Escort Cosworth

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Most over rated car ever. £15k for a K reg Escort that does 0-60 in about the time it takes an Audi A4 3.0 diesel?

Great.
 
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[TW]Fox;16712787 said:
Most over rated car ever. £15k for a K reg Escort that does 0-60 in about the time it takes an Audi A4 3.0 diesel?

Great.

Somehow, I don't think it would be your cup of tea even if it did 250mph and 0-60 in 2 seconds. ;)

Supposed to handle tremendously well, but a bit down on power today. I'm pretty sure it's easy to get more power if you so desired, but most owners will want one because they have a soft spot for them, more than the speed etc, especially given their price. Definite heart over head purchase.

Definite classic/future classic.

Would be a difficult toss up between one and a Lancia Delta Evo2 though :D ... if ever I have £20k to throw away.
 
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[TW]Fox;16712787 said:
Most over rated car ever. £15k for a K reg Escort that does 0-60 in about the time it takes an Audi A4 3.0 diesel?

Great.

How many Cossie's around do you think have a stock engine? Part of the appeal is how easy it is to get silly power out of them.
 
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My dad had one in '99 for a few years before he sold it, apparently it started rusting, don't know if that was an issue with these cars or not, I was only 11 at the time so no pics unfortunately. Numberplates last 3 letters were COS, think it was something like P11 COS, in Black with gold OZ alloys. :)
 
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Local nutter/drives a stickered up, bashed, ill sounding escort cossie, only one in gib. Crying shame and waste. Used to love these when I was a teen, back when they ran then in the WRC.
 
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Are Audi diesels under 6 secs to 60, thats impressive :o

Actually yes, the A5 3.0 TDI is 5.9 to 60, but stock Escort Cosworths are not under 6 seconds to 60.

Infact, from the Autocar roadtest back in the mid 90's a BMW 528i SE is just one tenth of a second slower to 100mph than a stock Escort Cosworth...
 
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