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Moonchalk
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Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« on: Jan 29th, 2006, 10:10pm » |
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OK, in the heat of the moment I went and bought a Scorp off eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4607040385
Now I need some peer group comments from people who know the score on what sort of a deal I got!
Did I get a bargain or do I need my bumps testing?
Opinion welcomed.
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Highlander
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #1 on: Jan 29th, 2006, 10:18pm » |
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Looks a lovely car so a fair enough price.
now go find some problems with it 
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locky
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #2 on: Jan 29th, 2006, 10:31pm » |
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 Nice car!!
Welcome to the club!! 
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Geoff_W
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #3 on: Jan 29th, 2006, 10:37pm » |
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Well they are underselling your wheels, you get an extra eight spokes with it, those wheels are called 12 spokes
Looks very tidy and the mileage is lower than average, hopefully you are going to have great fun with it.
Enjoy...
Geoff
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nuttyscorp
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #4 on: Jan 29th, 2006, 11:33pm » |
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i was keeping an eye on that one too (not that i was going to bid...i got one  )
looks great mate....you will enjoy that motor!
Russ
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leftofcentre
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #5 on: Jan 29th, 2006, 11:38pm » |
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Nice car mate.
If anybody on heres a "convert". It is me!
Like you i bought a Scorp although mine turned out to have loads of probs. Through the help and advice of the guys on here, my scorp is now near enough mint.
Welcome to the bottom of the Learning Curve
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mr._floppy
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #6 on: Jan 30th, 2006, 12:48am » |
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The price is about right for a low mileage example, looks pretty good as well.
Let us know your first impressions of the car and its little niggly faults. ( I bet it pulls to the left, they all do ! )
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Paul B
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #7 on: Jan 30th, 2006, 7:25am » |
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on Jan 29th, 2006, 11:33pm, nuttyscorp wrote:i was keeping an eye on that one too (not that i was going to bid...i got one )
looks great mate....you will enjoy that motor!
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Ditto everything Russ said!
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craig
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #8 on: Jan 30th, 2006, 7:35am » |
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2.3 is a tried and tested unit,and in most circumstances if maintained properly will give good service,only problem you might invisage with the engine is a possible cracked inlet manifold (made of plastic,and the 2.3's are a little prone to this),on a personal note,i have a 2.3 showing 88,000 now,approx 12 months ago i had a rear wheel bearing fail on me,and the other side went about 1500 miles ago,so do keep an eye and ear open for possible early warning signs,could just save you a fortune..
yours does look a nice example,so welcome to the site,i hope yours proves as reliable as mine (in the last 4 years,apart from routine maintainence,the only faults i have had wih mine are the 2 i have mentioned),and gives you many years of happy motoring...craig..
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Dave
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #9 on: Jan 30th, 2006, 9:50am » |
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Welcome to the site!
Like many others I saw this and thought it looked like a cracker - hope it gives you a lot of pleasure!
They have their problems like any car but are fantastic motors overall. You have got yourself a nice looking car there mate 
Cheers
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barrie
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #10 on: Jan 30th, 2006, 11:32am » |
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Hi and welcome to the site
It looks a great buy to me. Happy motoring
Cheers Barrie
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Moonchalk
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #11 on: Feb 4th, 2006, 9:53pm » |
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Picked it up today, generally very pleased, a well looked after, clean, tight motor.
Drives half its age.
All the gadgets seem to work too, except the computer which is stuck on imperial units.
One cause for concern though is engine temperature. Around town and in traffic it is fine, the gauge sits bang on half way and doesn't budge. Get it on the open road or motorway though and it starts overcooling and it wasn't especially cold outside today at about 6 or 7 deg c.
Driving up the M1, the gauge dropped almost back into the blue. Turning the heater off had no effect. I'll try covering up the rad grille as a short term fix until the weather gets warmer, but does anyone have any ideas what might be causing this?
Thanks.
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David_South_West
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #12 on: Feb 4th, 2006, 10:14pm » |
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Temp problems could be thermostat.
Also check if radiator fan is running constantly
Computer switches can be taken apart and carefully cleaned
Good luck
David
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Highlander
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #13 on: Feb 4th, 2006, 10:17pm » |
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Press S to toggle between imperial and metric on the computer
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Highlander
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #14 on: Feb 4th, 2006, 10:20pm » |
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I'd go for the thermostat too, either stuck open or missing
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on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:| I give up ! Too much for an old boy! |
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #15 on: Feb 5th, 2006, 4:48pm » |
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nice motor moon happy motoring welcome to the site
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nuttyscorp
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Re: Bargain or Bumps Testing.
« Reply #16 on: Feb 5th, 2006, 11:01pm » |
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on Feb 4th, 2006, 10:17pm, Highlander wrote:| Press S to toggle between imperial and metric on the computer |
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........and clean the contacts if it still doesn't respond.
Russ
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