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any good of a car?

  • 26-01-2010 6:47pm
    #1
    Dark_by_Dezign
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭


    hey just wondering of any owners or anyone that has driven a 'Ford Escort 1.8L 3door IS Zetec' ( mk 6 , 95 - 99 range)

    *is it any good of a car ?
    *any problems or anything i have to look out for ?
    *whats usually a decent price for one?


    because im thinking about buying one
    thanks

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  • #2
    JimmyCrackCorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,691 ✭✭✭JimmyCrackCorn


    Is that the escort GTI?

    If so it had the record for the slowest GTI for many years.


    If it helps (it wont), I was offered a 1.4 escort(same year) for free once and i refused.


  • #3
    Absurdum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,445 ✭✭✭Absurdum


    ahhh I was hoping it was the 1.8 diesel so I could rant about how utterly awful it was


  • #4
    Dark_by_Dezign
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭Dark_by_Dezign


    no its the 'IS' its the model under the RS2000 , i love the look of the car just have to find out is it worth buying?


  • #5
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,468 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    They are mostly worthless now. How much are you planning on paying for this?
    The quickest 1.8 still wasnt quick.


  • #6
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    mickdw wrote: »
    They are mostly worthless now. How much are you planning on paying for this?
    The quickest 1.8 still wasnt quick.

    wasn't too bad.


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  • #7
    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭x in the city


    Dark_by_Dezign wrote: »
    hey just wondering of any owners or anyone that has driven a 'Ford Escort 1.8L 3door IS Zetec' ( mk 6 , 95 - 99 range)

    *is it any good of a car ?
    *any problems or anything i have to look out for ?
    *whats usually a decent price for one?


    because im thinking about buying one
    thanks

    278215885.jpg

    thats not a cool car

    fail...!

    a civic coupe vti is mucho better if thats what you are looking for

    but trying to find one that has not been molested on gary glitter levels will be hard


  • #8
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    x in the city wrote: »
    thats not a cool car

    fail...!

    a civic coupe vti is mucho better if thats what you are looking for

    :rolleyes::rolleyes:


  • #9
    mondeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,676 ✭✭✭mondeo


    The Si is just a ghia model excluding the fake wood trim. The GTi was basicaly an Si with an RS2000 factory bodykit. No rear disks or anything! Same noisy engines as standard escort lx's, glx's. Very poor GTi at that. In fact it was sh!te no offense... Ireland got the 1.6 GTi and the UK got the 1.8 GTi. Imagine how slow the irish VRT basher was? A chap I went to skool with had one, it looked great back in the day but it was crap and he knew it. It came in 3dr, 5dr & estate versions with these horrid 3 spoke alloy wheels. Don't waste your money unless it is very very cheap...


  • #10
    Dark_by_Dezign
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭Dark_by_Dezign


    x in the city wrote: »
    thats not a cool car

    fail...!

    a civic coupe vti is mucho better if thats what you are looking for

    but trying to find one that has not been molested on gary glitter levels will be hard


    your own opinion mate but that pic is not the one im looking at , im not into all those body mods


  • #11
    Dark_by_Dezign
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭Dark_by_Dezign


    mondeo wrote: »
    The Si is just a ghia model excluding the fake wood trim. The GTi was basicaly an Si with an RS2000 factory bodykit. No rear disks or anything! Same noisy engines as standard escort lx's, glx's. Very poor GTi at that. In fact it was sh!te no offense... Ireland got the 1.6 GTi and the UK got the 1.8 GTi. Imagine how slow the irish VRT basher was? A chap I went to skool with had one, it looked great back in the day but it was crap and he knew it. It came in 3dr, 5dr & estate versions with these horrid 3 spoke alloy wheels. Don't waste your money unless it is very very cheap...

    thanks for that its made me think twice now :)


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