Thread: My new answer to gas

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Well had to break down and do it . Found this little baby on craigs list and went up north a bit to check it out . Engine runs great and its quiet and trans pulls great . Body has some rust issues as all those old escorts do from being around Chicago for so many years . It will have paid for it's self in about 4 months from gas savings with the F150 sitting and just running this to work and back .

Also with the wagon can still haul some parts with it .

My '93 is almost broke in now, shade over 160,000 and still gets 30 mpg....Paid $800 for it about 6 years ago... Definitely got my money's worth... Lately it's become the official loaner car, one of my neices' got ran into a couple weeks back, so she's driving it now. My neighbor's son drove it most of the winter...hopefully it'll come home some day!!!!!!

Dave this a 94 i paid $700 with just 100K on it does run sweet . The prices jumped at the same time gas did on the smaller cars .

yeah I know!!!! Been looking for another Escort for a driver, should of bought one about 6 months ago, could probably double my money now!!!!!!!

Me too should have seen it coming and bought every one for under a 1K . Making 100% and maybe 200% beats any bank or ira .

Isn't hind site great. I should have kept a couple of cars that I have had in the past also. Now everything is so high it is almost impossible to beat the odds. I guess the Air Car that one of the people over on CC posted about is the way to go.

Ron

My brother in law always ribbed me about driving a Caravan; now he's got his 4x4 Suburban up for sale and is looking at.......a Caravan. Smart move, Bobby. those Escorts run forever. Now you'll have more $$$$ for car stuff.

Originally Posted by Ron75

Isn't hind site great.
Ron

Like an old boss of mine used to say; "Hind sight is 20/20..........if you had an eye in your a$$ you'd be perfect!"

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

........if you had an eye in your a$$ you'd be perfect!"

If I had an eye on my a$$, I'd be nervous.

Nice little car you found there Bobby, it'll pay for itself in gas savings pretty quickly. More and more people are doing exactly what you are doing to try to stop driving their gas guzzlers so much. My Son Don bought a 95 Volvo Station Wagon off of Craigs list for $ 500 a couple months ago. He was putting too many miles on his Z06 Vette and also needed more room to carry his band equipment. He says he feels almost guilty for driving it because it runs so well and he paid so little for it, like he is cheating the system.

Craigslist is amazing, I don't know how they do it for free.

Don

Cool thing i forgot about this little babe the A/C works great he said he filled it 4 years ago .

Originally Posted by TyphoonZR

If I had an eye on my a$$, I'd be nervous.

hmmm. Seems like it would cause a really sore neck, too!!!! 'Ol Uncle Bob ain't no dummy though.... He probably uses mirrors!!!!!!

My mom had a '95 LX 5spd way back when. we took it off the road in '00 or so because it would no longer pass inspection ( taillight's stopped working and rear struts were snapped ). had 183,000 on it. she bought it used in '96.