I feel like almost all of them were that same teal color of the test car.

@emeyer6963

4 жыл бұрын

I sold them back in '93 and that shade of Green and also Red were the hot ones.Unfortunately the sales were out of gas for them when this generation hit.You could get a Probe or a Mustang LX 5.0 for similar money and the styling never caught on like it did with the 86-90 models

@blairbrown4812

4 жыл бұрын

Little things like body color & top speed were probably not as important as priorities like fuel effieincy and price.

@jayt620

4 жыл бұрын

OnTheReelFishing yes teal definetely and. sometimes white

@RealAmericanHero420

4 жыл бұрын

Or Red!! Only two colors I ever saw!!

@P4X1279

4 жыл бұрын

@@emeyer6963 that's funny, guy I went to HS got that weird purplish red. Parents wouldn't let him get the probe because it was too sporty. I hated on that rich prick so bad for driving a brand new car at 17 years old, lol. He was such a douche, mom and dad wouldn't pay to lower it for him so he put like 200lbs of bricks in the rear floorboard🤣

I remember back in 1995 when I got out of the penitentiary our local Ford dealer in Knoxville TN had a fresh out program where you got a new ‘95 escort with auto and air for $9,995 plus fees. You could use your $100.00 gate check for your down payment. Ford Credit finances the deal and the dealer held the recourse. Thus was a great opportunity to provide convicts with reliable transportation to parole. I remember the commercial saying “This little jewel will get you there and it won’t get you violated.” Unfortunately the program only lasted 3 years.

@NormAppleton

Жыл бұрын

WOW!. Shocking that a car dealer would do anything AT ALL for someone out of prison let alone putting money where there mouth is like that. Usually they just want to screw everyone. That was pretty cool. Not cool enough to go to prison to get the deal though.

What doesn't help about being born in 1997 is the fact I missed the 1980s and early 90s. Somebody develop a time machine ASAP! I wanna see these new-conditioned classics in person!

@rodmunch69

2 жыл бұрын

Hey kid, I was really racking up the numbers in the mid-to-late 90s, what's your moms name, I might be your dad.

@chillywilly7299

Жыл бұрын

I can tell you my friend you would have loved to be born in the 80s.

This was my favorite version of the Escort. The GT was a cool yet underappreciated model.

@rodmunch69

2 жыл бұрын

LOL! This is one of the ugliest and most generic cars of the 90s.

@fernandorocha8459

Жыл бұрын

I love this version of the Ford Escort, wagons is my favorite

@rodmunch69

Жыл бұрын

@@fernandorocha8459 you have some sort of mother complex.

@rodmunch69

Жыл бұрын

@Paul Lunsford did all the hub caps match, or did you just leave them off after they were stolen?

@fernandorocha901

9 ай бұрын

I love this Ford Escort, wagon is my favorite

4:36 ~ "Down Under" by Men At Work

@GrainyEffects

4 жыл бұрын

U r a saint

@theKevronHarris

4 жыл бұрын

@@GrainyEffects yeah.

@RoadCone411

4 жыл бұрын

Still a great song

@DUNEATV

4 жыл бұрын

That was awesome

@ZEZERBING

3 жыл бұрын

Who?

Another reason I love these retro reviews is you get to see the interesting clothing styles from the era and what cool song is on the radio test

Had a 93 escort LX cardnal red 4 Dr. One dependable car. Will always be one of my top favorite cars. My wife and l both got new cars (Ford's)and the escort just sat In the driveway. Sold it, now after seeing this video, I wish l could find me another one. You don't see them on the road anymore.

I remember in the late 90’s my mom and I were stuck behind one... and she used that opportunity to tell me what an “escort” was...

First car I bought out of college, though mine had the 5 speed. Kept it for ten years, it was a great car, quick with decent handling.

My sister had a white GT back in the day. I always thought that car was so cool..

@theKevronHarris

4 жыл бұрын

My mom had a near new 1995 black LXS 3door with mocha since December 1995. The seat upholstery got the horizontal rainbow pinstripe pattern with suede-like inserts.

@BurtSampson

4 жыл бұрын

My sister had a white 5 speed one too. It really was a pretty cool car.

