ZX2 top speed

[Rudy]

Does anyone know the top speed of the escort zx2. I'm not sure if there is
a cutoff or not. I had mine up to 110 or so, but backed off. Just curious.
Don't plan on going top speed.

[Hector]

Rudy wrote in message <35d4f...@news1.ibm.net>...

You were almost THERE.

The tires supplied are T-rated, meaning 112 MPH. The speed limiter is at
112.

[John]

I've heard people say just that. 112-117 and the computer shuts you
down. I took mine up to 100 a couple times to see how it did. No
problem there. Now, how fast could it go if the computer didn't stop
you?

[Joe Langley]

Sounds like fun, but never believe the speedo. They're usually very optimistic
as speeds get higher. According to Ford, the ZX2's top speed governor kicks in
at 102. If you ever try it again, just keep in it and you'll definitely know
when it kicks in.

[John]

Maybe we could just keep in floored as long as possible and hope a
nice police officer will tell us how fast we were going? :)

[RyanStrass]

where do you do, where you can get up to 110 and not get caught?

Ryan (who got a ticket last night for doing 53 in a 40)
"If I could have my way everyday would be a Friday and you could even speed on
the highway" - Skee Lo

"If I die before I learn to speak, will money pay for all the days I lived
awake but half asleep?" - Primitive Radio Gods

ryans...@aol.com

[John]

You drive the same stretch of road on a daily basis and you begin to
learn where the police like to sit. 2 years of commuting on the same
stretch of freewy and there are areas where you never see a cop
because there is no place to sit where you can't see them for 5 miles.
I don't sustain those speeds but it's fun to kick it up for a minute
or 2.

[kewlbeanz]

>ford limits top speed to 103 or 106 mph. true top speed with no limit
is close
>to 140.

Tehehehee...

Beanboy

[ame...@my-dejanews.com]

In article <35d4f...@news1.ibm.net>,

"Rudy" <none@none> wrote:
> Does anyone know the top speed of the escort zx2. I'm not sure if there is
> a cutoff or not. I had mine up to 110 or so, but backed off. Just curious.
> Don't plan on going top speed.
>
>

ford limits top speed to 103 or 106 mph. true top speed with no limit is close
to 140.

joe

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[ChrisP UCF]

there's no way a piece of shit escort can go over 120

[Mel H.]

140, eh? Maybe in your wildest dreams.

Mustang GT: 140mph
Taurus SHO: 140mph
Acura 3.5TL: 140 mph
Mercedes SLK230: 140mph
Volvo S70GLT: 140mph
Escort ZX2: Not quite 140mph

Mel H.
'98 SVT Contour (143mph)
Formerly '85 Merkur XR4ti (137mph)

[JOE]

hate to say it but my stock 98' zx2 will hit 136 now that I've gotten rid of
fords nasty 103-106mph cut off point.

joe
ChrisP UCF wrote in message
<199809090342...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...

[kewlbeanz]

John wrote in message <35f7221...@news.atl.bellsouth.net>...
>You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. This is not
>your father's Escort. (to borrow a line from an old Olds advertising
>campaign.) Dual overhead cam, 16 valves and 0-60 in 7.4 seconds (with
>the 5 speed--so sayeth Motor Trend's testing.)

Knowing how widely mag stats can vary, and already having had this
"discussion" with Ryanmal, I was wondering if there is a ZX2 website out
there? Has anybody put up time slips for 1/4 times? I know that a
15.3-16.3 with 7.4-8.2 0-60 times and top speeds of 128-131 mph for
Neons are doable, since most mag results combined with viewing time
slips and top speed runs prove it. Since there seems to be some widely
debated performance issues for the ZX2, just curious if anybody has more
information to offer than the "Motor Trend review" or "my car can go 136
mph now."

Just curious,
Beanboy

PS I just couldn't resist: Winner of the economy car class in Car and
Driver's One-Lap of America: NEON!

[kewlbeanz]

John wrote in message <35f83152...@news.atl.bellsouth.net>...
>Don't know about that but I would trust Motor Trnd before I'd trust a
>web page put together by who knows who. Besides, I have no doubt of
>the time from what I have seen mine do.

My point was that many other mags have never got a 7.4 second or a sub
16 second 1/4 time out of a ZX2.

