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(Message started by: Vince on Apr 17^th, 2006, 5:11pm)

Title: Autobox Life Expectancy/ Clocking
Post by Vince on Apr 17^th, 2006, 5:11pm

On the Honest John website I read this about the Scorpio

Quote:

" Autoboxes only last 60,000-80,000 miles. Clocking rife on these cars."

Are these accurate comments?

Title: Re: Autobox Life Expectancy/ Clocking
Post by mr._floppy on Apr 17^th, 2006, 5:20pm

Nah, plenty owners on this site with ( or had ) trouble free 100k + miles autoboxes.

Title: Re: Autobox Life Expectancy/ Clocking
Post by Baz on Apr 17^th, 2006, 6:26pm

I guess honest John isn't then.....I had one Scorpio with 112,000 on when I sold it and I have one with 85,000 and another with 156,000....both boxes are sweet as a nut

Title: Re: Autobox Life Expectancy/ Clocking
Post by lonesomecajun on Apr 17^th, 2006, 6:45pm

I think we can safely say Honest John is talking through a hole in his backside.

I myself have had 2 Scorps and both sailed past 150k with NO problems at all with the auto boxes.

A few other things started popping (radiators spring to mind)

Title: Re: Autobox Life Expectancy/ Clocking
Post by Vince on Apr 17^th, 2006, 6:47pm

Thanks, that's more in line with what I thought guys.

Title: Re: Autobox Life Expectancy/ Clocking
Post by david_molloy on Apr 17^th, 2006, 10:57pm

Just goes to show that if on net - not forced to be true.
Have noticed many quotes / opinions / information on net are absolute garbage - honest J been an example.
david

Title: Re: Autobox Life Expectancy/ Clocking
Post by jonnycab on Apr 17^th, 2006, 11:22pm

A fellow cabbie comrade of mine had 290,000 miles on a R reg 2.3 Auto facelift Scorpio estate (until he sold it). He had his own trusted mechanic, & as far as I know it still had the original autobox. Another fact that is not commonly known is that the A4LDE autobox is also fitted to alot of London black cabs & has proved to be a very strong autobox.

Title: Re: Autobox Life Expectancy/ Clocking
Post by sector-9 on Apr 18^th, 2006, 10:09pm

Just goes to show that, like anything, it all depends on how they're looked after. I think (dis?)honest john is thinking about another gearbox such as the CVT which was less robust...or another car (easy to clock? maybe the old Granadas or Sierras...)

Darren

Title: Re: Autobox Life Expectancy/ Clocking
Post by Baw_Flinger on Apr 18^th, 2006, 11:01pm

Been given the very good advice that you should have oil/filter done every 50K or so, this will keep it sweet (in most cases). This came from a guy who kept a fleet of scorps on the road well past 200K on the origonal boxes.