Hoovie is truly stunned by this rare '89 Merkur Scorpio in the CAR WIZARD's shop
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- This 1989 Merkur Scorpio is definitely an unusual car from the 80's. It's not quite a Ford, but similar in so many ways. Let the CAR WIZARD 🧙♂️ and HOOVIE show you this cool flashback import.
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Amazing for me (an Englishman) watching Americans not know what a Ford Granada Mk3 is 😂😂😂
I saw the back of it in the last video and had to do a double take!
Some models are only available in certain region
We had a Granada in the US for 2 generations, but it was very different from the EU Granada
I agree. Also, I´m Swedish and think it´s hilarious that you still called them Granada in the UK. That body was always a Ford Scorpio in mainland Europe. Anyway, I guess they had the world record in rusting out in the UK too?
@@michaelheimbrand5424 They sure did rust. They did call the top of the range one Granada Scorpio in the UK. They only called the last really ugly model Scorpio without the Granada name. Wow! I know too much about Granada’s!!! 😂😂😂
Mrs. Wizard wins the internet today with the "it's not that type of pump" to Hoovie
Tyler's impression of Austin Powers was a good recovery.
I drove a 1986 Ford Scorpio for 6 years while stationed in Germany. Absolutely loved that car! It was built for the Autobahn. The engine wasn't anything for power but the gearing was such that I could drive all day long at 125mph with no issues whatsoever.
I STILL remember reading an ad about it in Road & Track. They boasted that the Scorpio could conquer the autobahns of Munich just as well as it could conquer your driving comforts. They also reminded buyers that it had adjustable rear seats, which was rare for the price range at the time too. I would love to drive one. Just like you, I have never personally seen these in a Merkur "outfit." They were always badged as Ford Scorpios. I saw one or two somewhere in Europe long after the Merkur brand was shut down.
Merkur versions in the U.S.
Are different in a few ways one for the American market the headlights weren't legal so they put on the same headlights as the Ford Mustang and the rear treatment they had to add more reflective panels between the tail lights around the license plate and an ugly spoiler to contain a third brake light. Then they limited the options available no diesel engine no four-wheel drive no manual transmission almost all were leather I personally had a cloth interior car.
My neighbour owned one of these and I always admired it. It didn't get driven a lot because he was close enough to walk to/from the metro rail station. It was out there, but you didn't see a whole lot of them. A EuroFord!
Me: "How did Hoovie end up making the dumbest automotive channel in all of TH-cam?"
Hoovie: Licks paint chips
Me: "Oooooohhhh." 🤣🤣🤣
My dad had the Scorpio COSWORTH (UK), amazing car back in the day, all the toys. Rear button worked the recline feature on rear seats.
Worked at a Lincoln dealership in ‘89 it was a unique car. XR4Ti was fun. Leather had a very unique scent.
I owned a 1988 Merkur Scorpio in silver color with grey cloth interior. The buttons in the rear for the seats are for the reclining function. The switches for the windows/seats do go bad, that is why the owner of this model purchased that bag of switches. I enjoyed this vehicle. Ford had a problem with the blend door actuator for the heat/AC which remained a problem until around 2000, they finally did a redesign, which messed with your AC.
The switch reclines the rear seats. I owned one of these (A/C issues and all) it was an awesome car - - and very unique.
This was sold as the Ford Granada MK3 in the UK & Ireland. I can see the resemblance to the Fox body at the front. The European cars had a single piece headlight unit. The Granada Scorpio was the flagship model. I had a 1987 Ford Granada Scorpio which had the 2.9 Cologne V6 with the same 4-speed auto. It made a beautiful noise (excuse the Neil Diamond reference) but it was thirsty (petrol is expensive in the UK). The Granada name was retired in 1994 in Europe. Out of the 4 Granadas I've owned, the best ones were the Scorpio and a 2.0 Ghia X I bought for £50 from a work colleague which needed a new clutch.
