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PeteB
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Another one bites the dust....
« on: Feb 10th, 2007, 11:07am » |
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Happened yesterday morning, totally gutted hard to find a 2.0 MT75 aswell 
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Simmo
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #1 on: Feb 10th, 2007, 11:16am » |
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Sorry to see that Pete...what a shame. Mike.
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cossie_al
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #2 on: Feb 10th, 2007, 11:41am » |
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Gutted for you mate
I would imagine its the same for us all but when I see a scorp bashed up like that I feel sick as a dog
God knows how I would feel if it were mine!
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Chieftain
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #3 on: Feb 10th, 2007, 11:43am » |
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Know how you feel, nearly me last night when she whent ice skating, several seconds of clenched cheeks,
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PeteB
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2.0 16v Ultima Saloon RIP \ 2.5 TD Ultima Saloon
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #4 on: Feb 10th, 2007, 12:24pm » |
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Next week I wouldve have 4 years no claims too, back to 0 now no chance of getting insured on another scorp as it'll cost me 700+ just for TPFT
So so gutted
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Johnboy
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #5 on: Feb 10th, 2007, 3:04pm » |
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Thats really bad news. Have you thought of not claiming on insurance and strip the scorp down and sell off part by part.
The engine/box, seats, lights etc. Must be worth something.
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PeteB
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #6 on: Feb 10th, 2007, 3:07pm » |
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Well the other chaps going to claim so I may aswell, plus I've no where to store her to strip her down
Pete
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sector-9
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No scorpio anymore
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #7 on: Feb 10th, 2007, 5:49pm » |
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If it involves another vehicle and it's not your fault then try calling helphire - they sorted me good and proper when I got hit by another car - I'll never go to the insurers again myself.
Darren
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Dave
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #8 on: Feb 10th, 2007, 7:37pm » |
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Awful sight, very sorry to see that
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mr._floppy
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #9 on: Feb 10th, 2007, 9:40pm » |
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It's bad enough when the old Scorps reach the end of the line due to failure or old age but it seems sadder when our numbers are reduced by accidents.
Don't know about you but I find my ABS makes little difference in stopping ability in slushy snow.
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scorpio197
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #10 on: Feb 10th, 2007, 10:41pm » |
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Sorry to see that PeteB , .I hate to see a trashed scorpio,but its even worse to think you are not going to get another one .
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Jonnycab
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #11 on: Feb 11th, 2007, 12:52am » |
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on Feb 10th, 2007, 9:40pm, mr._floppy wrote:It's bad enough when the old Scorps reach the end of the line due to failure or old age but it seems sadder when our numbers are reduced by accidents.
Don't know about you but I find my ABS makes little difference in stopping ability in slushy snow. |
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 ...& the traction control & auto ice mode seems pretty useless as well.
Dropped a guy of on Thursday night & his driveway went down towards his house.
No car had been in or out since it had snowed that morning & there was 4 inches of virgin snow.
No problem going down, but getting back up was a nightmare. Had to keep taking runs at it, & eventually after about the 20th time & ten minutes I got back out onto the road.
The traction control just seemed useless on the now compressed snow....it just wasn't getting me anyware 
So I took one last run up with the TC off and in D....& made it to the top....like I used to do it in the olden days in the Cortina....lots of wheel spinning 
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mr._floppy
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #12 on: Feb 11th, 2007, 11:10am » |
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Yip, you can't beat the superior rear wheel drive 
It seems, RWD is gradually making a comeback, with many US models reverting to the sensible front wheels for steering, rear wheels for power, set-up.
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Matt
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #13 on: Feb 11th, 2007, 12:07pm » |
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you wernt the only one to loose it in the snow, i lost the cossie on friday, no where near that bad i must admit, but i need two of the cougar alloys some members might remember i bought referbing and the rear tracking looked at...
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Ultima2300
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #14 on: Feb 11th, 2007, 7:22pm » |
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Sorry to see that Pete, as you know, I'm a position to totally understand.
Glad you're ok. We do seem to be able to walk away from these things.
Good luck with the next one
Geoff
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TiberiuS
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #15 on: Feb 11th, 2007, 7:56pm » |
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Gutted for you Pete
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Geoff_W
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Re: Another one bites the dust....
« Reply #16 on: Feb 12th, 2007, 3:47am » |
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Sorry to find this Pete. Looks like the car deformed in all the right places just as it should but a real pain for you in any case.
Geoff
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