Conference terri::cars_uk

    
    Horribly expensive to insure.
    
    Mark

    Michael Schumacher has one as his company car!
    
    Paul

    
    A Finnish rallydriver, Pentti Airikkala, had a test drive with Cossie-
    Escort and he said it is incredibly steady at high speed; thanks to
    rear spoiler. Great car!
    
    
    
    
    Hannu

    
    Brilliant brakes, oversized lag-prone turbo, forgiving handling
    with astounding grip. Looks silly. (Comments after a lap at the
    Nurburgring, that I'm unlikely to forget).
    
    William

	re .4

	I think Airikkala was in Finland just for a short visit to
	1000 Lakes Rally. He didn't drive, but he was a TV commentator.
	And a good one I think.


	Hannu

Hi,

Just to go off at a slight tangent.  I don't know the full statistics of this 
car, but you don't have to be Einstein to realize its pretty damn fast.  

I heard that Ford are teaching persons, purchasing the car, how to handel it.  
Can anyone confirm this rumour?

I have just fininshed my lunch break and followed one up the Basingstoke road,
bonet, side skirt/wings are not bad to look at, but that Rear Cosworth spoiler 
  - how apt.

Chris

I read an interesting article in Car Magazine, comparing the Escort 
Cosworth, the Calibra 4wd Turbo and the VW Corrado VR6 2.9    
All purchasable for around 20,000 pounds.

Escort was said to be very quick.  Surprisingly refined, with a fair 
helping of suspension travel, giving a more suple ride than many hot 
hatches.

The car's chassis is more closely related to the Sierra.  Being 
lighter, shortened and adorned with an Escort'ish body.  Nice car, 
shame about the tea tray on the back.

I was pleasantly surprised to see a Ford advert for the car stressing 
the standard alarm and immobilisation for this vehicle.

Now who is it that is lucky enough to own the Red K reg VR6 Corrado 
appearing in the car park?

Rob.

    
    RE_1
    
    
    >>The red K reg Corrado VR6 
    
    
    
    It's mine!!!!
    
    
    
    
    	Andy.
    

No, I'm sure the bumper was straight and true!


Rob.  8-)

    
    I've got to admit that the VR6 Corrado is mine, the F40 is in the
    garage this week (I didn't like the red colour much so I'm having it
    sprayed orange!), and the 959 is being used by the wife.
    
    NOT
    
    	MattB

    
    Hey I saw Bill and Ted Bogus Journey at the weekend, and I had a bit of
    a relapse so I'll apologise for the "NOT".
    
    Still the VR6 is a gorgeous motor.....
    
    	MattB

    Keep dreaming Matt, how's the mini ?
    
    
    Jason.

    Matt, I cant believe that you managed to get a girlfriend LET ALONE a
    wife !!
    
    Barry
    

    
    Especially if you only drive a most hainous mini.(i've seen Bill and
    Ted too.)
    
    Andy..
    

    Is that the spitty/GT6 owner ??
    
    Barry
    

              
    
    Barry,
    
    	No! just an Astra owner
    
    
    	Andy..
    

    Sorry....I thought you were the Andy i've been talking to recently.....
    
    Barry
    (theres nothing wrong with Astra's that a good -------- wont
    cure.....everybody fill in the blanks !!)
    
    

    
    		Ford?
    
    JK

    
    RE-1
    
    >>Ford?
    
    	You must be joking.
    
    
    How about a 3.6 TVR engine.
    
    Nice.
    
    	Andy.

    
    Nah, go the whole hog and get the 4.3! :^)
    
    Mark

	It's lummly (going all goo goo). 

	It came 4th in the Autocar & Motor "Handling Day" and 
	was just a tad slower than a Porche 968, round the track.

	But I'd wait for the smaller turbo version which will come
	along soon once the required nums' have been sold for
	homologation requirements.

	Also with that wing, it thumps up the drag coef' which
	means loads of petrol being used when travelling about
	100mph (on the autobhan of course ;-)).

	myk.

I guess that is the classic case of the insurance company not wanting the
business,  however if somebody is stupid enough to pay that much,  then 
they will take his money!

Sick World :-(

_Richard

    RE : Rear wing
    
    
    I remember reading somewhere that you will be able to order the
    Cosworth without the rear 'WING' once the homologation cars have been
    sold.
    
    
    
    Graham

    
    It's removable
    

re. re. the wing

	Yes but that, now infamous, rear tray is what gives the cotswold
	it's outstanding handling n'est-ce pas ?

	mike.

    
    Well, it provides positive downforce, but at 70mph ;-) its effects are
    neglible. 
    

	
Did you know, Martin Brundle's getting/got one ?.

    re .33
    
    Did he not get stopped for speeding in it???
    
    Ian.

    
    RE-1
    
    >>and yes the car was very stable at 140 mph.
    
    
    You only took it to 140mph.
    
    Wimp!
    
    
    	Andy.....150 +..
    

    Its high speed to me !!
    
    barry
    

    I have one as my company car. It goes back in a couple of weeks. It's
    reg is L251ENB and it's white, if anyone see's it. DON'T buy it. 
    It has had six attempted theft's and my wife took it through what can 
    only be described as a mini lake, those floods in Glasgow were fun.
    Result, new engine and gear box as she managed to get water in the engine,
    turbo and gearbox.
    
    My wife hates it as we can't get the newly accquired pram :-( in the
    boot as well as the newly accquired baby :-)
    
    Besides all that it's well and truly thrashed :-)
    
    By the way the company is not Digital.
    
    	Chris