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no idea man

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Since: Aug 03, 2007
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:45 am Post subject: SOC upgrade Archived from groups: uk>rec>motorcycles (more info?)

My 1998 Mundaneo 1.8LX had done 180k miles and was due a new clutch so I felt it was time for an upgrade. I've replaced it with, wait for it, another 1998 Mundaneo with a mere 105k on the clock. Except this time it's a 2.5 V6 Ghia X automatic [1]. Prepare yourself for accelerated climate change. [1] it's a bit gorgeous. >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

jackhackettuk

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:45 am Post subject: Re: SOC upgrade [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On 4 Oct, 12:03, no idea man wrote: > My 1998 Mundaneo 1.8LX had done 180k miles and was due a new clutch so > I felt it was time for an upgrade. > > I've replaced it with, wait for it, another 1998 Mundaneo with a mere > 105k on the clock. Except this time it's a 2.5 V6 Ghia X automatic > [1]. > > Prepare yourself for accelerated climate change. Enjoy the head gasket(s) while you can - the 2.5 gets through these on a regular basis. > [1] it's a bit gorgeous. Relative to a 1.8LX, maybe. -- JackH >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:12 am Post subject: Re: SOC upgrade [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On 4 Oct, 14:45, Champ wrote: > On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:25:23 +0100, "Nige" > > wrote: > >>>> A Ford? Gorgeous? > > >>>> Your horizons need lifting. > > >>> RS200 is a stunner. > > >> I'd rather have the GT40. > > >Yes, the original RS2000 was awesome too, i rebuilt one nut & bolt years > >ago. > > "Awesome"? A 2 litre Ford? > > Your horizons need lifting. Champ, I imagine our horizons are so different we're barely on the same planet. This is the best car I have ever owned, the previous Mondeo ranks 2nd (rank probably being appropriate here). My ZR-7 is the newest, smartest, fastest and most expensive (at £1400) bike I've ever had. Anyway, I'm sure my horizons look much more horizontal than your. >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:45 am Post subject: Re: SOC upgrade [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

no idea man wrote: > My 1998 Mundaneo 1.8LX had done 180k miles and was due a new clutch so > I felt it was time for an upgrade. > > I've replaced it with, wait for it, another 1998 Mundaneo with a mere > 105k on the clock. Except this time it's a 2.5 V6 Ghia X automatic I had one of those as a company car. The gearbox died at 70k miles & it took Ford over 2 months to sort it. Even then they wired it up wrong, so 1st was 2nd & vice versa. If it's still on the original box - good luck. -- Krusty www.MuddyStuff.co.uk Off-Road Classifieds '02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250 >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:45 am Post subject: Re: SOC upgrade [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Krusty" wrote in @newsfe6-win.ntli.net: > no idea man wrote: > >> My 1998 Mundaneo 1.8LX had done 180k miles and was due a new clutch so >> I felt it was time for an upgrade. >> >> I've replaced it with, wait for it, another 1998 Mundaneo with a mere >> 105k on the clock. Except this time it's a 2.5 V6 Ghia X automatic > > I had one of those as a company car. The gearbox died at 70k miles & it > took Ford over 2 months to sort it. Even then they wired it up wrong, > so 1st was 2nd & vice versa. > > If it's still on the original box - good luck. > > I had a 1997 Mazda MX6 with the 2.5 V6 plus auto. My assumption is that they are the same units. I found them to be a very satisfactory combination. Gearbox was still working fine at 80k. I part-exed the car after a little incident involving the B4234 becoming part of the River Wye. So, I suppose I Niged it out after doing an Aquachamp. -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:45 am Post subject: Re: SOC upgrade [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"wessie" wrote in message > "Krusty" wrote in > @newsfe6-win.ntli.net: > >> no idea man wrote: >> >>> My 1998 Mundaneo 1.8LX had done 180k miles and was due a new clutch so >>> I felt it was time for an upgrade. >>> >>> I've replaced it with, wait for it, another 1998 Mundaneo with a mere >>> 105k on the clock. Except this time it's a 2.5 V6 Ghia X automatic >> >> I had one of those as a company car. The gearbox died at 70k miles & it >> took Ford over 2 months to sort it. Even then they wired it up wrong, >> so 1st was 2nd & vice versa. >> >> If it's still on the original box - good luck. >> >> > > I had a 1997 Mazda MX6 with the 2.5 V6 plus auto. My assumption is that > they are the same units. And you'd be dead right too. Apart from the warranty of course, because Mazda did an unlimited mileage 3 year warranty where Ford only did 2 years. I found them to be a very satisfactory > combination. Gearbox was still working fine at 80k. They're normally a bloody good box, it's the manual boxes that are problematic in that they cost a ridiculous amount of money and are far from being an easy box to repair coz getting parts for them is a nightmare. > > I part-exed the car after a little incident involving the B4234 becoming > part of the River Wye. So, I suppose I Niged it out after doing an > Aquachamp. One must -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:45 am Post subject: Re: SOC upgrade [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

