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(Message started by: mickf on Dec 11^th, 2005, 9:42pm)

Title: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by mickf on Dec 11^th, 2005, 9:42pm

I joined this site on June 21st, 2003 just after buying my Cossie and oddly I'm still a "Newbie". I always found plenty to read on here but never felt that I needed to contribute my 1p's worth to most of the stuff on here just to get my count up.

Alas the time for a change has come and my Cossie has gone to the highest bidder on Ebay. Nice bloke called Dan from Essex bought it and if he isn't already a member on here then I have sent him directions how to find you all. By the way - Dan got a bargain - and it was offered on here first!

I shall say farewell and thanks to the creators of this site - it has been for me and undoubtedly will remain for others to be an invaluable resource.

The future for me lies in a BMW 525i SE - a tad smaller inside than the Scorpio but it shifts like proverbial nutse off a shovel and should anything go wrong with it I have a good mate who is a BMW breaker to sort it out 8)

All the best

Mick F.

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by DJWerkz on Dec 12^th, 2005, 9:34am

BMW!!!!!!!!!

I would say you need to be ex-communicated rather than waved goodbye for going the Beemer route! ;D

Glad this site was of use while you needed it and welcome to Dave,...wherever you are ;)

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by mickf on Jul 16^th, 2007, 2:13pm

It seems eons since I was on here last (Dec. 2005 in fact) and have checked in occasionally to see what I am missing but really would like to share this with you. This is not meant as provocative to all those die hard Scorp fanatics and certainly not a troll post. I have to say that it was the best thing I ever did to dump the Dagenham dustbin - the 1995 525i I bought in 2005 to replace it has been (fast) trouble free motoring (seriously - not even a whimper of a problem including down to Spain and back) and the only downside is that there is not enough space in the back for anything other than vertically challenged passengers. I have now given my wife that car and I have just bought myself a seriously spectacular V12 750iL - take my advice - don't be sentimental - there is another life which doesn't involve looking under the bonnet. Make the switch, you know it makes sense!

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by dan_the_man on Jul 16^th, 2007, 2:49pm

Germans are good at engineering I'll give you that. I have been looking at a corrado vr6 or two. as you say, Room is certainly an issue for me also at the moment. my estate has also been trouble free, even at MOT time ! Long live the scorp ;)

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by DJWerkz on Jul 16^th, 2007, 2:56pm

Yep, many cars are just so better built, even this bargain of a Saab 9000 I just picked up for the wife, everything just seems to be better made and the fit is excellent.

But then it's all relative.

I will be selling my Scorpio (probably for peanuts) once I sort the fan switch problem.

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by dan_the_man on Jul 16^th, 2007, 3:22pm

another of my favourits. . . the Saab 9000. they are also going for peanuts.

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by mr._floppy on Jul 17^th, 2007, 6:06pm

If someone was dull enough to troll through the problem posts, I'd bet that per car, more probs are encountered by the Cosworth and the other 6 pot variants than the normal 4cyl basics.

These regal , nose- in -the -air Cosworth 24V, and 12V no-hopers drag the rest of us down and give the Scorpio a bad name.

Perhaps the rugged, reliable and handsome 2.0 and 2.3 Scorps should break away and form their own Website and leave the Radiator leaking, lumpy idling, damp carpetted , kangaroo petrol, won't start when there's a Z in the month, deadbeats to stew in their own overheated coolant. :o :o

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by Highlander on Jul 18^th, 2007, 12:07am

WWW. cracked manifolds and fuel cut off looms . com ;D

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by TiberiuS on Jul 18^th, 2007, 1:22am

Not forgetting www.blown-headgasket.net ;)

With any 10 year old car, you're going to get problems sometimes. My 2.3 never ever left me stranded in 10k of motoring over 2 years, the only serious issue I hit was the autobox - the rest were small issues which were a pain but nothing else.

In response to the original post, I've driven two 5'ers in the past year, felt so dull and sterile, would never have dropped my Scorp for one (as was my intention). Didn't do anything for me, I like something comfortable to be in and pleasing to look at, no BMW I've seen or driven yet evokes those feelings or makes me willing to sink further into debt just so I can drive it home.

'Grace, pace and space' does it for me every time, irreplaceable. But not to everyone, admitted.

The Scorpio might not be widely regarded as the most beautiful or the finest luxury saloon but it had its own character in good, balanced amounts, I enjoyed driving it late at night on clear roads, liked the overall visual presence the car had, despite opinions on the styling cues front and rear. Our Mondeo (another Dagenham dustbin) has been 100% reliable over the past 11 years except for 2 new batteries, it's great...but in contrast to the Scorpio it's just a motorised box to get me from A to B...I don't ever take it out just for a drive or really enjoy driving it, it lacks so much of what the Scorpio possesses in spite of better economy and reliability and lower running costs.

Several reasons I let it go, mainly I admit I longed for a bit more of the pace aspect although the 2.3 wasn't a slouch by any means for a DOHC in a 1.5 tonne car.

