1997 Ford Escort Si from UK and Ireland - Comments

9th Aug 2001, 06:10

"An impressive, quick and relatively cheap hot hatch"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

The back box had a hole in the underside approximately 10cm x 7cm at the time of sale (!)

3 wheel nuts on each wheel at the time of sale (!)

Battery died at 12000 miles.

H.T. lead disintegrated due to the dealer's error of using cheaper parts.

Creaking dashboard.

Slight leak in the rear window seal.

General comments?

The car was not that quick initially, that was until I added a K&N 57i induction kit.

The doors need a bit more of a hard push to close.

Nice cabin space and layout.

Seats are comfortable.

Dashboard presented clearly.

Car is impressive to others.

Handles great at high speeds.


5th May 2003, 09:48

The reason you only had 3 wheel nuts on each wheel was because the locking wheel nuts were taken off.

Either because the key had been lost or the owner wanted to keep them.


19th Jun 2006, 15:11

I have an escort SI 1.8 in red with only 39000 on the clock, and I have added wheels to the car, but want side skirts and K&N to give it a little more power and sound, only problem is erratic revs at the moment which is really annoying as it switches off from cold some of the time.

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