1981 Ford Fairmont Futura Squire Wagon Inline 6
Summary:
Good old family sized wagon!
Faults:
Plenty of things went wrong with the car during its 4 years as ownership with us from 1993 to 1997. Anything from the starter to the battery.
General Comments:
We paid $500 for the car in 1993, but it served the purpose as both a family wagon and as a flea market vehicle. The car was a vanilla color with the wood grained sides. It was a strong car that was wicked in the snow and ice, but great otherwise. Inside, it had tons of space, and that's why we used it for flea markets. We still miss him, but he was well loved on our block. He died because the transmission and the whole power steering unit went as well. Would we recommend one of these? Of course!
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 20th July, 2006
14th Oct 2005, 12:16
I had one of these. A station wagon, back in high school. My friends loved it because it still had the factory 8-track player in it. I loved it because it had 175,000 miles and was only worth about $300. It wouldn't go over 50 mph, but I was saving up for a new, well, different anyway, car and wouldn't buy the new car until the Fairmont died.
Eventually, it would run no more and all I could do was junk it. I got about $150 for it, which was fitting, because that's how much I paid for the new set of tires I had just put on it the week before.