I had the Xr4ti which was sold in Europe as the Sierra. The American version shared a turbo charged 4 cylinder engine with the Thunderbird. Ford replaced the cracked leather seat covers but not the dash. I still have the Helm shop manual for it and had to consult it a lot to keep this Bob Lutz failure running.
Had two of these. One was an auto, the other, a five speed manual. Nice driving car. Harder to find body parts, but the Colgne 2.9 V6 was in a bunch of Fords. Back seats reclined. Between the two cars, I had about 10 years of time in them.
My son had one of the same vintage, handled fantastically, but the electrical gremlins were maddening. Window regulators and window switches would work and then they wouldn’t. I understand the electrical troubleshooting manual.
That explains the bag of switches in the trunk.
Hello from the UK
Yes we know this as a Ford Granada Scorpio, my uncle had one. This is in really great condition. Parts and key fobs available in the UK. I currently have a Ford Sierra, you know this a an Xr4ti. Mine is known as an XR4x4. It has h same engine as you have there,but as the name suggests is actually four wheel drive. I have been following you for a while, especially the boat videos. Please keep the great content coming.
That model has really stood surprisingly well the test of time. The shape looks timeless. Great work by Ford. Same can't be said about its European successor, the last Ford Scorpio which was ugly as sin.
I remember my boss bought a white 3 door hatchback Merkur X4TI new in 1985, seems like they were discounted a lot. I think I was driving an 84 Volkswagen Rabbit.
I’ve had the German version of this. An -86 Ford Scorpio 2.8i Ghia. Lovely car, indeed, and way ahead with many details.
I drove one of these, in Granada/Sierra guise, as a motorpool car while I was stationed in Germany. It may not be super quick, but (don't tell my Transportation NCO) it would run at 120mph all day, effortlessly, on the Autobahn. That Cologne V-6, even as weak as it may seem, just didn't care when attached to the (really long throw) 5 speed manual.
@8:14 That switch is for the power reclining rear seats.
This was basically a premium Taurus for the UK. Developed using the same principles and aerodynamics. Ironically if they were sold as Fords in the US they would have sold well. Making them a quasi sub brand was such a stupid idea.
I owned a 1988 Scorpio. It was a great road car though I had to get rid of it because Ford of Europe stopped selling parts. The ABS brakes were the best ever designed. I also had issues with the driveshaft balance and transmission failure.
We had the Cossie Scorpio........lush brown motorway basher ....rusted faster than it went in a straight line hahah still love one now tho 😘
Called a Ford Granada here in the UK. The Granada Scorpio was the range topping model. There was a model after this called the Ford Scorpio in the UK. It looked like a widemouth frog from the front and didn't sell well !
These cars were taxis when I grew up, known as ‘Ford Grenada Scorpio’ here in the UK
I know that car from my youth, it's a Ford Scorpio! It was considered pretty chique and high end in The Netherlands, Europe.
I used to own an XR4Ti. I made the mistake of trading mine in. I LOVED to drive it!
Bloody ell, that’s a clean mk3 Granada
This video proves that not a single American can pronounce Merkur correctly. Greetings from Germany, where almost all Ford Scorpio have already been scrapped.
That's a good ride. High output V6 and rear wheel drive, I would buy one.
@Car Wizard
*The US spec headlamps are totally different specs and the EU lights were lower profile and glass*
Indeed the US lamps came off of the Taurus or Mustang of the same era.
The DE1 platform was basically a stretch of the Sierra, both in length and width (see how wide the door sills are?) The engine was also imported for use in contemporary Rangers and Aerostars, and is NOT common with the Vulcan 3.0 used in the Taurus. The Scorpio was a flop in Europe, as well, until a wagon was introduced and eventually a notchback 4-door. I had a couple of these when I lived in Germany: a 2.5 4-cylider Diesel and a 2.9. Both had manual transmissions. I'm not sure that stereo is the original, or perhaps the U.S. versions had a different one. Driving it felt a bit like driving a bus, as the driver sits pretty far forward (a true cab-forward design) and the view backward keeps going all the way to that fastback hatch. The rear seat had wonderful leg room. I once hit the rev limiter in the 2.9 on the Autobahn in top gear, with the speedo indicating over 130 MPH. It was a downhill stretch.
