1990 Ford Escort LX review from North America
"A sweet 4 door hatch back ill never give up!!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
When I bought the car it need a new windshield $200 installed, drive shaft $30 used, new headlight $10, back brakes $30, O2 sensor $80, third brake light $4. Well after having the car on the road for a few months I had to replace one motor mount $25 used, new tire free, new wipers twice!!! My heater core return line runs right beside the transmission a little to closely it wore a hole in the side of it and it cost $60 for a new pipe.
General comments?
Well considering I paid $800 Canadian for it and its 12 years old I can't really complain to much. I took the back wiper blade off of the hatch and took a spoiler off of a 1993 Ford Escort. I painted a one single blue line down the car more on the drivers side. Took the spoiler off of a Blazer and used it for an air dam, then I cut two holes in it for fog lights. I painted the dash inserts silver along with the door handles. On the outside I panted the door handles and the door locks blue. Tinted all the windows limo black, and have a nice sticker on the front window. This car is so reliable it won't die at all, even with the exhaust I put on it there is no back pressure. It now has dual pipes out of the back.
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| A good economical car for a family just starting out |
| Reliable car for anyone |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1990 |
| First year of ownership | 2002 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.9L Automatic |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 10 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 208000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 225000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Ford Tempo |
| Date of Entry | 23rd November, 2002 |