The car that wouldn't die?

[teamnelson]

That Escort is one of the most under-rated cars out there. Nice cars.

Amen, to that. When I was a young E-4 I re-upped for a bonus, bought a new one cash and got debt free with some $ in the bank. We were rear ended by a Caprice going 55, we were stopped. Both kids in carseats, and fine; we were fine. A little body work and the car was fine. I wish I had that little red wagon right now.

 Wow. That would have totaled most cars (both of them)...

I tried to dig out the pictures ... it was truly something. That little Escort was stout. But I don't give Ford all the credit. There was that accident, and a few weeks ago a large truck rear-ended my Honda Element (daughter driving, son in passenger seat) at about 50, and an IED a few years ago that miraculously failed to penetrate the gas tank I was sitting on. The credit for all of that is God; nothing else explains it.

[Swampman]

1983 Honda Civic

[Victor3]

What's the most durable and trouble free car you've ever had? I like my Ford Explorer a lot.

 We bought a new Exploder XLT in 2000. Only Ford I've ever owned. Just sold it to my neighbor two months ago.

 I waited 'till the last minute to replace the deadly Firestone tires on it and sold it with the free Goodyear replacements Ford was so kind to provide us with. It was in for service to fix a couple of recalls; all other maintenance I was able to do myself. Only vehicle I could estimate 1/2 hour to replace the front pads where it actually took less time to do the job.

 What really impressed me about it was that everything on it worked fine when I sold it, and the interior was still in great condition after nine years as our main vehicle.

 We have a 2000 Accord LX V6, and that's looking like it will surpass the Ford as our best.

 Honerable mention goes to our 1978 Volvo 264 GL and 1986 240 DL. I miss them.

[rockbilly]

1993 Toyota Camery Station Wagon.  She has almost 350,000 miles and has never had any engine work with the exceeption of head gaskets at about 150,000 miles.  Transmission is still going strong and drives like it did when new.  Of course, all the door handles, several of the electric window motors, the radio and air have all been replaced along with the usual fail items (tires, battery, etc.)

My wife bought a new Lexus several years ago but leaves it in the garage and takes the Toyota when she goes out, says she doesn't have to worry about parking lot rash on it.

[a4beltfed2000]

chevy cavilar, bought it new in 1994. Car has 194,000 miles on it. Replaced a head gasket about 100,000 miles ago, serp. belt and alternator. no other problems. Car is still setting in the drive and ready to go.... if you slam the door really hard the gas mileage goes up just a little rust dont hurt nothing

[yellowtail3]

yellowtail3 - was that the first of the 900 bucks you paid in the back...lol

no, that was the most recent deer, a beautiful 8pt (see pic below, before he went into the Wagon). But I do have a lot of pic of deer in the back of that Escort Wagon, and in the back of my Tracer Wagon (=Mercury Escort). The wagon is by far the best value in an Escort; disappointing that Ford discontinued the Focus Wagon. Wagons are have utility, with little/no compromise