Even the light in the key works, nice!
Went to school with a girl whose dad had one of these. Same color but with a 5 speed. It was a hodge podge of different looking Fords.
Now the Merkur XR4Ti was as ugly as homemade sin but a god send for engine parts needed to repair the Turbo 2.3 on my first wifes 85 Turbo Mercury Capri RS. The XR4Ti Merkurs were abundant at the U-Pull It on the MS Gulf Coast in the Early to Mid 90s. Ford was short on parts and wanted a premium for manifolds and turbos.$15 vs $400 SCORE!!!
This was the last car Ford produced in Europe to take on the Germans. It sold well I think, you saw a lot of them in the UK. Ford bought Jaguar after this as it had been deemed that the Ford name wasn’t high end enough to complete with them German marks. Jaguar became Fords top of the range after that and that didn’t really go well either
Hi the switch on the back seats is for electric controlled recline steve
It looks like a fox body mustang and an Escort had a chubby baby that required a large bill to bring home, even though nobody wanted it but them.
Hoovie is always such a crackhead when hes on car wizards channel 😂
I always found Merker cars odd back in the day. Everyone knew they were Ford products, knew how much better the European Escort was compared to the US version, and this was their solution? We got the Mercur XR42i over here which was almost a Sierra Cosworth but slightly different windows and missing the most important stuff (the engine, Recaros, etc...). Americans had to deal with the Ford Escort "GT" while the rest of the work got the Escort Cosworth.
For that price, I would expect more. like glass lights for one!
Knew a kid from Slovic region who had one in NY. 30 years later and I'm still not impressed other than it runs as they wernt known to be reliable. Parts were hard to get then. Could only imagine now. Good luck Weezard
South Africa raced them with the 302 V8 dominated the field.
I think we got them with 5.0 and 2.3l turbo svo
Looks like a ford tempo cross with fox
It’s a Ford Escorpio. They were actually pretty good cars
I remember two of these being sold at a local buy here pay here when I was a kid. I think they were around 4k 25 years ago. My friends dad bought one and had nothing but problems.
yep instantly recognisable as a MkIII Granada in the uk although we got it with euro spec lighting and a slightly different dash. lovely cars i had one for a year or two. the thing that killed them in the uk was the last version they released here which that did call the ford Scorpio which was a facelift with the most hideous blob headlamps which totally ruined the looks.
I have seen plenty of these in Spain, only they were Ford Scorpio here
I thought it was old Ford Sierra at first glance
I suppose you’re yachting now and have abandoned us poor folks? We must endure a weekend without Wizard videos!!!
No way. We switched to a Sunday release. Same time, but a day later. Mrs. Wizard went back to school and we needed to change.
@@CarWizard Good to hear. Do you have an idea how much repair work the channel has brought your way? I'm in Canada or I'd be having repairs done by you.
Looks like an Australian EA Ford Falcon from the front
In Europe it is called Ford Scorpio we had one when I was kid.
Ford Scorpio
I’m halfway through this video. Why do I think Hoovies is interested in purchasing this vehicle?
American Viewers: OMG look at that rare cool/weird car!
European Viewers: Oh, look, it's just an old Ford Scorpio...
UK Viewers: Oh, look, an old Granada.
Now worth a few quid in the UK
Or Sierra lol :D
@@chriscollins550 especially the Cosworth models
That was what I thought. A long time ago, they were on everywhere. I used to have a Ford with a light in the key. In modern cars, nobody uses the key anymore.
At one of my old jobs in about 2010, every morning a older lady pulled up to work in one of these. I would talk to her every morning. We would talk to her about her Scorpio. She bought it new and she told me her mechanic hates that car. He wanted her to buy a different car and he even offered her a nice Honda Accord for cheap. She would not give up on that car and I respected it.
Same with my sapphire V6. So I decided to take a garage that the owner have knowledge of the old school V6 motors. Most mechanics didn't want to work on my Sapphire 🙈
These cars were pretty popular, here in Europe. That's a nice specimen.
