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Advantages: A great car from all angles Disadvantages: Not as many extras included as I would have liked
I am now the proud owner of a ford focus 1.6 zetec and for the first time in many years I have actually found a car that pretty muc suits all my needs.
I have spent many a time in cars that are too big, too small, not suitable, not comfortable etc but this is everything I could ask for.
I own the three door version but the doors open widely and when the front seat is moved forward there is plenty of room to get anyone in the back, even my mother in law who is disabled. The back of this car is extremely spacious, comfortably fitting 3 large adults in.
The boot size is deceiving in that it looks pretty small but is very spacious indeed. Perfect for all those shopping bags as well as a childs pushchair.
The actual drive of this car is superb. Mine runs on unleaded and is very economical. I can get over 200 miles to £35 ...
bexx0907 27.06.2009
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Advantages: cheap to run, fairly nippy, good on motorway Disadvantages: bit noisy, clutch high up, dull interior
I bought a 1997 on an R plate Escort LX for a bargain of £1000 and had a rather jolly 9 months of motoring out of it. I had only just passe dmy test and wanted a car which was £1000 or less but had to have power steering. It was often hard as most of the cars I looked at with PAS were all over £1000 and the cars under were non PAS rust buckets like aging Fiestas ad Fiat Puntos.
I found this gem privately, which is an ex-fleet car and although had 114,000 miles on the clock was decent to drive. It felt much nipper than the 1.3 Fiesta I had learned to drive in.
Lets start off with the cars image. I was lucky to have a black coloured one, which although got dirty very quickly, is a nice shade for the escort, Gives it a sporting look even though its a fairly basic LX model. Mine came with the boot spoiler which improved the image ...
Advantages: spacious family car Disadvantages: RUST(common Ford problem) not very safe
FORDESCORT FINESSE
This review is based on a Finesse model of an escort, this model is a 1.6 16v, and it was first registered in 2000 on a 'W' plate.
PERSONAL OWNING
I owned one of these cars from 2000 till 2006 unfortunately it was an insurance write off so had to be replaced.
In the time I owned this car it had a few problems such as the head gasket going along with the cylinder head but this was at around 90,000 miles. It had general ware and tear bits replaced throughout its life but no other major engine problems, suspension problems etc.
Being a ford they are prone to rust and at around about 4-5 years old this car did suffer quite badly from rust mainly noticeable around the arches or the car.
I used this car as a family car in the time I had it I found it spacious for things such as family transporting, shopping ...
