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Good, Reliable, and Inexpensive
ZX2Owner, 08/09/2005
1999 Ford Escort ZX2 Hot 2dr Coupe
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have owned my ZX2 since 1999. At that time it had a lot of horsepower and equipment for a reasonable price. It has been a good investment. At six years, the car has is still running with its original factory-installed battery. I replaced the tires (because I did not bother to rotate the original ones properly), but have I not invested a dime in repairs. It has been very reliable car. Too bad Ford decided to discontinue it, Escorts in general seem to be reliable cars. I am glad I bought the car and when ready to purchase another car, I will consider another Ford car.
Better than my new Corolla
Import Driver, 09/08/2008
1999 Ford Escort SE 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I've always driven Hondas and Toyotas, but my 99 Escort SE Sport married into the family. When we had our first kid, I sold my Honda Del Sol, and bought a new Corolla. My wife got the new car and I got "stuck" with the Escort. It's been a phenominal car. It still drives like new after 100k (I know thats not much compared to other reviews), and I've never had any mechanical problems. It handles great, has good pick up, and I get pretty good gas mileage. All in all, I really prefer driving it to the new (2006) Corolla.
Trusty Escort
Mel, 08/14/2005
1999 Ford Escort LX 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought my Escort brand new and it has been an awesome basic car to have. It has only "dumped" me once, and it was my fault because I ignored the dying battery warning signs. I have the 5 spd and it never gets less than 34 MPG no matter what the conditions. It averages 36. Escorts will go forever with care, and I expect to see this one get 150,000 miles.
Great car
Mr. Burger, 09/21/2007
1999 Ford Escort ZX2 Hot 2dr Coupe
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have put 194,000 miles on so far and have had no maintenance issues thus far. Change the oil every 3,500, that's it. Am still averaging 35.4 MPG. This has been a great can and expect to get 300,000 miles out of it easy.
Buy This Car If You Hate Yourself
Arun Singh, 06/20/2004
1999 Ford Escort LX 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I got this car from my parents, mainly because they severely disliked driving it. While I am grateful for having a means of transportation, I would have rather had a good used car than a brand new Escort. They had only used it for 2 years when they gave this car to me, and had taken fairly good care of it. I only recently started having problems (when it was roughly four years old) with the transmission and the engine. It has surges of powers and shifts very hard. The interior and exterior styling is forgettable.