Very tough, yes, especially for a ten year old car. :) It's made me into a Ford fan, that's for sure.
Yeah, I had heard about older models breaking down a lot--almost as much as the Chevey Cavalier. So when my dad and grandpa were 'how about an Escort?' I was all O.o.
Then again, I was bucking for a Saturn...which would have been MUCH worse if I happened to get landed with one that had break down problems, so...
My Ford has only had one truly major problem with it in all the years I've owned it, which is when the air conditioner unit imploded last year and sent bits of itself through the whole system. It took over a thousand dollars to replace that entire system. O.o
But other than that, two batteries, the ECG valve and the usual maintenance stuff, my car has been very, very reliable and cheap to maintain. :)
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Date: 2007-08-26 01:35 am (UTC)Yeah, I had heard about older models breaking down a lot--almost as much as the Chevey Cavalier. So when my dad and grandpa were 'how about an Escort?' I was all O.o.
Then again, I was bucking for a Saturn...which would have been MUCH worse if I happened to get landed with one that had break down problems, so...
My Ford has only had one truly major problem with it in all the years I've owned it, which is when the air conditioner unit imploded last year and sent bits of itself through the whole system. It took over a thousand dollars to replace that entire system. O.o
But other than that, two batteries, the ECG valve and the usual maintenance stuff, my car has been very, very reliable and cheap to maintain. :)