When I was a kid I thought GT meant was fast lol

@bilbobaggins4710

4 жыл бұрын

It don't??? 🤔

@PrydeWater901

4 жыл бұрын

GT stood for “Got Tricked” into buying an Escort!

@bradlemmond

4 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid, a coupe had 2 doors. Words don't mean anything.

@arttafil6792

4 жыл бұрын

Tool0GT92, No, it means “Grand Touring”. That means a fine ride on long trips but also a good handling car. Ive had the most fun driving less powerful cars with good suspensions such as an 1994 BMW 318i 5-speed. I did add HD Bilstein struts on all 4 corners, and M3 sway bars front and rear! Now having said all this, I did also add an supercharger not turbo from Atlanta Supercharger. This was very streetable but led to instantaneous throttle response even from off idle. Horsepower went from 138 stock to 250 supercharged. THAT shocked a lot of M3 E36 owners! LOL

@Milehighsnake98

4 жыл бұрын

Eh, it means the sportier trim level. Fast of course is relative. In the early 90's, most mustangs and camaros were 15 second cars. So an Escort GT that could run high 15s was pretty dang quick. For what it's worth, I had an LX-e, the 4 door version of the GT and ran better times in Denver than this test did at sea level. Ran about 1/2 second and 1.5-2.5mph faster than the 99-00 Civic Si did.

I'VE ASKED FOR THIS FOR 3 YEARS OR MORE WATCHING THESE AND YOU GUYS DID AN AUTO ?!?!?! AN AUTO !?!?!?! I'm time traveling right now

@lukerinderknecht2982

4 жыл бұрын

😅

@corvairkid17

4 жыл бұрын

It's autoweek. John Davis be like "understeer, my favorite".

@kt81776

4 жыл бұрын

Well did you ask for the 5 speed initially?!?!

@robertbeacher3682

4 жыл бұрын

They were in the high 15's to 16's arouud 80+ at the trap. 🤓 For stick cars with good drivers

@bliglum

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair, then, as now, the auto was demonstrably the more popular choice.

These were the good old days for Ford . This peppered the roadways for many many years. You see more of this generation escort then you do of the 1st generation focus here in Miami

@mrshifter8220

4 жыл бұрын

Kip.....sorry to say, the good old days for Ford was the 60s and early 70s...

@DrewLSsix

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrshifter8220 not true, ford was dealing with some serious quality control issues .

@toyoscio

4 жыл бұрын

@@DrewLSsix That extended to the 80s as well.

@salihahzem

3 жыл бұрын

@Kip Paseo, I have lived in Miami for the last 5 years and can simply say that is not true.

God that car would be bad ass to have today

@RexApplegate

4 жыл бұрын

@Vavazelus classic, not feminine lines like most new cars, very crisp Mazda handling. Zoom zoom. Edit to add: it's also not a crossover, so it doesn't look, feel and drive like a rolling turd.

@ericharrison619

4 жыл бұрын

@Vavazelus Easy to work on, No driver aids, Light weight. Everything you need without the bloat.

@RexApplegate

4 жыл бұрын

@@ericharrison619 I don't think those things make it a bad ass car, but rather a good car, and as such they are good points. A further one in that direction is reliability. They tend to be obnoxiously reliable cars even when subjected to relentless neglect.

@TheMainCore

4 жыл бұрын

@Vavazelus colour, styling. It's just cool.

@irakewater3384

4 жыл бұрын

I have one very straight forward and easy to work on vehicle. Great handling, good fuel mileage even with being around 28 years old. Transmission doesn’t slip, the only mechanical problem I had was the engine rough idling, and that was an easy fix, just had to clean out the vacuum hoses. Only problem since is one side of my dashboard lights going out. Other than that, car still runs and drives great 👍

My mom had the 92 Escort GT and they only offered it in a 5 spd. The car loaded and I feel the spoiler was better looking than when came out in 93. She had the green on the wheels and such. I think the manual was way quicker than the automatic. Great little car it is still running today. My step brothers brother drives it now. Thank you posting this. Been asking for a couple of years now.

@fernandorocha901

Жыл бұрын

Ford Escort is very nice little car

@fernandorocha-dx1wv

7 ай бұрын

Beautiful the version of Ford Escort

As a kid I cursed my father for buying the LX 1.9 5spd instead of the opting for the 1.8 DOHC! Who knew my 88hp dog blasted to 60mph faster than a GT with an auto!! I owe my daddy a HUGE apology!