And we had a sedan/sallon version of this, which was monumental with its trunk length
Depends which country. In Greece in the 90s the most popular alternative taxi was the Opel Omega. Pretty good and fast for its time.
@@Γιάννης-ξ8μ Yea, my father used to have a 92 Omega, it was the most comfortable, laid back car I ever sat in and drove. The suspension was so nice, a perfect cruiser, and roomy too.
They were also known as Ford Sierras then Ford Scorpio using up all the spares left over from previous Ford production lines
@@marcinn6312 my dad had an 190 E and later a w210 E250 . Mainstream taxi's but damn the comfort and the roominess were great even by the w211 model
A particular guy would say... "THISSSS IS A SCORPIO AND IT IS SOMEWHAT A UNICORN 🦄 OF THE CAR WORLD"
I can literally hear Doug saying that in my head as I read it.
@@johnshenberger2194 seconded
Unicorn? more like nightmare material.. ive had to do so many stupid repairs on these its not funny anymore..
how many do you want its a rebadge Ford Scorpio plenty of them inEurope
Yeah, he should review this one.
Hoovie walks around like an old man at a buffet
😂😂😂
Grabbing one of each?
He likes being boss. I think he has the hump that wizard now has yachts, he can’t lord it over a yacht owner quite as convincingly
Beautiful
Cuz he's waked and baked
"It's because you think I'm a moron! I'm not that stupid!"
*Wizard:* laughs
politely laughs!
He's not a moron...
He only got two lefts hands and no idea how to use the opposite thumbs properly 😅
Ford granada scorpio as used by the police in the UK back in the day
I mean, Hoovie does call himself an idiot, but a moron is where he draws the line.
"Not quite a Ford" ???
It's totally a Ford.
It's a european Ford (Granada Scorpio in UK and Scorpio in Mainland Europe) with a different badge
This would have been a "Scorpio Ghia" in Mainland Europe.
Those Ford Scorpios were also quite popular as taxi-use with diesel engines in Europe.
And petrol too, my dad and uncle taxied many and they were mega reliable, only rust finally got them.
Went with the Granada name in GB. I think they used the Scorpio name on the luxury model.
@@pauldalkin2573 in Finland all of those were called Scorpio.
Na as 2.9 the perfect weed smoker mobil in the mid 90s :-), miss it
@@pauldalkin2573 I remember these as a Ford granada too. They were physically huge cars in the UK at the time. Naturally, cars have somewhat grown since and they're not all that big by modern standards
It’s a awesome Ford Scorpio !
Sold here as an escort
Ford Siera front end...
@@ChicanoOne760 Nope. Escort is a completely different car. Sold in Europe as a Scorpio or Granada Scorpio. The Escort is smaller than the Sierra which is smaller than the Scorpio.
@@DAReeseDroid it has a slight resemblance 😂
@@MegaNikola1982 similar, but not the same.
The drivetrain of a ranger, the body of a Taurus and mustang, and the interior of a Lincoln....yea that was a hell of a coke fueled board meeting
😂😂😂 I'm dying over here but I agree 👏👏👏
Its actually just a Ford Scorpio from Europe
so you owned one???
@@JOHNJ0HN9111 no why ??
@@JOHNJ0HN9111 I never said I did
Even more rare the 24 Valve version with a Cosworth reworked engine, Was quite the machine back in the day.
@freepieanchipsgarage Didn't need to be as the US had the Taurus SHO.
Yes a friend had one very quick car
@@neiltitmus9744 But not Barra quick.😉
@@paulhoogeveen7353 no not barra quick but how quick were barras in the early 90s?
@@neiltitmus9744 Barra's weren't around in the 90's as the Barra's predecessor was a SOHC 12 valve 3.2/3.9/4.0 which also goes OK with boost.