[Rudy]

That's a bunch of bullsh*t, I had a 91 Escort GT. Had speedo was buried
past 120, estimated speed 132....BURIED past 120, had to let off because I
hit outside of town at 120 in 25mph zone. Only time I ever took that fast,
but I know it was more than 120.

[John]

You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. This is not
your father's Escort. (to borrow a line from an old Olds advertising
campaign.) Dual overhead cam, 16 valves and 0-60 in 7.4 seconds (with
the 5 speed--so sayeth Motor Trend's testing.)

>there's no way a piece of shit escort can go over 120

[ChrisP UCF]

You know why you're an idiot? Becuase you're probably running 136 mph on
public roads, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, you're probably using T rated tires that
come stock with that Esco'.

Good luck

cpg

ps - get some V's if you're going to push that escort up to 130+

[John]

Don't know about that but I would trust Motor Trnd before I'd trust a
web page put together by who knows who. Besides, I have no doubt of
the time from what I have seen mine do.

>

>John wrote in message <35f7221...@news.atl.bellsouth.net>...

>>You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. This is not
>>your father's Escort. (to borrow a line from an old Olds advertising
>>campaign.) Dual overhead cam, 16 valves and 0-60 in 7.4 seconds (with
>>the 5 speed--so sayeth Motor Trend's testing.)
>
>

[Joe Langley]

In your dreams!!! Sorry to disappoint you, but a realistic estimate would be
around 120 to 125. There are cars with 70 to 100 more horsepower that just make
it to the 140mph mark.

[Gerald Wang]

In article <35f7221...@news.atl.bellsouth.net>,

John <jwillum...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. This is not
>your father's Escort. (to borrow a line from an old Olds advertising
>campaign.) Dual overhead cam, 16 valves and 0-60 in 7.4 seconds (with
>the 5 speed--so sayeth Motor Trend's testing.)

FWIW, Motor Trend's 0-60 time of 7.4s was done on a preproduction unit
and they point this out in a later review where they got a 0-60 time of
7.8s. I have no idea why they don't use that most recent data in their
Road Test Review.

Gerald

[Joe Langley]

Another load of SH*T!!! In a 25mph zone you hit 132!!! Obviously its a 25mph
zone for one of possible reasons; a) in a town and your crazy for doing that
kind of speed in a local zone, b) it was a short stretch, which would imply
that it accelerates like a rocket to a speed of 132, or c) it was on a bend in
the road which implies that you've got great tires and were probably scrubbing
off some speed so that 140mph sh*t must be real!!! Sorry, I take it all
back. By the way did I mention that I have an Eclipse GS-T that can do 170
and a 300ZX that does 200!!!

Rudy wrote:

> That's a bunch of bullsh*t, I had a 91 Escort GT. Had speedo was buried
> past 120, estimated speed 132....BURIED past 120, had to let off because I
> hit outside of town at 120 in 25mph zone. Only time I ever took that fast,
> but I know it was more than 120.
>
> ChrisP UCF wrote in message
> <199809090342...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...

[kewlbeanz]

Rudy wrote in message <35f74...@news1.ibm.net>...

>That's a bunch of bullsh*t, I had a 91 Escort GT. Had speedo was
buried
>past 120, estimated speed 132....BURIED past 120, had to let off
because I
>hit outside of town at 120 in 25mph zone. Only time I ever took that
fast,
>but I know it was more than 120.

Hmmm, what was the old Escort GT's drag coefficient? Let's see, 127/114
and weighing in at 2458 w/manual and a drag coefficient of at least in
the.35 or so range. Yea, that can do 132... Again, tehehee

Beanboy

[Rudy]

That was my 91 Escort GT. It did more rpm's the newer ones go quite as
fast, but they can do over 120 I know that. Sorry Kewlbeanz, I didn't
explain well I was coming in from a country road and hit the 45 mph out of
town and coasted to 120 when I hit the 25mph zone, way way way to fast for
entering town, so I slowed down very quick. You reach town pretty fast at
120+. It took a good 1-2 miles to get up to speed. I have a zx2 now and it
is faster but top end is not as much, but it will do over 120.

Joe Langley wrote in message <35F74FB3...@worldnet.att.net>...

[JOE]

Yes 136 was on public roads but that was on a trip to Montana where there is
no daylight speed limit. and know I'm not running "t" rated tires; I'm not
crazy!

take care, Jim

ChrisP UCF wrote in message

<199809100112...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...

[Mel H.]

Do Escorts have 140mph speedos?