@sudmuck

3 жыл бұрын

Did you apologize?

@ThE420DbOY

2 жыл бұрын

I currently own a grey 1996 escort lx hatchback 5spd with almost 260k,just replaced the clutch and flywheel for 900$. It's fun to drive and costs nothing to insure and gets almost 40mpg city

@meyo1860

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThE420DbOY You’re lucky. My family put 460,000kms on that bullet proof 1.9 engine, but the car developed this nasty habit of dropping chunks of rust whenever you closed the hatch so we had to scrap it. No other American car since could match that reliability! I’ve now permanently switched to Korean/Japanese after purchasing 3 domestic lemons that died before 100kms; Chevy Berretta, Mercury Mystique and a Chevy Astro 🤮

Lol this video is so old that the clothes of that woman are back in fashion

@richardkaltenbach3961

4 жыл бұрын

Sheesh! I Can Only WISH That Women Still Dressed This Way!

@poundfoolish8691

4 жыл бұрын

@@richardkaltenbach3961 Have you gone outside since 2016?

@katkylekim

3 жыл бұрын

LOL!!!

@Gothicc_senpai

3 жыл бұрын

mac DeMarco fan style

Co-drove a 91 GT in a Firehawk 24 hr race at Mosport in 1992 ... super reliable car, fuel, tires, 1/2 a litre of oil, and front brake pads was all that was done to it during the race.

4:41 ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ … I come from a land down under Where beer does flow and men chunder Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better take cover, yeah… ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬

Loved my1994 GT 5 speed!

I have a 91 LX. Love it.

@meyo1860

4 жыл бұрын

I dumped my 91 LX with a flawless 430,000km engine cause chunks of rust would fall off every time I closed the hatch! 😢 Scary understeer was a big minus!

@digitalfootballer9032

4 жыл бұрын

That was my first proper vehicle back when I was young (I had an '85 Civic that was a complete heap first and it didn't even last a year). Bought it in '96 and had it until '02. Great car and took a lot of abuse and kept going.

@theroyalcrownedtiger2946

3 жыл бұрын

@@meyo1860 : Wow 430,000 Kms, from a Escort LX, that's lasted very very long time.

Sis had one for 9 years. Had less than 65k miles on it when she sold. Fully loaded with auto trans. Fun to drive and very reliable. Easy on gas too.

I had the '91 Escort GT with 5 spd manual. It was quite quick! Also preferred the integrated rear spoiler on the '91.

@richardkaltenbach3961

4 жыл бұрын

How Many CHEVY SPRINTS Did You Prey Upon And Make A Killing Of And Run Off The Road And Smash Out Their Back Side Window? Just Curious. lol

@KerryLange

4 жыл бұрын

My first car was a ‘91 Escort GT, also the manual. Agree the rear spoiler had a nicer look on the ‘91. Had the car for about 15 years, fun car!

@bruceobama8588

3 жыл бұрын

Still Have Mine.

@omegarugal9283

2 жыл бұрын

i had the same car, it was my first car

When I was a college student in the early 90s I wanted an Escort GT. I have always liked this green color. Then I fancied the Wild Iris paint which debuted in '93, I think. Then I REALLY wanted the Ultraviolet paint from '95. 😍

@htownandi6263

4 жыл бұрын

I had a 95 probe in that chameleon blue color. I got stopped almost everywhere and got asked if it was custom.

@htownandi6263

4 жыл бұрын

I had a 95 probe in that chameleon blue color. I got stopped almost everywhere and got asked if it was custom.

These 1993 Ford Escort GT are hard to find in mint condition today. I wouldn't mind buying one if I can find one. Especially my ultimate favorite, the Ford Escort 4 door sedan LX-E, My mom had a light blue 1995 4 door until my sister had wreaked it in 1999. I wanted to cry that time because my mama was going to pass it on to me after I graduated high school. But instead, I ended up with my dad's white 1987 Pontiac Grand Am LE Sedan. Still came out a winner.

