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paulscorp
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You've worked so hard of late, Andy, it would be a shame to throw it all away so soon
Don't give up yet
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Paul
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Paul B
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #1 on: Mar 8th, 2006, 6:48am » |
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on Mar 7th, 2006, 11:13pm, leftofcentre wrote:
Have to confess my interest in the Ford Scorp is starting to wane.
Dont get me wrong, when the motor is going well i love the car, however it has to be said, some of the build quality is pretty poo when one considers what this car cost from new.
Considering my options at the mo 
Blue LED dash, DVD + all that bollocks, its reliability i'm truly after. 
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I have to say, I really do know how you feel. And I agree with what you say about build quality etc.
I still consider my options on a daily basis to be honest, but I'm sticking with it... for now at least.
Looking at your list of problems, I would say that although frustrating, there's nothing too major wrong with it. Apart from no.4 - dunno what that could be 
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"octavian p said on 3/7/06 Mine has about 92.000 (miles), was trashed by prevoius owners but, not i have found her, it found me, and we are happy . I hope someday it will be like the day it camed out of factory" leftofcentre if your that unhappy with her and all her faults sell her.there always somebody like octavian-p happy to adopt and give her a better life with love and stability! 
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #3 on: Mar 8th, 2006, 10:56am » |
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Leftofcentre, don't be tempted to desert us, these feelings of despair will pass. 
The windscreen heater is summat you can live without for 11 months of the year ( even in Scotland ) mine has never worked and is not worth replacing just for the heater to work, ditto the sunroof. Petrol smell could be a leaky tank or fuel filter.
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #4 on: Mar 8th, 2006, 12:25pm » |
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You've probably already checked this, but I'll say it anyway.
Have you checked the oil-filter for leakage? It takes a very little amount of oil dripping on the wrong place for it to smell really awful.
Have you checked the engine oil? Do you have to fill oil a little to often? Weird smell or residue in the engine oil?
Have you checked the top oil-"plug" sealant? Check the entire engine for oil-leaks and oil-residue. Also check the transmission for oil-leak.
For example: I worked on my fathers Mondeo last christmas because he was complaining about oil-smell. It wasn't leaking oil that I could see, but I took it for a test drive and almost immediately it started to smell like burnt oil. I tooked it into the garage and jacked it up. Still there was no apparent leak but I could see some residue on the exhaust-pipe (I think It's called a downpipe), so I waited and looked, and with the engine running (not jacked at the moment) I saw an oil-drop about once a minute coming from the filter. Bought a new filter and oil, drained the engine-oil, filled with new oil, filled the new filter with oil and put it back on place.
I also cleaned the exhaust (downpipe?) and took the car for a spin... problem gone!
My point is... even the smallest leaks of oil in the wrong place is enough for it to stink upp pretty bad.
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #5 on: Mar 9th, 2006, 7:58am » |
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hi there
good point about a very small oil leak. maybe a plastic bag caught on the exhaust?
are both a/c drain pipes fitted and have their 1 way valves in them. have you cleaned them?
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/acdrain.htm
re. heated windscreen. do you have fully comp insurance? make a claim for a new w/screen at a cost of £50-£75, without losing NCD.
re petrol smell. usually a hole somewhere in the tank. it's an age/location thing. more of a pain to change than anything hard.
hth
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #6 on: Mar 9th, 2006, 8:10am » |
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Re window - had this on second hand door I purchased following side impact (80 year old missile!) The gear had a bent tooth - maybe from someone trying to force the window! Easy to replace if it is!
Re Smell - Pollen filter?
When you think about it - that's not a bad list for a 10 year old car that is as nice as the Scorpio (IMO) 
Good luck and keep with it!
Dave
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #7 on: Mar 9th, 2006, 6:21pm » |
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Leaking matrix can start all sorts of strange smells.
This may sound strange but it is worth giving carpets a spray with Febreeze but use the Anti-bacterial version.
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #8 on: Mar 9th, 2006, 7:42pm » |
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on Mar 8th, 2006, 8:06am, stan wrote:| "octavian p said on 3/7/06 Mine has about 92.000 (miles), was trashed by prevoius owners but, not i have found her, it found me, and we are happy . I hope someday it will be like the day it camed out of factory" leftofcentre if your that unhappy with her and all her faults sell her.there always somebody like octavian-p happy to adopt and give her a better life with love and stability! |
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Should i give you my list of problems.....i think i'll be writing till tomorow. The bad thing is that the parts i need are so expensive regarding my montly income that i should get 3 jobs at once so in an year or two i could bring it to the "brand new ultima state".
