These things sold like crazy! In 1986, they sold 430k Escorts and 228k were the 3-door. They were cheap and fairly reliable. The Civic was definitely more refined, better ride and handling and more reliable. But a Civic was also pricier at the time.
I owned a 1987 EXP. It had the High Output version of this engine with the same 5 speed transmission. The HO motor had sequential port injection and a better intake manifold along with some factory cylinder head porting. I think it put out around 110 hp. It was not fast but was kinda quick for the time. A girl I dated had a regular escort with the automatic , the auto really killed it. My EXP with the 5 speed was noticeably faster. With just over 80K miles it broke the timing belt, luckily no engine damage occured. Threw on a new belt and kept on motoring.
Keep it up man! Subscribed! That little squeak/creak sound when you go to take off is the number one thing I remember about my grandmother’s ‘86 Escort GL. I’ve only ever heard that sound in that Escort.
Ive seen lots of 80s and even 70s cars with more 'digital' feeling buttons for the radio and such! I wish you could feel what I was feeling in that car haha. Anyways, thanks for the comment and luck B)
@@kaoriisdrivingagree my 89 honda accord has a digital display on it and was standard. That style radio was as cheap as you could get even back than. Remember same style in my dad’s work van and our Chevette. But most cars had some digital aspect even mid 80s.
11:50. This one was probably built on a "good day" We had the misfortune of having a Lynx, it's build quality, well lack of it, was not so hot, one example, you could move the grill back and forth with your hand
@@kaoriisdriving Personal experience we had the sister car, the Lynx. This car was one of the reasons Mercury is no more. Besides the aforementioned, grill that could be moved by hand, there was a recall for the driver's seat rail possibly coming loose that could lead to an accident. Ford had a secret warranty for the timing belt, but it was only for a limited time. It had the mismatched auto tranny, that would have it "roar" in first, ( nice and loud if the muffler was going out) and peter out in 2nd ( Oh yeah, unless shifted manually,), the auto would slow it down to the point of the engine almost lugging before it would downshift. The bottom of the rear tailgate rusted, even with frequent washings. In winter, water could get in and freeze shut the driver's door. (actually happened after doing grocery shopping). You could hear the fuel sloshing in the tank, and the car would bob up and down when hitting bigger potholes. The last insult, no one wanted them as trade, so owners "took a bath" on them, even though it was more expensive when new then the Escort. They were bad enough, Mercury went to Mazda to try again, but again it was too late, since many buyers went to the Corolla, Civic, and even the Sentra. Ironically, for all the negative comments some said about GM, our family never had a bad one (even the Vega and Citation). In fact, the Citation was a better highway cruiser then the Lynx, even with it's Iron Duke 4.
I love those american ford escorts. Thats the first generation we got in the states.
Hope you got a good one.
These things sold like crazy! In 1986, they sold 430k Escorts and 228k were the 3-door. They were cheap and fairly reliable. The Civic was definitely more refined, better ride and handling and more reliable. But a Civic was also pricier at the time.
I owned a 1987 EXP. It had the High Output version of this engine with the same 5 speed transmission. The HO motor had sequential port injection and a better intake manifold along with some factory cylinder head porting. I think it put out around 110 hp. It was not fast but was kinda quick for the time. A girl I dated had a regular escort with the automatic , the auto really killed it. My EXP with the 5 speed was noticeably faster. With just over 80K miles it broke the timing belt, luckily no engine damage occured. Threw on a new belt and kept on motoring.
Love those simple cars of that era !
@@TheHelado36 so satisfying to drive honestly !
@@kaoriisdriving With the manual, probably. You probably would not have felt that way with the auto.
Keep it up man! Subscribed! That little squeak/creak sound when you go to take off is the number one thing I remember about my grandmother’s ‘86 Escort GL. I’ve only ever heard that sound in that Escort.
I had a '86 Ford Escort Pony. I should never had sold the car 😢
Why mention the RS and Cosworth versions (both not available in the States) but no mention of the performance version that we do have here, the GT??
Quirky? My dude, ALL car stereos were like that, back in the day!
Anyway, not a bad video! I wish you luck on getting this channel off the ground!
Ive seen lots of 80s and even 70s cars with more 'digital' feeling buttons for the radio and such! I wish you could feel what I was feeling in that car haha. Anyways, thanks for the comment and luck B)
@@kaoriisdrivingagree my 89 honda accord has a digital display on it and was standard. That style radio was as cheap as you could get even back than. Remember same style in my dad’s work van and our Chevette. But most cars had some digital aspect even mid 80s.
11:50. This one was probably built on a "good day" We had the misfortune of having a Lynx, it's build quality, well lack of it, was not so hot, one example, you could move the grill back and forth with your hand
Ignition chime or ignition buzzer?
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This was probably my least favourite 80’s car. I remember I got one as a rental once and it was the worst car I ever drove.
What didn’t you like about it? What year was this that you got a rental car made in the 80s??
@@kaoriisdriving Probably had the lousy automatic transmission.
@@kaoriisdriving Personal experience we had the sister car, the Lynx. This car was one of the reasons Mercury is no more. Besides the aforementioned, grill that could be moved by hand, there was a recall for the driver's seat rail possibly coming loose that could lead to an accident. Ford had a secret warranty for the timing belt, but it was only for a limited time.
It had the mismatched auto tranny, that would have it "roar" in first, ( nice and loud if the muffler was going out) and peter out in 2nd ( Oh yeah, unless shifted manually,), the auto would slow it down to the point of the engine almost lugging before it would downshift. The bottom of the rear tailgate rusted, even with frequent washings. In winter, water could get in and freeze shut the driver's door. (actually happened after doing grocery shopping). You could hear the fuel sloshing in the tank, and the car would bob up and down when hitting bigger potholes.
The last insult, no one wanted them as trade, so owners "took a bath" on them, even though it was more expensive when new then the Escort.
They were bad enough, Mercury went to Mazda to try again, but again it was too late, since many buyers went to the Corolla, Civic, and even the Sentra.
Ironically, for all the negative comments some said about GM, our family never had a bad one (even the Vega and Citation). In fact, the Citation was a better highway cruiser then the Lynx, even with it's Iron Duke 4.
@@kaoriisdriving One more thing, the carb was crap, you never knew when it would stall the engine, especially when the engine was partly warm.
No they were not. They were loud oil burning junk. I grew up around those cars and they were always broke when new.
i guess it really depends on the owner and how they maintain the vehicle. this one is in mint shape and everything works perfect. maintained well
@@kaoriisdriving no. Rust took them where I live and yea. You gotta drive it to fall apart. That one hasn't been driven
Exactly