@Milehighsnake98

4 жыл бұрын

I had a black LX-e. It got towed while I was at work one day and couldn't afford the tow bill. Never should have been towed, but I had no choice. It was a fun car.

Great car. Wish they tested the manual

90s Escorts were good solid cars. Big improvement over the 80's Escorts.

My favorite car I owned was a 1982 Ford Escort, when I was 16 and it hit 42,000 miles the timing chain broke, bent my pistons and cost me with parts & labor around $1500. It was great price because I was only making $4.25 an hour, part time plus car payment, plus insurance cost for a teen male. Good times!!

@keithbender2061

4 жыл бұрын

They had a timing belt. Ford fixed the belt disaster in '83 or '84. Great cars, I bought a new '84 Escort GT. Loved that thing.

@leod3963

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah those 1980s ford escorts were disposable throw away cars snap timing belt bent valves junk the car lol

@rodmunch69

2 жыл бұрын

$1500 when you're $4.25 is a ton of money, you obviously didn't pay for all that stuff, your parents did. I too, in the early 90s when the minium wage went up to $4.25 also worked, and my car cost $600 and there was no possible way to pay for repairs, you drove it, as is, or junked it and got another car. Stop with the average Joe nonsense you rich kid.

@cdldriver2348

2 жыл бұрын

@@rodmunch69 I paid & this was 1988.

@rodmunch69

2 жыл бұрын

@@cdldriver2348 minimum wage in 1988 was $3.35/hour - why would you be making the exact minimum wage from years later? I worked, full time, while going to school full time, for $4.25/hour and I couldn't even afford to eat, I had to take whatever leftovers we had from KFC and put it in the fridge as my only source of food. How in the world are you going around, throwing money out like you're a big shot? It didn't happen. Your mommy and daddy gave you the money and you paid them back $5 a week, interest free, for a couple of months and then they just told you to forget it. All you rich kids were the same.

Love these true hatchbacks. Not these station wagon looking hatchbacks we have today.

Men at work "Down Under" on the radio!

If I am correct, Motor Trend had the Escort GT 5 speed in 91 or 92 doing 0-60 in 7.9 seconds. The reason I remember this is because the Capri XR2 did a similar number at 7.4 seconds. I thought at the time, they had the same engine, but was wrong. After a quick lookup on Google, various reviews show this car doing 0-60 times in 7.9 or 8 seconds.

@TheOzthewiz

4 жыл бұрын

The car magazines ALWAYS got better 0-60times than the "regular" publications like Consumer Reports and probably MW. The reason: the factory provided "doctored" versions of "stock" cars to the car magazines so reviews were more "favorable", even the magazine editors admitted that the cars supplied by the factory probably were modified (internally) . For me, the only reviews that I would believe came from Consumer Reports, since their "test" cars were purchased of a dealer's lot just like you or I would purchase. Case in point: back in '80, I read a test of a Chevy Citation X-11 v6 4-speed manual, which appeared in "Car and Driver" that had a 0-60 time of 9.2 seconds. I was so impressed by the performance (seemed like a rocket ship in 1980 for a compact), so I ordered one. After a few "stop light Grands Prix, I suspected that a "stock" X-11 did NOT perform anywhere near that of the C&D test. This was confirmed by a review in Consumer Reports AFTER I had purchased the car, they got a 0-60 time of 12.1seconds!!! As a matter of fact, the C&D 1980 car with 120HP got the SAME 0-60 time as their 1981 X-11 that had 140HP( chevy added dual exhaust, along with higher CR and bigger valves, along with more agressive cam profiles) rated engine. To sum this up, I don't put much faith in the "performance numbers" that the car mags publish because the cars are supplied by the factory to be reviewed by magazines that will be read by millions of car enthusiasts. For me, the only TRUE test will be found in Consumer Reports, on cars that CR has purchased from a dealer's lot!!!

@matthewgaines10

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheOzthewiz Do you have proof of such an allegation? I think not. Consumer Reports just had less skilled people at performing speed tests. The magazine's tended to have people who knew how to get the most out of vehicle and a launch. Torque braking, dropping the clutch, slipping the clutch, or whatever it took to get the fastest times. Most magazine testers and reviewers actually attended performance driving schools. CR employed engineers and technicians. Few of their staff were actual car enthusiasts. Any joe can verify the numbers on a production car so it was stupid to tamper with cars to produce better numbers.