The chemistry between these two still never gets old
It’s so easy to tell when a TH-cam duo is genuine. So many forced friendships for the camera on this platform. Seeing Wizard and Hoovie is always a delight, makes you feel like you’re just hanging around with some old friends
@@andyn46 Well they are old friends, Wizard was best man at Tyler's wedding!
@@Vhicken actually Euro Asian Bob was Hoovie's best man (he said so in an episode)
@@ekarabardak I know though at least that their friendship dates back to Hoovie's dealership days over a decade ago
I`m from Germany. Back when I was a kid, my parents had one of those (they were sold as Ford Scorpio here though). Due to my uncle working as Engineer at Ford Cologne, my dad was a total Ford geek, refusing to drive anything else (up until the point he got screwed over by a dealership). He recently said to me, apart from his beloved Ford Capri and his 17M, this was his favourite Ford.
they a e the best dily drivers. very soft yummy cars to drive
In the UK it's a Ford mk3 Granada (or Scorpio for higher spec), we got different lights which are much more appealing to be honest than the Merkur
I owned a Scorpio and loved it. It wasn't quick, but very comfortable and would cruise at high speeds easily. Kids loved the power recline rear seats.
The XR4TI is the one you want.
I worked in a Lincoln-Mercury dealership in the early 90's and we had several of these late into 1991 - selling them for less than half of sticker price and it took forever to sell them. They were a fun car to drive though! I drove a Merkur XR4Ti for a time and it was a quick car for its time.
Hey I had a Merkur XR4Ti as well! Got a great discount over Lincoln / Mercury having no idea how to sell it. My all-time fastest over the limit speeding ticket was in this car. Mare-coor is the correct pronunciation. I lived in Germany and knew the rally car history, 'mericans knew nothing about what was a sleeper for it's day!
Kind of looks like a Sierra Cosworth.
@@007Knightjp It actually is... minus the Cosworth engine and replaced with a 2.3L SOHC turbo in the States.
I’ve only seen one xr4ti in my life
@@dickeyseamus Well, technically it's the bigger brother...
Awful cars that were absolutely everywhere in Sweden back in the day.
They have cared for the Scorpio this far, I hope the owner does something about the rust before it gets too late.
A beautiful car! Loved the Merkur line.
Haven't seen a Ford Scorpio in a long time, let alone one that is not full of rust and corrosion. The Mk3 (this shape) launched in the UK in 1985 on a 'B' plate if I recall correctly. The best model in my opinion was the facelift '92-'94 with the 24-valve Cosworth engine.
The Cosworth Fords are legendary, and go for stupid money now.
But you'd see a fair few of these around in the 90's.
Yep 2.9 V6 24 valve, crazy fast but legendary car. They are bloody expensive.
I drove for a Ford dealer in the 1990's and got to deliver a Cosworth Scorpio. The BOA and BOB powered Scorpio is rare because most had their engine removed and put into Sierra's, Cortinas, Capri's etc.
The switch is for reclining the rear seat backs - had them on a Scorpio cosworth
There was a Cosworth Scorpio? Dang.
@@frecklemouth6791 same 2.9 v6, but with dohc heads and 24 valve. 204 bhp.
Sedan 4 door.
@@pokest225 the BOA was 197 hp and the BOB was 204. The difference was the intake and the camshafts. BOA-engine with BOB camshafts, and injectors from Opel Vectra V6, was one way to get more power. I have a set of BOB cams laying in my garage. Too bad there are no nice 1991 Scorpio Cosworths for sale anymore :( I want a nice one again so bad!
Pronounced like "mare-coor", built in Cologne, Germany. These were intended to compete with other German imports. Arguably good cars, but buyers stayed away from them. They were just a little too odd, especially when compared to the competition.
We had these in the Lincoln Mercury dealership I worked in. I liked them but I never found a buyer.
I was a young teen at the time. My grandfather was part owner in a Lincoln Mercury dealer.
Did you ever encounter someone that said XR4Ti like "Zeratti"?
mehr-coor is more correct
@@joshriver75 Thanks! I knew I had seen a Merkur here in SoCal, but the Scorpio didn't look right. We had a few XR4Ti Merkurs driving around.
