No 56k: My incredibly girly '98 Ford Escort ZX2

EyeMWing

EyeMWing

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I've had this car for some time, but my dad's been its DD until recently. It is, however mine, not his. Don't ask.

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It's a 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 - and simply put it's built for girls. This particular one has no options on it AT ALL, except maybe aircon - which I get the feeling was probably standard. Here's a tour of its shittiness:

Wind up windows and manual locks (independent for each door)
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A tape deck (complete with two blown rear speakers of some stupid oddball size)
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The entire front end is made of stupid-assed plastic which was painted with a totally different kind of paint than the metal (and other plastic) pieces - thus resulting in WAY different weathering effects
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The steering wheel chafes my penis and I'm yet to be able to adjust it (the car was naturally not optioned with a tilt wheel)
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The rear view mirror is below my eyes
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It's covered in stupid stickers and decals because the PO liked Garfield and my father would rather preemptively bribe the cops than have an unobstructed over-the-shoulder view
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And now a tour of the things that are correct:

It has the correct number of pedals:
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It has pillarless doors:
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It's mine got my name on a sign on the hood:
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That reminds me a lot of my Sebring (minus the girl-size and correct pedal count). Look at it this way: the window motor will never go out :lol:
 
:lmao: at the police stickers. Wonder if it actually works?

A really hot blonde girl on my floor had one freshman year. It fit her well. She got it stuck in a snowbank once.
 
Bah it has more features than my MG. :p
 
BlaRo said:
:lmao: at the police stickers. Wonder if it actually works?

A really hot blonde girl on my floor had one freshman year. It fit her well. She got it stuck in a snowbank once.
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Well, I was driving it yesterday and blew by a state trooper doing, uh, not-the-speed-limit. He lit up but gave up and drove on before I could even finish stopping. He probably forgot to lock the LIDAR reading, or something - but just in case, the stickers (grudgingly) stay for now.

And a buddy has a Sebring - he's 7 feet tall and he fits in it. This thing is about 20 sizes smaller than that.
 
EyeMWing said:
And a buddy has a Sebring - he's 7 feet tall and he fits in it. This thing is about 20 sizes smaller than that.
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With or without the roof down. :p
 
Mine was a coupe, but I was referring more to the total lack of equipment. Roll up windows and manual locks are great until you have to let someone in on the passenger side :?
 
I used to have one of those. Mine, however, was red, and had equipment - including a tilt wheel and power windows/locks. Oooh la la indeed. It even had sport written on the back. I bought it because I needed a car urgently and that one was there and not on fire. I liked it so much that I sold it as soon as I had the money for something newer, more reliable, and not confused by snow.

In spite of being a bit girly, I honestly did think it was fairly good looking.
 
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EyeMWing said:
Mine isn't confused by snow at all. You were doing something wrong :p
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Yours doesn't fog up the instant a snowflake falls on it? Mine did that all the time. Something with snow getting in the defrost but I never did figure out where it was doing it. Various scientific studies were conducted, results were inconclusive, then I got a car that doesn't do that.

Also, does yours have the flimsiest handbrake in the world? Every single oil change mine would need to be fixed.
 
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2Billion said:
Yours doesn't fog up the instant a snowflake falls on it? Mine did that all the time. Something with snow getting in the defrost but I never did figure out where it was doing it. Various scientific studies were conducted, results were inconclusive, then I got a car that doesn't do that.

Also, does yours have the flimsiest handbrake in the world? Every single oil change mine would need to be fixed.
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Nope, no fog issues of note.

And mine had a broken handbrake from the day it was purchased until about 6 months ago - when the brake cable and the guides for the cable were both replaced (they'd apparently rusted together or some such noise, seizing it - and then the PO gave it a swift yank to try to make it go and snapped the line cable). - but no problems with adjustment or anything since.
 
Man you need a bigger car :D

Sell or trade it for something larger and manlier that'll suit you, like an old F150 or some other truck.
 
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I just stepped out of my Focus since its services were necessary as a learner-car - I miss not having to twist my neck in uncomfortable ways to get in the door.

And I stepped down to the Focus from a GMC Conversion van with a monstrous 7.4 liter V8 (that somehow made a whopping 230HP and 385 torques) and a curb weight of Preposterously Huge. I'm done with trucks for now.

And this is just a temporary stepping stone until I can make an X300 XJR materialize in my driveway. Which would happen a lot sooner if I weren't having to spend money on creature comforts to make this silly little girl car livable (MP3 player, FM transmitter, new speakers, etc.) - on the plus side it's gotten me out from under the upside-down Focus' payments ($3k owed on a 150k mile car worth around $2k) - those are now squarely the responsibility of the unfortunate n00b driver.


I've also discovered that I'm so much taller than Ford was expecting when they built the car that I can't actually adjust the driver's side mirror upward far enough for to see behind me.

On the plus side, the stock 0-60 time is 7.4 seconds. I need to work on my shifts.
 
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So if you wanted an aftermarket stereo, what do you do with that hideous oval plastic cover? Because it goes around the air control knobs as well.
 
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