I kind of want to get a dog...

"Racescort666" (Racescort666) 11/08/2014 at 22:44 • Filed to: None

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WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Racescort666 11/08/2014 at 22:52

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Looks like my dog.

And yes she likes socks.

FalconHoon > Racescort666 11/08/2014 at 23:46

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Their cool to have around,

Except when they hassle you to go to work

CPT Speedbump > Racescort666 11/08/2014 at 23:46

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I don't think I could live without a dog..probably why my household has 5

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Racescort666 11/09/2014 at 01:39

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I suggest getting either a Chevy Chevette, 1981-1990 Ford Escort or a GM product with the Iron Duke engine. All of those are dogs... LOL

Racescort666 > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 11/09/2014 at 08:45

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I have a 91 escort does that count? Unfortunately, it's not fluffy.

Tohru > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 11/09/2014 at 18:36

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I would like to add 1991-2002 Ford Escort to your statement.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Racescort666 11/09/2014 at 22:58

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I had a 1991 Escort too... it used a Mazda 323/Protege chassis and was hugely better than the Chevette, previous Escorts and Iron Duke-engined GM product that other family members owned (and I occasionally drove). I found the biggest issue was the front tie rods. But at least they weren't expensive to fix.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Tohru 11/09/2014 at 23:02

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Nah... that generation was a big improvement over the older Escorts as it was based on a Mazda chassis. I owned a 1991 and 1995 Escort in the past. It was also a big improvement over Chevettes and GM products with the Iron Duke. The biggest weak area were the tie rods. But at least they weren't expensive to fix. I got into the habit of having mine inspected once a year.

Racescort666 > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 11/09/2014 at 23:05

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I feel like I break tie rods ALL THE TIME.

Tohru > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 11/10/2014 at 00:09

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I owned 3 of those generations, you're not going to win this argument with me. They were rubbish. The 91-96 generation was less rubbish than the 97-02 generation.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Racescort666 11/10/2014 at 09:37

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I also recall that the cheap OEM rear springs tended to crack as well. Part of the problem is replacing the cheap OEM parts with more cheap parts. Moog-branded replacement parts seemed to hold up better.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Tohru 11/10/2014 at 09:44

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I only owned a 1991 hatchback and a 1995 wagon. The 1991 was particularly good. It was my brother's first, then I bought it off of him. When I got rid of it, it had 346,000km on it and was still running strong. The issue was rust that was getting bad by the time it was 10+ years old.

How was the 1997-02 worse? I never owned that generation... only rented those once or twice and thought they were okay, but not enough of a leap forward to stay competitive.

Tohru > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 11/10/2014 at 10:57

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I had a 1991 Tracer wagon, the automatic transmission ate itself. I had a friend with a 1994 Escort, it got rusty in the rear strut towers - it got to where he hit a bump and both back struts punched through the floor.

In 1997 the motor was changed from 1.9L to 2.0L, and they changed the cylinder head in one important part - the valve seats.

My first '97 Escort blew up the automatic (3-4 gear clutch grenaded), then the engine (overheated, faulty temp. sensor), then the transmission again (differential spider gears through side of case). It also rusted out very very badly.

The second '97 Escort dropped a valve seat and destroyed the motor. Then the replacement motor developed a loose valve seat, but I caught it in time to get a remanufactured cylinder head... which I had to replace under warranty because the one they sent me was leaking coolant into the cylinders.

They're rubbish cars and I wouldn't own another one if I was paid to.

Racescort666 > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 11/10/2014 at 11:01

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I have coil overs so that's not really an issue for me.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Tohru 11/10/2014 at 11:31

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Sorry to hear about the bad luck you had with them.

The manual ones were definitely better than the automatics. Better fuel economy, better performance and more durable. The Escorts I had were both manual.

Also the Escorts made in the USA were better quality than the ones made in Mexico apparently. You can tell where it was made by decoding the VIN.