Muzz Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 (edited) People say that Fords are shite and unreliable, however my Escorts ran pretty much problem free for two years. I move on to get the godly Jap performance car and it blows it's headgasket, on less than standard boost in 4 days.. Edited September 19, 2006 by Muzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskiddanny Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Lol, goes to show that SOME fords arent unreliable. As you say yours is pretty much problem free for two years, i've had mine just over 2 years and no major problems tbh. Whats your plans with the Jap mofo now then?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted September 19, 2006 Author Share Posted September 19, 2006 Lol, goes to show that SOME fords arent unreliable. As you say yours is pretty much problem free for two years, i've had mine just over 2 years and no major problems tbh. Whats your plans with the Jap mofo now then?? Steel Headgasket and double the boost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sortedford Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 sounds about right muzz, ive killed every jap car ive had through headgasket failure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Isnt that a bit annoying seeing as you've only just bought it havnt ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskiddanny Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Isnt that a bit annoying seeing as you've only just bought it havnt ya? Gives him all the excuse he needs to mod the engine though lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee R Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Isnt that a bit annoying seeing as you've only just bought it havnt ya? my Cossie needed a full rebuild 2 weeks after buying it. Yes, its annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted September 19, 2006 Author Share Posted September 19, 2006 Isnt that a bit annoying seeing as you've only just bought it havnt ya? my Cossie needed a full rebuild 2 weeks after buying it. Yes, its annoying I just laughed. Could get annoyed, but whats the point, it isnt going to solve anything. Going to be blisteringly fast with 15psi..will be easily over 300BHP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee R Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Isnt that a bit annoying seeing as you've only just bought it havnt ya? my Cossie needed a full rebuild 2 weeks after buying it. Yes, its annoying I just laughed. Could get annoyed, but whats the point, it isnt going to solve anything. 2 weeks after the aforementioned £4k rebuild, I laughed my tits off when I wrote it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sortedford Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 how long did you have it on the road for lee? ive had one brown trouser moment exiting a roundabout with a artic one side and barriers the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE W Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 how long did you have it on the road for lee? ive had one brown trouser moment exiting a roundabout with a artic one side and barriers the other Was it lee in the artic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee R Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 how long did you have it on the road for lee? 2 weeks before the rebuild, and 2 weeks after best 4 weeks of my driving history though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotteh Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 as ya sed theres no point getting wound up uve gotta remember uve gone from an n/a engine to a turbo engine, more problems, but in general jap cars r more reliable, the only things ive had go on mine r minor gaskets and general maintenance, its been off the road for over 4 months but im in no rush, its going in at the end of the month and ill have it back, u can only laff to urself wen something goes wrong and wen u smash it into a bridge.....its ok to shed a tear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdie Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Im sure a comparable ford 4x4 200hp+ turbo plus car would last much longer... No... wait... they didn't make one (im talking mass production). And i've yet to see a ESCOS go past 80k without a topend rebuild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutley Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 mine starts everytime .. even after all the trackdays ive done and pushed it very hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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