Droped a piston and had to have a reconditioned engine put in.
Shocks wore out and had to be replaced.
It's a good car, it runs very well since the reconditioned engine was installed.
I replaced seats and suspension with those from an XR3i I was given. Good ride quality and handling.
You can get very cheap ones on the market that can made good spares, all you need is a car to break and a workshop manual, it's an easy car to work on.
My Dad used to have an '89 Escort, but got rid of it 1 year ago when the clutch started to slip, and the car overheated a lot, but it ran good for 11 yrs.
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