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“OK, had mine now for 6 months, previous car was a e36...”

written by on 09/06/2008

Good Points
Respect Looks Power Handling

Bad Points
People want to steal it. Everyone wants to race one, and I mean from old people to kids in Corsas.

General Comments
OK, had mine now for 6 months, previous car was a e36 3.0 M3 that the mrs still has.
The M3 is a great car, no one can argue with that so the Cosworth had to really give me something special to get on my good side.
The looks are just untouchable, nothing looks like this, its really special.
Interia is not the best but is still easy to use, and everything still works.
Seats hold you in with ease, nice and comfy, maybe a little bit too high up but great side bolsters.
I have had no problems with the car so far and unlike most owners, mine gets used every other day in all weathers, i feel this helps the car as putting it in the garage wraped in bubble wrap only causes things to go wrong.
OK my first drive really put a smile on my face, the Sound of these cars are just unbelievable, the turbo whistle, chatter and sucking of the filters is such a nice sound, i have never been in a car that makes this sound other than ford RS turbo cars.
The power is the old school woosh bang turbo so it can surprise you, but with the 4x4 and 8.5 inch wide front and back tyres means that spinning the wheels is virtualy unheard off, launching the Cosworth is not reccomended but have droped the clutch a couple times at 5000rpm and it really surprises you how it grips and goes, the 0-60 time in mine is just under 5 seconds which is good for a car with 270bhp.
The engine needs to be reved, the big turbo version needs revs to get the turbo going, once you start doing this the car will fly and surprise a lot of other makes and models.
All in all, the car is a thieves dream, insurance companys nightmare and a lads pride and joy
Everyone says scoobies and evos are so much better, but to be honest, there is not much in it, the Cosworth is a lot older and all the evo scoobie drives compare to the 12 + year old cossie which still holds it own against the new machines.
If you want a car that will put a smile on your face and everyone else's who sees the car, you will love this.
Gets more looks that Supercars!