I have had my escort for 9 months and purchased it from a lady who had the car for 6 years and travelled just 20,000 miles over 6 years and came with lots of history.
BAD POINTS: are bodywork it failed its mot on welding on the rear sill and alo needed welding on both rear chasis legs - Ford seem to be very good for cheap reliable motoring but the body work in pre 2000 models realy leave a lot to be discussed, because of this i am going to sell the car next year and move up to a focus which replaced the escort for which i have been told has all the bodywork isues sorted.
Very good car for cheap reliable motoring but if buying used make sure to check underneath for signs of rust and rot especially the front and rear chassis legs and have a goot look at the rear wheel arches which can rust and sills if these seem ok and the car has some history then it should be good for a few years.
Another bad point is the front lower suspension arms fail very often is this happens my advise would be to replace with genuine ford parts as there are cheaper after market ones but these dont last as long and considering each time you have to have these replaced you also need to re-track the cars wheels which again is an additional cost.
The car handles better on a roads and motorways than it does around town there is a lot of body roll and being the SI model the suspension is very stiff so you will feel the pot hols a bit more, but its never let me down and has always started first time if it wasnt for the bodywork issue on the escorts then i would be keeping this car.
Also be aware that the escort only scored 2 stars in the euro ncap afety ratings which is poor, for this and the corrosion issues with bodywork maybe its why ford decided to start again from the ground up and make the Focus.
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