That back seat was actually useful. On one trip from Saratoga Springs Racetrack in NY to my house in Eastampton NJ, my ex's friends sat in the back seats comfortably. The guy behind me was quite tall and I (the front passanger) had to adjust the seat until my knees were squeezed against the glove box. Not comfortable for a 3 and a half hour 244 mile drive, but the passengers endured the trip nicely. And the passenger seat was comfortable enough for those long vacation trips.

Helped a friend buy one of these in 2017, thing was a blast.

Mazda is definitely my favorite brand...I've owned 10 so far and counting. I like both these and the Tracer (and BG chassis car really), but if I had a choice I'd pick the Protege LX...I always dug it's mini W124 greenhouse. I found it a little odd that they tested the the 1.9 version earlier with the manual and the sportier GT with the automatic...seems kind of backwards to me. It's crazy how much performance the automatic sucked out of it, to the point where the 88 hp CVH with the manual was faster. It's not surprising though, having driven several Mazdas from this era both manual and automatic I can say that the manual completely changes the character of them, moreso than other brands from the era.

@theKevronHarris

4 жыл бұрын

Mine too. My mom used to have a '95 Escort LXS 3door since December '95 when I was a 1-year old. I miss that Escort🙂😢

@K-Effect

4 жыл бұрын

My mom bought a Mazda protégé in 1990, the basic version with the manual 5 speed. Years later my sister got a escort GT. I bought the Mazda from my mom and the escort blew up it's automatic transmission so my sister gave me that car. I removed the escort GT engine, wheels, brakes, exhaust, struts, radiator and computer. Then I installed all of it on the protégé, it drastically improve their car and I still have it. The biggest performance upgrade I did to the Mazda was at one time I removed all of the interior except for the dash steering wheel and two front seats. One of my favorite cars to drive around in to this day. It's nice to have a car that you know completely inside and out, it's been a few years since I've driven it on the street, it just sits in the garage. I'm still on the lookout for a diesel Ford escort, if anybody knows of one for sale let me know.

@hookyjo72

4 жыл бұрын

There's a Mazda Rx8 for sale where I live with a automatic transmission but I'm a little bit Leary I don't know much about them. All I hear about is rotary engine and Oil drinking, anyone know about them? Or what to look out for?

@hookyjo72

4 жыл бұрын

Sean Dougherty I really want to pull the trigger on the car and get it but I need to find out If it's got the Jatco Transmission i know probably wrong spelling , If it does I'll have to pass heard to many bad things about them

@Milehighsnake98

4 жыл бұрын

@@halohunter5217 To be fair, the GT is faster than a Zetec. I beat on several ZX2s with my LXe when I had it.

I bought a red Escort GT from the used Ford dealer lot, when I was 20. I tricked it out a little bit, free flow wide exhaust, KnN cold air intake, low profile Firestone firehawk 2 tires, smoke tinted windows and a monster car stereo. Was the most fun I ever had with a compact economy car. Wasn’t overwhelmingly fast but did just fine, it wasn’t the coolest car on the road, but when you’re 19-20 years old in 1997 it was cool lol. I miss that car, Ford did well with the Mazda engine, and it being a 5 speed manual made for fun summer days

I have to say that the Mazda Protege early 90s models were one of the best cars ever made. This is coming from someone who drives an M3!

@dereklatshaw1272

4 жыл бұрын

Same deal. I had 2 91 Escort GTs and miss them....and also have had an E46 M3 for 10+ years now.

My ex had a 1995 green Escort GT. We drove it on very long trips from South Jersey to the Bronx, Nassau Long Island, Saratoga Springs NY, Ocean City MD, Wildwood, NJ,, Baltimore, and so on. I was considering getting one, but when I test drove it, I did not like the seats or the feel of the car. So I leased a black Geo Prizm (nicknamed Black Sunshine) and it was a terrific car. It was a poor man's Corolla (which happened to be my last two cars). Still, that green Escort was very fuel efficient and a reliable car. Nice memories!