PS: you all got e-bay, scorpio breakings, etc. I only got 2 FMD dealers and some notorious quality "compatible" part dealers that have a price with 5% less than the main dealers. Also the blasted regulation of my blasted country....impose some stupid taxes for engines bigger than 2.000 ccm. In one year romania should enter europe. The new car dealers with the goverment of romania plan to introduce a tax for "used cars" of about 2.000 to 7.000 euros. This applies for euro 2 emission cars !!!! So if i ever want to buy a second hand scorpio let's say from germany, it'll cost me easy over 10.000-15.000 euros. Computing my montly income of less than 500 euros, how much it'll take to buy a used car. The same rule apply for mainating the scorpio or adding extras to it. A car DVD for example it's "only" about 2.000 euros. A 5000 RDS unit it's 800 euros, same price apply to a cd changer. A scorpio full tank of gas it's about 70 euros. A remote control for the original alarm it's 250 euros. A second hand ABS pump goes to 500 euros (and only found 1 in 1 year). A steering rack reaches to 1.500 euros. I don't eaven want to think what could cost a set of engine heads or shock absorbers.
So leftofcentre i thnink your lucky. I always dreamed of the great cossie machine and that smooth auto-gearbox.
Sorry if i have upset somebody, just had to get that out of my chest.
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #9 on: Mar 9th, 2006, 8:08pm » |
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Need any parts sent over?
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Octavian_P
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #10 on: Mar 9th, 2006, 8:15pm » |
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Thanks Highlander
Yes a few scorpios will do . I hope i'll be able to pay more at the bank to decrese my loan, than i'll have more money left and probably i'll contact you for some bits and bobs
thanks again mate
PS: in my scorpio madness i have found at least 4 members for our ford club in romania, on 11-th this mounth we should meet (at least 3 of us). I'll get back with the pictures at the meetings corner
Cheers
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #11 on: Mar 9th, 2006, 8:52pm » |
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on Mar 9th, 2006, 8:08pm, Highlander wrote:| Need any parts sent over? |
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ill also help sending ebay parts over to you!
Russ
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #12 on: Mar 9th, 2006, 9:01pm » |
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Thank you thank you, now we need to convince leftofcentre to keep his scorpio
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #13 on: Mar 9th, 2006, 9:26pm » |
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I sometimes find my mind wandering towards the more modern Omegas , Mercedes E280 Elegance, Lexus, and even ( don't laugh ) the rather attractive mid-Atlantic big Hyundai XG30, but the Scorpio will always be in my heart .
( Cue Celine Dion )
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #14 on: Mar 11th, 2006, 9:24am » |
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Well you see now, that the scopio knew you are cheating it, that's way it made you a surprise, now she wants a new bumper
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #15 on: Mar 11th, 2006, 2:02pm » |
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I still keep in contact with the guy, I bought my Scorpio from.
He bought an Omega, and I can tell you....... he don't like it. He wants another Scorpio but his work dictates what cars he buy's, fuel economy and all that.
His actual words were "once you've had the cream...... nothing else will do"
He aslo sent me this message after I posted pictures on GSO
"Thanks for the pictures my Scorpy, oops sorry I mean your Scorpy. I had just about got over it when you sent me the photos, now I'm back on the dietry suppliments as I'm not eating properly.
Seriously though, the car looks truly fantastic and I'm really glad you are happy with it.
Hope the family are well.
Best regards,
Richard"
IMO, the Omega is a really nice looking car, until you get inside, and you are faced with a acre of cheap, slab sided GM plastic and plasticy looking leather.
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #16 on: Mar 11th, 2006, 9:08pm » |
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........ like I say, it's the little things , puddle lights, dipping passenger door mirror in reverse, global closing , a classy motor for couple of grand.
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Re: From car to shed
« Reply #17 on: Mar 12th, 2006, 9:24am » |
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I beleive, the exterior was the most slated feature at the time, due to it's very radical styling. I don't recall anyone complaning about the interior
Even J Clarkson was quite impressed by the interior with the added bonus that he didn't have to look at the front of the car whilst sitting in his "comfy armchair".
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