In article , wessie says... > I had a 1997 Mazda MX6 with the 2.5 V6 plus auto. My assumption is that > they are the same units. Mostly, but not wholly, IYSWIM. > I found them to be a very satisfactory > combination. Gearbox was still working fine at 80k. The autobox is fine on those, the manuals less so. The lumps have a tendency to do head gaskets if pushed. And 80K miles isn't really a "lot" these days. > So, I suppose I Niged it out after doing an > Aquachamp. Superb -- Bear >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:45 am Post subject: Re: SOC upgrade [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:03:18 -0000, no idea man wrote: >My 1998 Mundaneo 1.8LX had done 180k miles and was due a new clutch so >I felt it was time for an upgrade. > >I've replaced it with, wait for it, another 1998 Mundaneo with a mere >105k on the clock. Except this time it's a 2.5 V6 Ghia X automatic >[1]. > >Prepare yourself for accelerated climate change. > >[1] it's a bit gorgeous. A Ford? Gorgeous? Your horizons need lifting. -- Champ I don't know, but I been told, you never slow down, you never get old ZX10R \| GPz750turbo \| GSX-R600 (race) neal at champ dot org dot uk >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:45 am Post subject: Re: SOC upgrade [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Champ" wrote in message > On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:03:18 -0000, no idea man > wrote: > >>My 1998 Mundaneo 1.8LX had done 180k miles and was due a new clutch so >>I felt it was time for an upgrade. >> >>I've replaced it with, wait for it, another 1998 Mundaneo with a mere >>105k on the clock. Except this time it's a 2.5 V6 Ghia X automatic >>[1]. >> >>Prepare yourself for accelerated climate change. >> >>[1] it's a bit gorgeous. > > A Ford? Gorgeous? > > Your horizons need lifting. RS200 is a stunner. >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

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(Msg. 10) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:45 am Post subject: Re: SOC upgrade [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Dave Emerson" wrote in message > > "Nige" wrote in message > >> >> "Champ" wrote in message >> >>> On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:03:18 -0000, no idea man >>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>>My 1998 Mundaneo 1.8LX had done 180k miles and was due a new clutch >>>>so >>>>I felt it was time for an upgrade. >>>> >>>>I've replaced it with, wait for it, another 1998 Mundaneo with a >>>>mere >>>>105k on the clock. Except this time it's a 2.5 V6 Ghia X automatic >>>>[1]. >>>> >>>>Prepare yourself for accelerated climate change. >>>> >>>>[1] it's a bit gorgeous. >>> >>> A Ford? Gorgeous? >>> >>> Your horizons need lifting. >> >> RS200 is a stunner. > > I'm still waiting for my ST3... > ... I'll let you know if it's any good, once I've got it. Tell me about it mate, lease companies are useless, but mines coming next week, probably is Sea grey, but i arent arsed about the colour too much. >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

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(Msg. 11) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:45 am Post subject: Re: SOC upgrade [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:07:29 GMT, "Nige" allegedly wrote: > > "Champ" wrote in message >> >> A Ford? Gorgeous? >> >> Your horizons need lifting. > > RS200 is a stunner. I'd rather have the GT40. >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

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(Msg. 12) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:45 am Post subject: Re: SOC upgrade [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Switters" wrote in message > On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:07:29 GMT, "Nige" > allegedly wrote: > >> >> "Champ" wrote in message >>> >>> A Ford? Gorgeous? >>> >>> Your horizons need lifting. >> >> RS200 is a stunner. > > I'd rather have the GT40. Yes, the original RS2000 was awesome too, i rebuilt one nut & bolt years ago. >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

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(Msg. 13) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:45 am Post subject: Re: SOC upgrade [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:25:23 +0100, "Nige" wrote: >>>> A Ford? Gorgeous? >>>> >>>> Your horizons need lifting. >>> >>> RS200 is a stunner. >> >> I'd rather have the GT40. > >Yes, the original RS2000 was awesome too, i rebuilt one nut & bolt years >ago. "Awesome"? A 2 litre Ford? Your horizons need lifting. -- Champ I don't know, but I been told, you never slow down, you never get old ZX10R \| GPz750turbo \| GSX-R600 (race) neal at champ dot org dot uk >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

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(Msg. 14) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:45 am Post subject: Re: SOC upgrade [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:48:21 +0100, "Nige" wrote: >>>>>> A Ford? Gorgeous? >>>>>> >>>>>> Your horizons need lifting. >>>>> >>>>> RS200 is a stunner. >>>> >>>> I'd rather have the GT40. >>> >>>Yes, the original RS2000 was awesome too, i rebuilt one nut & bolt >>>years >>>ago. >> >> "Awesome"? A 2 litre Ford? >> >> Your horizons need lifting. > >Have you ever driven one? Very good fun car & very quick for it's day. I'm sure the were fun, and quick for their day. Neither of those things make them "awesome", tho. -- Champ I don't know, but I been told, you never slow down, you never get old ZX10R \| GPz750turbo \| GSX-R600 (race) neal at champ dot org dot uk >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

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(Msg. 15) Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:45 am Post subject: Re: SOC upgrade [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Oct 4, 2:45 pm, Champ wrote: > On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:25:23 +0100, "Nige" > > wrote: > >>>> A Ford? Gorgeous? > > >>>> Your horizons need lifting. > > >>> RS200 is a stunner. > > >> I'd rather have the GT40. > > >Yes, the original RS2000 was awesome too, i rebuilt one nut & bolt years > >ago. > > "Awesome"? A 2 litre Ford? > > Your horizons need lifting. indeed. All Fords are rubbish. -- d. >> Stay informed about: SOC upgrade

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