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1981 Ford Escort User Reviews

1981 Ford Escort Review Ratings

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Average Ratings from 4 reviews

  • Performance:3.7 out of 5 stars3.7 out of 5 stars3.7 out of 5 stars3.7 out of 5 stars3.7 out of 5 stars 3.7 / 5
  • Appearance:4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars 4.3 / 5
  • Build Quality:4 out of 5 stars4 out of 5 stars4 out of 5 stars4 out of 5 stars4 out of 5 stars 4 / 5
  • Overall:3.5 out of 5 stars3.5 out of 5 stars3.5 out of 5 stars3.5 out of 5 stars3.5 out of 5 stars 3.5 / 5

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Lars writes:
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Cheap as chips

Cons

Looks like a turd on wheels, handles like a turd on wheels and has less power than a turd on wheels

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You Get What You Pay For, At Least I Made Some Money On It — Only had the car for one week, bought it cheap, sold it for more. Loved the econometer, it was in the red if you even looked at the throttle while there was no power coming from the engine that you would notice.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

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Leanne writes:
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black and beautiful

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hmmm... nothing

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Fun Frisky Responsive — It was a black ford escort lx sport with a great sound system. great looking. Very responsive. It was a standard model. I put adent in the back cuz I had a broken leg and could not hols the clutch on a steep hill at a stop sign. Sun roof. fun

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Alan writes:
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Reliable.  Good sporty design on the XR3, XR3i and RS Turbo models.  Can fit OEM parts onto all other models as they all use the chassis.

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Performance is very weak on a 1.3L and below.

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Great For Young Drivers. — Had one of these for 2 years and had no problems at all. Had a 1.1L so did not have the performance. I did however managed to fit a lot of parts from an XR3 and XR3i to give it a more sporty look.

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Rs1600is Rare Only In Production For 2 Only See Them On A Y Or A Reg — owned 2 years ago have it for 7 years love my classic fords its a rs1600i it was diffrent to your normal rs or xr3 it have the grahics as standerd ran on twin coils not a dizzy had shard grey trim which was only avaliable on the rs1600i it came with frontlower spoiler and rear which were only avaible on rs1600is very rare sort after car along with the bits

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Cost $5,466 Original MSRP $4,568 Original MSRP $6,648 Original MSRP
Horsepower 65 55 88
Front Leg Room (inches) 41.0 40.0 42.0

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2002 Ford Escort Reviews

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2001 Ford Escort Reviews

Its A Very Nice Car By Michael

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2000 Ford Escort Reviews

Buy It As A Starter Car By Josh

Appearance- Ugly Performance- Handles well, Brakes well, Overall not bad Cost of ownership- Gas amazing, maintenance not TOO much Build Quality- Needed some general repairs Fun Factor- Decent Great ca... Read More

Gonna Build Her Again By Chris

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1999 Ford Escort Reviews

Fun To Play With By Luke4222

I really like the style of the body. Fun to drive only if its a manual....of course. Its easy to work on. Handles great through turns. Plenty of trunk space for stereo systems. Lots of custom made par... Read More

Ok But Small For A Tall Person. By etg

This car is a good commute vehicle. The pickup is good, gas mileage is good and body is in good shape few paint scratches but in ok shape. i wil be looking to get rid of in about a month. Read More

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