Ford Granada/Scorpio

Having spent too much money getting my old Capri shiny and rust free, I then got scared about having to leave the thing outside, open to the effects of vandals, the weather, and the gritting lorry that seem to enjoy pebble dashing it at least three times every night throughout the winter. So I started to keep an eye out for something else to drive while the Capri could languish in it’s warm, dry garage. The problem was that the Capri was such fun that I couldn’t really think of anything else I’d rather drive. So when my father decided it was time to buy himself a new car, and found his old Granada to be worth approximately the square root of naff all ...

I bought an M Reg Scorpio in April 2000 for £5,300. Without doubt it was the worst and most expensive vehicle I have ever owned which was amazing considering I have had 27 cars previously. The following things were either wrong or never worked :- Headlights, gearbox, steering, heated seat, heated front window, cigar lighters , rear wash wipe, air conditioning, brakes, immobiliser, radio, starter motor and several other items. It had done 88,000 miles when I bought it, and broke down 30 times in the first two months. In all it was off the road in garages for 8 out of 13 months. The final straw came when after very considerable expense Ford would NOT ...

Well here I am again, yet another car opinion. This time I am venturing into the world of the Ford!, make the most of it, not often you will find me in with the likes of Ford. Now I am going to try and write this opinion and avoid being biased due to my general dislike of Fords, and give the old Scorpio a fair trial. I will spare you the long winded, and quite frankly, boring story of how I came to dislike Fords. We used to own an old Granada. It was a 2.8V6 Estate, (1985) Automatic. Beautiful car it was, had its problems, but you had to love it, and so powerful. Unfortunately, she got old, and although I took it under my care to restore her, I already ...