I I had a red 92 escort GT, I did some things to that 1.8 engine back then.....ppl around town knew it as the Honda Civic killer.If I could find a good one now I would buy it

@richardkaltenbach3961

4 жыл бұрын

Except They Didn't Go After The Honda Civics. No, The Escorts And Honda Civics Teamed Up And Went After CHEVY SPRINTS!!

I bought a 94 LX 4 Dr Hatch with the 1.9 after my repossession and couldn’t be happier with the reliability and simplicity of this platform. Friends made fun of it when I bought it, but there has never been a day that it has failed to fire and get me where I need to go. Dirt cheap insurance, dirt cheap to register and honestly a quirky little car but very pleasurable to drive. Spirited personality comment is one hundred percent spot on, too!

Been waiting for this video forever. I didn't realize they tested an auto. I have a 94 GT auto. I knew it was kinda slow but didn't realize it was this slow lol. The engine lives to rev, even with the auto. Thank you for the video 🙂

@chriscornelius2518

4 жыл бұрын

I just wrote a critique of that performance. All of the reviews you look for online and in print media years ago, show this review is way off for the 0-60 performance at around 8 seconds. Their drivers must be terrible

@88tcoupe

4 жыл бұрын

@@chriscornelius2518 But is that time for the auto or manual?

@jackdough8164

Жыл бұрын

@@chriscornelius2518 yea and I mean there are better ways to launch an auto than the way they did there.

I was waiting for this review for long time. My parents use to drive new 1991 Ford Escort GT. Thanks for posting the video.

this is my new favorite most 1990's review. i love you guys at MW Retro Review

Years ago my dad needed a car and I bought one of these for $300, it was white and he drove that thing into the GROUND. Good little cars

One of my friends got this same exact car but with a 5-speed. It was this teal color, sunroof, with the gray interior. It was a lot of fun to zip around town, getting stares everywhere we went. It was a blast to drive! I remember being "up to no good" most everytime we sped off in it. 😈

@richardkaltenbach3961

4 жыл бұрын

And Preying Upon CHEVY SPRINTS?? No Doubt!

I test drove one of these when they first came out. It has a sweet high-revving engine.The 5 speed is about 3 seconds quicker to 60.The engine has alot of Mazda DNA.

@toyoscio

4 жыл бұрын

lol because the 1.8 was an all Mazda engine.

@rodmunch69

2 жыл бұрын

3-seconds quicker? LOL! Get lost numnuts.

Owned a 94 and it was the most fun I’ve ever had on 4 wheels.

I love you man!! Thanks for always posting the best videos on KZread for car fanatics like me!!

They all came in that color. All of them.

My first car was a '90 Escort, man I wish I had that car today for commuting...

@emeyer6963

4 жыл бұрын

I had an 86 Escort Pony and an 89' GT.Both were great cars.Never any problems and great on gas.

When I was a kid, I wanted this car so bad. When my Grandma took me to buy me my 1st new car, we went to the Ford dealer but he was so mean & rude to my Grandma, we went across the street to the Chevy dealer & I wound up buying a Geo Prism LSi. I was 16 & a half. (I'm from CA , we drove from 15+ back in the day)

This was the best car i ever owned last me almost 10 years i paid 2000 for it used. It our ran a mustang and went through a flood up to the Windows and trucks broke down but my escort kept cruisin. It recently died i ran it till the end i called her miss. Sally she was my ride or die very reliable and outlasted all my friends new cars. Shes been in so many Michigan snow storms and even survived a bad hit to the front 2 years b4 it died and i think thats why it died but drove it all smashed up in the grill for 2yrs. Wish they still made these

This brings back memories - my first new car purchase was a '91 Mercury Tracer LTS which had the same engine. Mine was a 5-sp, though.

4:10. See, even Ford knew they'd be making a rental cars lol

@albear972

4 жыл бұрын

LOL! LOL! I was thinking the exact thing you commented on.

I used a 88 ? Escort hatch for a year in 1996. Indestructible

I miss the nineties so bad! So many performance cars came out in this era. I remember when I test drove one of these! I was in gearhead heaven!

