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Comfortzone
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Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« on: Sep 8th, 2009, 11:28pm » |
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and im as excited as a blind pup in a hot dog factory. I have agreed in principle to buy the car and i will be printing off the buyers guide to take with me just so i dont miss something obvious,to be fair the seller sounds as honest as can be and has owned the car for 10 years.Is there anything else i should know folks before i part with the cash? ....its a facelift cosworth.
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #1 on: Sep 8th, 2009, 11:41pm » |
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Yep, petrols £1.06 a gallon 
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #2 on: Sep 8th, 2009, 11:46pm » |
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Dont put your foot down on a corner
Dont put your foot down in the wet (even on the straight)
Keep your eye on the Speedo! you wont realise you are sitting at 90+ 
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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: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #3 on: Sep 8th, 2009, 11:47pm » |
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Wish it was Stu  ie petrol.
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Comfortzone
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #4 on: Sep 8th, 2009, 11:52pm » |
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on Sep 8th, 2009, 11:46pm, Highlander wrote:Dont put your foot down on a corner
Dont put your foot down in the wet (even on the straight)
Keep your eye on the Speedo! you wont realise you are sitting at 90+ |
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Ha ha  I dont care about the price of petrol,the car wont be getting used daily as im a black cab driver,its purely a pleasure mobile.......are they really that fast
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #5 on: Sep 8th, 2009, 11:56pm » |
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They are almost as fast as a TX1,but not as fast as a TX2
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Comfortzone
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #6 on: Sep 9th, 2009, 12:01am » |
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My previous cab was a metrocab(slow as a week in jail) so compared to that my TX1 actually feels like greased lightning.
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #7 on: Sep 9th, 2009, 8:49am » |
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From a standstill - no not really.
Once up to about 20mph or in kick down mode - hell yes I've put my foot down at about 30mph joining a motor way only to have the backend do a little wiggle and the traction control lights flicker
I've had a few BMW/Merc/Audi drivers looking a little confused as they drop away behind me.
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #8 on: Sep 9th, 2009, 9:45am » |
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Been there, done that, seen that, amigafan. I love my Scorps. I can cruise around like a slug, all comfy and lazy with the Cosworth engine purring like a contented cat. Or---------- . Enough to say that these Cat's have attitude  .
Enjoy your Cossie, Comfortzone
Mike
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #9 on: Sep 9th, 2009, 10:29am » |
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To be honest the 24v will give you a similar performance to most run of the mill stuff on the road now
although the rear wheel drive does make it exciting
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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: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #10 on: Sep 9th, 2009, 3:01pm » |
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£1.06 a gallon would indeed be nice! I agree with all the comments given, good luck
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #11 on: Sep 9th, 2009, 3:05pm » |
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highlander....if petrol where you live is £1.06 per gallon..if you buy it in bulk..i will buy it from for £1.50 per gallon..so that way you make a little profit .
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #12 on: Sep 9th, 2009, 3:08pm » |
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One thing, emissions test would be very good to have handy, costs a tenner to have it tested at a garage, but bad cats looks like about £170-200 + labour (can be anything between 3 hour and up depending in how stuck the nuts are). Mine seemed almost flawless when inspected & testdriven, was MOT'd a few months before, but both cats were dead.
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #13 on: Sep 9th, 2009, 3:11pm » |
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Ahhh right... just spotted my mistake
must be old age
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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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Comfortzone
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #14 on: Sep 9th, 2009, 11:23pm » |
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on Sep 9th, 2009, 3:08pm, tlundkvi wrote:| One thing, emissions test would be very good to have handy, costs a tenner to have it tested at a garage, but bad cats looks like about £170-200 + labour (can be anything between 3 hour and up depending in how stuck the nuts are). Mine seemed almost flawless when inspected & testdriven, was MOT'd a few months before, but both cats were dead. |
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I had actually wondered about that,im afraid i will be on a wing and a prayer,really just taking the chap at his word and going by my own ears and eyes.
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #15 on: Sep 10th, 2009, 5:02pm » |
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Dont worry too much Comfort zone . They are a cracking car & yes when on the move the cossies can be quite entertaining. 99.9% of the members on this site are absolute diamonds & if you did ever have a problem there is always someone more clever than you or I that will help get it solved in no time at all. Dont think of it as a car...Think of it as a long lost relative...& this site as your newley aquired family ...( Right thats enough sloppy stuff for now...Time for a lie down )
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #16 on: Sep 10th, 2009, 6:08pm » |
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Agree on that, there is probably no other car in the world who has a comparable community. Think that 100000 were made, and there are over 4000 members of this site, that's 4%.
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Comfortzone
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Re: Picking up my Scorpio on saturday
« Reply #17 on: Sep 10th, 2009, 10:18pm » |
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Thats reassuring,as i said though,i really dont have many doubts as the seller seem very genuine.Full steam ahead now.
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