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[scottambrose]

for some reason i recently have a craving for a mk3 escort ghia for a project. am i mad.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Yes, very....right rot boxes.

Welded loads when they were still on the road!

[markrnorton]

you cant beat a good Mk3. expensive though, like capri's now. Wish i'd kept all mine

[scottambrose]

i found one with 12months ticket and 2 months tax for 575 on the net was very tempted.

[tigers_gonads]

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[henryd]

Yes, very....right rot boxes.

Welded loads when they were still on the road!

I remember welding the boot floor on one to get through its FIRST mot test

[omega3000]

Yes, very....right rot boxes.

Welded loads when they were still on the road!

I remember welding the boot floor on one to get through its FIRST mot test

 

Have you seen how KA's rot   

[millwall]

used to love my mk3 rs 1600i   regret getting rid  was mint in white with the blue decals   

[symes]

they rot worse than mk2 consuls.welded a few in the past-used to see a few near me but over about a year not seen one

[Marks DTM Calib]

Yes, very....right rot boxes.

Welded loads when they were still on the road!

I remember welding the boot floor on one to get through its FIRST mot test

Yes, welded the floor pans on a 1.6, used an old road sign (honest your honour), when it was being sold on the owner was hoovering it and put the vac through the sill......that took a quick bit of fixing.

That and the crappy gearboxes with the diff bearing play (clunking, oil leaks and the speedo jumping), horrific engines which were black death citadels and the vinyl dashes that split (like most cars of that era!).

Add in the K jet fuel injectionssetups on the 1.6 with the fuel pump relay and fuel pump issues there was not much in thier favour. Its funny because the Mk2 Fiesta was as bad as well when the Mk1 Fiesta and Mk2 Escort where so much better.

[Andy B]

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Yes, welded the floor pans on a 1.6, used an old road sign (honest your honour), when it was being sold on the owner was hoovering it and put the vac through the sill......that took a quick bit of fixing.

That and the crappy gearboxes with the diff bearing play (clunking, oil leaks and the speedo jumping), horrific engines which were black death citadels and the vinyl dashes that split (like most cars of that era!).

Add in the K jet fuel injectionssetups on the 1.6 with the fuel pump relay and fuel pump issues there was not much in thier favour. Its funny because the Mk2 Fiesta was as bad as well when the Mk1 Fiesta and Mk2 Escort where so much better.

You're not a fan of them then ....... 

[Marks DTM Calib]

The 2's and 4's were better 

The three's were very very very bad!

[Andy B]

The 2's and 4's were better 

The three's were very very very bad!

I lost interest in Escorts when they became FWD 

[omega3000]

The floor fell out my Mk2 escort , i must of had a bad one but it was an ex builders van 

[markrnorton]

my xr3 was certainly better than my Mk2's, but then it was newer.