[Alvin Jackson]

Sorry guys!!!!!!! The new computer chips will shut down the fuel pump in
the new 98 models with speeds in excess of 120. But I still say
115mph.

[Alvin Jackson]

After you pick up the remaining parts , you can tell us. but I would say
around 115 mph.

[JOE]

no they don't. but not that hard to recalibrate.
Mel H. wrote in message <2267-35F...@newsd-133.iap.bryant.webtv.net>...

[Ryanmal]

>
>there's no way a piece of shit escort can go over 120

The ZX2 isn't really an escort. It goes from 0-60 is 7.4 seconds and is really
a nice car to drive. I liked it even better than the grand prix's, grand am's,
sunfires, and even a lincoln mark 8 convertable (94-95 I think).

-Ryan

"I'm sick you all you hypocrites holding me at bay, and I don't need your
sympathies to get me through the day" --Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)

"Arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand" -- James Hetfield (Metallica)

[Ryanmal]

>
>Knowing how widely mag stats can vary, and already having had this
>"discussion" with Ryanmal, I was wondering if there is a ZX2 website out
>there? Has anybody put up time slips for 1/4 times? I know that a
>15.3-16.3 with 7.4-8.2 0-60 times and top speeds of 128-131 mph for
>Neons are doable, since most mag results combined with viewing time
>slips and top speed runs prove it. Since there seems to be some widely
>debated performance issues for the ZX2, just curious if anybody has more
>information to offer than the "Motor Trend review" or "my car can go 136
>mph now."
>
>Just curious,
>Beanboy
>
>
>PS I just couldn't resist: Winner of the economy car class in Car and
>Driver's One-Lap of America: NEON!
>

I'm back. I have personally seen several of my friends get to 60 in under 7.4
seconds. It really depends on how well you launch a clutch. Also, to dredge
up the old Neon vs. ZX2 debate. Last weekend I started tweaking my ZX2, and
man, that is an engine with a huge amount of untapped power. With just a
resonator mod and a new air filter it is really toasting. And is kicking
neon's asses all over town. That, my friend, is based on personal experience.

[kewlbeanz]

>I'm back. I have personally seen several of my friends get to 60 in
under 7.4
>seconds. It really depends on how well you launch a clutch. Also, to
dredge
>up the old Neon vs. ZX2 debate. Last weekend I started tweaking my
ZX2, and
>man, that is an engine with a huge amount of untapped power. With just
a
>resonator mod and a new air filter it is really toasting. And is
kicking
>neon's asses all over town. That, my friend, is based on personal
experience.

>-Ryan

Wooohoo!! Here we go again... Other than for a few dips into the
low-end of the Usenet pool, this 'discussion' have been fairly decent.
Has anybody been able to dyno a mod'ed ZX2 yet? Have ya taken her to
the track or a local auto-x?

Beanboy
NYG Neon

[Mel H.]

Beanboy, If Ryan showed up at a track or auto-x with that Escort, he'd
be seeing red by the time he gave up and left - namely the red from the
taillights of all the Neon ACR's that passed and drove away from him.

[ChrisP UCF]

Is it possible to lay rubber with a ZX2 Esco'

If so, how long a patch out of curiosity. I see so many people talking about
how fast the Esco's are, but most of the Escrots I see suck.

Some input?

[Mi...@canada.com]

Excuse my ignorance.. but can't you figure out top speed
(theoretically) by using the tach?.. I mean at any given gear, double
the rpm=double the speed. In my PGT @ 3500rpm I'm doing ~115km/hr, so
if I pull to my 7000 redline I'd be doing 230km/hr (transversely at
1750rpm I'm doing ~67km/hr)..
.. so what's the ZX2 doing at 1/2 of redline (6500rpm right? So 3250
how fast is it going?).. and will it pull to redline in 5th?

If my total lack of knowledge is bunk, let me know. (And please no
flaming!).. I mean they are linear relationships in the same gear,
aren't they?

-M

[*tom the Alanis fan*]

It depends on the car.  Some cars are DOHC, they don't have to rev as high to get the same horspower as SOHC or Naturally Aspirated, then with turbos it wont rev as high either.  For example, my 1 friend has a Naturally Aspirated Neon, you have to rev that phucker way up to achieve and use all its horses.  Whereas a friend with an older Volvo Turbo doesnt rev it nearly as high.

hope this helps

~tom

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Mi...@canada.com wrote in message <35fbbe1...@news.istar.ca>...

