I wrote a Citroen off with it, causing substantial front end damage, however I still used it for a few thousand miles.
As a result of the damage, the bonnet wouldn't catch, resulting in it flying up at 80mph breaking the windscreen and roof.
The interior trim is difficult to refit. (Side moldings by seat belts).
I managed to rip the exhaust off, thankfully only the middle section.
It had a bit of rust on the back arches.
My Escort was the base model, it didn't even have a cigarette lighter.
It got an awful beating from me, but bounced back each time.
It was looked after by and old man, so when I got it, the car was as new, minus a bit of rust.
I loved it's handling, although it under-steered, you knew exactly what it was going to do when you threw it into a corner.
I thunk that the old version of the FRD Escort is better than the crap that people buy today. I have 6 old versions of the Ford Escort, and each one hasn't let me down. I have a full service each year on all of my cars, so they won't let me down. I am think about buy another Ford Escort G reg, and I am going to look after it like I have with the others.
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