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(Message started by: lesterlad on Jul 15^th, 2009, 6:59pm)

Title: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
Post by lesterlad on Jul 15^th, 2009, 6:59pm

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.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y108/rodders321/palletload002.jpg

Title: Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
Post by tonyboy on Jul 15^th, 2009, 7:14pm

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......... ;D

Title: Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
Post by Highlander on Jul 15^th, 2009, 11:40pm

maybe! ;)

Title: Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
Post by Jonnycab on Jul 16^th, 2009, 2:59am

Lesterlad.......by the looks of it, those self levelling shocks aren't working properly ;)

Title: Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
Post by lesterlad on Jul 16^th, 2009, 7:38am

on 07/16/09 at 02:59:36, Jonnycab wrote:

Lesterlad.......by the looks of it, those self levelling shocks aren't working properly ;)

Now you've got me worried Jonnycab :o

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. ???

Title: Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
Post by scorpio_man on Jul 16^th, 2009, 3:38pm

hi there

if working correctly, the rear will rise after about 20-50 yards.

hth

Title: Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
Post by martinp on Jul 16^th, 2009, 4:46pm

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...... :)

Title: Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
Post by pinto on Jul 16^th, 2009, 5:51pm

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 ::)

Title: Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
Post by Matt on Jul 16^th, 2009, 7:11pm

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

Title: Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
Post by Jonnycab on Jul 17^th, 2009, 1:10am

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 :)

Title: Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
Post by Tekno on Jul 17^th, 2009, 4:38am

I want tow bar too ::)

Title: Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
Post by tlundkvi on Jul 17^th, 2009, 6:53am

on 07/17/09 at 04:38:54, Tekno wrote:

I want tow bar too ::)

Happy bidding: 120445792985 280372396465

Title: Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
Post by LiverpaulH on Jul 21^st, 2009, 4:31pm

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.
http://usera.ImageCave.com/LiverpaulH/TheBoat/boattrailer.jpg

Slab of marble being delivered to frankley. (quite a light load this time!!)
http://usera.ImageCave.com/LiverpaulH/TheBoat/Pictures009.jpg

Towing my old diesel scorp estate to a meet.
http://usera.ImageCave.com/HampsonHaulage/TowingPics/Picture068.jpg

2.5 ton of pipework which it took to Cambridgeshire from Birmingham.
http://usera.ImageCave.com/HampsonHaulage/TowingPics/Scorp1-copy-copy.jpg

As you can see it served me well as a tow vehicle, when we had run out of lorries!!

Paul :)

Title: Re: Workhorse/Daily Drive/ Weekend Only Scorpios ?
Post by Boatdrinks on Jul 26^th, 2009, 2:23pm

on 07/16/09 at 17:51:56, pinto wrote:

My old 2300 Ghia was a daily workhorse - couldn't have asked for a better car for the purpose either :)

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...