Was just reminiscing about this car, can't believe this was posted just now. I had the 5 speed manual. This car was indestructible. I finally gave this car up in 2008 because it was time for my second replacement clutch and then my radio was stolen. Sadly the price of a new radio was worth more than the KBB at that point and I had to upgrade to a 2002 Accord with 100k on it :)

My first brand new car was a '93 Mercury Tracer 4-door sedan that I bought while in college. Great little commuter car...decent, reliable transportation in an easy to work on package. I wouldn't hesitate to buy a new one now if I could.

@rodmunch69

2 жыл бұрын

You bought a new car in college? Hardly. You mean your parents bought it, rich kid.

I miss my old '91 LX 5-speed. Probably mostly nostalgia, but it was a fun little whip when I was young.

@ThE420DbOY

2 жыл бұрын

I have a 96 lx 5spd hatchback,it's just as fun as you remember! Sometimes I feel like I'm in a street legal go-cart! 👽👾

Love watching this sort of videos. Very interesting to watch

4:49 John: AND HEADROOM IS NOT HOGGED BY THE OPTIONAL MOONROOF! LOL

We had the 1992 version of this with the same options. We drove it for 224,000 miles. These were good cars.

my first car, i got during my junior year in highschool. Don't remember the miles, when my dad's girlfriend passed it down to me, but she must've drove it hard; because the transmission went after graduation, sometime during the hot, hot, muggy summer day in the hampton roads area. Was never the same, and after my dad took it to a backyard mechanic, it just got progressively worse and had to scrap it. This car transported me to my first job, and to and from school and afforded me the luxury to hang out after school and YES, sometimes skip school. The thrill of feeling bad and riding around blasting your favorite music, with fair weather friends, who was just as silly as me to style and profile around a small town during the week around 11am to about 1pm and all the adults looking at you, like you should be in school and fingers and toes crossed that we don't run into someone who knows our parents or grandparents! In archie bunker voice: "Those were the days"!

I loved the 90s!

This was my first car! Bright red, 5spd manual. Auto belts and all. Loved it and super fun to drive

I took my drivers license test in a 91 2-door LX. It was my uncle’s. It was blue.

Had a 91 15 years after it was made. Consistently won my auto-x class and for a lot cheaper than what I was against.

the first car i started driving at drivers ed was the wagon version of this.... legally.

My mom had a 1995 LX 3door with the sport appearance package. Loved it.

I bought my 90 escort gt 1.9 ho 5 spd in february of 91. It was a great little car that was quick. I installed a performance muffler & a few tweaks. I had no problem beating the new escort in the quarter of mile but shortly after ; game over. I own the little car still but it needs to be restored. Any good body men need a task 🤓

@bilbobaggins4710

4 жыл бұрын

Me!!!!!! 🙋

@robertbeacher3682

4 жыл бұрын

@@bilbobaggins4710 Hey Mike how are you man

@robertbeacher3682

4 жыл бұрын

@@bilbobaggins4710 Where are you located Mike

@bilbobaggins4710

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertbeacher3682 central Florida

Great work Sir thank you

I remember seeing one of these while being on vacation at Myrtle Beach SC with my family when I was either 12 or 13, so 94 or 95. I think it was the same color as the one in the video. It looked to be lowered, it was riding on old school (now not then) 3 spoke chrome wheels, it had green underbody neons, and some massive subwoofers in the hatch. I thought it was the baddest car ever and i wanted it. Still kinda do lol.

@CLG429

2 жыл бұрын

Join the escort gt pages on Facebook. I've seen picture of the exact car you are describing.

I had a ‘94 lx two door 5 speed. I loved it. It was my first car back in 98!!!

I had a 91 Escort GT with the manual and it was MUCH quicker than the automatic tested here. Motor Trend tested it at 8.0 seconds 0-60 mph and 16.3 seconds in the quarter mile. To put that into perspective, I see 1991 Mustang GT test results of 6.7 - 7.3 sec 0-60 mph and 15.1 - 15.6 sec quarter mile.

@rodmunch69

2 жыл бұрын

Motorweek doesn't do all the BS testing that Motor Trend does, they press the pedal and go, they don't do BS 2 ft roll outs or rolling starts. Your car really was this slow.

My friend had one. And yes it was teal! I felt for a 4 banger 5spd it was fairly quick and nimble!

The heat and air conditioning controls have a pure import feel. That is an amazing sentence.

