1987 Ford Escort Reviews, Pricing & Specs

super fast, fun to drive the Ford RS Turbo MkII is a front wheel drive hot hatch. mine was fitted with a high-bread ( high performance) Turbo and Dump valve which expelled the air out the Turbo so as not to have Turbo lag. when you put your foot down the turbo cut in straight away and pushed you back into the Standard Recaro seats. Cornering was fantastic and stuck like glue in the corners. the only down side i had was when the odd little thing went wrong. finding a garage that knew what was the problem was hard at first. but in the end I found someone who knew them. he was a bit pricey but fix everything that i came across. never wanted to sell it but i lolst my job and it needed a new clutch plate. if I had the money I would still own it.Jun 19, 2012

Good car for in town commuting to work. Terrible on highway, no overdrive and no power for passing. Mazda drivetrain is solid but tech is very outdated (throttle body injection) and three speed tranny had problems downshifting from 3rd to 2nd gear under WOT. Drove great in snow but ran rough in cold weather until engine warmed up. Reliable cheap car for commuting to work and nothing more. Would recommend a newer Escort, early '90's.Mar 17, 2010

This was probably the worst most unreliable vehicle I owned. The engines were known for head gasket problems amongst many other things. You could get it with a 3 speed automatic that was horrible, with the option of a 5 speed manual, which was the way to go. American economy cars weren't the best in the eighties, and this car was a good example of that.Jul 20, 2009

Elle s'est fait reculer dedans le jour où je l'ai achetée. J'aurais du voir ça comme un avertissement... Moteur 1.9L full injection, transmission manuelle 5 rapports, jantes en aluminium (absentes de la photo), toit ouvrant, etc. Mine de rien, elle avait rien à envier aux Civic du coin. Et puis, il n'y avait que 2 Escort GT à la Baie, dont la mienne!Jan 22, 2009

I own a Ford Escort xr3i, its the second one ive owned so that gotta say sumthing... its the bollox!! the best looking car ever built! The Performance is great, its got great handling, its very quick off the mark and the braking is spot on. My car is 21 years old so obviously it has had sum work. but the xr3i has always been a favorite with racers and its almost impossible to find a mint xr3i with no work done to it, be it cos of needing work, or just cos its been modified, like mine has. The interior isnt the greatest of interiors and im hoping to kit it out with full leather recaros in the future, but at the moment, its still got the original interior. and the exterior, well, like i said, the best looking car ever made! I swapped my xr3i for my old BMW 520i se, and its sooo much cheaper, insurance has gone from 130 a month, to 48 a month, 10quid in the tank can last upto 4days where as the beemer, 10 quid would me to the other side of town and back just once, which isnt far!! my xr3i is defiantly more fun to drive than the beemer, but cos its an old car, it isnt the most comfotable of drives, and its been lowered too so it can be very bumpy!! Overall.... If u want a boring, expensive, but comfy ride, get a BMW, if ya want sumthing that ur not gonna get bored of easily and u can mod as much as u like, get an xr3i!!Nov 04, 2008