I knew I spotted a Granada!! My father had a 2.0 Granada Ghia then a 2.9 Scorpio Cosworth. That was a rare beast I wish we still had.
Edit: the rear seat switches recline the rear seat back slightly when it’s working.
In mainland Europe these were always known as Ford Scorpios. The older Granada name was retired in 1985.
It's a Sierra
@@clark-ht3vv No, it's not. Sierra was smaller. They do look alike though.
It’s a Scorpio and rare ..future classic no doubt. How many left in the UK let alone different name in US?
@@vibingwithvinyl No, The Scorpio was the posher model of the Granada. They carried the Granada name until only the Scorpio was sold. We had a few in the family, Including one Scorpio Cosworth 👍🏻
I like when Hoovie shows up in Wizard's videos because it always feels more relaxed and less formal
Gotta love those video-bombs!!
The goofy faces he makes crack me up.
The US wished they got all the ford cosworth goodness of the 80’s! Those were awesome!
We had them they were called the Ford escort. They were shit boxes don't have any idea why you guys love them across the pond
@@atex6175 Because British roads are perfect for a 200bhp small car. It's why we never wanted a 5 litre mustang over here. Horses for courses and all that.
@@atex6175 If you're talking about the USA Ford Escort, they are completely unrelated to the UK ones. Although the more pedestrian escort's were not great here either.
@@ruk2023-- they weren' t all built on the same platform? know the cos got engine upgrades and suspension as well. I didn't think it would make that much of a difference
@@atex6175 Oh yeah, they are on the same platform but it's a bit like saying all the Panther body cars are the same.
My mother bought one brand new.
She drove it for 22 years and 257k miles.
It needed a transmission rebuild at 175k but other than that it was mostly trouble-free.
I remember at trip through Montana cruising at a steady 95 mph...
Maybe it's because the only two examples I've ever seen were rust belt only cars,but trouble free they was not.
They were German engineered sedans after all.
@@mikehannigan848 With proper maintenance by knowledgeable mechanic they can very reliable and durable.
@@777jones They were some of the most popular police and fleet vehicles in Europe and in many countries around the world.
They are very reliable...
Have you ever owned one?
German automakers sell millions of vehicles a year and a majority of those are to repeat customers that were satisfied enough to buy another one.
@@williamegler8771 Yeah until the simple part you need is not in stock and it just sits, or the electrical system goes tit's up and it just sits, or like the wizard says you need a body panel that's no longer available and it just sits. I'd rather buy a Lexus for the same price or less and laugh at the Scorpio owners. MY wife's GS400 has 225,000 miles on it, doesn't leak or burn oil, I can get every part on it, and it's actually fast and fun to drive. Cost less than a Scorpio too. And any jabroni goomba can work on it. Check and mate.
Sold in the UK as Ford Granada Scorpio
Nearly all parts available still
Uk version had one piece headlights.
You were doing very well if you could afford one of these
I can't imagine seeing Hoovie high. I bet that would be a fun time.
He was being a real goon in his video, you may have just watched it lol
You might not be able to tell. He'd probably be exactly that same.
Is he not?
Ever watched a cat chase a laser pointer?
how do you know hes not?
I remember the Merkur. I lusted after them back in the day when I saw my first red one. This is an amazing example, and hats off to the owner for gathering all the literature. That person would make Jay Leno proud.
@freepieanchipsgarage With all the rust?
@freepieanchipsgarage did you see all the rust on undercarriage and even brake lines and all the way to the air cleaner hose clamps.
My dad had several of those Ford Scorpios in Germany back in the 80's and 90's. Mostly with the 2-liter 4-cylinder engine and the 5-speed manual. And later they also built a station wagon. So this was quite a trip down memory lane ...
I actually also liked the Mk2. We had a dark blue station wagon with the 2.3-liter engine, but still manual transmission. We only had one Mk1 with an automatic.
