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(Message started by: Sierragls on Oct 1^st, 2004, 10:14pm)

Title: Scorpio/granada 2.5 td
Post by Sierragls on Oct 1^st, 2004, 10:14pm

Hi, Im new to this website.
Im looking to buy a granada or a scorpio 2.5td
and was just wondering what so of mpg you can expect from them?
Also what are these engines like, is there anything to look out for on them when buying one?

Title: Re: Scorpio/granada 2.5 td
Post by TURBOTAM on Oct 1^st, 2004, 10:43pm

WELL HERE'S MY OPINION
I'VE GOT AN R-REG SCORPIO 2.5TDI MANUAL, WHICH I BOUGHT IN 2000 WITH 75,000 MILES ON IT, IN 2003 IT HAD 235,000. REPAIRS CARRIED OUT ENGINE SERVICE EVERY 6,000 MILES WITHOUT FAIL AND GOOD QUALITY OIL. NEEDED A CLUTCH AT 110,000, A HEATER MATRIX AT 118,000 NOTHING ELSE APART FOR YOUR USUAL WEAR AND TEAR.
SO I'M DELIGHTED WITH HER AND I STILL HAVE THIS CAR AND SHE RUNS AS SMOOTH AS EVER.
HOWEVER, I TREATED MYSELF IN 2003 TO ANOTHER SCORPIO THIS TIME THE 2.3 MODEL WITH 24,000 MILES ON THE CLOCK. HOPE SHE DOES NOT CAUSE ME ANY PROBLEMS BECAUSE APART FROM A REGULAR SERVICE I'M NOT USED TO PUTTING MY HAND IN MY POCKET FOR CAR REPAIRS.
AS FOR FUEL COSTS I GOT ABOUT 30 MPG LOCALY AND I'VE GOT A HEAVY FOOT.
GOOD LUCK
TAM
P.S I CAN'T PART WITH HER AS SHE IS STILL MINTED ( MAYBE THE ODD RUST BUBBLE BUT SHE'S DUE A MANICURE ) ;D :) ;) :D :-* ::) 8)

Title: Re: Scorpio/granada 2.5 td
Post by Sierragls on Oct 1^st, 2004, 10:55pm

I want to use one for my job as a window cleaner, so would you expect to get more or less than 30mpg, for continueous stop start work?

Title: Re: Scorpio/granada 2.5 td
Post by TURBOTAM on Oct 2^nd, 2004, 4:32pm

THESE CARS ARE GREAT BIG WORK HORSES AND 30 MPG SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM AROUND TOWN, MY GOOD LADY GETS BETTER MPG THAN ME, UNLESS SHE'S PUTTING FUEL IN ON THE FLY BUT CAN'T SEE IT BECAUSE ITS ALWAYS EMPTY WHEN I GET INTO IT NEXT!!