It's time to sell my Scorpio,
I've owned the car since February this year and have spent loads on it. When I bought the car it had been off the road for the best part of 4 years so I replaced all the tyres as they had cracked. The flexible brake hoses were also replaced as they had cracks. The car ran but needed a new battery, all the service items changing and a new radiator.
At this point it was ready for an mot. On the way there it was obvious that there was a problem with the speedometer not working. The vehicle speed sensor was replaced and the wiring checked and this fixed the speedo and the gearbox started to work properly.
The windscreen cracked on the way to the mot but they passed it as its not in the "fail" area. Unfortunately I bought cheap tpft insurance and it doesn't cover wind screens. I have got one quote from national wind screens but at £315 I'd suggest the new owner gets fully comp and makes a claim.
There's also a stone chip in the middle of the passenger side now (as of 17.11.16)
I've tried to take pictures of all the worst bits, hopefully you can see the paint on the bonnet, roof and boot is crazed. If the body work was fixed it would be a great example.
The car was undersealed by the previous owner and there is overspray all over the car. Some one who knows body work would make this into a brillant example. Mechanically it is great and I love how it drives.
The key fobs I have both work, but they are temperamental. Out of the two keys I have only the red one seems to work, not sure why the black one doesn't but I've always just used the red one.
The drivers seat doesn't move forward or backward, I have a spare seat base but never swapped it as I don't need to move the seat
I've never opened the sunroof in case it breaks and I can't shut it again. They are known to fail and I haven't fancied trying it.
The car has had alot of money spent on it since I bought it last year
New flexi brake hoses
New battery
New Uni royal rainsport 2 tyres all round (£240)
New gearbox speed sensor (£150)
Service done by me with:
air, oil, fuel and pollen filters
Shell 5w30 fully synthetic oil
spark plugs
aircon and alternator belt
Aircon regas
New copper and brass radiator made (£300)
I've got a few spare parts including:
Face lift front bumper with head light washers and larger washer bottle
Face lift head lamps
Pre face lift rear lights x 2
Pre face lift grille
Edis ignition module
Aircon control unit
New front brake discs
Replacement window surrounds
Old tow bar that needs painting and new electrics
cyclinder head (not sure on the condition as it came with the car)
It's nice to drive and I've enjoyed working on it and driving it but I'm due a change. The interior is really nice as you'd expect from a 27,xxx mile car
£750 open to offers
Many thanks
Ben