I guess what I'm getting at is that to some people a car is more than an appliance, it becomes more of a hobby, I like a car I can interact with, takes all the sense of achievement out of it if it just runs on and on without any human attention. If one came up at the right price local, I'd have another, even a cosworth...just to mess about with more than anything. Maybe I'm a mug but I thought the build and overall quality of mine was quite good.

It says something that you can move from a £22k car to a £47k car and still miss some of the subtle qualities.

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by petehull on Jul 18^th, 2007, 6:58am

on 07/18/07 at 01:22:28, TiberiuS wrote:

Not forgetting www.blown-headgasket.net ;)

'Grace, pace and space' does it for me every time, irreplaceable. But not to everyone, admitted.

The Scorpio might not be widely regarded as the most beautiful or the finest luxury saloon but it had its own character in good, balanced amounts, I enjoyed driving it late at night on clear roads, liked the overall visual presence the car had, despite opinions on the styling cues front and rear.

I guess what I'm getting at is that to some people a car is more than an appliance, it becomes more of a hobby, I like a car I can interact with, takes all the sense of achievement out of it if it just runs on and on without any human attention.

This hits the nail right on the head, though as you say not from everyone's point of view.
I originally fell in love with the Probe when it was launched although I never gave it much thought (at the time I was messing with my old Wartburg which is another story) as I never would have imagined being the owner of one given the price.
When it became apparent that I could get one I plumped for the Scorpio, it being more suited to family use, I paid 3.5K for the 2ltr version, it was this car that made me fully fall in love with the sheer delights you talk about here. Most people I think don't understand the when it comes down to it, they are (and quite rightly so) just requireing a car to get them from a to b etc.
To me, the Scorpio is more of a way of life when it comes down to it, I love everything about it and will continue to persivere with all its little foibles which though frustrating at times are both interesting and challenging, Ok it is getting to be quite expensive if you have to change major components etc but as I see it once you renew something (like the parts I have just changed on my air con) they should go on for the next ten years or so. Someone in another post on here said, "what if the car doesn't last another 10 years" well if it doesn't then at least I have enjoyed what I've had. However, I will say this... All of what I've said becomes irrelevant without the facilities afforded by this BRILLIANT website, the way peoples problems are solved from other peoples experiences and "experimentation" I don't think you would get that with ANY other car. This site in my opinion helps to defy all the negative publicity the Scorpio has ever had dished up to it by all the so called brains and experts in the motoring fraternity.....

Scorpio's... I salute you! ;D

farewell my freind Mickf and best of Bitish with your beemers... :-/

Pete

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by Spannerdemon on Jul 18^th, 2007, 10:47am

Quote:

These regal , nose- in -the -air Cosworth 24V, and 12V no-hopers drag the rest of us down and give the Scorpio a bad name.

Has somebody turfed you out of bed the wrong side today Mr Floppy? ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by mr._floppy on Jul 19^th, 2007, 12:42am

No quite the contrary, my leaky fuel tank was replaced to-day with the solid second -hand one graciously, and freely, donated by Highlander.

The MOT looms however, and a record third year without anything needing done is on the cards or I'll eat my wife's cooking ( or watch an hour of Big Brother, whichever makes me vomit first ).

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by petehull on Jul 19^th, 2007, 6:17am

on 07/19/07 at 00:42:53, mr._floppy wrote:

I'll eat my wife's cooking ( or watch an hour of Big Brother, whichever makes me vomit first ).

You would have to do both first ;D ;D

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by admin on Jul 20^th, 2007, 5:53pm

Always sorry to see people leave and hope you pop back in every now and again if only to commiserate with us over our ongoing issues :)

The beemer is a nice reliable car that will give you thousands of miles of troublefree (and highly boring) motoring. What these cars lack is 'soul' and the scorp has oodles of it. Who else would ask you to get out in the pouring rain at 11pm with your best suit on to lift the bonnet and fix something but YOUR BEST FRIEND? ;D

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by Highlander on Jul 20^th, 2007, 11:43pm

on 07/19/07 at 00:42:53, mr._floppy wrote:

No quite the contrary, my leaky fuel tank was replaced to-day with the solid second -hand one graciously, and freely, donated by Highlander.

That came off a 24v ;)

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by mr._floppy on Jul 21^st, 2007, 12:36am

Well, I didn't to be ungrateful Highlander, but truth be told, the fuel pump from the 24V tank didn't work ( honest ), and my trusty mechanic had to remove the pump unit from the original trusty old 2lt tank and fit it to the new one . :-/

So, them 24V's are just a burden on everyone :-*

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by Highlander on Jul 21^st, 2007, 8:47pm

Did you get it out ok? I usually wreck them trying to get get them out! :-/

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by mr._floppy on Jul 22^nd, 2007, 12:50am

He used a screwdriver to tap the locking ring off.

I've still got the dud unit, locking ring and seal and none are damaged.

He's done it many times before,

" Commentator's eye " , he says , whatever that means ? :'(

Title: Re: Goodbye, Farewell
Post by julie_quaife on Aug 27^th, 2007, 8:11pm

farewell mickf