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(Message started by: Baz on Oct 20^th, 2004, 8:02am)

Title: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by Baz on Oct 20^th, 2004, 8:02am

But it has gone to a good home! Really nice guy called Alan from Uxbridge way came last night to collect it. Gave him all the bits and bobs that go with the car and then got onto the serious stuff about the website, the forum and most importantly of all...the meetings!

It was quite funny really because the car seemed to take second place when we started on about this place and the "fun" we have at the meetings (although I can't for the life of me think why running up a field in the blazing sun to change the wheel on a Fiesta was fun!!)

Anyway, I digress, he has said he will try and attend some of the meetings next year and will pop up on here as well I hope.

Thanks Alan and I hope you have as much fun as I have in it!!

Baz

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by craig on Oct 20^th, 2004, 10:42am

result barry,glad e-bay came good,you never know sometimes when you are selling if you gonna get "jerked" about by the buyer,..
nice one...

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by alandempster on Oct 20^th, 2004, 11:39am

Thanks for the introduction Barry!

You betcha - already got the Cosworth bug!! :)

The Red Scorpy is already settling in well in Binfield, and drinkin' the local unleaded like it's going out of fashion!! :o

It's taken me about 18 months to find that elusive '98 facelift Ultima Scorpy, but we got there in the end!

Wonder what bits I'm gonna mess with first? Got to be the audio system, I guess!

Cheers

Alan

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by Baz on Oct 20^th, 2004, 11:42am

Welcome Alan

Now you know where we all are!!

http://tinypic.com/ddu7d

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by TaperOne on Oct 20^th, 2004, 4:45pm

Alan

Welcome to Scorpio World. As mentioned many times before, there is a very helpfull friendly bunch of people on this site. Seeing as you are down Uxbridge way, you are quite near me in Harrow. So keep a lookout for a Panther Black facelift estate. I will be watching for you. Having seen the pics, I know what Baz's old one is like. Trouble is, it probably puts mine to shame.

TaperOne

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by Baz on Oct 20^th, 2004, 5:25pm

Hey, Taperone, I had it specially "buffed up" as well before Alan picked it up so it looked that good, I didn't want to let it go!!

Will have to get my silver one done now

Baz

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by Lee_allen on Oct 20^th, 2004, 8:00pm

Thats what i like to see, car sold but still remains in the club with another new person introduced to this excellent site!

And I can vouch for the friendly people on here including the ever helpful Eric, who as just helped me out with my car.

R

Lee

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by Baz on Oct 20^th, 2004, 9:40pm

Do you know Lee, I thought you had written that Eric had just helped you out of your car....................I know that the guy is helpful but that would be too much!!

Baz

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by nick on Oct 21^st, 2004, 3:08am

Is it me or have we forgotten something, a new scorpio person, in the south of england and Michael hasnt even opened up metioning weston 2005.

What a refreshing change

Nic

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by craig on Oct 21^st, 2004, 8:45am

;D ;Dgive it time mate,give it time ;D ;D

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by Paul B on Oct 21^st, 2004, 6:55pm

I'm concerned.
The Captain is back but is rather quiet :-/

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by nick on Oct 21^st, 2004, 7:17pm

Dont be concerned, lets enjoy the silence while we can,
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH such bliss

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Nic, who wasnt at WSM 2004

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by Badboytunes on Oct 21^st, 2004, 9:18pm

The silence before the storm ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by alandempster on Oct 22^nd, 2004, 2:39pm

I can see why you guys all sing the praises of the 24V Ultima Cosworth...

..Filled it up with juice 3 times already this week... ouch!

Might have to sell and get a 98 2.3 Ultima instead! :'(

300 miles per tank of juice after my Mondeo Ghia X is terrifying!! :o

Great car though...

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by Baz on Oct 27^th, 2004, 1:28am

Alan,

it isn't the filling up, it's the taking part that matters. Just got back from France and boy can the Cossie eat the miles (and the fuel) on them autoroutes. I have just done from near Arras to Warrington on one tankful with only one beep to tell me I had 50miles left in the tank. It is great for distances but round town is a bit of a mare!!

Baz

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by Badboytunes on Oct 27^th, 2004, 11:54pm

Think urself luck m8. when i drove mine gently ( which wasnt often0 i could only get 240 to a tank!!!! lowest mpg gbp hp( no wat i mean paul) was 14.6!!!!!

But ya gotta love them ;)

Title: Re: Well...My Red Cossie has now gone!!
Post by Paul B on Oct 28^th, 2004, 7:07am

Did some motorway driving the other day, which saw my average MPG go up 29-point-something.
Now, with the town driving, that average is now down to 23. Give it another day or so and I expect that will read about 19.
But I don't care. I fully expected this economy when I bought it. In fact, I think its a bit better than I expected.

GMT ;)