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Title: New runabout Post by Tons_of_fun on May 17th, 2008, 11:16am As im sure most of you are aware i,ve been looking for a nice ultima since the demise of my estate :'(.Well i,ve finally given up the ghost & brought another mk3 12 valve to keep me going while the search continues.It,s a 89 pre facelift with ALL the toys :).Full mot & a bit of tax all for the reasonable price of £400.Not exactley what i wanted but at least the wife can have her car back now (sick of the nagging).The one intresting thing i,ve found with the granny is the fuel consumption ! Where as before with the ultima i was averaging 17-19 mpg on my way to work,with this im geting a solid 24mpg.I have worked this out over the last 2 tank fulls & the computer confirms this !!! Maybe it,s because it has no cat or lambda / ? ? .Im cartainly driving it no different ::) ::).So anyway for now im just going to enjoy my new lease of nostalgia while the search for another ultima continues ;) ;D |
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Title: Re: New runabout Post by Kjetil S on May 17th, 2008, 2:40pm No cat and a overall lighter car should help with the fuel consumption :) |
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Title: Re: New runabout Post by Matt on May 18th, 2008, 9:44pm having seen the car twice now i cant help but think you've found your self a tidy bargin, ok its a bit rough now but apart from some dody paint it's a cracking motor, nice one mate! :) |
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Title: Re: New runabout Post by Tons_of_fun on May 19th, 2008, 8:11pm cheers m8.Will probably hang on to this one for a couple of months & try to build up my Ultima budget a little more ;).At least im mobile again ;D ;D ;D.as good as the grannys are they still arent quite as nice as an ultima though.I do miss the total silence when on the motorway & the light steering.You never know ,the way granada prices are going at the moment i might end up actually making a bit of money ;D ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: New runabout Post by TiberiuS on May 19th, 2008, 8:16pm Aye Tonnes, got a piccy mate? I still hanker after an old Mk3, used to be a white C reg 2.9 with the full RS bodykit in our street...always wanted one like that. And then the old Mercury Grey ones like they used to have outside the dealer in Grays ;) Is it an auto? 3 spd or does it have overdrive? Regards, Bruce. |
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Title: Re: New runabout Post by Tons_of_fun on May 19th, 2008, 8:27pm Hi bruce.As soon as the wife gives me a lesson in uploading piccys,i will be a little cheeky & post a couple of snaps ;).She,s a 4 spd auto. (C4 trans not adl4).In quite good nick apart from the usual arches ::),which as we speak (well almost) are in the process of being repaired with new panels.I,ve got LOADS of history with her & she goes supprisingly well considering it,s 19 years old ;).Only problem im having is decoding the ford paint code ???.No one seems to know what the name of my colour is :'( :'( (See the thread in advice section).TBH it,s driving me a bit mad because it,s the only thing holding me up at the moment :o.I recon another 2 weeks & it will be ready to go to a few shows ;).Dont you just love summer time ;D ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: New runabout Post by sab6024 on May 20th, 2008, 1:36pm My dad has a 2.9 Granny Scorp which I borrow when he lets me ;) it's a lovely car to drive but I'm now on the lookout for a 2.0 Manual Ultima Saloon (never knew it would be so hard to find one :( ) |
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Title: Re: New runabout Post by Tons_of_fun on May 20th, 2008, 5:50pm Yes manual scorpios are a little thin on the ground,but they are out there.It,s sods law that you cant find one because you are looking for one ::).I bet if you were looking for a land rover there would be dozens of manual 2.0 ltr,s ;D ;D.Keep your eyes peeled & im sure one will come along soon.......By the way,the auto,s arent as bad as you might think ;) |
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Title: Re: New runabout Post by sab6024 on May 20th, 2008, 9:49pm My one I got now is a 2.0 manual but I want the Ultima version now ;) I don't mind Autos but prefer manual for work ::) |
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