Used Ford Cars for Sale near Cobourg, ON

I have had this car for almost nine years with only minimal problems. The maintenance has consisted of new tires and battery only. It does what I need it to do, get me back and forth with no problems.

Performance- Has pretty good acceleration for a 4 cylinder and good handling! The ride is a little crashy but nothing not to expect with an economy car. The braking is ok but the petal feels spongy with too much travel. Build Quality- Has decent build quality although it is very cheaply built. The dash as nice "soft" plastics and the rest of the car is bare bones essentials. Repairs are minimal and only appear after ample wear to the part. The car is very reliable. Appearence- I personally think the car looks kinda of angry and when lowered the car has an aggressive stance. Nice look over all. Interior is nothing flashy but gets the job done! Cost of ownership-This car is great on gas averaging around 39 mpg (Imp) or 32 mpg (US). Costs under $40 to fill up from empty. Maintenance is cheap and all the parts are in-expensive. Very easy to maintain. Fun Factor- This car is a blast to drive with the right upgrades. I have a couple upgrades on mine: Escort GT rear sway bar, front and rear strut bars, short shifter, zx2 front seats, Weapon R cold air intake, and a beautiful sounding Magnaflow muffler.

Leaves some to be desired in performance, but it's obviously not built for it anyway. Since it's a 4-cylinder, it gets good mileage, about 25/30mpg. It hasn't needed any major repairs, and should keep going for a while yet with ~117K miles.

I had a Civic before this and while my Civic was a poor example, it still cost 3 grand and felt like a small car. After I got rid of the Civic, I did some research and decided to try one of these cars out; I got a good solid specimen for $1800. The ride and handling are comparable as is build quality and cost of ownership. On the wiggly country roads that I live on, at normal speeds you'd be hard pressed to tell the two apart. However...when you're going for out-and-out acceleration, there's no comparison; the Civic with its 1.6 SOHC V-tec will dust the Escort every time (both cars were manual trans) even with a difference of only 15 ponies. The Escort gets about 3 less MPG than the Civic in mixed driving, though I'd expect it to be about the same in highway driving as the Escort has more torque closer to highway cruising speed and it's geared slightly higher (haven't had an all highway trip yet). One nice feature is that the Escort has enough torque to drive the A/C and accelerate the car at the same time. The Civic used to struggle with that and overheat while doing it (though I think that was probably more a my Civic issue). The Escort has power mirrors and came with a power lock on the hatch and driver door operable by remote control. I've since added power locks to the rest of the doors, daytime running lights, and an aftermarket cone air cleaner.