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pat
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My other car's a truck
« on: Nov 30th, 2008, 6:44pm » |
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Fed up with modern motors 
Previously reliable Mondeo now off road with immobiliser fault. Scorp is now once again No.1 transport
but for how long?
Answer-get a bog standard motor with no fancy gadgets,one that I can look under the bonnet and know what I am looking at and above all, I can fix when it goes wrong!  What's more, it's got a blue oval badge.
Got it yet? Only a Sierra P100 Pickup-Cool or what?! 
Absolutely love it. Next on the agenda is a Mk. 2 Zodiac convertible. And then perhaps an ex-GPO Morris Z van....
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a900one
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Re: My other car's a truck
« Reply #1 on: Nov 30th, 2008, 8:24pm » |
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What year is the mondeo, as I had problems with my 1994 granda scorpio immobiliser, the solder joints inside had gone dry and just needed to be resoldered.
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pinto
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Re: My other car's a truck
« Reply #2 on: Nov 30th, 2008, 8:27pm » |
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Nice choice
shame you picked the sierra thats built out of half a transit and has the most unreliable engine in the range if its a 1.8TD one
Joking aside, they're good fun and something a little unusual - make sure you pop over to the FSOC forum and introduce yourself - we're a friendly bunch and try to offer the same support and assistance as you've come to expect from the guys here in the Scorpio forum
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pat
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Re: My other car's a truck
« Reply #3 on: Dec 1st, 2008, 1:10am » |
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a900one.
It's an R reg. Yeah, autoleccy suspects same thing and has taken box away to resolder.
Pinto:- No it's a 2.0 Pinto. Engine is mint-only 85k. What is theFSOC forum? sounds good. Penny's dropped, Ford Sierra Owners' Club? Doh 
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gozz
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Re: My other car's a truck
« Reply #4 on: Dec 1st, 2008, 8:23pm » |
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Pat.
Are you a postman ? Morris Z van ! do you have a black and white cat
GOZZ
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pinto
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Re: My other car's a truck
« Reply #5 on: Dec 1st, 2008, 11:19pm » |
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on Dec 1st, 2008, 1:10am, pat wrote:a900one.
It's an R reg. Yeah, autoleccy suspects same thing and has taken box away to resolder.
Pinto:- No it's a 2.0 Pinto. Engine is mint-only 85k. What is theFSOC forum? sounds good. Penny's dropped, Ford Sierra Owners' Club? Doh |
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http://forum.fordsierraclub.co.uk
Pinto makes her a slightly older one - E/F/G registration ? Used the same 2 litre low compression lump as the tranny - good for lifespan but poor for horsepower - assuming you dont happen to have a Turbo Technics kit tucked away .... in which case low comp is a GOOD thing LOL
Nice to see another example with a good home
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Re: My other car's a truck
« Reply #6 on: Dec 1st, 2008, 11:36pm » |
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on Dec 1st, 2008, 8:23pm, gozz wrote:Pat.
Are you a postman ? Morris Z van ! do you have a black and white cat
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as it happens Gozz, I have. How did you know? And a tortoiseshell and 4 dogs and 6 ducks and 6 hens+ 2 chicks.
Pinto- Close, it's an H. Goes well, whatever's in it.
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Re: My other car's a truck
« Reply #7 on: Dec 2nd, 2008, 10:00pm » |
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I'm fed up with modern everthing , I'm still looking for a mobile phone that just sends and recieves telephone calls 
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gozz
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Re: My other car's a truck
« Reply #8 on: Dec 2nd, 2008, 10:13pm » |
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I,ve still got my old black Nokia that does just that.The lads down the boozer sneer and call it"a bloody typewriter".Let's hope the old thing keeps going
GOZZ.
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Highlander
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Re: My other car's a truck
« Reply #9 on: Dec 2nd, 2008, 10:43pm » |
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on Dec 2nd, 2008, 10:00pm, mr._floppy wrote:I'm fed up with modern everthing , I'm still looking for a mobile phone that just sends and recieves telephone calls
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http://www.doro-mobile.com/shop/page/22?sessid=VF1s5XVtyrHoTQUSfKSrJsHZo NVurrGJGTC9d6jVYpRjJcelSsbo0SmDKXKPNNsu&shop_param=
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gozz
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Re: My other car's a truck
« Reply #10 on: Dec 2nd, 2008, 11:01pm » |
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What about that then mr_floppy ?
Highlander,where and why did you find this ? could you be in the no nonsense bracket ?
Hope they are still around when my typewriter deceases
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Highlander
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Re: My other car's a truck
« Reply #11 on: Dec 7th, 2008, 2:47pm » |
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Click the link below the pic
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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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