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lesterlad aka Rodders
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Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
« on: Jul 15th, 2009, 6:59pm » |
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Just been wondering how many Scorpio's on here are workhorses / daily drives, opposed to weekend only use
Apart from Hearse's/Limo's and Taxi's what else are they used regularly for ?
Any pics of Scorps in work mode ?
Here's mine on it's weekly pallet collection round.
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tonyboy
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Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
« Reply #1 on: Jul 15th, 2009, 7:14pm » |
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Ive only got my Scorpio so i use it for everything. Work, Shopping, Boot sales going over to the shop ( which is only 1/4 mile away ). wish i had an estate sometimes so i could get more stuff in it....... Anybody want to swap an estate for a 2.9 24V......... 
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Highlander
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Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
« Reply #2 on: Jul 15th, 2009, 11:40pm » |
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maybe! 
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Jonnycab
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Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
« Reply #3 on: Jul 16th, 2009, 2:59am » |
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Lesterlad.......by the looks of it, those self levelling shocks aren't working properly
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lesterlad aka Rodders
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Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
« Reply #4 on: Jul 16th, 2009, 7:38am » |
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on Jul 16th, 2009, 2:59am, Jonnycab wrote:| Lesterlad.......by the looks of it, those self levelling shocks aren't working properly |
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Now you've got me worried Jonnycab 
I thought self levelling shocks didn't start to work until the car started to move, thereby activating the pump within the shock absorbers, the car is still sat where it was loaded and not turned a wheel.
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scorpio_man
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Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
« Reply #5 on: Jul 16th, 2009, 3:38pm » |
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hi there
if working correctly, the rear will rise after about 20-50 yards.
hth
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martinp
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Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
« Reply #6 on: Jul 16th, 2009, 4:46pm » |
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Only the Scorp for me too. 20 mile round trip to work 5 days a week plus weekend miles & holidays, reckon she'll do about 11-12k this year. Had her since March, all good so far...... 
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pinto
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Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
« Reply #7 on: Jul 16th, 2009, 5:51pm » |
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My old 2300 Ghia was a daily workhorse - couldn't have asked for a better car for the purpose either
Cossie now tends only to come out and play on weekends - but thats mainly due to her hefty thirst
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Matt
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Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
« Reply #8 on: Jul 16th, 2009, 7:11pm » |
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my old girl (24v) is just sitting on the drive atm, been there for 18months now  , still its not been neglected, pic taken a few days ago
http://i25.tinypic.com/xo12y0.jpg
hopefully doing stage one of the big conversion in the next week which is fitting the manual gear box to the standard 2.9 lump and build the 4.0l over the winter (i hope)
front bumper and other cosmetics in various stages, then attack the inside with recaros which by now have a nice layer of dust on them (stored in the loft!)
bumper and grill need more work http://i28.tinypic.com/w852km.jpg but imo looking good so far
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Jonnycab
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Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
« Reply #9 on: Jul 17th, 2009, 1:10am » |
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Was only joking lesterlad
The wife uses her Scorp to go to work & back everyday....round journey of about 15 miles .....it'll be well loaded up in a couple of weeks though, when we go on our annual camping holiday......Dorset this time
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Tekno
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Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
« Reply #10 on: Jul 17th, 2009, 4:38am » |
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I want tow bar too
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tlundkvi
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Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
« Reply #11 on: Jul 17th, 2009, 6:53am » |
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on Jul 17th, 2009, 4:38am, Tekno wrote:| I want tow bar too |
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Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
« Reply #12 on: Jul 21st, 2009, 4:31pm » |
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Used to use my old boat to do deliveries and tow cars about, here are a few of the pics.
2ton of glass on pallets due to be delivered. Note the old scorpio in the background.
Slab of marble being delivered to frankley. (quite a light load this time!!)
Towing my old diesel scorp estate to a meet.
2.5 ton of pipework which it took to Cambridgeshire from Birmingham.
As you can see it served me well as a tow vehicle, when we had run out of lorries!!
Paul
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Boatdrinks
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Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
« Reply #13 on: Jul 26th, 2009, 2:23pm » |
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on Jul 16th, 2009, 5:51pm, pinto wrote:| My old 2300 Ghia was a daily workhorse - couldn't have asked for a better car for the purpose either |
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Well, the Ghia has now been upgraded to a weekend only car! I'm in South Wales during the week, and North Derbyshire at the weekend. I keep a little 106 in Wales for dodging around during the week (biggest car I can fit on the drive!), so the Ghia will be pampered during the week, and taken for a gentle lope at the weekend. She returned 37.4mpg on the way here Friday night, which I was delighted with...
To 'complete the fleet', the Mem Sahib has an old 95 Mondeo Ghia as her daily drive, and we have a 98 Previa on the drive for family duties...(I have four step-children). I've also very unexpectedly this weekend been 'handed down' my mother's 2000 Focus Ghia Auto with only 40k on the clock which I'm going to hold back for occasional trips to France (it's the 1.6, so good on fuel), and will replace She Who Must Be Obeyed's Mondeo when it finally gives up the ghost...
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