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(Message started by: mazzy_j on Feb 17^th, 2006, 7:06pm)

Title: COSSIE!!!!
Post by mazzy_j on Feb 17^th, 2006, 7:06pm

Weyyyyyyyy Heyyyyyyy I have a Cossie! Compared to my diesel i can only describe it in one word, completely and utterly ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D inducingly MAD! Oooooh and the sound of that engine...

Bought it for £200 off good old e-bay with a non-working speedo, 47 of my pounds later for a new VSS from my local FMD, under an hour to fit and hey presto, one working speedo! What a result ;D

Matt

Title: Re: COSSIE!!!!
Post by david_molloy on Feb 17^th, 2006, 7:31pm

that's the way to do it - bought 2nd one myself 78K but no 1st gear - gambling that easy to fix - will soon know as doing next week - otherwise plenty of spares for little cost
now you can look forward to Cossie ownership both ups & downs!!!
david

Title: Re: COSSIE!!!!
Post by Dave on Feb 17^th, 2006, 7:41pm

Nice going Matt, I saw the one you bid on - was contemplating having a go myself ;D

It looks like it will be a belter - well done :)

Title: Re: COSSIE!!!!
Post by Pegasus on Feb 17^th, 2006, 8:23pm

Hi Matt,

welcome to the mad world of Cossies ;)

http://sc.groups.msn.com/tn/BD/D0/TheFordScorpio1995/32/343.jpg

Press 'S' for fun :D

Paul

Title: Re: COSSIE!!!!
Post by mazzy_j on Feb 17^th, 2006, 8:42pm

Cheers, not having an auto before i found the 'S' button made things ratherly interesting once pressed ;D

I did actually win one in barnsley the week before, phoned the guy up and he said the engine was making a lot of noises so that one was a no no :( Then saw the grey one in Upminster - literally 30 secs down the road from me. Went round and had a look, took my chance and it paid off ;D The autobox goes into O/D fine and changes up nice and smoothly.

In the description it said there were a few dents and scratches, as of yet i havn't found any, let alone any rust on the paintwork :)

Having a derv the one thing i that shocked me most was the 5mpg the trip comp was saying at times :o though i was wearing my lead shoe at the time so that may posssibly explain... Did manage 30mpg at 50mph so it is possible to do better.

Matt

Title: Re: COSSIE!!!!
Post by Dave on Feb 17^th, 2006, 8:49pm

30mpg at 50 is not bad mate! Welcome to the Cossie club ;D You've done well there ;)

Title: Re: COSSIE!!!!
Post by Baz on Feb 17^th, 2006, 11:22pm

But why buy a Cosworth and do 50?? you can do that in the diesesal

Title: Re: COSSIE!!!!
Post by nuttyscorp on Feb 17^th, 2006, 11:27pm

on 02/17/06 at 23:22:19, Baz wrote:

But why buy a Cosworth and do 50?? you can do that in the diesesal

diesel with a disease baz? }{

great find matt, well done.

Russ

Title: Re: COSSIE!!!!
Post by Baz on Feb 17^th, 2006, 11:39pm

Coughs and sneezles spread diesesals.

There is a character in Thomas the Tank Engine called diesel and he always gets called diesesal by the naughty steam engines!

Title: Re: COSSIE!!!!
Post by kskjon on Feb 18^th, 2006, 1:18am

Woah, haven't seen that episode since I was a kid (many of you will probably argue that I'm still a kid, but ;D)

Just want to say congrats to mazzy_j, and wish I had one. Still haven't had the chance to try the cossie power.