1988 Ford Escort Popular Plus review from UK and Ireland
"Cheap and cheerful"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
A faulty connection meant the side indicator needed to be fixed.
The person who owned the car before me had rode the clutch so, although it didn`t slip, it was noisy.
The gearbox started whining and it became difficult to change gears.
There was some serious rust under the car.
The battery started playing up, resulting in me not being able to start the car.
General comments?
Very cheap to run as it had great fuel economy, and the servicing was relatively inexpensive. Although insurance costs are fairly high considering how small an engine it had.
Easy and enjoyable to drive, I thought it handled really well and was quite fast considering it only had 4 gears. I would love to have driven an RS turbo.
Although ultimately I thought it best to sell the car on and use my money to by a Golf GTI than spend it on fixing all the problems with the car, because the specification was terrible, it didn`t even have a cigarette lighter.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.3 Manual |
| Performance marks | 7/10 |
| Reliability marks | 8/10 |
| Comfort marks | 6/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 79000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 90000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 1st July, 2005 |