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(Message started by: Savvy on Nov 27^th, 2008, 8:30am)

Title: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by Savvy on Nov 27^th, 2008, 8:30am

dropping her off tonight for a major service and MoT

fingers crossed she's all good. I'm sure she will be, still a bit nerving though

still, looking forward to getting some fresh oil in her!

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by Baz on Nov 28^th, 2008, 8:21am

so how did the car get on?

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by Savvy on Nov 28^th, 2008, 8:43am

1230 today it's booked for. got a major service before hand. will post back as soon as i find out! fingers crossed!

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by Savvy on Dec 1^st, 2008, 11:16am

She passed! only things wrong was slight play in steering rack and brake hoses detriorating which I'm going to replace anyway.

steering rack, i've seen a few posts on here about them. are they hard to get hold of?

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by Highlander on Dec 1^st, 2008, 7:43pm

http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/steering-rack-display.php?txtmodel=Scorpio&txtmake=Ford&Submit=Next

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by gozz on Dec 1^st, 2008, 7:47pm

Savvy.
If it,s just the inner ball joint causing the play you can replace it,usual reason for rack replacement is leaking oil.They are £100 to £150 exchange from motor factors or internet contacts,yours will have a variable pressure device on it which the others don't.
GOZZ.

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by Savvy on Dec 1^st, 2008, 8:57pm

thanks for the advice chaps! may wait for the next mot for that then, if indeed it even needs it then

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by big_neil on Dec 4^th, 2008, 12:07pm

if you look at the old mot,s savvy ,you will see it had the same advise for a good many years on the rack ,it didn,t get any worse

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by Savvy on Dec 4^th, 2008, 12:12pm

i noticed the other day actually! ah she's a good girl really ;D

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by big_neil on Dec 4^th, 2008, 12:22pm

i,m actually getting over missing it now ,but my wife misses the seating comfort.
certainly don,t miss the fuel though.
my new car is the first diesel car i have owned and i,m paranoid about mis-fuelling it,i tend to talk to myself at the pumps saying "diesel, diesel, diesel,"
i,m doing around 55mpg just in urban and it can do over 60 mpg on a run, i can,t believe how much my motoring costs have plumetted

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by Baz on Dec 4^th, 2008, 1:18pm

I have found that Neil even though mine is now a 3.2 diesel S Class. Averages 44 on a run which is mpg I could only dream of in the Cosworth even with the LPG

I do miss driving the Scorpio but I can still look out of my office window every morning and see what is left of it on the drive!!

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by Savvy on Dec 4^th, 2008, 1:27pm

wow, that's over double on the scorp! but she is so worth it!

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by Savvy on Dec 4^th, 2008, 1:36pm

i get 44mpg on a run in my VX, granted it isn't as luxurious as the scorp or indeed an S class, but if i need to save on fuel i can. but that said, i am fortunate enough to have a petrol card from work! it means i effectively pay income tax on what fuel i purchase

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by Baz on Dec 4^th, 2008, 2:13pm

I have a fuel card as well and it means that one of my vans fills up an awful lot more than the others!! ;D

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by Savvy on Dec 4^th, 2008, 2:26pm

lol the less said about what goes on with fuel cards the better. but i hear ya ;)

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by big_neil on Dec 6^th, 2008, 2:14pm

hello baz i,m still here,
i drive a nearly new merc. s class 320 diesel in my part time driving job and i find it is not in the same class comfort wise as my old scorp.my boss says she wishes it had the same seats as the scorp when i used to chaffeur her round in it before she got the merc

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by gozz on Dec 6^th, 2008, 8:37pm

big_neil.
When I saw your name pop up,the first thing that came to mind"he's got another Scorp,the pull is too strong"but alas,not so !
All the best
GOZZ.

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by big_neil on Dec 8^th, 2008, 9:02pm

regards gozz,
i don,t think i could top the y reg i had, after all there is only one.

Title: Re: The Y reg goes for an MoT...
Post by Highlander on Dec 8^th, 2008, 9:04pm

Well theres only one that we know of ;)