My "back-up" car is a...

[joenintiesc]

1998 Ford Escort SE (automatic). It's actually my girlfriend's new, first car. She is nice enough to let me borrow it when my daily driver SC is down...

Unfortunately, there was no driver's manual with the car... Anybody know which years were the same for this model? More importantly, anyone know of any cheap, easy perfromance mods tha can be done to the engine? It's nice and roomy in there, everything laid out and easy to get to. Looks like it will be fun to do stuff in there! What to do, though? Anyone familiar with this particular Escort model?

Thanks!

[Scott Long]

These are my toys:
http://members.aol.com/kenwoodsc/images/sc4.jpg

And this is my daily driver:
http://members.tccoa.com/slong92/audi/debadged1.jpg

Sorry but I don't know much about Escorts, check around at junk yards, the ones here have boxes full of owners manuals for all kinds of cars.

-Scott-
http://members.tccoa.com/slong92/audi/no 100.jpg
1993 Audi quattro 5-speed
1992 Thunderbird SC 5-speed
1990 Thunderbird SC auto

[fred 4 pt 3]

with a (you guessed it) 4.3

[Andy 94Sc]

I think you can get a new owners manual from Helms on the web, if not from a dealer.


And if this is some sort of poll, My daily driver/back up car/salt ride is.......(sin of sins) A 1994 Thunderbird SC. The toy is an ASC Mclaren 5.0_SC.

[90tsc]

My back up(and now daly driver) is a 91 I scrooed you trooper 5 speed 4X4 and hate every minute of it.
<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/ohwell.gif ALT=":\">

[Pastera]

My back up is a 96 cavalier, bought new. Guess what - the piece of @#%$ blew a HG at 36500. The only reason Chevy fixed it was the 95's where recalled on HGs and I had receipts for every service.
If you think the SC is bad here is a list of what went wrong
<100 miles - horn died
<1000 miles - car randomly dies (acts like a crank sensor) chevy says I'm stalling it even though it dies on the highway
~10K - ignition module dies and head light fills up with water
~20K - main computer dies, caliper goes and takes the rotor with it
36K - head gasket
37k - air conditioning dies, thermostat dies

I put 37K on the car in about 15 months and it had mobil 1 from 500 miles. I would have to say it is the worst car I have owned except it was under warranty for most of the repairs

Aaron

[XR7 Dave]

My daily driver is a 90 SC, and when it has trouble I have a backup of an 89 SC and when it has trouble I have another 89 SC and when it has trouble I cry alot.

[Pastera]

Dave

You can stop bragging - I'm jealous

Aaron

[Mike8675309]

Hmm, 1989 Ford Ranger 4x4 and:

The Wife's rig...:
98 Durango

http://www.frontiernet.net/~miketoni/images/tbird/wifesbaby.jpg

[WBK96]

......bicycle :(

[Larry Griggs]

a four year old pair of Nike's.

Now my wife has a '95 Dodge Dakota with the 5.2L V-8 (and I'm going broke trying to keep tires on the back wheels).

[matt89sc]

My other car is a 1980 Trans Am. The N/A 301 gets me 16 MPG, with the stock exhaust, and a dirty quadrajet. But you can't beat paying $23.00 for a set of Accel plug wires! :)
http://members.tccoa.com/matt89sc/IM000083.jpg

[92bird]

2000 Ford Ranger XLT flareside. Its 2wd, regular cab, 3.0L v6, 5 speed and factory chrome wheels!

[Scott Long]

I paid $23.00 for some OEM ford wires, well not FORD wires, but OEM identical wires. I got them off ebay, brand new in the box. $23.00 shipped to my door. Not bad, dealer wanted $85.00

-Scott-
http://members.aol.com/kenwoodsc/images/small.jpg
1992 Thunderbird SC 5-speed
1990 Thunderbird SC auto
1993 Audi quattro 5-speed

[tbird88]

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[35th SC]

My back-up transportation is another SC or a 99 Roush F-150.

[East End SC]

97 F-150 4x4
www.hilde.iwarp.com/f150/F-150.html

[Tbirdaholic]

My daily driver is a '90 SC.
My backup driver is an '89 SC.
My back-up back-up is a '91 Explorer

[turbospeed]

1984 t_bird 3.slow v6 elan

[Tory Smith]

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/quicktbird/trucknbird.jpg

1993 GMC and 1990 SC

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/quicktbird/74bug.jpg

1974 VW Bug

No pic on the ~~~ 1986 Honda LXI hatchback (spare)

[Casey Weikert]

Daily driver is my 1987 Monte Carlo SS had her since I was 16. My winter ride is 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer 4X4 gotta be in Iowa.
My 1995 SC usually just sleeps in the garage covered up, but sometimes gets driven daily.
Since I dont know how to post pictures anymore, copy and paste if you wanna see....

photos.yahoo.com/bc/weike...t&.hires=t (http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/weikertman/vwp?.dir=/My+Photo+Album&.dnm=SS+Casey.jpg&.src=ph&.view=t&.hires=t)

[89SC]

Well, my wife drives it everyday. But I suppose it counts as my "back-up" car when the SC is down.

Contour SVT

[Todd Jelle]

Thunderbird SC, & its backup is a Thunderbird SC, and finally its backup is an N/A MN12 XR7, and then ....well the 79 ford pickup to tow them home in!

[pro street rich]

If my 35th goes down,then its my 91s.c.,if that goes then its the wifes 90 s.c.,nostrick that,she won't give me the keys,something about too much right foot. So then it will have to be the F350 super duty with that big old deisel in it. The trouble with that is it's so big that if I go into town I need two parking spaces.. And if it's a nice sunny day and I am in the mood for speed well then it's time for the other 35th s.c. that has two too many spark plugs and a funny exhaust noise.... And if all this fails,then I just start looking what keys fit what else that is here and go play....Rich

[eds94tbirdsc]

89 grand am and it's also my winter beater. My baby is 94 sc 5 speed.

[2X 35th]

My daily driver is a 35th SC. All stock with 75,000 granny miles on the odometer.

My backup is an 89 Mustang LX 5.0 with 3:73s, pulleys, flowmasters, off-road H-pipe, WC T-5 tranny, march ram-air, and a K&N, good for 13.6 @ 102mph. Tell me if this sounds familiar......it's painted Black, with the lower half of the car titanium. Titanium LX wing, and black 16" pony wheels, with a silver lip. My windows are tinted 5% all the way around to hide the red interior

I have to admit, while I love my SC and wouldn't trade it for anything, There are definitely days when I go out and start the Disgustang, hear the exhaust and get a little anxious to go jump all over a camaro or 2 (or 10).

All in all, not a bad choice from where I sit.

-Steve

[wantan17]

i did have a '84 oldsmobile delta 88 for the winter. that was a beauty. hahahaha.

[tbirdsc35th]

Hell okay I admit it. I have put my 35th up from driving daily. Can't stand these idiots around here trying to put another one on the list of the dead. I'm driving a 95 LX v8 right now and have a 93 Explorer for my other half. She tolerates the birds for now. :-) ...sigh.