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Title: "Honest John" snippet Post by JohnnyH on Mar 15th, 2005, 3:30pm Just out of interest; I saw this in Saturday's Daily Telegraph "Honest John" advice page, entitled: "In cod we trust" :-/ (Q.) I am considering buying a 1998 2.3 Ford Granada (sic) Scorpio estate, with all extras plus leather interior. It has done 125,000 miles and the asking price is £1,750. The MOT runs until October, although the road tax expires in May. Is this a reasonable buy? I have always liked the Granada range. (A.) That's a fair deal. It's a chain-cam engine, so make sure the oil is clean. Check the auto gearbox thoroughly, too. The popularity of these fish-faced cars is presently rising fast. ;D That's nice ! (I think). A variant to the Clarkson 'frog' theme...actually it looks to me as if the styling from other makes has just caught up... :) |
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Title: Re: "Honest John" snippet Post by waders on Mar 15th, 2005, 3:50pm Hmmm, Frog eyed or fish faced :-/ Not sure I like either :-[ His answer sounds "honest" enough though. And you're right, the others are just catching up :P 8) ;D 8) ;D 8) |
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Title: Re: "Honest John" snippet Post by craig on Mar 15th, 2005, 3:54pm on 03/15/05 at 15:30:50, JohnnyH wrote:
and i thought that phrase was for some of the drivers ;) |
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Title: Re: "Honest John" snippet Post by Captain / Vice Admiral on Mar 15th, 2005, 4:28pm Can you upload a pic ?? Captain / VA |
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Title: Re: "Honest John" snippet Post by JohnnyH on Mar 15th, 2005, 5:02pm on 03/15/05 at 16:28:53, Captain / Vice Admiral wrote:
:'( Sorry, there was no picture. Most of Honest John's questions/answers are text only, or else with just 'generic' pictures. |
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Title: Re: "Honest John" snippet Post by Rod on Mar 15th, 2005, 5:56pm on 03/15/05 at 15:50:27, waders wrote:
First time my army pal saw mine, he christened it the Toadmobile and me Mr Toad. Pooop Pooop 8) 8) But he can't work out why I call him Mr Steward in return. ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: "Honest John" snippet Post by LiverpaulH on Mar 16th, 2005, 9:36am Captain You can see the article yourself by going to the Daily Telegraph Website: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring then click on honestjohn and it brings up the detail. It's the answers posted on the 12/03/2005 that the question about the scorp is in about two thirds of the way down entitled "In Cod we trust!" I find honestjohn an enjoyable read and also visit his website for car reviews and news especially about auctions. There is a link to his website from the telegraph section or just type in honestjohn.co.uk. and off you go. Paul |
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Title: Re: "Honest John" snippet Post by admin on Mar 16th, 2005, 11:05am interesting point re "increasing in popularity". Its very true of course that the Scorp styling was way ahead of its time. just look at the new mercs, mini etc and see that they are slowly catching up. Pete c |
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Title: Re: "Honest John" snippet Post by nick on Apr 1st, 2005, 8:46pm This one on E*&y looks well ahead of time, Description "The exterior of this Scorpio is in showroom condition and looks brilliant with the full body kit as standard for the Ultima model including front spots, zenon front headlights, small rear spoiler, side skirts and Ford 16 inch spoke alloy wheels with recent brand new tyres all round!! " Zenon headlamps, mmmm not sure Body kit, skirts and rear spoiler---my god i have gone blind, all i can see it the standard car. Still looks a tidy bus though http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9844&item=4540206547&rd=1 Nic with his 2 zenon headlamped, bodykitted Scorpios ;D ;D |
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