Car SOS - National Geographic - Channel 230 Virgin

[ozowen 2]

Sorry if this has been advertised on here. Anyone watching this new series, a better version of Wheeler Dealers. Tim and Fuzz go round the UK restoring classic cars. Last episode featured a Sierra Cosworth (no boo's) I quite like old fast fords but am very definitely a VW man. Class bit when they took the car for MOT acting all chavy............................................a thousand times better than Wheeler Dealers IMO

[joebloggsVR69 0]

Yeah I watched that last night, good show :)

That Sierra was just a mess... they did a good job on it

[clumpy1 11]

Sorry if this has been advertised on here. Anyone watching this new series, a better version of Wheeler Dealers. Tim and Fuzz go round the UK restoring classic cars. Last episode featured a Sierra Cosworth (no boo's) I quite like old fast fords but am very definitely a VW man. Class bit when they took the car for MOT acting all chavy............................................a thousand times better than Wheeler Dealers IMO

Not seen this mate but like your view's i take it you have been for a spin in one ? Cossie's are the best pound for pound performance car ever i destroyed many a more expensive car in my 330 brake xr4x4 (subaru's,toyota's,all sort's) you can't beat a sorted cossie had mine well off the clock (160 clock's) on the M60 battering a toyota supra twin turbo. Love em and alway's will even though i drive a vw now.

[Harrier 1]

Will look out for that next week, in my history of car ownership i've had 2 Fords. Mk5 Cortina & Mk 3 Capri. Don't miss them one bit.But always wished i'd had a Mk 1 or 2 Escort . Silly money now !

[captainredeye 0]

I will keep an eye out for this show sounds good, always liked the old fast Ford's I would never have one but got a lot of respect. For them ,chap who does work on my brother's fleet has two one is a 700 brake monster think it's well known in ford circles called the legend of el.

[ozowen 2]

Not seen this mate but like your view's i take it you have been for a spin in one ? Cossie's are the best pound for pound performance car ever i destroyed many a more expensive car in my 330 brake xr4x4 (subaru's,toyota's,all sort's) you can't beat a sorted cossie had mine well off the clock (160 clock's) on the M60 battering a toyota supra twin turbo. Love em and alway's will even though i drive a vw now.

 

Unfortunately I haven't yet.............used to be a regular at Stanford Hall for the Fast Ford show.................my first "hot hatch" was BMJ 118X sunburst red Escort XR3 I loved it.................................bought about 1990 and traded it in for £500 quid in about 93 for E270NHY rosso or radiant red Mk2 XR2 so wish I'd just taken my credit card out and taken both cars when trader offered me that £500.........................how much could it be now................

 

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Yeah I watched that last night, good show :)

That Sierra was just a mess... they did a good job on it

 

It was fantastic.......................................I wonder if someone on here wrote a letter about my poorly used daily Blackberry Corrado............................maybe series 2 could feature.......................anyone fancy the sob story

 

It is a brilliant series and I recommend everyone that has missed this to find it or download it (legally of course) and WATCH

Edited March 1, 2013 by ozowen
missed XR2

[clumpy1 11]

I will keep an eye out for this show sounds good, always liked the old fast Ford's I would never have one but got a lot of respect. For them ,chap who does work on my brother's fleet has two one is a 700 brake monster think it's well known in ford circles called the legend of el.

If you ever get the chance of having a run out in a cossie take it mate the amount of jap import's i came up against when i lived in rochdale they were ok up till the limiter's then i would be bye bye i actually used to chase bikes with mine and beat them on occasion my mate is a vauxhall nut i drive a R32 powered c but to be honest the sierra when the boost come's on full chat it is imperious savagely fast and mine was only 330 i was lucky enough to be in the passenger seat of a 550-600 bhp sapp which almost ripped my inside's out i have alot of respect for ford's i also have alot of respect's for other car maker's as i know they are just as good turbo technics mk2 golf a very quick car i know one of my mate's had one ........ Oh and not to put you off the idea of getting a 911 mate 135mph M74 coming home 911 don't ask me what one as he moved out the way and i never seen him again food for thought (I had a mate with a 944 turbo and it was a serious machine but for the money i could easily have destroyed him);)

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[Wendy 0]

Will have to watch this, sounds interesting.