[JOE]

THANK YOU the zx2 is an escort in name only.

joe
Ryanmal wrote in message
<199809120208...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...

>>
>>there's no way a piece of shit escort can go over 120
>
>The ZX2 isn't really an escort. It goes from 0-60 is 7.4 seconds and is
really
>a nice car to drive. I liked it even better than the grand prix's, grand
am's,
>sunfires, and even a lincoln mark 8 convertable (94-95 I think).
>
>

[Playin66]

first the disclamer - I am not a math major! There, now on to the subject:
theorectically, yes. Unfortunatly - no. Wind resistance increases (try
walking in a pool and then running - same thing for air but takes more speed).
Not sure if friction on parts (like axles) increase greatly here but wouldn't
be too surprised if someone said it would. Anyways, speed to rpms is more of a
curve - like the horsepower/torque curves you may have seen. Those are not
linear either.
Hope this helps!

[Christopher Iarocci]

Absolutely you can figure out a car's top speed by using the tach. It is a
simple relationship. I think you already know what to do by your letter.

[ChrisP UCF]

Everybody knows Escorts suck.

So don't talk about them anymore!

[John]

Define suck. As in AOL sucks and is only used by people too stupid to
use a real ISP? As in you sound like you're only 14 years old and
your opinion on the matter doesn't count anyway? As in your inbred
family has never owned a car newer than 10 years old so you base your
opinions on that? Please, help us out here.

As someone who has owned 4 Escorts in my life (86, 93, 95 and 98) and
the days all of them combined have spent in the shop could be counted
on 1 hand, I'm curious.

Maybe you mean because it's not as fast as a Mustang? It's not
supposed to. It's basic transportation to get people places. Maybe
you mean it's not as fancy as a Navigator. There's a reason why it's
less than half the price. Maybe you just don't have a clue as to what
you are talking about and just like to see your name on the screen
because then you can show the kids at school? Probably.

<dismount soapbox>

[RyanStrass]

<<Define suck. As in AOL sucks and is only used by people too stupid to
use a real ISP? As in you sound like you're only 14 years old and
your opinion on the matter doesn't count anyway? As in your inbred
family has never owned a car newer than 10 years old so you base your
opinions on that? Please, help us out here.>>

Hey, I use AOL too. I'm not going to say that I love AOL, but I wouldn't call
most of it's users "too stupid". He may sound like he's 14 years old, but
there are many uneloquent adults out there these days. I feel somewhat angry
that you assume that his family is inbred and then the car assumption has no
basis either.

<<As someone who has owned 4 Escorts in my life (86, 93, 95 and 98) and
the days all of them combined have spent in the shop could be counted
on 1 hand, I'm curious.>>

I've driven 1 Escort in my life, the ZX2, and I'll say that I liked it. I just
can't afford a new car right now.

<<Maybe you mean because it's not as fast as a Mustang? It's not
supposed to. It's basic transportation to get people places. Maybe
you mean it's not as fancy as a Navigator. There's a reason why it's
less than half the price. Maybe you just don't have a clue as to what
you are talking about and just like to see your name on the screen
because then you can show the kids at school? Probably.>>

Who would want a Navigator, anyways? And getting your name on a screen is a
much simpler matter than posting several times to a newsgroup, and I doubt the
"kids at school" would be very impressed.

<<<dismount soapbox>>>

Watch your step.

Ryan
"If I could have my way everyday would be a Friday and you could even speed on
the highway" - Skee Lo

"If I die before I learn to speak, will money pay for all the days I lived
awake but half asleep?" - Primitive Radio Gods

ryans...@aol.com

[JOE]

Could not have said it better myself. thanks John.

joe
John wrote in message <35fe06b5...@news.atl.bellsouth.net>...

>Define suck. As in AOL sucks and is only used by people too stupid to
>use a real ISP? As in you sound like you're only 14 years old and
>your opinion on the matter doesn't count anyway? As in your inbred
>family has never owned a car newer than 10 years old so you base your
>opinions on that? Please, help us out here.
>

>As someone who has owned 4 Escorts in my life (86, 93, 95 and 98) and
>the days all of them combined have spent in the shop could be counted
>on 1 hand, I'm curious.
>

>Maybe you mean because it's not as fast as a Mustang? It's not
>supposed to. It's basic transportation to get people places. Maybe
>you mean it's not as fancy as a Navigator. There's a reason why it's
>less than half the price. Maybe you just don't have a clue as to what
>you are talking about and just like to see your name on the screen
>because then you can show the kids at school? Probably.
>

[bkey250]

Well, Joe has spoken for me also. Why is it that everytime I recieved a
response to my thread it was some sarcastic crap by a person using AOL.
These people can laugh at me for my transportation on the road, but they use
the a inferior less economical type of transportation for the information
super higway.
RyanStrass wrote in message
<199809141226...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...

