1998 Ford Scorpio Ultima from UK and Ireland - Comments

17th Aug 2002, 18:04

"A true luxury cruiser"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Nothing except general wear and tear.

General comments?

This is an excellent car. I haven't had any problems with it despite the intensive usage.

As far as comfort is concerned it is excellent, the electrically adjustable and heated leather seats are incredible and the self-levelling suspension is a delight.

The only things that let this car down are the performance and the automatic gearbox. Gear changes are not completely smooth. In economy mode, it is slower than a Ford KA, put it into sports mode and watch the fuel gauge go to empty within a few minutes!

The car is fine at very high speeds, put the cruise control on at almost any speed and it will give a smooth and quiet ride; it's just the acceleration that is the problem.


11th Apr 2004, 03:28

I have a 2.3 - the acceleration is strong and outperforms many others in it's class. Have you checked that the MAFF is clean, and that the catalyser is not broken in the exhaust pipe; two things which can lower the performance?

The problem with the Scorpio is that it is so smooth you can often be driving it with a problem and not know this.


13th Jul 2004, 17:15

If it's a dohc then check the fuel cut off loom.

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