Faults:

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.

Faults:

To get it through the first MOT:

Welding, Exhaust, Handbrake cable, Headlight switch and two new tires.

Then the fan belt went, luckily not far from home!

My next MOT, was just some welding.

It hates the cold weather!

Has a few rust spots, but they are easily rubbed down and re-painted.

I've had to use my electronics knowledge to fix the wiper switch and the heater for the rear windscreen.

General Comments:

Bearing in mind that the car had been sat in a garage for 5 years before I got it, I'm quite happy with the quality.

The interior has quite obviously aged, the dash has a few scrapes, the seats have a bit of water damage and I've had to put a steering wheel cover on to stop my hands sticking to the rubber. But it's my first car, and I love it!

When it's warm, it accelerates nicely, and can pull away from traffic lights faster than some newer cars!

Faults:

Always had cooling problems. Car woull overheat.

General Comments:

Great first car. I purchased this car from the dealer the first 10 miles was a test drive. It was cheap and dependable wile in school.

Faults:

Timing belt went out after 58,000 miles.

Speed sensor went out at 59043.6 miles.

Cruise control has never worked since I have owned the car.

General Comments:

This is a very inexpensive car.

Great gas mileage. Approximately 35 miles per gallon.

For the engine size, the car has some get up and go.

The absence of rear seats make the cargo area perfect for larger items.

Handles great in all seasons. Especially winter. Perfect for snow covered roads.

However, the ceiling is rather low and injuries to the head may occur.

Faults:

I paid $300 United States dollars for this escort and it was well spent. It went through a map sensor, a set of tires, a starter, and a headlight switch in less than three years! Not too bad, one problem I do have recently is that it warms up and dies on me (distributor) I'm thinking. but well worth the time and money.

General Comments:

The car runs awesome at high speeds 80 + mph!! a little shy on the handling, but what ever!