><<Define suck. As in AOL sucks and is only used by people too stupid to
>use a real ISP? As in you sound like you're only 14 years old and
>your opinion on the matter doesn't count anyway? As in your inbred
>family has never owned a car newer than 10 years old so you base your
>opinions on that? Please, help us out here.>>
>

>Hey, I use AOL too. I'm not going to say that I love AOL, but I wouldn't
call
>most of it's users "too stupid". He may sound like he's 14 years old, but
>there are many uneloquent adults out there these days. I feel somewhat
angry
>that you assume that his family is inbred and then the car assumption has
no
>basis either.
>

><<As someone who has owned 4 Escorts in my life (86, 93, 95 and 98) and
>the days all of them combined have spent in the shop could be counted
>on 1 hand, I'm curious.>>
>

>I've driven 1 Escort in my life, the ZX2, and I'll say that I liked it. I
just
>can't afford a new car right now.
>

><<Maybe you mean because it's not as fast as a Mustang? It's not
>supposed to. It's basic transportation to get people places. Maybe
>you mean it's not as fancy as a Navigator. There's a reason why it's
>less than half the price. Maybe you just don't have a clue as to what
>you are talking about and just like to see your name on the screen
>because then you can show the kids at school? Probably.>>
>

[Mi...@canada.com]

On Mon, 14 Sep 1998 03:55:07 GMT, "Christopher Iarocci"
<iar...@hamptons.com> wrote:

Okay.. I have one agreement and like 2-3 saying no..
Anyone else have an opinion with this?

Actually, why don't you guys go and try it? I mean I've driven our 4
vehicles, each going like 1/2 the speed at like 1/2 the tach.. try it.
:)..
I didn't think it had anything to do with the horsepower/torque curve
because that's kind of like a constant; it just has to do with the
gears going around twice as fast at twice the engine speed... or am I
explaining this all wrong?

Thanks again guys!
-M

[John]

De nada

>Could not have said it better myself. thanks John.
>
>
> joe

>John wrote in message <35fe06b5...@news.atl.bellsouth.net>...

>>Define suck. As in AOL sucks and is only used by people too stupid to
>>use a real ISP? As in you sound like you're only 14 years old and
>>your opinion on the matter doesn't count anyway? As in your inbred
>>family has never owned a car newer than 10 years old so you base your
>>opinions on that? Please, help us out here.
>>

>>As someone who has owned 4 Escorts in my life (86, 93, 95 and 98) and
>>the days all of them combined have spent in the shop could be counted
>>on 1 hand, I'm curious.
>>

>>Maybe you mean because it's not as fast as a Mustang? It's not
>>supposed to. It's basic transportation to get people places. Maybe
>>you mean it's not as fancy as a Navigator. There's a reason why it's
>>less than half the price. Maybe you just don't have a clue as to what
>>you are talking about and just like to see your name on the screen
>>because then you can show the kids at school? Probably.
>>

[Gerald Wang]

In article <199809140346...@ladder03.news.aol.com>,

Playin66 <play...@aol.com> wrote:
>be too surprised if someone said it would. Anyways, speed to rpms is more of a
>curve - like the horsepower/torque curves you may have seen. Those are not
>linear either.

Speed to RPMs is definitely linear. But you are correct about air
friction, etc. making it difficult to get close to redline in top gear.

Regards,

Gerald

[Playin66]

>Speed to RPMs is definitely linear. But you are correct about air
>friction, etc. making it difficult to get close to redline in top gear.
>
>Regards,
>
>Gerald

Opps, stand corrected :) Anyways, this all should help.

[Christopher Iarocci]

The speed of the engine in relation to the speed of the car is definately
linear! Unless you have a transmission with infinitaly adjustable gear
ratios! The relation just changes in each gear according to the final drive
ratio! HP and Torque have one thing to do with it, if you don't have enough
to overcome things like air resistance and drag of the rotational parts of
the car you are not going that top speed you hope for. But, if you figure
out the engine RPM to car speed mathematically it would give you the top
speed at max RPMs with the assumption you have the power to attain those max
RPMs.

