1998 Ford Escort ZX2 Sport from North America - Comments

2nd Oct 2001, 19:03

"Best performance value on the planet"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Nothing, this car left the dealer lot and has never been back.

General comments?

You cannot find a better value automobile.

Granted the car is small, but this makes it both fast and affordable to operate.

Only complaint is there is not an inside trunk release, and with a single key you must shut off the car to open the trunk, this has been corrected for the 2000 model year and beyond.

This car is driven hard, even at the dragstrip, and continues to be free of any defects. The dragstrip was loaded and tough to hookup, but the car still ran 16.81 in the middle of August at 90 degrees. Not too many normally aspirated 4 bangers can perform at this level, especially at 16k sticker price.


24th Jul 2005, 19:44

Actually there is a way to rig the remote trunk power release from the inside. I got the info. on a website 2 years ago and did the mod. it took all of 30 minutes to do it and it works. The wiring is already in place from the factory. I will track down the info. and forward it yo you ASAP.

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