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[pogweasel]

Would anyone off here be interested in buying this off us?

 

 

1.8TD Escort saloon / orion MkVa

Very economical

great runner

loads of T&T

extras include: RS2000 bumper (fully wired) lowered suspension, 17in alloys* (though it still actually drives really smooth) big exhaust, noisy radio, towbar etc.

 

Looking for about £700, or near offer.

Is that a fair price? It looks nice, drives nice and is dang cheap to run.

 

*Note the wheels have been refurbished and repainted silver since this pic, bumpers are painted grey not placca finish

 

We will also be selling off a MkV XR3i 130 with 18in rims, morette headlight conversion, loads of performance / interior / exterior upgrades & whatnot, but it's probably not really right for shite if you see what I mean.

[trigger]

I had a 4 door diesel one of these myself years ago, Nice car i thought, Went well and i had 15" alloys one mine so it looks pretty good as well.Reminds me of a little story when i had it, the injection pump belt snapped on it one day in Chelmsford so my dad towed me back home up the A12 behind his Transit with a wanky bit of rope.We use to have to crossover the central reservation from the Colchester bound side to get home, which meant sitting in a gap in the middle of the duel carriageway waiting for a gap on the London bound side and then flooring it across with 80+ mph cars coming down on you, But when dad towed me home and we crossed this carriageway the bloody rope snapped, Luckily i just rolled across clear before i got hit, I proper shit myself.

[Gompo]

To be honest I think that's a bit expensive, but what do I know..What's the mileage? Much history? MOT etc....Umm, I dont want to buy, just thinking of stuff people will want to know.EDIT:I forgot to take into consideration all the scrappage and what not, so something like this is definitely not as easy to find as it was 6 months ago - so I reckon you are about right with the monies..Cheers, Greg.

[Milford Cubicle]

Does it have a rear screen wiper?

[pandamonium]

I may well be interested Mr Pog, I am looking for wintershite at the moment. I will consult with the management.

[Station]

Those Escorts are certainly starting to look 'nice' again.

[pogweasel]

OK, Mileage is 137,000. Tax until 12/09, MoT wa shorter than thought so will come with a full year's ticket :)Not really much 'history', but it's been well maintained, my brother-in-law who owns it is a garage manager so anything that needs doing gets done. Price is 'ONO' so come and have a look / prod and whatnot and make an offer. Oh and sorry, no rear wiper. I think they were only on the 'orion' badged models, this is allegedly an escort....

[Alpineandy]

I've never had one, so don't jump down my throat on this...IIRC they may be very economical, but aren't they very very slow?Or was the pub know-all wrong.

[pogweasel]

Not very very slow. About on a par with an Isuzu/Vx 1.7TD. Not earth shatteringly quick, but not so slow it's unbearable. I am very tempted to keep it for myself....

[pogweasel]

Now on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0480397798

[pogweasel]

U CAN HAZ MOAR PIX.

 

[Milford Cubicle]

U HAZ BOOST GAUGE?I have achingly bad memories of my Mk5 Escort but this looks very appealing.

[pogweasel]

BOOST GAUGE NOT 2FAST NOT 2FURIOUS NOT GR8 4 TOKYO DRFT. (ETC)

[seth]

HI MATE ARE THE BREAKS 18 CARROTS GOLD PLATE?

[pogweasel]

HI MATE ARE THE BREAKS 18 CARROTS GOLD PLATE?

Yes, they are from the 'auto sports performance' range at Elizabeth Duke.

 

[garycox]

Hey, I thought you said it was an Escort? What's with the onion badges?

[Steve_RS]

Correct me if I'm wrong. (I'm merely just a member of the orion-register.com) But I'm pretty sure they were orions up until they received the mk6 escort nose and rear end (curvy-lights) transplant. Then they became 'Escort Saloons' (The same time that the ESCORT badge became all separated and chromed)This one, however, has a mk5 escort nose and flat rear end. Thus should be an orion as per ze badge.

[Steve_RS]

...and how come the wheels have now changed colour from the original picture?

[Richard]

*Note the wheels have been refurbished and repainted silver since this pic, bumpers are painted grey not placca finish

[trigger]

The last orion's came out in 1993 and Ford started calling them Escort 4 doors when the smiley face shape came out (K plates), mine was a 1994 L reg and as called a Escort.Also the only Orion's with the rear wiper was the 91-92 shape 1.6i Ghia models.

[pogweasel]

See, on paper it's an Escort. But it's always referred to as 'the orion', so the badge was a natural extension of this.

[AnthonyG]

I thought you hated these Pog! - I know it's your brother in laws and all, but sorry, can't see any appeal in that at all.Wouldn't pay anywhere near £700 for it either, but then again, cheap, usable stuff seems to have taken a price rise recently, going on what Panda found. I concede there is also the 'a normal person can actually fix it' factor in its favour as well.Give me a nice Rover218D any day!

[pogweasel]

How about £500 then?

[pogweasel]

Ebay hammer fell at £550.

 

Next for the chop, one MkV XR3i.

Not your bag? Don't worry, it's a Ford, simply buy it & hide it in a shed for 10 years then rape the scene tax.... better than money in the bank?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0483469836

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Hey that escort saloon/orion (delete as applicable) had the same engine as my P100! TRUCK ENGINE FTW

[scooters]

CHAYME IT SOLED AS THE RAD ALLOYZ WUD BE GR8 ON MI SAXO

[Father Ted]

Ebay hammer fell at £550. :)Next for the chop, one MkV XR3i. Not your bag? Don't worry, it's a Ford, simply buy it & hide it in a shed for 10 years then rape the scene tax.... better than money in the bank?http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0483469836

Get some bloody pictures up.

[Owain-328i]

The last orion's came out in 1993 and Ford started calling them Escort 4 doors when the smiley face shape came out (K plates), mine was a 1994 L reg and as called a Escort.Also the only Orion's with the rear wiper was the 91-92 shape 1.6i Ghia models.

I had a 93 k pre facelift Orion 1.8i Ghia Si (130 ps) basically the best orion ford made. And i thought it was a cracking car. Had a cassette player and a cd player in the dashboard. And went really really well indeed. That had a rear wash wipe aswell. I'l dig a picture out

[pogweasel]

For the benefit of Father Ted (and any other Autoshiters having a mid-life crisis), pictures of the escort are now on the ebay click above.

 

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[VWPowered]

thats a nice ride that XR3i