technology was knocking on a bit! it was too, and Cosworth motors were super, I always wanted a twin cam ( BDA really ! ) 16 valve motor, settled for an MR2 !!

Anger

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I use to have a 330bhp saph cossie and i still nod at people driving them, i loved the car, spent loads of money on it, had it exactly how i wanted it and it got stolen

voddie

When you say this are you refering to a chav as a "young" driver? Im fairly young and people take the **** because I wanted a scoob. Does that make me chav? Never really understood that

I too would love an escort cossie, and probably a few years ago if I could afford one I would. My mate had a nice sierra cos and that was gorgeous too. Long live the Cossie !!

phelpsa

The engine is Pinto based, with a twin cam 16-valve head and strangthened pistons, crank, conrods etc.

Adam

Jon(m600bhp)

Cool ive always wanted an escort cossy thats why i got one, always thought they was easier to tune than a scooby but scoobs seem to be coming on fast tuning wise(lots of scoobs doing 10/11 sec qtrs) Makes me wanna get another scoob

peachy wrx

love cossy's! i'd swap my scooby for an RS500 tomorrow!

voxiesbass

had mine for nearly 4yrs twin cam 16v still love the damm thing an it still shifts shes a 94model i think the only thing would seperate me from her is this so called scooby i got an eyeball on

brings me to ask whats the best year for a scooby ie 93 or late 99?

StickyMicky

dont mind them

know a few
also know a few evo boys etc etc

its all the same, just a bit of banter

GC8

As you can see, Impreza owners have to deal with a lot of **** but we dont tend to give it..... Now if you asked most groups of enthusuasts what they thought of Scooby owners the posts would run to 50 pages of vitriol.....

Simon

Scooby_Dee

I love Cosworths and know a few people who own them. I think that you have to look at them for what they are, a very fast car that can be tuned for next to nothing. I'd have one, wouldn't get rid of the scoob though

cookstar

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It was a choice between a escort cossie or getting my scoob, it would have been the cossie if i could have found one that wasnt fcuked.


I used to walk about a mile on my lunch break to look at them in Fords when they where brand new £24500 was the asking price.

Its true they have such an amazing presence on the road, and when i see the Escort cossworth badge it still gives me a buzz.


I want one again now

rossyboy

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I've always loved cossies. I reckon the majority of owners with fast cars have a lot of respect for other models of fast cars. I dont understand why people slag off other models and their owners

Its people like this that are the chavs, though there's nothing wrong with light hearted banter

s70rjw

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[QUOTE=voddie]When you say this are you refering to a chav as a "young" driver? Im fairly young and people take the **** because I wanted a scoob. Does that make me chav? Never really understood that

Not unless you drive it like its stolen. I'm referring to the drivers who do donuts at events where theres children about or who go round estates at speed.....Age doesn't enter into it.

XXGOMXX

cossy and now i'm in a scooby the cossy still gets lots of respect from me.

My old car.....







my new car

555wrx

Theres nothing wrong with cossies, or the majority of their drivers. As with all performance cars, thay are bound to attract the odd d#cks.
I would have to add an RS500 to my wish list.

555wrx

Theres nothing wrong with cossies, or the majority of their drivers. As with all performance cars, they are bound to attract the odd d#cks.
I would have to add an RS500 to my wish list.

StickyMicky

so true

i was slated for buying a scooby by my old clan of nova drivers
"rather have a evo myself" the ring leader used to chant

i hear he now drives a corsa??
PMSL
let them all get on with it

Listy

THEY'RE ALL *******!!!!

No just kidding,

I love Cossie's. I was looking out for an Escort before buying my STi....

I reckon at the time if I could have found a decent one with Air Con I would have had it.

There's nothing worse than Brand Snobbery. I love all Performance cars.