1998 Ford Escort ZX2 from North America - Comments

I have been very lucky with this car.

I have replaced the front brakes. (No big deal)

I need to replace the stereo and speakers. (No big deal)

I need to replace the tires. (No big deal)

This car has been very reliable for me and my family.

I traded off a 1987 Mercury Topaz GS for this car over six years ago and I still love to drive it. It always starts (short of a dead battery), and still handles as good as the day I bought it. The only problem I see is it's small sized cabin. My father-in-law is 6' 2" and has a hard time driving it. But for the average size guy, it's got more than enough room.

We have driven this car hard. Ugly winters without washing, and plenty of hitting curbs. One year we didn't need it at all and it sat outside without shade. Once we needed it again, it fired right up as if it had just been ran. Aside from the basic wear and tear, this car still looks/runs like the day I bought it.

Question: Why did they quit making these?

Answer: Focus ZX3.

The "eclipse dude" doesn't know what he is talking about... the escort was one of the best ford products made. Many of the parts/drivetrain were shared with the Mazda Protege. Go take a look outside and see how many escorts are still on the road. I see at least half a dozen every day.

Just to let you know whoever said fords suck THAT IS NOT TRUE! My dad drives a 1996 ford escort wagon with the 1.9 liter 4 cyl. engine hardly has any problems and almost has 160,000 miles. They are great cars. I have to agree with the review poster that why did they discunue them. I think they should discunue the focus and bring back the escort.

I don't buy cars like Eclipses solely for that reason...narrow-minded people who can't help but diss everyones car and thrive on bringing macho attention to themselves flock to those cars like lemmings. They cant enjoy other peoples cars. All they can do is razz the owners. very sad.

I love my ZX2 It has over 100,000 miles on it and I've never had any problems with it. I guess they quit making them because they were based on the Escort drivetrain and that was discontinued..that's my guess. I can say that I would much rather have a ZX2 than a ZX3 that's looks like a new version of the Ford Aspire (1994-1997)