Well lets see the windsheild wipers never worked so I had to replace them.
The radiator went out.
The gage for my engine temperature was broken. So I had no idea the engine was hot because the radiator was out. So I had a blown head-gasket, and a cracked head, a broken temperature gage, and a messed up radiator.
A vacuum hose in the back of my engine likes to pop off every once and a while and make my engine light come on, but at least my check engine light still works!
I replace my engine with a 2000 Ford ZX2 sport engine. My car ran a lot faster. My acceleration was even better.
I added a K&N cold air intake, and gave it that nice rumble to the engine.
I added a 3 inch Magnaflow exhaust to add better airflow.
I lowered it 1.5 inches with Eibach lowering springs.
I put on 16 inch Enkei Rs6 aluminum race wheels with low profile Nittos.
I replace the factory radio and installed Pioneer stereo with two 12 inch Rockford Fosgates hitting off two 1200 watt Boss amps.
I add a new cat-back system.
I also installed Frogger Headers.
So after all this work this car is a beast and performs rather nicely if I must say. It handles a lot better when I lowered it.
The new Sparco racing seats are very comfortable and a bit more stylish.
Very nice, good effort for an escort, they need it!
You have struck a point that few mention or even know about car insurance. If you buy a car that a LOT of people own, the insurance rate is going to be higher no matter where you live because the statistics on that make/model will show more accidents occurred. If you buy a non-sports car (sedan) that very few own, it is going to be cheaper to insure even if the sticker price was much higher and the engine is bigger. It is all about statistics and all the insurance companies share the same info data bases.
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