Mk4 Ford Escorts

[garth]

Hi

Someone I know is selling a D reg (87?) 1.4 escort estate. It's horrifically ugly and I sort of want it.

It's done 7,000(!) miles from new and is completely un-fucked with and pretty much rot free.

Worth anything? Ever going to be? Avoid at all costs?
____________________
You ain't a has been if you never was

[CBFcarl]

I liked the normal version, but the estate is hurting my brain.
There used to be one that drove around rotherham that had been sprayed with the cadburys boost paint scheme. eugh.
____________________
thx1138 wrote: Well if you had a car, I'd bet it would smell like urine had had drunken sex with vomit and made a poo baby.
Polarbear wrote: They are all old now. Probably had more abuse that a Rotherham schoolgirl.
Hellkat wrote: I want to know if Nigella smells of garlic, or just minge.

[swampy]

[Minty]

It was used by ladies to take their dogs to do dog things.

In short, who the hell would be hankering for one?

Unless you want a cheap, very basic runabout???
____________________
My fingers smell of your mum.

[Ste]

[andyscooter]

Nice set of alloys few tasteful mods and it could be nice

Mk 1and2 estates are going up slowly
____________________
gilera runner vxr200 (chavped)
if its spelt wrong its my fat fingers and daft auto correct on my tablet

[CBFcarl]

Saying that, if you want it and it isnt mental money, get one.
Live your life dude. Don't be the bloke who regretted not buying that car that he wanted.
____________________
thx1138 wrote: Well if you had a car, I'd bet it would smell like urine had had drunken sex with vomit and made a poo baby.
Polarbear wrote: They are all old now. Probably had more abuse that a Rotherham schoolgirl.
Hellkat wrote: I want to know if Nigella smells of garlic, or just minge.

[chris-red]

Anything old, low milage and ford is worth more money than you think.
____________________
Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[sidewinder]

Buy it slam it turbo it
____________________
"Nitrous is like a cheap hooker, you want to hit it but are scared of the consequences

[garth]

I can't say I'm particularly taken by it - I just wondered if it would be worth getting with the ridiculously low miles on it. With a years MOT and cambelt just fitted it's going for £500.

I do have a car already, though a bigger one may be useful with regards to carrying stuff in the near future, only if it's something that wouldn't lose me cash. A 1.4 escort is never something that I'm likely to get excited about.

Slammed on the floor it could look quite rapey tho
____________________
You ain't a has been if you never was

[sidewinder]

If it's in good nick at £500 get it.its worth a bit in parts
____________________
"Nitrous is like a cheap hooker, you want to hit it but are scared of the consequences

[Carvel]

If it's rot free it's a good buy. Mk4 escorts won't be worth anything for a long time yet but they have a retro vibe to them and can be made to look pretty good. 1400 CVH's aren't bad little engines either.

What colour is it?
____________________
2002 Aprilia RSV1000R, Cbr600Fs, Mk1 B12, Vfr400 NC30...

Matt B: I can deal with crushed nuts to beat Ollie.

[nowhere.elysium]

It's facemeltingly hideous, and I like that.

Buy it.
____________________
'10 SV650SF, '83 GS650GT (it lives!), Questionable DIY dash project, 3D Printer project, Lasercutter project

[garth]

It's white.

What sort of mpg could I expect?
____________________
You ain't a has been if you never was

[Ariel Badger]

[finniee]

I think you are looking at around 30 mpg, might get 35 but I'm not 100% sure.

[Rogerborg]

Those are British Leyland levels of hideous.

Have it, seal it in a bubble, wait 20 years, cash in.
____________________
Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[arry]

Mk4 Escort chassis was terrible. Absolutely terrible. In fact, everything about it was.

But you'll still get someone wanting it to get it into Fast Ford magazine.

[Wonko The Sane]

[t121anf]

Loved my old xr3i, seen a few mk4s about recently including an estate.

https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/03gAAOSwBadTqdQP/$_35.JPG

[arry]

[MC]

These things were literally everywhere in the early nineties, and they were absolute shite then. Only worse car I can think of from that period is the Renault 5. You'd be better off with an old Cavalier, and they were awful too.
____________________
Yamaha MT-03 '08 (crashed)
Honda XR-125L '04

[Boxing]

If it's cheap and in good condition, personally I'd buy it.

However bare in mind these can be stolen with a stone.

[chris-red]

[garth]

I think I'm probably going to give it a miss. I don't need it and by the sounds of it they were never good in the first place!

I have a diesel 106 which isn't worth a lot, but does do 60+mpg and I can treat it like a workhorse with no worries.
____________________
You ain't a has been if you never was