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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/13 22:26:37
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ohh and i like a\c 
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/13 22:34:03
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AC is great. They get hot !
Mk1 2door Escort + 2lt Pinto Mk1 4door Cortina + 1600 Xflow Mk2 P-Van Escort + 2lt Pinto
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/13 23:02:02
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my daily esky has a/c. its controlled by how far the windows are down and how far my foot is to the floor 
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/15 15:58:28
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krt10
my daily esky has a/c. its controlled by how far the windows are down and how far my foot is to the floor
hahaha, my friend would go "turning on the air con" while winding down the window. But I do agree cars are meant to be driven, but sadly due to work problems mine doesn't have rego.
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/15 21:38:31
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I've got one on daily duties at the moment. It generally doesn't get driven alot, then goes out of rego until I need to modify and or fix my 4wd again.
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/17 11:28:34
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Thanks for the replys guys... Look like there are a couple out there that are still being driven...  Not that I have looked into it yet, but is there a link somewhere to find out more info in the club rego/limited use reg for when the inevitable happens??? Thanks all.
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/17 16:16:21
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my dad is also one ofthe full reged mk2 two doors on full reg n my mk1 four door is also on full reg
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/18 10:29:16
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/03/28 01:17:14
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I travel a lot internationally for work, but when I am in Oz, my Mk1 Escort is a daily driver. I usually don't do a lot of k's per week, just dropping the kids at school, running around type miles during the week. The school kids all love the car! 
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/03/28 13:44:25
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I also have a MKII 2litre four door as a daily drive here in Queensland.
OK you have to watch the temp guage and oil pressure as much as the road, but its a real car that you have to drive!!! Not a plastic box that you just switch off in.
Oh and the kids love being droppped off at school in it.
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/04/03 21:53:05
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Hello All ! Maybe then I am one of the minority. My Escort panel van has been my daily driver since I first bought it in April 1986. And my only registered vehicle for the past 5 years. It sees rain, hail, sun, wind and everything in between. Drives me to and from work and is a truely dependable work run about. Absolutely factory standard. Nothing has been added that could not be sourced in the 1980's. It is a loved member of the family (we call it "BabyBlue"), and draws lot's of attention on the road almost every day. BabyBlue and I would not have it any other way! 
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/04/03 22:42:21
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show us a pic of the old girl peter
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/04/06 06:48:36
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I used my RS as a daily driver for 5-6 yrs. I stopped doing this about 12 months ago. I had 2 cars - then I sold one and finished a resto on the 2nd one. The plan was to make the restored car a daily driver, but having laboured over pulling the car apart and putting it back together again was too much to expose to the daily grind. As much as I miss getting the thumbs up at the lights etc, I don't miss the regular breakdowns. Driving a modern car with A/C, Blue Tooth & 6lt/100km fuel consumption has its benefits
Some people make things happen, others watch it happen and others wonder what just happened - which one are you?
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/04/08 19:53:11
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Gee Sundowner, you have made me realise that I don't have any nice piccies of BabyBlue!
Thank you for the prompt.
Give me a few weeks and I will take some photos in a period setting and put them up on this topic.
ta, Peter.
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