There I was driving my bog standard MY97 turbo on a wet A road when an Escort cossie pulls up behind me. I floor it to see if I can get away (worth a try?) but of course he sticks with me so I pull over to let him through.
100 yards further up the 3 lane road bends slowly for about 400 yards and as soon as he hits the bend I accelerate and catch him up without even pushing it and he's twitching away on the bend like he's gonna swerve off...
I guess these cossies are great cars but I can't see me ever owning one because I couldn't live with the poor performance on the bends.
Also, where are all the scoobies in North West London? I never really see any..(apart from the occasional grandad in the wagon

 

ill put it down to tyres because a correctly driven Escort Cossie will be virtually if not as good as a UK turbo in the handling department (and the reason they have that large spoiler on the back for downforce).

Tony

 

totally agree Tony!

I can't make my mind up whether to get the escort or the scooby!

AJ

 

Get the scort and I'll rip the *** out of it in the scooby just to prove things once and for all.....assuming you don't tune it to 3million bhp of course

 

I am just so tempted to get the escort and show you just what it can really do!

AJ

 

Escort cossies are one of my favourite cars, i would take one over any Impreza except a 22b

 

Always loved Escort cossie's (dont like rest). I don't think I'd actually want to own one tho, unless I won the lotto or something, and had a load of cars. I hate the interior for one. And I reckon the chances of getting a decent one are getting a bit slim these days...

Andy

 

but the mitsi EVO is a far superior car - in EVERY way

 

Co55ie, calling Co55ie, you are requested in this thread

 

Well I drive an Escos round North West London way and if I had a stick for every scoob that poodles about I'd have a whole woodland to shake!

Amanda: Get a Escos.. a proper girlie car!

 

At least my wee boys recaro will fit in the front seat of the Escort!!!

AJ

 

Yeah, that's right amanda - get a sappy cossie and leave the scooby's to the boys

 

POC - was it not you that said you wanted the P1 again because you wanted that flat four sound instead of the hair dryer like sound of the EVO (or something similar)????

Simon.

 

The defence for Subaru rests.

 

Saxo Boy: What do you drive, a Scoob or a Saxo.. cos I'll take on either.

Thing is blokes HATE to be beaten by a lass

 

lol @ Jason.. it was sarcasm.. anyway, they're both girlie 4x4.

Surely 2WD is a mans *imagines grabbing ***** if I had any* car!

 

Errr no guv not me, you aint seen me, right?

(the EVO may sound **** (IMHO) but it will run rings round the scoobies )

 

Modified UK turbo

Not true.......I love it when aj beats me

 

lol @ SB

Right then, next time the razzy is up that way I'll give ye a boost.

 

Look forward to it. The only time I ever got ready to race a cossie he didn't bother Turned out the guy posts on here and its just an RS2000 thingy made to look like a cossie - very convincing though

 

I'm defo a girl racer but I have calmed down now cos of the wee fella. I'm the traffic light gp master too!

I remember when I had my XR2 I was racing a Renault 5 turbo and whipped the guys ***, basically I knew the road so well but the best bit was when he caught up, his pals took the pi55 out of him cos it was a girl that beat him!!!!

I would love the Escort but I will defo get a Scoob

AJ

 

No wonder! The day i'm beat by a lass (or Kenny...same difference really )is the day I switch to public transport!

Paul

 

Yeah, but at least he parked up without bashing two cars, a bollard and running over someone's prized pet

 

who told you about the bollard?

AJ

 

LOL @ SDB

Maybe I should grow my man ***** and get a wig

 

Don't bother!

AJ

 

Whatever boils your kettle Kenny

 

LOL POC, but if they do run rings around Scoobs then why at TrackdayPlus Top 10 Shootout was the Norris Designs Evo 5 less than 1 sec faster than Johnfelsteads totally standard (power wise) Type RA when the Evo is running some insane BHP numbers and this was on the handling course?

Note - Im not trying to argue Evo Vs Scoob here - I was just browsing the results page and was astonished at the difference (read small) in lap times. I mean it could just be driver skill levels - but I have no idea.

Simon.

 

In fact Ive just read that John did 33.03 as well which is 0.01 secs slower than the fastest Evo of the day??????

Simon.