UAW plant. The same plant the Mazda6 is built in.
Many Japanese vehicles are union built Many Mazda's are. Toyota also. Honda is the most anti-union company out there.
Tom
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UAW plant. The same plant the Mazda6 is built in.
Many Japanese vehicles are union built Many Mazda's are. Toyota also. Honda is the most anti-union company out there.
Tom
So far, I have been unsuccessful in finding sales numbers of the Escorts in the middle 90's. I have a huge pile of Autoweek magazines. Autoweek used to list sales numbers of vehicles.
If anyone knows how to find numbers like those on the internet, I would love to know where and how you found them.
Ford priced the Escort right and sold them as fast as they could build them. You still see them all over the road. I have personally owned 4 of them from the 90's and one from the 80's.
Tom
If anyone knows how to find numbers like those on the internet, I would love to know where and how you found them.
Ford priced the Escort right and sold them as fast as they could build them. You still see them all over the road. I have personally owned 4 of them from the 90's and one from the 80's.
Tom
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Tom - Google search the following:
top 10 best selling vehicles in 1995
Modify the year for the other years.
I found 1995 and 1996 in less than 5 mins of searching.
top 10 best selling vehicles in 1995
Modify the year for the other years.
I found 1995 and 1996 in less than 5 mins of searching.
Keith Lewis
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I had a 91 Escort...and then it caught on fire from the stupid ignition and it took Ford 8 months to say there was a problem and do a recall, but it was too late for me 
Thomas Rogers
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Daeron said:
Daeron, if you documented the incident and repairs properly it's never "too late" because recalls can be retro-active. What I mean by that is if your vehicle was repaired and/or damaged in the past due to an item that is recalled later, you can receive payment from the manufacturer to cover any loss our out of pocket costs for past repairs IF you have the appropriate documentation (service invoices, etc.) and you submit them to the mfgr.
TJR
Daeron, if you documented the incident and repairs properly it's never "too late" because recalls can be retro-active. What I mean by that is if your vehicle was repaired and/or damaged in the past due to an item that is recalled later, you can receive payment from the manufacturer to cover any loss our out of pocket costs for past repairs IF you have the appropriate documentation (service invoices, etc.) and you submit them to the mfgr.
TJR
Keith Lewis
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Ummmm...I'm lucky the car didn't blow up...there was no fixing it. I'll have to dig out the photos and scan them into my gallery
Thomas Rogers
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Daeron, if there was no fixing it, then it was a total loss. If the fire was caused by a defective, recalled part, you, or your insurance company, should be compensated.
Nelson Atwell
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It would cost more money to take Ford to court than a brand new Escort sold for back then. Insurance companies know that, so they just pay. There is no incentive for Ford to make amends in this case, because Daeron is still a loyal Ford owner. If that had happened to me, I wouldn't even sit in a Ford as a PASSENGER, but to each his own.
Thomas Rogers
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That all may be true Nelson, but I was saying what I was saying because many people don't recognize that you can file a claim for loss or out of pocket costs related to a recall, even if the issues occured prior to the recall, and even if you don't own the vehicle in question anymore. All you have to do is show documentation.
For example, we replaced the clockspring in a 94 Voyager and it cost us about $300 to do so. A year or so later there was a recall. It took a few months, but we got our money back. All we needed was a copy of the service invoice.
TJR
For example, we replaced the clockspring in a 94 Voyager and it cost us about $300 to do so. A year or so later there was a recall. It took a few months, but we got our money back. All we needed was a copy of the service invoice.
TJR
Gavin Allan
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I bought an '82 Ford Escort EXP brand new. It was a huge POS, was in the shop 42 times under warranty for various problems with the AIR CONDITIONER! I had three transmission replacements under warranty.
I don't know why I stuck with Ford after that. I guess I did like my EXP when it ran.
Before that, I had a brand new '77 Chevy Monza that ate the transmission, power steering hoses, front steering linkage, rear axle, and a camshaft on the 305 V-8, all before it had 30,000 miles on it. The only good thing was the Firestone 500 tires got recalled just when I had worn them out, and I got a whole new set of 721 radials for free.
I've had my share of POS cars. That God they are built better than that now. I probably wouldn't drive if they were still that crappy...
I don't know why I stuck with Ford after that. I guess I did like my EXP when it ran.
Before that, I had a brand new '77 Chevy Monza that ate the transmission, power steering hoses, front steering linkage, rear axle, and a camshaft on the 305 V-8, all before it had 30,000 miles on it. The only good thing was the Firestone 500 tires got recalled just when I had worn them out, and I got a whole new set of 721 radials for free.
I've had my share of POS cars. That God they are built better than that now. I probably wouldn't drive if they were still that crappy...
Keith Lewis
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Why do I still own/drive a Ford (3 of them actually) even after that incident? Maybe I'm crazy, but I still enjoy them. I'm still looking at getting a GT500
As far as my Escort, Ford offered a settlement of about 500 bucks and they'd take the car...I'd still be stuck paying off the rest of my car loan. There was a class action suit against them for it, but the lawyers got 50% of the award money, again, leaving me with a loan to finish paying off. In the end, I didn't have the time, nor determination (wisdom?) to fight it to the end.
As far as my Escort, Ford offered a settlement of about 500 bucks and they'd take the car...I'd still be stuck paying off the rest of my car loan. There was a class action suit against them for it, but the lawyers got 50% of the award money, again, leaving me with a loan to finish paying off. In the end, I didn't have the time, nor determination (wisdom?) to fight it to the end.
Bart Adkins
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We had two Escorts over the years...a '92 2 dr hatch back...great car. Traded it in with 210k miles on it. Still ran like a top, and a '94 Escort station wagon, traded in with 185k, and not a problem at all.
