sure you been checking the old Auto Trader, but that's a fine looking GTi for the money

 

Nice Black GTi

too many miles, do 20k a year, in two years its practically worthless.

 

Thanks keeping an eye out for me. theres some nices i've been looking at recently. Just need someone to buy mine.

 

been offered £2500 and a hyudai lantra 1.6, auto, 95'Mreg, 50k, 116bhp, which im considering, but i thinkk the hyudai is only worth £500

too many miles, do 20k a year, in two years its practically worthless.

 

Thanks keeping an eye out for me. theres some nices i've been looking at recently. Just need someone to buy mine.

 

been offered £2500 and a hyudai lantra 1.6, auto, 95'Mreg, 50k, 116bhp, which im considering, but i thinkk the hyudai is only worth £500

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Why buy a car for future value? The depreciate like mad anyway. The zetecs are good for big mileage too.

 

Mine has 84k, and the service history I have suggests it's only had about 5 services it's whole life and it's still rock solid.... as long as the cam belt is done of course.

If i get 40k milliage car, i wouldn't expect to spend much on anything at 60k and ware tear bits start needing to be replaced, clutch, cambelt, water pump, lower arms, suspension tops. Im trying to get a VERY low maintence car, which will cost nowt for atleast a yeah so i can save for a house deposite or clear the credit cards.

Im trying to get a VERY low maintence car, which will cost nowt for atleast a yeah so i can save for a house deposite or clear the credit cards.

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Sorry to say it, but it doesn't sound like an escort is ideal.

 

Mine had done 40k and needed the lower arms doing, cambelt, brakes, etc etc and ended up a £850 service!

 

I suggest something German. Maybe a mk3 Golf GTi??? Or a E36 320i??

 

Can pick both of those up for a few £k now.

Mine had done 40k and needed the lower arms doing, cambelt, brakes, etc etc and ended up a £850 service!

 

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looks like u dropped unlucky then

 

dunno any1 else that has been faced with anything like that

when i had my mk6 everything seemed go wrong at around the same time.. mr2.. no probs.. except new back tyres

in 2yrs i doubt any escort will be worth much anyway.. their not gonna go up in value thats for sure IMO.. not even the RS2k will.. not like its got the heritage of say the mk1's or 2's

maybe your right, but at least when i need a new handbrake cable etc i dont have pay £59 per side

 

I used to love my old escort, servicing is cheap, i dont get garage trying to jam parts design for the UK version into my import deffiant that im wrong when i tell them theres no UK equivlant.

 

Theres probably not a single job on maintaing a escort i couldn't do if i gave it some thought. But with the MR2 im about reluctant to do the work myself becuase of the power and breed of the car.

 

Buy my MR2: http://www.escortevolution.co.uk/forums/in...showtopic=45159 lol

 

Seriously tho, i miss my old escort, i put alot hard work into it, and if have to downgrade, i wouldn't want any other car (except a st24 )

1.8 115ps MK6 Escort is unbeatble as an all-rounder IMO, in terms of price (cheap enough), power (powerful enuff not to make driving a chore and not the slowest, while I'm not saying it by any means sets the world alight), looks (with even minor fettling IE/ get rid of the crappy cheap trim, it looks swish)

 

anything less, don't bother, 1.6> is an incapable sh1theap

 

1.6> is an incapable sh1theap

 

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That's a tad harsh! If you give it everything, and I mean everything (not just foot on the floor) it'll get itself going up to a ton without too much trouble.

 

Dunno about the 1.8, but I'll soon be spanking a 2L around!!

 

Paul it seems you're prepared to put up with a little hassle from the escort which is the amount you'll pay for sentimental values.

 

Paul, and sentimental in the same sentence, surely not PMSL!

 

Would be good to see ya back down Southend in a blue oval!

1.6> is an incapable sh1theap

 

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That's a tad harsh! If you give it everything, and I mean everything (not just foot on the floor) it'll get itself going up to a ton without too much trouble.

 

 

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big whoop!

 

and exactly, u have to drive like a muthafucka to make the car go anywhere, thus making it a chore to drive

 

1.8 or above can be driven (reasonably swiftly) in a relaxed manner *lights hamlet*

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1.8 + deffo much easier than the gutless 1.6. Thats what I like about the Escort if anything goes wrong its reasonably easy and cheap to fix and there is so many parts suppliers around spares are easy to come by

1.6> is an incapable sh1theap

 

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That's a tad harsh! If you give it everything, and I mean everything (not just foot on the floor) it'll get itself going up to a ton without too much trouble.

 

 

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big whoop!

 

and exactly, u have to drive like a muthafucka

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You think Michael Schumacher drives his Grand Prix's in a relaxed manner??? LOL

 

To get the most out of any car, you have to drive "like a muthafucka"

 

Do you not enjoy it?? I used to love getting fed up with lack of progress, so drop 2 or 3 gears, and cane the fcuk out of it!!!!!

 

Jesus, serious withdrawal symptons!!!

 

Anyway, I'm sure a 115bhp 1.8 is the only option Paul is considering

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That's a tad harsh! If you give it everything, and I mean everything (not just foot on the floor) it'll get itself going up to a ton without too much trouble.

 

 

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big whoop!

 

and exactly, u have to drive like a muthafucka

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You think Michael Schumacher drives his Grand Prix's in a relaxed manner??? LOL

 

To get the most out of any car, you have to drive "like a muthafucka"

 

Do you not enjoy it?? I used to love getting fed up with lack of progress, so drop 2 or 3 gears, and cane the fcuk out of it!!!!!

 

 

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to get the most, yes, but not to actually get anything out of it at all

 

and yes, I loved driving my old 1.6 like a complete tw@t, but I didn't wanna HAVE to drive like that ALL the time

 

I must be gettin' old cos every so often I like to sit back and let the car do the work

 

I'm wondering if my possible next car will allow me to do that (Escort TD) hmmm