so i've finally got a rwd yippee. my bro had a scorpion sitting in his backyard doing nothing and was looking to get rid of it so i took it off his hands for $500. the RB has constant problems and the scorp is gonna be a backup car and also a bit of a project since it's just gonna be sitting there with no rego for some time.
it's a 2.6L I4, 5 spd manual, it's got a brand new clutch, the Astron II engine with about 200,000km on it and it doesn't leak a single drop of oil. the interior is like new. the body has tiny bits of rust on it. it's even got an old school 4x25W alpine cd player with pioneer door speakers and some other speakers in the parcel shelf.
the main problem it's got is a u-joint is on its way out, the car vibrates so much going 90-100km/h that it made my back numb
also the suspension is fooked all round.
but for 500 smackaroos i'm stoked.
my scorpion
my scorpion
Last edited by Merko on Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:51 pm, edited 1 time in total.
cheers fellas. a part of me is hoping the gem dies so i can use this as a daily but i've spent too much time and money on the gem to let that happen or sell it.
this thing is a beast, it accelerates so fast. and i love the gear ratios i did 90km/h in second gear and it was only revving just past 4500rpm. the RB revs about 4000 doing 50 in 2nd
just wondering how much fuel it uses with my driving im probably gonna need deep pockets.
the one thing i reeeaaaally dislike about the scorp is the steering. you gotta turn the wheel like 45 degrees before it makes any significant change in direction so i have to really slow down to take roundabouts. the rb destroys it in handling.
this thing is a beast, it accelerates so fast. and i love the gear ratios i did 90km/h in second gear and it was only revving just past 4500rpm. the RB revs about 4000 doing 50 in 2nd
just wondering how much fuel it uses with my driving im probably gonna need deep pockets.
the one thing i reeeaaaally dislike about the scorp is the steering. you gotta turn the wheel like 45 degrees before it makes any significant change in direction so i have to really slow down to take roundabouts. the rb destroys it in handling.
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