bought a new DD (my turn for this game!)
 

In the spirit of iwrock and tbomachines, another guessing game!

Here are the hints-
Domestic vehicle, 4 door. Shares an engine with a popular base commuter vehicle

Aztek

Man those things are cheap ,but this vehicle is not a GM product

Another hint, its a 5 speed manual

I started the game years ago.

Thats right!
I forgot its your baby

In the spirit of tyler, and twisted into an abhorrent abomonation by iwrock and tbomachines

AMC Gremlin, PACER, GSX? :D

Nope!
Amc products locally have long since returned to iron oxide state unless lovingly maintained and out of my price range.

Another hint. Vehicle is new enough to possess an airbag

SHO Taurus?

Good guess but no!

Correct manufacturer

Another hint. 4cyl

95 Plymouth Neon on 13" steelies.

Crown Vic?

I couldnt find a neon with the 4 foot paper mache spoiler i wanted ,so no!

Not a crown vic!

Another hint- front wheel drive.

I will say its a slightly oddball variant of something

Collection Of hints-

Ford
Front wheel drive
4cyl
Four door
New enough for an airbag
5 speed manual
And a popular ford engine

Ford Probe

Nope!

Oops, missed the "four door" bit :P.

Contour?

Nope!

Agh, I can't find my 1998-1988 used car buying guide anywhere...

1999 F150 V6 4WD crew cab with two bad coils and a bad rear diff :D.

Or maybe an Aspire?

Lol, nope!

Another hint-

Vehicle has a hatch

Still sounds like an Aspire to me :D.

I'm out of guesses. This has a Ford badge on it, right? We're not talking a badge-engineered Mercury or something?

Ford badge indeed

Ill throw in another hint-

Unibody constuction.


Collection of hints-

Front wheel drive
4cyl
5 speed
4 door
Has a hatch
Has an airbag
Unibody
Made by ford with ford badge
Shares a popular engine in commuter base vehicle from same manufacturer

2015 Ford Mustang 4 cylinder?

Nope!
Though i would definitely buy that 4 door mustang concept that was on the web

Going to say Focus.

Built during the Clinton administration or Bush administration?

Escort.

Either a FoST or a SVT Focus.

No to focus ,no to escort!
Built during bush2 admin

Holy cow.

Escape.

Correct!
2001 2wd 2.0 4cyl 5 speed escape

I want that

Our neighbor had one that he liked, but he ended up selling it simply because they didn't need it.

How many miles? What shape is it in?

fiesta!

Psst... read the first post on this page :D.

condition is decent, was cheap because 170k on it. However the 2.0 zetec is a good motor, and it had complete maintenance history.

I have been pretty impressed at the space layout of the escape platform, a very roomy small crossover vehicle. This variant is 240D simple to maintain.

Some rust to fix,a rip in the seat, and removal of truly awful tinting job, and this is a DD for the next couple years at least.

Ive been keeping my eye out for one ever since I came across this escape version at work. Guy has 350k on his and treats it like crap. still drove it every day.

Came with a bonus CD of Notorious BIG in the stereo.

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Nice! I didn't realize those came in a 5 speed. Is it AWD/4WD?

I don't think that Jooseppi was naming a model, but was providing a recommendation...

I was checking those out for a while before getting the rx8. They're super cheap. Why such a high depreciation? I know one of the focus engines was generally problematic but I don't know how that crosses to the escape. The escape (not the new ones) are such a great size and pretty comfortable.


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It is front wheel drive only!

Not sure if the 5 speed was available in awd or 4wd

Definitely possible

Argh. Busted by the near-psychic P.C. again. Story of my life.

Not sure why they are so cheap. My understanding is there are two 2.0 engine variants, the 2.0 zetec is reliable, but the other version had the valve seat dropping issue.

Definitely enjoying the size for sure. Gonna see how long i can keep this going, need something for future family reasons.

Ooh, I just saw the perfect family vehicle today: 5-speed Previa. RWD, Mid-engined 5-speed minivan.

Until you need to work on that mid-engine!

Happy Motoring, Mark

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...but you have a point :).

The principle problem with the previa is not maintaining the mid engine, as you pop out the passenger seat and there is an engine hatch that gives you decent access; its that all its accessories are still up front, driven by their own special driveshaft, along with everything else being more involved. Its an amazingly complex vehicle for something thats only closely comparable to its front engine competitors, with less power.

The supercharged variant was supercharged only so the nearly flat 4 could stay within shouting distance of competetor v6 plants.

A word of advice from the trenches.* Take note of the number of seats currently unoccupied. Do not exceed the number of seats currently unoccupied. ;)



*(Assuming you're talking kids, if not I apologize!)

Interesting update. Ford has tracked me down for a TSB to replace the entire subframe up front from what i understand. I guess they have a rusting problem that results in certain death effectively.

Other than that i am enjoying this vehicle. It is the first wagon/hatchback style vehicle i have ever had where the rear seats can be folded flat with the driver seat as far back as it can go. Excellent for utility use so far.

^ nice!! Yeah mazda did the same for me with the airbag recall. I was surprised but I suppose they just upload a list of vins to the state and the state provides registered addresses.


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