Escort sale, is this ok?

dirtybird

dirtybird

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95 GT 5 speed w/ 154,000 miles oil changed every 3000 miles for $1700 obo is this ok and problems areas? Arent these the ones that are REALLY expensive parts just because they are gt's? Let me know
 
I'm not familiar with the used Ford market, but $1,700 for an eleven year old car with 154,000 miles sounds pretty high. I would think more along the lines of $1,000, or less.
 
Well I was thinking you cant buy a car for less than $1000 for a running vehicle :dontknow: It seems like its really nice
 
My brother had a '94 E-GT for a while and it needed quite a bit of work continously. I HATED working on that car. They shoe-horned a 1.8L Miata engine under the hood and that didnt leave any room to fit human-sized hands anywhere to service the usual things that go bad (alternator, water pump, v-belts...etc). Parts are not that expensive because of the interchangeability to the Miata. The one biggest PITA was with the V-belts though.
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One day, after driving thru a big puddle, it threw the belts off the pulleys. We thought... no big deal we will just reinstall them. About 50 miles later it threw the belt again... and then again. Got new belts... threw them. WTF!!??!! It turns out that particular car uses a directional v-belt. When installed backwards, it would creap up the pulley and be thrown off. Once we installed it correctly, it worked just fine from there on. It just baffles me that after 5-6 attempts to reinstall the belt, we installed it wrong every time.:mad:

Other issues with it: Brakes - all 4 calipers were prone to the slider pins freezing, and the rear pistons froze in the calipers. Rotors would warp quickly (thank god for Murray's lifetime warranty on pads and rotors).

Aside from all the headaches from it, it was a fun car to drive. Decent, rev-happy power, OK handling, and it got 34 MPG on the hwy.
 
Peacock your thinking of the Probe Gt with the mazda drivetrain very expensive to repair a replacement distributor for one is around 500.00 my old boss's kid had on it was a money pit never herd anything bad about the escorts as long as you keep the oil changed
 
Don't forget timing belts. Make sure it's been replaced recently. I think they suggest every 80,000 miles.
 
svopro said:
Peacock your thinking of the Probe Gt with the mazda drivetrain very expensive to repair a replacement distributor for one is around 500.00 my old boss's kid had on it was a money pit never herd anything bad about the escorts as long as you keep the oil changed
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Sweet, thanks random person
 
i gues you could call me motowns escort expert


the escort GT is a mazda motor (BP18) theyre reliable for the most part and as long as it doesnt have an auto the trans' are good

the motors can handle alot of boost too but im sure thats not your intentions

if u need any help with it once u get it lemme know
 
dirtybird said:
I think I am gonna offer the guy 1400. Its just gonna be a beater car anyway how can you go wrong?
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You will find out how wrong you can go once you try to work on it. And with nearly 150k on it you will have to.
:finger: to the Escort GT
 
theyre really not that different than the base models

theres slight differences in suspension but very little, the GT has rear discs, interiot had nicer seats. the engine and trans were different but there not totall garbage like the probe mazda powertrains

i would say babied that car has anouther 50k in her

hows the body ?
 
Going to see it here any minute. He said there is a fist sized rust spot on the rear corner and a little rust on the hood (where they all rust) and it needs a windshield. Anyone have a windshield? :dontknow:
 
dude those cars are sweet.. i've owned one personaly and my friends have had a few also all Gt's 1.8 5 speeds.. prob was the best damn car i owned for less thatn 500 bucks. mine had 240,000 on it and ran like a bitch. id prob still be driving it if i didnt turbo it and killed the motor.

the stock fuel system and the stock mass air with the door mod is good to about 8 psi with no tune change at all, it compensates pretty damn good by it self..
 
another problem on pretty much all escorts is that they break rear springs. Usually at a mileage point before this one is at, however if they haven;t been changed, its about a 4-500 bill. for rear struts springs mounts and usually sway bar links.
 
Rod442 said:
another problem on pretty much all escorts is that they break rear springs. Usually at a mileage point before this one is at, however if they haven;t been changed, its about a 4-500 bill. for rear struts springs mounts and usually sway bar links.
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what shop did you go to cuz they split your ass wide open..


This is a beater not a new car.. who in there right mind would buy new parts for it... Go to the j-yard.. you can get springs and strut assemblys for 10 bucks with the damn hub and everything
 
the only serious problem i've noticed with these is the fuel line coming off the outlet lid at the tank rots.. it will rust right thru.. accesed thru the panel in the floor under the back seat.. the pump assembly has to be replaced when this happens and that was the most money i ever put into that car.. 200 bucks.
 
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