There are a few Capri's round these parts of late, one car I always wanted and never had the 2.8i Capri - umm what was its name ?

Renouned for loosing its back end - well like most !!

 

Best I did was the Mk 1 XR2, fitted the bill nicely at the time.

As mentioned above - all these silly money now.

[Harrier 1]

Brooklands Capri ?

[captainredeye 0]

Yeah I hear what your saying I have a possible mk2 golf syncro project to take up but if I feel the need to have something more modern and quick out of the box just don't see the point at throwing cash at something just to make it that little bit quicker.

[clumpy1 11]

Unfortunately I haven't yet.............used to be a regular at Stanford Hall for the Fast Ford show.................my first "hot hatch" was BMJ 118X sunburst red Escort XR3 I loved it.................................bought about 1990 and traded it in for £500 quid in about 93 for E270NHY rosso or radiant red so wish I'd just taken my credit card out and taken both cars when trader offered me that £500.........................how much could it be now................

 

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It was fantastic.......................................I wonder if someone on here wrote a letter about my poorly used daily Blackberry Corrado............................maybe series 2 could feature.......................anyone fancy the sob story

 

It is a brilliant series and I recommend everyone that has missed this to find it or download it (legally of course) and WATCH

I know exactly what you are saying regarding values mate i know you owned a vrturbox4 and imagine it is very fast with all respect cossie's are a different league but then i feel with mine it doesn't feel as fast as it is once that vvt come's on song it really does fly

[ozowen 2]

Will have to watch this, sounds interesting.

There are a few Capri's round these parts of late, one car I always wanted and never had the 2.8i Capri - umm what was its name ?

Renouned for loosing its back end - well like most !!

 

Best I did was the Mk 1 XR2, fitted the bill nicely at the time.

As mentioned above - all these silly money now.

 

Capri's where special to.................................before I bought BMJ (see above) I test drove an 80,000 mile black 2.0S 4 speed only reason guy was selling he'd found a one owner Capri 2,8i Special the last of them (Brooklands version had leather, I can be corrected not googled) took it for a spin with kid bro flew up a hill in third and saw a taxi ready to turn right he then did with black capri boring down on him, a slam of the brakes and a rear view mirror of 3,000 miles of thread lost and a return of the car to trader with a I'll think about it :-).............and a 5 minute wait for heart to return to normal. I used to see a Mk1 black 1300 supersport fiesta (fettled with) near where I lived and wished he'd sell it to me.............it was a beaut

[joebloggsVR69 0]

FYI - it's repeated on Monday, 7pm National Geographic channel (and HD)

[ozowen 2]

I know exactly what you are saying regarding values mate i know you owned a vrturbox4 and imagine it is very fast with all respect cossie's are a different league but then i feel with mine it doesn't feel as fast as it is once that vvt come's on song it really does fly

 

this isn't about the speed............................my vrt was awesome but for the price I should have bought a RS4...................which was built for speed but heart ruled head and buying a car that was destined for 190BHP and rebuilt to house 500BHP.......................it was always going to be problematic; but my god it was FUN..........................

[seanl82 23]

I saw this too, thought it was a good watch. I caught half of last weeks as well, a Willys Jeep that was owned by an old fella and had been torched. Very much worth a watch, and has now been series linked!

[Johnny H 0]

One of my Favourite programs at the mo.

A must watch If you haven't yet.

[daves16v 1]

I enjoyed it but Tim Shaw got on my tits a little. Probably in the same as Mike Brewer on WD. All my opinion of course :)

[GrahamU 6]

FYI - it's repeated on Monday, 7pm National Geographic channel (and HD)

 

 

Set to record..

 

 

Really miss my old 3dr Cossie, had to sell it to buy a house and went down to a mk1 XR2