got blown by a cossie
05 March 2006 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by New_scooby_04
As mentioned previously, if you come across a tidy cossie, it's a safe bet that it'll be runing over 300bhp!! The ones left are all enthusiast owned and they're very easy to tune!
VERY quick cars when tuned! Don't handle though IMHO- quite scary in fact.
Ns04
VERY quick cars when tuned! Don't handle though IMHO- quite scary in fact.
Ns04
He managed to get back on the road without damaging the car much.
On returning to the scene of the crime the next day he found that he had missed by about 10 feet the transport of a guest at a local hotel
A Bell Jetranger chopper
05 March 2006 | 10:39 PM
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From: MY96 STI
Originally Posted by JCScooby
mmmmmmmm......i wonder if its cause he has a spare 50 Horsies over u
Power is not the be all and end all mate.
The cossie is laggy as ****, the gearing is too long and he cant launch for toffee.
Taking those into account, if the my scoob had 330 the roles would be reversed (up to about 120 )
05 March 2006 | 11:48 PM
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From: The Terry Crews of moderation. P P P P P P POWER!!
I like the way he's retained the 1.3 Escort badge. Nice touch! 
My first car was a 1.3 Escort and I can safely say it was the biggest pile of dog doo I ever had the misfortune to drive. At least it did the decent thing and fell to bits...damn thing could have been outdragged by a Stenner stair lift!!
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08 March 2006 | 01:54 AM
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At the end of the day it does not matter what car you race even if its a micra, if its got more power and torque, and a few other options etc etc it is going to be faster than a scooby or cossie, fact! end of story. I still love the cossie and all the other 80/90 rally cars and when I see one I always give them Respect, if its faster or not):
08 March 2006 | 02:07 AM
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From: "Engineering Perfection in Essex"
Originally Posted by Mr Power
LOL You think??
Power is not the be all and end all mate.
The cossie is laggy as ****, the gearing is too long and he cant launch for toffee.
Taking those into account, if the my scoob had 330 the roles would be reversed (up to about 120 )
Power is not the be all and end all mate.
The cossie is laggy as ****, the gearing is too long and he cant launch for toffee.
Taking those into account, if the my scoob had 330 the roles would be reversed (up to about 120 )
Have you ever seen a 4x4 saff launch?
Most launch so hard the diff casing hits the floor
Laggy?????
Depends what turbo it has and who mapped it, a 360/380bhp cossie with a T34 will be less laggy than a standard newage STI.
Think you might need to do a bit more cossie homework buddy
08 March 2006 | 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by frayz
Have you ever seen a 4x4 saff launch?
Most launch so hard the diff casing hits the floor
Most launch so hard the diff casing hits the floor
Not that I don't love cossies, only bought my type r because I couldn't find a decent escos.
08 March 2006 | 07:45 PM
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Having over 300bhp in a front wheel drive car, must be pretty hard to keep in a straight line. A clio with 182bhp, has a stupid amount of torque steer, so a cossie with 120bhp more, must be ridiculous!!
08 March 2006 | 11:05 PM
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From: MY96 STI
Originally Posted by frayz
Cant launch for toffee????
Have you ever seen a 4x4 saff launch?
Most launch so hard the diff casing hits the floor
Laggy?????
Depends what turbo it has and who mapped it, a 360/380bhp cossie with a T34 will be less laggy than a standard newage STI.
Think you might need to do a bit more cossie homework buddy
Have you ever seen a 4x4 saff launch?
Most launch so hard the diff casing hits the floor
Laggy?????
Depends what turbo it has and who mapped it, a 360/380bhp cossie with a T34 will be less laggy than a standard newage STI.
Think you might need to do a bit more cossie homework buddy
08 March 2006 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by BigAl024
Having over 300bhp in a front wheel drive car, must be pretty hard to keep in a straight line. A clio with 182bhp, has a stupid amount of torque steer, so a cossie with 120bhp more, must be ridiculous!!
09 March 2006 | 12:52 AM
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being an ex RS owner i love my FORDS. my featured S2 RS Turbo used to beat plenty of scoobies, but i still went out and bought a scooby once i sold the old Ford. They just aint as reliable as a scoob.
These days my moto is:
IF ITS NOT JAP.ITS CRAP !!!!
These days my moto is:
IF ITS NOT JAP.ITS CRAP !!!!
09 March 2006 | 06:45 PM
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From: Dundee
Originally Posted by hades
Who's talking about 300bhp in fwd cars? Sierra Cosworths were rwd, apart from the 4*4s which were - strangely enough - 4wd. The Escort Cossies were (to my knowledge) all 4wd.
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