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tonyboy
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The perfect Scorpio
« on: Sep 12th, 2009, 8:44pm » |
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Hello does anyone think they have the perfect scorpio.
Just that a lot of people seem to have a lot of problems with there scorpio ... just wondering if anybody has a scorp that has no probs .........  except for that nice white scorp that actually did seem perfect ........ Don't know if he sold it or how much.... 
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I think i'm going, erm what do you call it..... Senial.... 
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tlundkvi
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #1 on: Sep 12th, 2009, 9:13pm » |
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I'm pretty happy right now, all problems I've had with it have been fixed and feel nothing *should* come up, except for the (yearly) maintenance. A few small beginning rust spots bugs me though, and some minor cosmetic details... but no way mint condition or anything like that. Wouldn't the Scorpio be the perfect car even if it would have some problems?
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tonyboy
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #2 on: Sep 12th, 2009, 10:27pm » |
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To be honest when theres nothing to do on my scorp, apart from the major jobs..( what i consider major jobs ) I wish there was somthing to do on it.... ( i mean somthing simple like change the pollen filter or clean the MAF )....
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Pegasus
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #3 on: Sep 12th, 2009, 11:05pm » |
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Never had any serious probs and has always run smooth and nicely responsive 
Never found any codes on scans.
So far no serious rust.
Payback for all the TLC it gets 
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Baz
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #4 on: Sep 13th, 2009, 12:20am » |
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I thought I had the perfect Scorpio...... 
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Geoff_W
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #5 on: Sep 13th, 2009, 12:32am » |
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Barry you did while it lasted. S29 COS evolved to have a lot of gongs and whistles that the Scorpio's designers never even thought about.
The other thing was that you systematically worked on fixes for some of the foibles and glitches that emerged and I guess spent a fair bit of brass in the process.
Towards the end, I thought my 2 litre was getting to be about as good as it could be and still miss it.. . My 2.9 is still growing on me but is definitely a work in progress.
My other car the Mk1 that I bought in August feels better than my Ultima at this point, partly because whilst it has minor faults, I am confident that I will get them sorted.
When the Ultima is spot on I guess I may not feel as confident about it (wondering what next) even so I want to stick at it whilst I can.
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Tekno
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #6 on: Sep 13th, 2009, 5:29pm » |
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Maybe some day everything is fixed
- missing left side heater flap motor
- ignition lock not working
- boot lock - -the key part doesnt work
- sun roof doesn't open
- broken wheel bearing
- rusty rear wheel arches
- water temp needle drops to "zero" sometimes. Shown as 255 value.
everything else works 
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Tons_of_fun
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #7 on: Sep 14th, 2009, 8:43pm » |
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Havent really had much trouble with the cossie until now, but that is a broken radiator so i suppose you could class that as a servicable item. My last ultima on the other hand suffered huge electrical failure. Which was a shame as it was absolutly beautiful. Still have a tear in my eye when i think about that one. My old 95 2.0ltr had done nearly 190,000 miles when i sold it & never once gave me any trouble. I guess all of my cars must of brrn made on a monday
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tonyboy
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #8 on: Sep 14th, 2009, 8:48pm » |
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on Sep 13th, 2009, 5:29pm, Tekno wrote:Maybe some day everything is fixed
- missing left side heater flap motor
- ignition lock not working
- boot lock - -the key part doesnt work
- sun roof doesn't open
- broken wheel bearing
- rusty rear wheel arches
- water temp needle drops to "zero" sometimes. Shown as 255 value.
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There's not much else to work .......
Oh . and i hate Mondays ....
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Matt
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #9 on: Sep 19th, 2009, 2:35pm » |
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there wasnt anything wrong with my 24v before i took it off the road, went like a dream tbh but that hasnt stopped my playing with it a bit
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Highlander
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #10 on: Sep 19th, 2009, 6:22pm » |
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Theres no such thing as the perfect Scorpio
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Geoff_W
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #11 on: Sep 19th, 2009, 7:14pm » |
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Well per head you have more to Scorpios to judge that compared with everyone else in the British Isles Stuart
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #12 on: Sep 19th, 2009, 7:53pm » |
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Matt.
Sounds like a good woman
GOZZ.
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Tons_of_fun
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #13 on: Sep 20th, 2009, 2:41pm » |
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Gozz...Believe me, Matt needs no excuse when it comes to having a play
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Matt
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #14 on: Sep 20th, 2009, 6:53pm » |
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and play i shall do
well only back off hols a day and im covered in oil and grime, however i now have a manual cossie
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tlundkvi
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #15 on: Sep 20th, 2009, 7:51pm » |
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Did you clock it 0-60 yet? Are you changing the diff ratio aswell?
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Matt
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #16 on: Sep 20th, 2009, 8:25pm » |
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not running yet mate, still gotta drop the exhaust off to fit the longer prop shaft, then wire in my ecu fooling board, should have a run out next weekend though
running standard 24v diff atm but ive got a 2.0 one to play with
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #17 on: Sep 21st, 2009, 9:28am » |
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If only I could get my interior lights working then there would be nothing wrong with the y reg - inc bodywork.
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Mike H
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #18 on: Dec 6th, 2012, 7:30pm » |
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on Sep 14th, 2009, 8:43pm, Tons_of_fun wrote:| My last ultima on the other hand suffered huge electrical failure. |
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Did anyone find out what caused this?
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Matt
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Re: The perfect Scorpio
« Reply #19 on: Dec 6th, 2012, 8:08pm » |
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yea the clip that holds the wireing loom to the inner wing broke and the loom cooked then shorted on the exhaust pipe.. 12v engine
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