Same for me, well my dad had one. A beautiful 1990 mk1 sedan with the 2.0 DOCH / automatic, finished in dark metallic blue with the blue GL interior. He had it until 2002. One of my favourite cars of all time, it’s a pity there aren’t too many of these around anymore.
yeah i remember my dad had one for a while, tearing down the road and pulling the handbrake to stop in front of the gate in one of these, i'm sure he'd still tell me off if i did that
Same 😊 90’s memories
Hoovie always seems stoned when he’s in a Wizard video… or he’s got ADHD…. Or both. Love it!
He Has to have ADHD or he's loaded up on Mt Dew
@@DjJtown for sure
If the A/C ends up still having pressure, but not turning on. I'd check out the triple switch on top of the receiver / drier. Those are known to fail.
These were known as the "Granada Scorpio" when first marketed here in the UK. The "Granada" name was dropped soon after, to become the Ford Scorpio. Various trim levels were available and engine options, the largest being the V6. I believe a 4WD version was also available. Good cars overall.
In my mind (from London) that's a Ford Granada. Cool car.
In the UK they were Granada's from 1985-94, the 'Scorpio' name was a trim level badge (top of the range, sitting above Ghia). After 1994 a new car was called Scorpio which replaced the Granada nameplate.
@@dcanmore the Granadas replacement was a properly fugly thing!
@@dcanmore I had the 29i Ghia X. It was one of the nicest cars I've ever driven. Completely silent inside when in use, spacious and very comfortable. They also did a saloon version. Mad as it sounds, I did actually prefer the 'frog-eye' Scorpio that came after. The interior of those were sublime.
If it replaces the Granada rather have the Granada. Liked the Grenades
I know you don't usually do follow ups on customer cars after you've gone through an fixed them, but I would like to see how it turned out and what all you did have to fix on it. Good video, and I like that Hoovie was there to provide some comic relief.. lol
Next Hoovie video "I BOUGHT A MEKUR SCORPIO"
FOR ONLY $1,900! Let's take it to the Wizard and see what 27 problems it has...
And its a 15 minute video of him playing with the pumps in the interior
In Sweden they were called Scorpio and was a “near premium” car - nice vehicles 👍🏻
In Ireland the local ford dealer was giving a free fiesta if you bought a Scorpio, that's how hard it was to sell them. That was before the bug eye version which completely killed the Scorpio
Back in the day (about 30 years ago) the Ford Scorpio was a relatively common car around here in Europe (about as common as the other Alfa Romeo 164 you have there in the Shop)... then they launched a 2nd generation of that thing, and I don't thing what went through their minds, but the design was horrible...
I believe that one you have there is probably one of the finest remaining examples in the whole world.
Ford Granny was far more common than a 164....it was the go to senior management company car. I was junior management, just a humble sales guy so was given a ford escort as my first company car, then upgraded to a ford Sierra. Gotta say its in amazing condition for a 32 year old car that probably had a life expectancy of 10 years
Have owned three of those... 2.0 8v, 2.9 12v and the Daddy, the 2.9 24v Cosworth. 😎 That switch on the rear seat is for rear seat recline. Really nice, comfortable cruiser, and if you asked nicely, Ford built them with a manual trans and 4 wheel drive. Typical Ford Granada though, slowly rotting away underneath the shiny bits. Worth preserving these though, much better car than a Taurus 😎😎😎
Here in the uk, I had a 1986 Ford Granada 2 litre. It was a “large car” here in the 80’s and 90’s. Very nice car 👍
My parents had a 1990/91 Ford Granada from new - the same car as this, but a cheaper trim. A long time ago now though
This is just a Ford Scorpio with some different badges and stuff... was kinda common in Europe but most of them are gone but even the ones left are not worth much... you can pick up a really nice one for like 2-4k
That much? I'd have to think twice at 500 notes.
My high school friend's dad had one of those! We called it the Bloody Merkin because the interior was mostly red
The Scorpio was kind of dull, but the XR4Ti was cool! The button on the rear seat is supposed to recline the rear seatbacks.
Rear seat recliner actually tilted the seat back and is 60/40 split, unlike the M-B W126 which moves the seat forward allowing the back to change angle.
