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(Message started by: ADroste on Aug 12^th, 2013, 2:19pm)

Title: Another MOT failure, and she had to go ...
Post by ADroste on Aug 12^th, 2013, 2:19pm

After 100.000 miles and exactly ten years ownership my beloved April 1998 2.3 Ghia Auto Saloon failed German TUEV (MOT) with waving flags :'( . Too much rust. Especially rear frame was corroded too much for repair, which according result sheet, if ever, only may be welded by a Ford-certified garage.

http://thumbs.picr.de/15479233eg.jpg (http://show.picr.de/15479233eg.jpg.html) http://thumbs.picr.de/15479234ya.jpg (http://show.picr.de/15479234ya.jpg.html) http://thumbs.picr.de/15479235ng.jpg (http://show.picr.de/15479235ng.jpg.html) http://thumbs.picr.de/15479236dr.jpg (http://show.picr.de/15479236dr.jpg.html)

Too much investments would have been necessary, and there is no market in Germany for such a car. So I gave it to a scrapyard for a tenner. It is likely that it will be shipped to Africa or eastern Europe.

The car was fully equipped with all gadgets including "Global Closing Mod Kit" (older forum members may remember). Even self dimming mirror still worked perfectly. It took me more than two months to do the decission to give it away. I have no space to strip it and sell as spare parts. So she had to go ...

Sad
Armin

P.S. : I replaced her with the only legitimate successor of the Scorpio '95 (in my eyes): a Jaguar S-type (2.7 silver Auto Diesel) of April 2008 (again one of the last of its family.)

Title: Re: Another MOT failure, and she had to go ...
Post by leewar on Aug 12^th, 2013, 2:56pm

Hi Armin, Sorry to see that you had to let your car go. It is a bit of a gut wrencher when you have these cars for a long time. The rear view mirror would have been a good save though :)
Happy motoring with your replacement.
Cheers Lee

Title: Re: Another MOT failure, and she had to go ...
Post by Andycan on Aug 12^th, 2013, 3:35pm

Hi Armin I am sorry for your loss. It is a gut rencher when you have to give up a car you love. I hope you enjoy your new car as much as you did your old car.
Andy

Title: Re: Another MOT failure, and she had to go ...
Post by Scorpio on Aug 12^th, 2013, 4:52pm

Wow, a tenner. The half wood steering wheel is worth at least five times that alone. Shame TUEV won't let any qualified welder repair it.
The scrap metal price must be a couple of hundred pound as well.
Good luck with your new Jag.

Adam

Title: Re: Another MOT failure, and she had to go ...
Post by fieldashley on Oct 14^th, 2013, 5:58pm

ADroste pm sent