A desperate buy that has become like a good friend
Nothing so far, just regular service things like oil, air & fuel filter + a set of rear shoes at 194000 km.
The car is pretty quick considering it only has a 1.3 carburettor engine under the bonnet.
I miss the sunroof & the heated chairs from my Orion though.
Otherwise I'm happy with it.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 3rd April, 2006
A fast hot-hatch bargain
It eats front tyres a bit. It also had a contact-problem with a starter-motor, but that was easy to fix.
Performance is very good. Acceleration is better than Supra 3.0i or e36 320i BMW. Overtaking is also very easy because of the 190Nm-engine. Recaro-seats are excellent and I also like white dials. Cabin overall isn't the best I have seen. Exhaust note is superb because of sport-system and free-flow air-filter. This car really want's to be driven fast. Nice car overall.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 13th July, 2004
If you like fixing with your car
Almost everything except the body.
This is a real rally-car!
It is very fun to drive, very fast and you can feel where the wheels are all the time.
Wheel-spin in all gears.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 4th June, 2003
Too small to be quite comfortable, but good value for money
The steering wheel occasionally makes a strange sound when turned. I think it has something to do with the speedometer wires.
At wintertime the central locking may lock the doors by itself. This happened once in my old Escort, and has happened once in my current one. Last time I got locked outside while car running. Never get out of the car while motor running when cold.
The Ghia dash looks ugly and has started whining.
Otherwise it seems the latest Escorts are very well made, no serious faults.
The engine is quite thirsty, generally 7,8 - 8 l/100km. My wife's Vento runs for almost a liter less.
The car is very good to handle at winter, it runs like on rails on a snowy or slippery road at high speed (compared to other cars on a snowy or slippery road). In normal conditions I would say it has a typical small car feeling.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 31st January, 2003
A great value car with pretty good comfort
It's a bit cranky in the morning, it runs on three cylinders from time to time... that is now in the winter. I suspect something is wrong in the carb.
Broken rear shock spring, a broken headlight bulb, in other words just normal wear and tear.
A nice car, I wouldn't mind travelling across the country in it. I can sit comfortably in it although I'm over 195 cm tall. I have trouble finding a comfortable position in my mother's Volvo 460, but in my Escort I've been driving for hours without a problem. In other words, quite a roomy car as long as you don't need to stuff any grownups in the backseat :)
It have never failed on me in a year of ownership. Great heating system and it's not so bad in snowy weather either. I've never got stuck with it.
It's NOT a fast car, but what can you expect from an 1.3 liter carb engine? I have had it up to 160km/h according to the speedometer, about 150 in real life. It's fast enough if I don't need to overtake something that travels faster than 100kmh.
Overall, a great little car. I'm happy with it.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 18th December, 2000
A high performance car
My teeth drop out when I drive on gravel roads... thanks to the excellent shock absorbers...
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 25th July, 2000
2nd Dec 2000, 17:07
So what did you think in general about the car? I have bought one for my first car and it is very good for a first car. I am 17 and this is only what I could afford, but it's a great car.