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Title: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 20th, 2008, 11:07pm Hi all, unfortunateley I will soon be selling my beloved scorpio, I am finding it more difficult keeping up to date with the tinkering due to health problems so I think it is time for a change. It has been a very hard task to find something that I can compare to the Scorpio, in fact it is in my opinion impossible. I have found something though but the Scorpio has lots of Class and it is the Class that is lacking in other marques, yes, it will be sadly missed. I won't say what I have finished up with, I will leave it as a little fun competition for anyone to have a guess at. Then when I get my latest car home I will post some pics to reveal my choice. I have also posted in cars for sale and parts for sale Cheers everyone..... go on have a go at GUESS THE CAR Pete |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Jonnycab on Jul 21st, 2008, 12:00am Hmmm ::)....can't do to much to down to Ill health, so it's gotta be newer with a warranty ;) Not too pricey, but must be comfy, reliable, economical & have plenty of leg room :) I know,........is it a Raleigh Explore 18 gear mountain bike with a gel seat ? ;D |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by scruffygyt on Jul 21st, 2008, 12:07am do i win a scorpio if i guess right!! |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by easyrider66 on Jul 21st, 2008, 11:24pm It's got to be a Jag. S-Type? |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Jonnycab on Jul 24th, 2008, 3:56am Hyundai Sonata ? :) |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Snoopy on Jul 24th, 2008, 6:54am SMART car ! ;D |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 24th, 2008, 7:55am on 07/21/08 at 00:00:00, Jonnycab wrote:
Could be a close one..... ;D |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 24th, 2008, 7:55am on 07/24/08 at 06:54:02, Snoopy wrote:
Certainly a smart try.... ;D |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 24th, 2008, 7:56am on 07/24/08 at 03:56:30, Jonnycab wrote:
Hyundai? Hmmm, never considered these..... :-[ |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 24th, 2008, 7:57am on 07/21/08 at 00:07:09, scruffygyt wrote:
You would certainly qualify for a reduction in price.... ::) |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 24th, 2008, 8:42am on 07/21/08 at 23:24:42, easyrider66 wrote:
S Type? .... :-/ }{ |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Scorpio_Mike on Jul 24th, 2008, 9:36am Jaguar X Type ? |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by scruffygyt on Jul 24th, 2008, 10:50am jaguar any type!! |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Highlander on Jul 24th, 2008, 11:43am Mondeo |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 24th, 2008, 11:59am ::) Just in the process of sorting out the insurance.... ::) I could pick it up at weekend cos it's paid for.... 8) or would that be Mondeo tuesday? ;D |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Ultima2300 on Jul 24th, 2008, 6:21pm Have you given us a clue ??? Geoff ;) |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 25th, 2008, 8:37am ;D ;D ;D I went to pick the car up last night and came home feeling very chuffed at 0 to 62 in 6.8 seconds I could have been beside myself..... ;) I think I'll reveal it on Sunday when I have had the time to drag myself away from it long enough to get the camera out and upload some piccies..... ::) Watch This space... Pete |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Geoff_W on Jul 25th, 2008, 9:58am Pete, Focus ST, perhaps a Golf GTI or have you gone for comfort as well? ;D |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 25th, 2008, 10:47am on 07/25/08 at 09:58:05, Geoff_W wrote:
Still finding it difficult to focus on this and it looks like it will take over a very large lump of my life..... I'd never be able to take up golf... :-/ {} I can see at least half a lifetime to learn everything..... ;D ;D Keep tryin... ;) |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by scruffygyt on Jul 25th, 2008, 10:45pm volvo v50-v70? |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Scorpio_Mike on Jul 25th, 2008, 10:53pm Mondeo ST220 |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 25th, 2008, 11:03pm Just got back from theatre, in the car... went to see the Abbamania based on a well known Swedish group... ;) It was very hot in the theatre but we soon cooled down in the luxury of or new marque.... ;D :D ;) I'm glad there is a bit of guessing going on here, it just makes for a bit of fun and exercises the Brains.... ;D I wonder if someone is going to stumble on the answer before Sunday teatime.... ??? Keep trying... ;) pete |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Geoff_W on Jul 25th, 2008, 11:23pm Mazda 6 V6 |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Scorpio_Mike on Jul 26th, 2008, 12:40am on 07/25/08 at 22:53:14, Scorpio_Mike wrote:
http://www.supercarsite.net/ford/mondeo-st220/2002 The 0-62 time is spot on ! |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 26th, 2008, 1:00am on 07/26/08 at 00:40:17, Scorpio_Mike wrote:
That St220 sure looks a nice car..... ;) A trifle old though and not quite enough bhp i don't think, I will check the spec.... ;D keep goin.... ::) |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 26th, 2008, 1:05am on 07/25/08 at 23:23:30, Geoff_W wrote:
6 up on a Mazda, sounds good to me, Jap though, I remember when I fell in love with the Wankel (Pronounced Vankel) ;D engine they used to fit, they ended up being problematic though and I think they used to fit a triumph Stag engine as a replacement, although my recolections are a bit foggy. At that time i owned a Wartburg... a 3 cylnder 2 stroke engined GDR built car imported into this country and quite common at the time, I had this car for 13 years good old German engineering, and this was also the first car through the Berlin wall in 1989. It had the same "Otto" engine as the Trabby (Trabant) ? ;) Pete |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 26th, 2008, 1:08am on 07/25/08 at 22:45:01, scruffygyt wrote:
Hey scruffygyt, Volvo's.... they're Swedish arn't they? Hmmmm ;) Nice cars...... built like sherman tanks... ;) |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by scruffygyt on Jul 26th, 2008, 1:14am LEXUS! |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 26th, 2008, 1:20am Now then, Lexus see, these are of the Korean stable I am told.... Hmmmm Oh well, I'm off to my slumbershelf now.... Hmmm lexus..... ::) |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Jonnycab on Jul 26th, 2008, 1:37am Merc ? :) |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Scorpio_Mike on Jul 26th, 2008, 1:49am on 07/26/08 at 01:05:45, peteHull wrote:
Ah ! The Wartburg Knight ! Did you have the saloon or the 'Tourist' estate model ? Think that is what it was called. I recall my sister worked at the Mazda importers based in Tunbridge Wells many years ago - they were the UK Wartburg agents and she gave me loads of promotional models and stuff - wish I'd kept them, probably quite rare now. Staff could have got a free Wartburg company car at the time - or pay about a pound a week for a Mazda 626 or 2 quid for an RX3. Nobody took the free Wartburg...but the sales rep with the lowest sales figures for the month had to drive one. ;D I remember finding a Wartburg in a scrapyard in the '80's and with a mate we stuck a battery on it for a laugh and got it running - made a hell off a racket as it had no exhaust ! The owner chucked us out. :-[ |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 26th, 2008, 8:21pm on 07/26/08 at 01:49:45, Scorpio_Mike wrote:
I had the saloon at first which went quite rusty after a while, when I worked in a scrapyard we got the tourist estate in. I rebuilt the estate from the bits of the saloon (which was actually newer) and then gave the boss the shell. (a good bargain). Quote:
We had PJR Motors (Mazda) where I first saw the rotary, Then it stopped supplying parts so I had o go all the way to Corby for bits.... didn't cost a lot though ;) EEEE them were the days.... ;D Pete |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 27th, 2008, 12:13am I had to work today as we have builders on the site, I had nothing to do so I just sat and watched telly in my car..... neat... ;) Can't get freeview though.... I wonder? ::) ::) |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by adam on Jul 27th, 2008, 12:53am Bayerische Motoren Werke |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 27th, 2008, 9:22am on 07/27/08 at 00:53:21, adam wrote:
??? Ich Nicht Verstehen. |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by gemeg22171 on Jul 27th, 2008, 3:27pm I suspect an Audi.....but there again, VW Phaeton with the V10 diesel, ugly, and we undestand that, but....... hope it is a good one whatever it is. |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Kjetil S on Jul 27th, 2008, 4:12pm on 07/27/08 at 09:22:50, peteHull wrote:
