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(Message started by: cleave on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 11:00am)

Title: Milages?
Post by cleave on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 11:00am

Just wondering if i own the lowest{genuine}lol miles scorp on the forums.Car was my fathers he had it from new bill of sale and all mots to current date as proof...he only ever done about 50 miles a week in it ,if that..ready?...heres the milage 45.675 muhahahhahahah cool eh......and does this make it more valuable?not trying to be a big headed b****r just curious :) :) ;D

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by Geoff_W on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 11:26am

222235 on the 2 litre so I guess I don't qualify ::)

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by Spannerdemon on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 11:36am

Just coming up to 92,000 on my 1996 2.9 12v.

Running as sweetly as when it left the factory.

My last car (a Volvo 940 GLE) had 216,000 on it when I sold it, and it was still as good as new.

If you CARE for your car, don't thrash it, and change the oil regularly, and check it over once a week, you'll get good service from it. I firmly believe this. :)

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by taliban on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 11:58am

mines on 148,000 and runs smoothly, well, it did till the belt tensioner broke lol, but as spanner said regular oil and filter changes can make a world of difference......

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by ml on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 2:55pm

146K, '95 2.0i auto ultima estate & as the transmission fluid is a light browny colour, I'm just waiting for the day when my gearbox dies.

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by TiberiuS on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 3:32pm

I'm with Spanners and Tali on this, if the car is looked after then high mileages shouldn't be a problem. Apart from the inevitable auto transmission wearing out and the possibility of engine cylinder wear and bottom end failure, if everything is in good order the car should be good to go :)

As for low mileage, my 2.3 had 95k on it when I bought it, strangely the autobox packed up at 101k...when I sold it in January it was almost at 106k. Although not a Scorp, our 1995 N reg Mondeo has a genuine 26k on it, always funny when the mechanic asks if it's genuine...I'd like to see anyone other than Rod Allen Cars ltd (aka £10k Scorpio) beat this ::)

When my uncle left it to me in 2002, it only had 9k on it, I've notched up most of the other 17k in the past 4 years but the car runs better for being used regular :)

62k on the cat now (1995 again) but the V12 (1987) had 125k on it and drove as well as the Sport, high mileages on a good engine/transmission aren't a problem ;)

Regards, Bruce ;)

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by Dave on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 3:36pm

Galloping towards a heady 65k here ;D

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by big_neil on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 4:06pm

dec 98 cosworth ultima, just topped 62,000

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by taliban on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 4:22pm

i've got a friend who owns L reg golf 1.4 with about 35k on the clock, and she has nothing but running trouble with it, all she does is a 5 mile round trip to work each day in traffic. she has it serviced every year by the same garage that just rip her off, but she wont try anyone else because they're a volkswagen service place. she often moans about how 'stuttery' it can be. i keep telling her its 'choked' and needs a good 100 mile blast at 70 to give it a clear out, but she wont............

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by barrie on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 4:47pm

93000 on my cosworth ultima 1995

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by Ultima2300 on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 5:10pm

9300 :o

49,700 on the clock when I wrote off the Ultima (+9k in reality)

61,400 on the current one.

Geoff

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by Baz on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 5:41pm

0 on my 2.3..... the clocks are broken!!

96k on the Cosworth, 52 on it when I bought it in 2004

Baz

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by TiberiuS on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 5:41pm

on 02/22/07 at 17:10:44, Ultima2300 wrote:

9300 :o

93k I reckon ;)

LOL @ Baz...

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by ultima4 on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 9:11pm

the hotel group i work for still has a 2.3 as a pool car which doesnt get used much its going in for an mot tomorrow .it has 79000 on the clock .p/s last years mot certificate was reading 78365.i can vouch that it is genuine as i look after all the cars run by the hotel.its an (r reg) it was bourt in 2000 with36000 on the clock. does any one else know of a scorpio still used as a company car?

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by taliban on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 9:13pm

ultima, there's plenty still used by funeral directors......

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by mermaid on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 9:15pm

Uh oh. I got 157k on a 2.9 24v cossie . 148k was done 96-2000 the rest took 7 years! Anyone got a cossie engine with higher miles or have they all gone bye byes?

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by Baz on Feb 22^nd, 2007, 9:36pm

on 02/22/07 at 21:13:14, taliban wrote:

ultima, there's plenty still used by funeral directors......

You wouldn't want to take a hearse home though TB.... it would give the old girl next door a hell of a fright!

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by dogma on Feb 23^rd, 2007, 8:16am

I got a 2.9 V6 12v ultima with 11600 on the clock, apart from idling problems she purrs like my first girlfriend, oh to be young again lol ;D

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by mazzy_j on Feb 23^rd, 2007, 9:25am

Quote:

Anyone got a cossie engine with higher miles or have they all gone bye byes?

171k and still going strong ;D

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by mr._floppy on Feb 23^rd, 2007, 11:06am

91K, and after 30 months of almost daily use has only failed to start once when she was left alone in an airport car park for a fortnight , after a juice boost she was back to normal running. :-*

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by PeteB on Feb 23^rd, 2007, 4:38pm

My 2.0 had 147k before my accident :(
My "new" diesel has 170k, but as we all know tis nowt for a diesel ;)

Pete

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by v4-max on Feb 23^rd, 2007, 5:01pm

52,575 on my 24v thats why a bit teed off about i new front ball joint and 2 brake lines. suggest you check yours the brake lines were badly perished.

Title: Re: Milages?
Post by Matt on Feb 23^rd, 2007, 6:59pm

killed the cossie on 98506

my black 2.3 estate has just done 115000

the 12v im picking up sunday has done 110000

thats 3 ill own ;D ;D ;D ;D