The fact that they tested the automatic was a horrible decision. These cars with a 5 speed used to hang with Corvette's of the time period as well as Mustang GT's of the same year. They were a blast back in 93

Thank you MW

I love the SHO looking wheels.I haven't seen one of these in 20+ years but i always thought they looked great.

As a kid I loved that stupid front grill lol

My 1st car was an Escort GT but it was an 87 with a 5 speed. It was a super fun 1st car.

This was my first tuner car. Got into DSMs after I broke the manual trans lol.

I love the fact that Men at work is playing when they are demonstrating the stereo.

This was my first car I bought used. I unfortunately had the auto transmission, if not for that I would probably still have it today. I bought mine back in 1996. Loved this car and I only see the GT’s once in a while.

Oh wow, I never thought to look up my first car 😐. Everything the same except for the color (white) and had a sunroof with the 5sp manual. Fun car, had it for 4 yrs! ❤️❤️❤️

had many bf 323 GTX'S AND by turbo 323 gt sedans , later on quite a few escort gt's , the bp engine is a whole different level, eventually built a few bpt bp26 323 big power GTX'S and only one money pit bpd , 323 gtr engine in my 1995 escort gt with an autronic sm4 stand alone ecu, big power car with a kia sephia 28 spline diff , bully stage 4 clutch and precision 950cc turbo injectors , car put down 600 hp , insane power , money pit still

Second!! Ahh I love mazda, to bad those are all rusted out here in Michigan P.S I love that song on the radio 🎵 😂

@ericouellette5293

3 жыл бұрын

All depends on how you take care of it. I had a 94 escort gt and it had no rust when I got rid of it in 06. I bought it used in Illinois in 99. Moved back to the upper peninsula of Michigan in 02. Drove it all winter long. My 94 escort lx I had also no rust when I got rid of it. Only had it 2 years but I bought it in the upper peninsula of Michigan. My parents now bought a brand new 96 f150. Had it till 02 traded it in at 145,000 miles not one spot of rust on it. In fact my parents have kept all their vehicles rust free and they drive them all winter long. Got to wash them once a week during winter more if needed with a under body wash. Wax twice a year. My vehicle now a 08 escape yea has rust but bought it with rust unfortunately. Hard to find a rust free used vehicle.

Sold these back in the day, manual was MUCH faster than the automatics. And no, most people did not opt for the automatic, manual outsold 2 to 1, at least in the market I was in.

I loved this little Mazda back when I was in high school but lose the automatic these car’s are better with the manual

I had a white 91 gt. Loved it.

John Davis you are THE BEST!

I came for the car. I stayed for Land Down Under.

I tell ya, I'm a GM guy but I had this exact model when I was in high school. It really was an excellent car looking back on jt

Had a 92 GT and loved it

3:22 dead Dodge on the shoulder 3:28 guy walking back to it lol

@corionh4775

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@ghostrecon9951

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps it's not the Dodge that was dead.

Wife drove 95 escort gt it was a fun car to drive very good car also had to dump it for a suv when we started a family i really liked that car had a lot of zip i took it up to 120 mph handled very well dont tell the wife lol

Omg I feel old now. I remember the rolling of your jeans at the ankle. 🤣 All the "preppy kids". Lol I almost forgot about that.

Wowww is amazing Jhon Davis

I bought one of these new. 5spd. Beat the livin hell out of it and it never balked. Sold it wth 190k on the odometer still running like a top.

Should have tested the manual, especially in GT trim. An automatic anything in the '80s and '90s would be a dog compared to the manual version. Wouldn't mind having a GT or Mercury Tracer LTS as a fun car to run around in, if I could find one that isn't rusting away in a junkyard.

@Milehighsnake98

4 жыл бұрын

No kidding. I had an LXe. Still one of the most fun cars I've owned because it wasn't really fast enough to get in trouble with (beat plenty of 99-00 Civic Si's during the Fast & Furious fad), but you could toss it around. I would slide it around turns in the snow like I was Colin McRae and have an absolute blast

I ended up buying a used one-owner Mercury Tracer LTS in 2016, in pristine condition. While no rocket in today's market, it was somewhat of a sleeper with the Mazda BP-18 16v motor and surprised many other older compact car drivers on the road. Alas, my niece totaled it while I was away on the road.