escortinadriver
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Small ford daily drivers?
After visiting SFS and seeing more and more cars on club plates each year, it had me thinking. How many others out there are actually mad enough to use their small fords as daily drivers???? I'm currently clocking up over 600kms a week in the escort and have been for the last 3 months (although a new daily with LPG is on the cards)... Anyone else out there? I can go weeks, sometimes months without seeing others on the roads.  Shaun
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/10 13:51:24
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Although I remember a time when you couldn't go out onto a moderately busy road without seeing multiple Escorts, Cortinas and the like, mine hasn't been a daily driver for many years. Its age has forced me to accept that my least valuable car in financial terms is actually the most valuable one I have seeing its replacement would be a virtual impossibility. So it's relegated to occasional use only, probably costing several dollars a kilometer in real terms. Sad really.
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/10 13:51:32
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I have 3 escorts and use this 1600 4door as a daily. Al I've.done is put a quick rack, stiffer suspension and good tyres. other than that its stock. never misses a beat. can hold its own against much more moden cars thru the hills too...as long as its downhill e its the same here though i can go weekout seeing another esky 
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Gdub
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/10 18:28:06
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Recent research into how many Escorts are still registered in Victoria by the editor of RSOCVIC club magazine showed that there were only 19 MK2 Escort 2 doors on full reg in Vic.
there arent many and i can think of only a few cars in our club that are on full reg and regularly driven, let alone someones only transport
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/10 19:19:23
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Mine will be a daily driver, when it gets rego. 
UNDERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. OVERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the rear. HORSEPOWER is how fast you hit the wall. TORQUE is how far you take the wall with you.
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/10 19:45:26
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At the end of April i'm swapping the Commode for a 2 door as my primary means of transport. Given that I live 2 minutes from work, it won't be clocking up very many kilometres.
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/10 20:05:15
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Flighter
Although I remember a time when you couldn't go out onto a moderately busy road without seeing multiple Escorts, Cortinas and the like, mine hasn't been a daily driver for many years. Its age has forced me to accept that my least valuable car in financial terms is actually the most valuable one I have seeing its replacement would be a virtual impossibility. So it's relegated to occasional use only, probably costing several dollars a kilometer in real terms. Sad really.
What he said
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/10 22:08:14
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Gdub
Recent research into how many Escorts are still registered in Victoria by the editor of RSOCVIC club magazine showed that there were only 19 MK2 Escort 2 doors on full reg in Vic.
One of those 19 fully registered MK2 2 doors is mine & I drive it as often as I can. No point keeping it locked up in the shed. There is a 4 door MK2 daily driver in the next street from where I live. Craig.
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/10 22:45:19
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I've been using my mk2 RS2000 coupe as a daily drive since 2003 & have clocked up 100,000km since then. It's probably spent 6months of that time off the road all-up with repairs / mods. etc.
It's just been retired from active duty as of this year, to cut out the rust. . . among other things.
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/11 01:45:02
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Full rego, driven at least twice a week. 2 kiddy seats in back seat. Would be daily if I had a free parking space in the CBD. Towbar recently removed to fit non-wonky rear bumper.
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/11 10:00:57
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A tow bar is great insurance against touch parkers.
I do miss driving-push starting my Esky every morning.
What you think about, you bring about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoPEt3rDSSE "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/11 11:43:59
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When my RS has rego it gets used for everything except for driving to work, otherwise its the AU Wagon. I tend to drive my Falcon because of the idiots on the road, if I get taken out while driving it I won't care as much as I would with the RS.
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/13 17:35:22
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Re:Small ford daily drivers?
2012/02/13 21:56:07
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I'm a daily driver. Mk1 2 door, cranky 2lt.
I agree, i never see any on the roads... sad but i understand why the attraction of the 90 day club plates and the growing value and expenses of keeping these on the road would deter people form using full rego. I'm a firm believer that cars are meant to be driven... not stashed away for years under covers. If that means rebuilding them more often... thats ok... at least we're having fun in them... right?
Maybe the answer is getting four cars on 90 days, and using them on rotation? still cheaper than one full rego! (insurance aside)
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 22:25:37
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i used to drive mine daily i enjoyed fixing it all the time as well but atm it just sits under the carport, i do a few too many k's atm for the escort and with mortgage payments and apprentice wages haven't got money to spend on it, but i am TRYING to keep it rego'd
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