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My bad, its was the 1.6 version of the Kent Crossflow.
However I would still maintain that is still far from a blah engine with again a rather impressive history.
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GTP Cool Wall: 1970-1974 Ford Escort Mexico
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However I would still maintain that is still far from a blah engine with again a rather impressive history.
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See OP.
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A road car that came to fruition after it dominated the Rally of Mexico.
Also it's an original Escort, the best Escort in my opinion.
No beating around the bush for me, it's Sub-Zero.
Also it's an original Escort, the best Escort in my opinion.
No beating around the bush for me, it's Sub-Zero.
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Sub-zero, this thing is gorgeous!
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Torn on this.
Could be very cool indeed, but a few too many bald people in Ford-branded t-shirts with names like Barry swear they're the best car ever produced for me to raise it to SZ.
Some of the hype is true though. I drove a Mexico last year and it was much better than I was expecting. So I disagree with this:
If there's an element I do agree with in the above, it's that if you ever get to drive a 1970s Mitsubishi Lancer you'll wonder why Escorts Mk1s are so expensive - the equivalent Lancer to the Mexico feels even better to drive and you can get them for about a third the price or less...
Back to the Escort, it's modestly good looking, and old and interesting enough to get "ooh" reactions from non-car people without the accompanying hatred of something a bit more flash.
Gone for a regular cool.
Could be very cool indeed, but a few too many bald people in Ford-branded t-shirts with names like Barry swear they're the best car ever produced for me to raise it to SZ.
Some of the hype is true though. I drove a Mexico last year and it was much better than I was expecting. So I disagree with this:
They're certainly over-hyped but there's some solid basis behind that hype. Not very fast in street trim, but responsive, nimble, eager, and possessed of one of the best gearboxes I've ever used.
If there's an element I do agree with in the above, it's that if you ever get to drive a 1970s Mitsubishi Lancer you'll wonder why Escorts Mk1s are so expensive - the equivalent Lancer to the Mexico feels even better to drive and you can get them for about a third the price or less...
Back to the Escort, it's modestly good looking, and old and interesting enough to get "ooh" reactions from non-car people without the accompanying hatred of something a bit more flash.
Gone for a regular cool.
I can't speak for other countries, but they're not even remotely cheap in the UK. They're like British AE86s with even more scene tax.
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Well, here most, as in 99% have ended up on the F-Cup rally, and the ones on the road are either original and well preserved, or original and downright falling apart.. For example, my cousin was selling his F-cup rally capable Mk2 for 3k..
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As far as I know Mk1 Escorts aren't used in F-Cup anymore (or ever, I'm not sure about the history of the series). Some of them are used in historic rally and those cars are as expensive as any other historic rally car. Both Mk1 and well kept Mk2 road cars are gaining price too. Some are over 10,000€ already.
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Oh, it's still being used there if you watch the videos of F-cup..
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Out here, Lancers of that era are starting to go for mad money.
There are even companies selling NOS (new old stock) or restoration parts for the Lancer that cost an absolute mint.
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If you told someone you drove a Ford Escort Mexico, you'd get weird looks.
Racing pedigree doesn't mean jack to most people and they could've at least sold it in the country for it is named to make it a bit less weird/nerdy. If it was any other Escort RS, it would've been fairly cool.
Also, I almost never state all of my reasons in my posts. I'll usually point out a smaller detail out of my numerous reasons. So yes, I am very serious.
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I was super shocked to see Cano voting SU on this one. I have no words.
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I agree with the two of you but furthermore I've always had a slight issue with the "you have to explain what it is" notion.
Why exactly must you go into detail about what kind of car you have? Some other posters are saying this is uncool because you have to tell them it's an Escort Mexico. If someone whom you know isn't a car fan asks you what car you drive I'd just say it is an old Escort and leave it at that. If a car fan asks you it's a different story but for a non-car fan "old Escort" is all they will need, and want, and you avoid having to go through explaining that this is the Mexico trim and this is why it's called the Mexico trim and blah, blah, blah.
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I don't usually read the OP, I just look at the pictures. Statistics rarely have any effect on coolness.
