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 Berichttitel: Mk3's on my life path
BerichtGeplaatst: di feb 14, 2017 12:07 
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In this topic I will be writing about all my mk3's that was on my life path.

Definitely, mk3 Escort is my favorite. I like every detail of it's design and the way it sounds and drives. Of course, in comparison to mk2 Golf (that I am driving now), Escort is not so comfortable, tough and reliable, but anyway... :D

Love to Escort's started in childhood, as it was our first families car. This car is symbol of my childhood, the endless sunny summer trips with great 80's music on board. But childhood someday ends, so our Escort gone too. Now I am searching for similar one, to make my cream come true and just for a moment feel childhood happiness. :)

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Somewhere since 2010. I started to look for my own Escort, but soon I realized, that they have completely vanished in our country.
First car to look, was 1985 1.3 "Laser" estate in green metallic. On photos it looked good, but when we saw it with own eyes, very soon we ran away. :D It was completely rusted underneath, so badly, that it could break apart any moment. (sorry, no photos) :(

Next was 1985 1.3 "Laser" in my own city with interesting tuning kit and some XR3 parts. Unfortunately I was too late to buy this car, when it was on sale in 2012. And some months later it was hammered by stupid teens.

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Later on there were some cars on sale in our country, but lots of them was it terrible condition, so we even didn't look them.

Year ago there was one pretty nice 1982 1.3 "GL" for sale (~2000 EUR) with Historical status approval. We met in Riga, took a test drive. Yes, car was looking nice, but unfortunately it was too high price for car with hidden defects and technical flaws.

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(Again me with mk3. 2016)

But it's not all. When I was 6 years old, I started to collect die-cast models. Now collection counts up to 350 models, and one part of them are of course mk3 Escort's. :)

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Now for complete collection I only need 1:1 scale :mrgreen:


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BerichtGeplaatst: di feb 14, 2017 22:33 
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Nice write up, and good luck in your search! I'm sure you'll find one soon enough. :like: :like:


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BerichtGeplaatst: wo feb 15, 2017 19:57 
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een escort houd je in beweging ;)

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BerichtGeplaatst: zo feb 19, 2017 22:19 
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Here is some my videos about mk3. :)

Tribute video:
https://youtu.be/hk4U82utk34

Production:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VWZabP3d_s&t=1s


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BerichtGeplaatst: wo apr 26, 2017 21:34 
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Here is one interesting example.
What do you think, is it worth to take it?

https://sprzedajemy.pl/ford-escort-ghia ... nr51226767

Only thing that is suspicious, is that, car was bought from Germany and taken to Poland in 1992. And since that year, car was not registered in Poland and was standing in garage. 60'000 km. 1700 Eur.

Otherwise, looks pretty original. I asked for additional photos, there is no rust, even in Escort's most common places.

Any criticism is welcome! :D


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 Berichttitel: Re: Mk3's on my life path
BerichtGeplaatst: wo apr 26, 2017 22:27 
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Rossy schreef:
The car looks nice overall.
But it is missing the chrome trim on the front around the headlights and grill which was standard at the Ghia level.
It is also missing the Ghia badges on the front fenders.
It hasn't got electric front windows, which was also standard on Ghia.
Well in the Netherlands it was, maybe not in Germany.
Also the car is equipped with a 5 speed gearbox which was not available before 1983, maybe converted later.
I do not recognize the seat clothing as Ghia clothing but it might be correct as I do not know all the different styles of seat clothing.
But otherwise, with this low kilometers and this rust free condition, it is worth a try.

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Some missing parts make me think, that car was repaired and repainted. But it seems, car was repaired well. And yeah, it looks, that it was combined from different cars.
Anyway, I don't like chrome trim around grill and light's, I would take them off.
I really like instrument panel (Tachometer with Econolight) and the dashboard seems to be without cracks! :)
Main reason remains - 5 door hatchback in Titan Blue metallic (love this color).

What you can say about 1.6 CVH engine, is there any large difference in comparison with 1.3? Witch is more reliable?


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 Berichttitel: Re: Mk3's on my life path
BerichtGeplaatst: vr apr 28, 2017 11:30 
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I you don't like the chrome trim, it is a plus that the trim is missing on this one.
If the car was in an accident, it is repaired very nice.

The 1.6 has more power and you can easily swap it for a XR3 engine (as it is already a 1.6 on paper) or even only XR3 carburetor, intake and exhaust to get more power out of it.
It is the same engine family as the 1.3 and therefore just as reliable.

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BerichtGeplaatst: wo jul 19, 2017 11:37 
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Month ago my fathers friend in Poland took a look at this Escort. Visual condition was excellent, but technical was unknown, because engine was working only with 3 cylinders. So there could be any kind of problem, from simplest to significant.

I would like to ask you approximate price of 1.6 CVH engine in central Europe.

Thanks! :)


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