My Best Car

Oct 15th, 2011 | By grandad | Category: Grandads Observations

My first car, in about 1970 cost me £55  it was an ancient clapped out Vauxhall Velux . The bodywork was mostly rust.  I spent a fortune and endless hours patching it up with glass fibre!  A couple of years later when it eventually died I bought a gold colour Ford Granada - it was brilliant - apart from the colour - until I wrote it off. Over the years since I have had a series of Granadas and then the much improved Scorpios. My present car is one of the very last Scorpios Estates made in 1998 - 2.9 Cosworth engine and lots of toys it is just a fantastic car. Comfortable, fast and reliable - if only Ford hadn’t stopped making them I would have a newer one now!  Mine is now 13 years old - its still great, but I guess it won’t last for ever!  What do I replace it with when it finally gives up?

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  1. Roger71 October 17th, 2010 7:52 pm

    I have exactly the same problem!

  2. Shirley October 17th, 2010 8:21 pm

    My beloved Scorpio - 1997 estate - 2.9 Cosworth goes in for it’s MOT tomorrow - please keep all your fingers crossed - what I will replace it with if it fails??? there comes a point when expenditure to keep it on the road far outweighs it’s value, but I do love it, so who knows.

  3. Roger71 October 17th, 2010 10:16 pm

    Good luck Shirley - I hope it passes - do let us all know what happens.

  4. Shirley October 22nd, 2010 10:57 am

    Hi Excellent news - my Scorpio sailed through the MOT - didn’t need a penny spending on it !!!!
    The dreaded decision on what car to replace it with has been avoided for another year.
    I’ll keep my fingers crossed now that it doesn’t develop any major problems over the coming winter.

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