Brilliant
Nothing.
The car goes really well compared to my old 1.1 Fiesta. The best thing about it is the colour - bright red, well smart.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 7th May, 2001
The first GTi from Ford - spot on!
Replaced brake discs & pads.
New near-side lower suspension arm.
This is the best car I have ever owned. Well done to Ford for their first ever GTi model car!!
Handles very well and looks great!
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 12th April, 2001
Poor
Transmission, gearbox chewed itself up at 38000 miles. One does not expect to replace a gearbox at this interval!
Very harsh clutch.
Dreadful gear box failure.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 30th March, 2001
An Escort marvel?
Nothing at all apart from my tyres being slashed by some idiot.
Lovely and quick, but not as good as my Cavalier GSi.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 12th February, 2001
A low insurance GTi - with good looks
No faults to date. BUT, the gear-box has just started rattling in neutral.
The only fault is there's a damned rattle inside the dash which resonates at 50mph!
Half leather seats are great!
Looks faster than it really is, but corners *great*.
Insurance costs for me (20 years old) are great. Compare the insurance for this with a Golf GTi (group 10 against 16!)
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 6th February, 2001
A good, reliable car for the money
Absolutely nothing, but have had to replace the brake pads and discs on the front.
The performance on these cars can be vastly improved by fitting a free flow air filter such as a K&N. With one fitted the engine revs so much more freely. They only cost about 50 quid and last the lifetime of the car.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 16th December, 2000
I also have the same model, I have also recently replaced the front disks and pads!!! LOL - And I also have a piper-cross air filter kit sitting on a shelf in my garage!!! Can anyone tell me if after fitting this - if the mixture or anything will need to be altered with a computer??? And are they easy to fit - the instructions seem very vague!
Warren.
This car is the best car I have ever owned
I've had a few things wrong with this car, in the past but everything seems OK now.
Here is a list of what I had wrong with my car at first:
1. Lack of power.
2. Brake judder at motorway speeds.
3. Noisy steering rack.
4. New gearbox.
5. Smelly heater.
All of these faults have been sorted out now by my local Ford dealership, I gave them 8/10 for their service.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 22nd October, 2000
A high performance bargain
It has needed 3 new clutches due to clutch judder.
It has had a new n/s lower arm.
It needed a new gearbox because the diff bearing had gone so they changed it all under warranty.
It has had a fault with the power steering pump leaking.
Generally it has been a very good car.
I like cruising in the car because it's the body kit that makes the car.
I will possibly be modifying the car later on in the year when the warranty runs out, the first thing will be a good Magnex exhaust system.
I will be keeping the car for quite some time.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 23rd July, 2000
4th Dec 2003, 16:15
I own a 3 door Ford Escort 1800i Zetec, limited edition "Formula 1, nr 363/500". A sharp-looking, styled car, unlike most escorts, which handles great and can keep up with most 2 liter cars, despite it's modest 85KW/115HP. But I don't understand why you call it a GTi! This car has an DoubelOverHeadCamschaft-engine with directly injected fuel, but no turbo. So why call it a GTi?