Mi...@canada.com wrote in message <35fd397...@news.istar.ca>...

[JOE]

I hate to say it but FU** you

joe
NeonGlowzz wrote in message
<199809150015...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
>that just means you suck........

[JOE]

JOE wrote in message ...

>now that is original

joe

[NeonGlowzz]

that just means you suck........

[John]

I find you...amusing. No more, no less.

[Sam Glenn]

Interrogative?

Didn't catch the original post.

--Sam

[crazy...@my-dejanews.com]

What kind of car do you drive? If everyone knows Escorts suck why is it one of
the best selling cars in the world? Who cares what some snot nosed college kid
has to say?
In article <199809140555...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,

chri...@aol.com (ChrisP UCF) wrote:
> Everybody knows Escorts suck.
>
> So don't talk about them anymore!
>

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[*tom the Alanis fan*]

Hey man, don't let some 18 year old whose just jealous because all he can afford is a rotted out 73 civic.  I agree, I think escorst are great little cars.  When my grandparents got rid of their 85 Caravan, they decided they wanted a station wagon, the Taurus was bigger than what they needed, but they certainly could have afforded it, anyhow, they bought a 95 Escort Wagon with Power Everything, Auto and A/C They are more than happy with it.  In the 3 years so far they've owned it, they have not had one major, or minor problem.  Everything still works perfectly, Great Cold Air, nice power windows, Kick ass stereo for an economy car anyway.  With some beefy tires you can't get it stuck in the winter..... So, if you don't like the escort, you go back out and take a look at your rotted out civic, whomever you are, (remember, don't sneeze, the fnder might fall off, becuz I am sure it has fallen prey to the great rust disease that all those old Jap cars seem to get.  And for the snotty prick who babbled something about their brand new Mark VII LSC, Good for you!! What doyou want, a prize because you drive a 40+ some thousand dollar car, that, in three years time will be worth no more than a brand new escort.  For that amount of money I would much rather go for one of those Sweetly redesigned Bimmer 3 series.  Oh, and BTW my grandparents, who own the escort, have owned lincolns for the last 10 years, so your nothing special.  They have a 96 Town Car Cartier now, and they still love the escort better.  More nimble, esier to park, and oh so much cheaper for insurance.  She's also owned a brand new Mark V, Brand New Continental in 88, and so on.  So, Dont be aa troll.

~tom

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Sennme wrote in message <19981006202136...@ng102.aol.com>...

I AGREE!  IT IS A REAL KICK IN THE FACE WHEN ASSHOLES LIKE THAT PUT DOWN THE
VERY CAR THAT PEOPLE DRIVE, OR HAVE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO CHOICE!  I
CAN ONLY AFFORD THAT CAR, AND I AM GLAD THAT I HAVE IT.  IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT,
KEEP YOUR DAMN MOUTH SHUT, AND GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS.  DON'T  PRESS YOUR
IGNORANCE AND STUPIDITY ON OTHERS.  BY THE WAY, IF THE ARE SO SHITTY, THEN WHY
THE HELL ARE THEY ONE OF THE BEST SELLING CARS PRODUCED?  THERE MUST BE ALOT OF
STUPID PEOPLE OUT THERE THEN IF THE ARE SO SHITTY.  SO IN CLOSING CHRISP UCF
SHOVE IT!  I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ESCORT DID THAT WAS SO BAD TO YOU...

[Sennme]

[WChain]

A few people in my family drive Escorts, and they have al been good little
cars, providing what their specialty is: Basic Transportation, I have never
heard a complaint about them, other than the occasional sqeak/rattle, they do
their job very well, I have an uncle with an 80s diesel escort with 174K on
it, doesn't get you anywhere fast, but it is still running strong.

WC

[RyanStrass]

<<I AGREE! IT IS A REAL KICK IN THE FACE WHEN ASSHOLES LIKE THAT PUT DOWN THE
VERY CAR THAT PEOPLE DRIVE, OR HAVE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO CHOICE! I
CAN ONLY AFFORD THAT CAR, AND I AM GLAD THAT I HAVE IT.>>

If you can buy an Escort, you can also afford a Metro or Accent.

My fault, you said car.