My Mom had an XR4Ti and it was affectionately known as the “Greyhound bus fetus”. Odd looking car, but fun to drive.
Both the Scorpio and XR4ti were excellent cars for their day. Unfortunately, Lincoln-Mercury had no idea how to market them in the U.S.
I would argue it was not that they did not know how to market them, it was impossible to market them. Good cars sell themselves. Dealers don't have to do a thing (except US dealers, who jack up prices on buyers). The Merkur was as expensive as a Lincoln or a Mercedes, because it was made in Germany, and it had a small engine that North Americans would find an equivalent in a Cavalier! North America has a lot of wide, straight roads and cheap gas. Muscle cars sell because of their torque and ability to move from a light, which is all the kids here seem care about when it comes to performance. The Merkur was just a stupid car to try to sell here. If it had the brand name of BMW's E30 line and sold for less it would have been a hit, but it did not have the quality, performance, or coolness/brand of the BMW and cost just as much.
@@ti1ion You've identified the challenge. German cars were selling well in the States in the '80s, and profitably. Ford wanted a piece of that action. They imported a couple of German cars that actually were comparable to their BMW, Mercedes and Audi counterparts in terms of performance, amenities and quality, at a competitive price point. What they couldn't figure out how to do was to get that across to (enough) people to overcome the other brands' established snob appeal/cool factor that you mentioned.
You make a fair point. Lowering the price and leveraging economies of scale was the only way, and they did not bother. It might be argued that Ford had the Taurus on the way and really did not need to try too hard to have a competitor to a domestic model.
Here in the UK we even got a 4x4 and a 24 valve Cosworth redeveloped engine, but it's basically the same Cologne V6 you'd find in a basic fox body. Didn't spot that rear side glass and hatch looks similar to a series 2 Probe (same designer). Rare over here too now, don't often see a Granada Scorpio at all!
We had a COSWORTH tuned version in europe. Around 210 hp 2.9 liter and 24 valves
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Everyone from the UK and Europe are feeling very nostalgic.. my Dad had a few Ford Sierras, a couple of them in the same blue as this Scorpio.
Also, those keys were used with most European Ford's in the 90's - my first car was a 1995 Escort which had that key and a lot of the switch gear!
You could lock any Ford with that key. Unlocking was only possible with the key that belonged to the car.
@@SuperDirk1965 sounds like they cheap out the locking encryption lmao
Chubb locks & keys!
@freepieanchipsgarage Yes, the "Jaguar looking key" wasn't "stolen" as suggested in this video. Jaguar only used this because it was under Ford ownership. Aston Martin's at the time also used it. They were still using this kind of key in the Mk3 Mondeo, which was made until 2007, and the X-Type Jaguar until 2008.
“Got some wood action down there”... Mrs Wizard please don’t fall in with the wrong crowd 😂🤣😂
These videos are always such a laugh when Tyler rocks up to see the Weeezard 👍
Hoovie bringing back the awkward camera stares The Wizard used to do in the beginning.
These were and still are great cars. That Cologne V6 engine is very sweet. For some trivia, the Ford Scorpio was the first car world wide with standard 4-wheel ABS, every single one that was built had it. It would be a few more years before even the S-Class had it as standard equipment for all markets.
Oh, I thought that accolade went to the Jensen FF-I guess its ABS wasn't four-wheel?
Was the first car with child locks too
"The Simpsons" cartoon even had this in an episode.
Principal Skinner tells them to take the kids to the Tower and they say we don't have a tower and then he says put them in the back of my Merkur Scorpio
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The Teves system. No vacuum boost. Power assist came from an electric pump/motor charging up an accumulator with ~2000psig of fluid pressure. Power assist was available with the engine not running, as long as the key was on. Troublesome system. Accumulator would wear. If not replaced the pump/motor would fail-because of more frequent and longer running. When it failed you lost not only power assist but all rear brake operation. My Pontiac 6000 STE All Wheel Drive had this system. When it worked the car would stop on a dime and give back 9 cents.