BMW :) |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Scorpio_Mike on Jul 27th, 2008, 6:35pm Merc E350 ? |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Snoopy on Jul 27th, 2008, 7:11pm Ford KA! ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 27th, 2008, 10:19pm ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Right.... Here it is then, there has been some good guesses and suggestions and it has been a lot of fun. Front view http://www.box.net/shared/qjnrt3oook Back View http://www.box.net/shared/twnpbits8w As you can see it is something special and I will post some more details soon..... Enjoy the pictures and excuse the skips but it is taken at the school where I work. Thanks to everyone for taking part, as you will realise, I originally asked the question as many others have, What can I get to replace the Scorpio? Well, I think I have answered it (for myself at least) however to do that it is costing a far greater amount of money and if I hadn't been able to get it for the price I did I would no doubt still be asking that question. I am still of the opinion that the scorpio and all of it's predessesors are of very high technological standards and will allways love them, I just wish I had the facilities to keep both cars. In the meantime I will just have to put up with running this beast, I priced up the spec for this car and to buy it new today would cost me £62000. Nowthen, anyone guessing the price I paid? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 27th, 2008, 10:24pm on 07/27/08 at 16:12:37, Kjetil S wrote:
Well done Kjetil, you got it in one..... see the pics I've posted.... Thanks for taking part and a first prize of a stick of Blackpool rock will be delivered to you one day..... ;D And if you buy my Scorpio I'll throw in a bag of aniseed balls too..... ::) Pete Pete |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by adam on Jul 27th, 2008, 10:43pm I am sure i won the stick of Rock ;D Bayerische Motoren Werke (Acronym) All you BMW drivers are all the same ;D I am sorry that i will never let you in or out of traffic again. Not all bad drivers have BMW's but all BMW drivers are bad! :D Nice car Pete, hope you recover from you BMW soon. Good luck Pete ,you are going to need it getting out of junctions. ;D |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 27th, 2008, 11:03pm on 07/27/08 at 22:43:41, adam wrote:
Of course Adam, you're right.... I apologise, I am in all of a tizzy with the excitement..... Another stick of Blackpool rock will eventually find it's way to you.... Sehr gutt mein freund und Hertzliche GruBe von Pete ;D |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 27th, 2008, 11:10pm on 07/27/08 at 22:43:41, adam wrote:
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Title: Re: Competition Post by scruffygyt on Jul 27th, 2008, 11:12pm nice car pete what series is it? i agree with Adam he should of won the stick of rock, i think hes bitter. |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 27th, 2008, 11:16pm on 07/26/08 at 01:37:32, Jonnycab wrote:
Right country wrong stable JC.... good try though.... ;) |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 27th, 2008, 11:18pm on 07/24/08 at 18:21:56, Ultima2300 wrote:
There were a few clues in these posts (albeit false ones) did you spot them? answers on a postcard please to...... ;D |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 27th, 2008, 11:21pm on 07/25/08 at 22:45:01, scruffygyt wrote:
We did go to see a couple of these in Grimsby but one had sold and the other was an estate (was inastate too) The primary requirement was LPG... Got one... ;) Pete |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 27th, 2008, 11:22pm on 07/25/08 at 23:23:30, Geoff_W wrote:
2 cylinders out I'm afraid, good try though..... ;) pete |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 27th, 2008, 11:27pm on 07/26/08 at 01:14:56, scruffygyt wrote:
Common as Vectras nowadays these. :-/ They used to be built for Oil shieks, now they're built for Charley down the road..... :-/ in competition with Focuses ;D |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 27th, 2008, 11:30pm on 07/27/08 at 09:22:50, peteHull wrote:
kleine komodie... }{ }{ Pete |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Jonnycab on Jul 27th, 2008, 11:40pm Very nice car pete :)..... but to be honest, with all the build up you've created, I was half expecting a McClaren F1 ;) All the best with new beemer Pete, its a very nice car, & I hope that it stays reliable :) |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Kjetil S on Jul 28th, 2008, 9:41pm on 07/27/08 at 22:24:14, peteHull wrote:
I bought a lovely 520 touring not long ago myself, so I have a scorpio to sell too ;) on 07/27/08 at 22:43:41, adam wrote:
I believe adam won this one :) on 07/27/08 at 22:43:41, adam wrote:
Thanks alot ;) |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Jul 29th, 2008, 8:29am on 07/27/08 at 23:40:21, Jonnycab wrote:
Mclaren didn't have the spec I was looking for, ie: a sunroof ;D ;D ;D Reliable? ..... So do I, ££££ ::) :D Pete |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by easyrider66 on Jul 31st, 2008, 5:35pm Aaarrggghhhh, another defection to the 'Dark Side'. }{ }{ }{ |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by admin on Aug 5th, 2008, 4:53pm We seem to be missing some key information Year, Model (745?), Dual Fuel?, Price paid, Insurance cost, mpg? What BMW forum will you now be joining Pete? Hope it's as much fun as FS LOL Well done, nice motor if a bit bland and rather common for my taste <== that was 'sour grapes' :D |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Aug 6th, 2008, 12:29pm on 08/05/08 at 16:53:29, admin wrote:
Sour Grapes? you must shop at Tescos.... ;D Right.... ::) 2003. ;) 745i SE ::) 8) Dual fuel (LPG) 8) ::) Quarter of the today's new price }{ £500ish with 4yrs NCD :-X Forum open to recomendations No forum will be as much fun as it is on here, and with my application to you for permission, I will still be a memberr and partaker of this forum too. A boot in each camp so to speak eh? ;) :D ;) :D The car has the full spec including reactive braking, ???when aproaching stopped traffic or going down hill etc the car brakes for you so as to maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front, or so I understand it. it has a 6 speed steptronic auto/manual gearbox with sport, manual and comfort modes which can be accessed from the paddle or from switches on the steering wheel. It has HID reactive headlights which go round the corner as you turn, it monitors tyre inflation etc etc ICE consists of TV DVD FM/am radio 11 speaker system, sat nav, you talk to it and it responds.... :o etc etc etc.... Of course the best thing about the car is the driver.... ;D no I mean the 8 cylinder 4.5ltr engine, it runs a smooth as a kitten :) or growls like a lion, >:( I am told that with the gas, it is as economical as a Ford Focus.... ::) I will have to wait until I have given it a fair old thrashing on a good run, ;) but if the returns are similar to the Scorp, I should be pleased. :D Got to go now... Lunch calls. ;) Hth Pete |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by Savvy on Aug 6th, 2008, 12:45pm It takes a 5 year old 7 serious beemer to keep up with spec of an old ford scorpio!! ;D Nice to know I'm getting my monies worth! |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by peteHull on Aug 6th, 2008, 2:55pm That's exactly what I found Sav, I said to my wife, I wonder what I'd have to get to match the Scorpio, I then started looking out of curiosity, I first was looking at an Audi and was going to see it on the same day as the Bee, I didn't bother with the Audi after seeing what I have settled for.... I am hoping to have many years of "happy" motoring.... ::) We'll see.... ;) Pete |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by admin on Aug 6th, 2008, 6:07pm on 08/06/08 at 12:29:44, peteHull wrote:
Very nice too - yes it matches what a 2003 Scorpio would have been, except the voice control would only have recognised a Brummie accent (anyone remember Clarkson with the S Class Merc LOL) Only worth 20% after 5 years - that's almost as much as the Scorpio depreciated!! You got a heck of a lot of car for the money - as long as nothing goes wrong (and it's a BMW and so it shouldn't) then you have a very nice ride. |
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Title: Re: Competition Post by TiberiuS on Aug 14th, 2008, 7:13pm Hello Pete. I'm not the world's biggest Beemer fan but kudos to you, that's a well kitted car, good step or two above the average chav's 3 Series :) My old girl's probably going this year, it's been a great car but Im getting the upgrade bug again while the prices are good...it's 13 years old next month after all. Been 2 years since I sold the Scorp at Christmas, time flies...feels like yesterday and I still miss it in a way :'( Scorp is still a nice car for the money, you need to spend some serious lolly to better it, I know that from when I was looking at cars to replace mine. There's a really nice 2002 (old gen) 740i in black for sale locally, gotta say I'm tempted :P All the best mate :) Regards, Bruce. |
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