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(Message started by: royjenkins on Jul 3^rd, 2007, 2:17pm)

Title: Various complaints
Post by royjenkins on Jul 3^rd, 2007, 2:17pm

Hi all

I have a few problems:

a "wob wob" noise and the rolling resistance seems high. I suspect wheel bearings.

The temp. gauge is reading hotter then colder( midrange down to blue symbol and back to halfway between) . my flashing airbag symbol got better by itself and then this started - bad connection e.g. multiplug?

I am happy with the car but there seem to be silly problems for a high quality car like the scorpio and without wishing to open cans of worms do others feel the same?

Thanking you in anticipation

royjenkins

Title: Re: Various complaints
Post by Spannerdemon on Jul 3^rd, 2007, 2:40pm

Does suggest that it MAY be a tight bearing, but don't discount a binding/broken brake pad or even a loose caliper or even something simply caught up and rubbing on the back of a wheel.

Once had a guy who had this awful noise. Turned out to be the carcasse of a squirrel which had got caught in the brake disc shield. Nasty ending... :o Once I'd dealt with it's nuts it was fine again. }{ }{

Essentially, without pinning it to a particular wheel, it's guesswork, but I'd be jacking up each wheel in turn and giving it a good spin and a shake to do the diagnostics.

Quote:

there seem to be silly problems for a high quality car like the scorpio

In fairness Roy, virtually ALL the Scorpios are almost 10 years old now, or more. You're bound to get some small issues.

Tell me a car that has no problems after 10 years, and I'll buy it. I still feel tht my Scorpio represents HUGE value for what I paid for it (£1,000), and know that I wouldn't have got half the quality in any other car for that price.

Yes....things will go wrong. They will go wrong in any car of that age regardless of their quality. Even Rolls Royces, Aston Martins and Ferraris go wrong. That's why no car lasts forever. You decide when the vehicle is no longer economical to run, and that's it. Your choice as to whether to keep it or not.

But I'll bet you that it will cost more to go and find another car, tax and insure it, and put it on the road, than it will to fix a couple of niggling faults ;)

So in answer to your question. No I don't feel the same.

I certainly am not parting with mine. :D

Title: Re: Various complaints
Post by petehull on Jul 3^rd, 2007, 3:26pm

Quote:

You decide when the vehicle is no longer economical to run, and that's it. Your choice as to whether to keep it or not.

[] With Spannerdemon, this is why we have these cars now, we would have had to pay <£30 new and then there would have still been some problems.....

Long Live The SCORPIO...

Pete

Title: Re: Various complaints
Post by mr._floppy on Jul 4^th, 2007, 12:52am

No, the problems I have had are no worse than any other comparable car I've owned, in fact ( touch wood ) at 93K miles no major components have failed on me yet, and I'm a fussy car owner, I like things to work well.

Drove my mates car recently, it pulled to the left, worse when braking, handbrake didn't work, steering wheel off centre ( a particular phobia of mine ) stiff gas pedal, slipping clutch, in fact a right bloody nightmare of a car, I mentioned these things to him, " seems fine to me " he intoned.

I couldn't live with a car like that, I'd have to fix these things , it would drive me mad, I'm not a perfectionist, but I like my car to operate safely and legally.

Title: Re: Various complaints
Post by pat on Jul 4^th, 2007, 1:11am

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I have the same problem. The possible cost of sorting the ABS problem worries me but the car is otherwise pretty immaculate for its year. Scrapping it is not an option and even if the repairs were to cost £300-£400, what else are you going to get for that sort of money?
Certainly nothing as good.

Title: Re: Various complaints
Post by pat on Jul 4^th, 2007, 1:33am

Sorry Roy - didn't mean to be facetious. Depends how advanced it is. If it's gone through or the area is weak, then it needs welding. If it is just surface rust then painting it with old engine oil or Waxoyl should do the trick.

Title: Re: Various complaints
Post by pat on Jul 4^th, 2007, 1:39am

Oops. Please ignore last posting. Replied to wrong topic :-[

Title: Re: Various complaints
Post by royjenkins on Jul 4^th, 2007, 11:55am

Message from Mrs Roy - Thanks for the messages - I've been telling him for months that the car is brilliant and at 10 years it's bound to have lots of little problems. :) ;) :) ;) :D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Various complaints
Post by Spannerdemon on Jul 4^th, 2007, 12:29pm

That's it!! [] Well said that lady.

Keep him under that thumb Mrs Roy!!

Even better.....nick his keys! }{ }{ }{ }{

Title: Re: Various complaints
Post by harry.m1byt on Jul 4^th, 2007, 6:55pm

on 07/03/07 at 14:17:52, royjenkins wrote:

I am happy with the car but there seem to be silly problems for a high quality car like the scorpio and without wishing to open cans of worms do others feel the same?

I feel I have a nice comfortable high quality car with all the widgets to make driving it a pleasure. Any car will give trouble, even new ones straight off the line. The Scorp is a very complex car and the more there is, the more there is to go wrong.