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a curent affair mk1 escort getting defected
in case you missed it google "a current affair DEFECT PATROL"
Sorry cant paste the link off my phone
the owner of this car is a forum member, id love too hear there side of the story
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Re: a curent affair mk1 escort getting defected
2013/07/22 21:09:09
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Re: a curent affair mk1 escort getting defected
2013/07/22 22:17:55
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Does anyone on here belong to the Escort in question? Very tidy!
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Re: a curent affair mk1 escort getting defected
2013/07/23 01:45:16
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http://www.classic-ford.org/cfp/tm.aspx?m=32084
I am pretty sure it came up for sale at some stage and may not be with the above forum member any more.
Cheers
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Re: a curent affair mk1 escort getting defected
2013/07/23 07:18:04
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It is a very smart looking Escort.
Its been out on several of our runs in NSW
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Re: a curent affair mk1 escort getting defected
2013/07/23 08:32:10
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RS 2000
http://www.classic-ford.org/cfp/tm.aspx?m=32084
I am pretty sure it came up for sale at some stage and may not be with the above forum member any more.
Cheers
Cheers, I thought I had seen the car before - the US 2.3 pinto isn't a common conversion.
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Re: a curent affair mk1 escort getting defected
2013/07/23 18:19:08
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I'm surprised they even recognised it as an Escort. "Saving lives" by nabbing noisy cars - got to respect that.
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Re: a curent affair mk1 escort getting defected
2013/07/23 20:24:20
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Hmmm I wondered to myself what the ride height is on any of the current bred of supercars. I would hazard a guess that they may be below the "100mm" ride height standard yet this appears not be an issue. Whilst I don't condone poorly or incorrectly modified cars which possibly could cause injury or death, I wonder if the time and resources could be used to address more serious issues in the community, such as drug dealing, rape, murder, child abuse, homelessness, mental health issues and other life changing events. Hoping off my soapbox now.
Rant over..................
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Craig
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Re: a curent affair mk1 escort getting defected
2013/07/23 23:01:32
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Agreed, I also don't condone poorly modified ****boxes on the road etc......
Speeding is not a cause but a contributing factor in only 2% of all road fatalities in Australia, and half of those are police chases and other criminal activity. Instead of concentrating on the 98% of fatalities that happen at below speed limit, government keeps installing more speed cameras.why? Because they bring in sooooo much money.
Just like speed cameras getting 'unsafe modified vehicles' off the road has little to do with safety and lots to do with revenue raising.
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Re: a curent affair mk1 escort getting defected
2013/07/23 23:32:19
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call me weird but i would be more worried about the bloke who just downed 10 pints and hops in his car rather than the guy who has spent a few hours cleaning/going over his car so he can take it out for a cruise
10 pints and driving home
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blow off valve/ under 100mm in height, ect
the latter dosnt cause risk, but gets penalized
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Re: a curent affair mk1 escort getting defected
2013/07/24 18:08:19
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My escort came factory with non retractable seat belts, and as such cannot be defected. I've even had comments/compliments about them from police when passing through an RBT :)
Are the laws different in NSW?
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Re: a curent affair mk1 escort getting defected
2013/07/24 18:48:51
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ratta tat tat
My escort came factory with non retractable seat belts, and as such cannot be defected. I've even had comments/compliments about them from police when passing through an RBT :)
Are the laws different in NSW?
Im with this comment. I thought Mk1's didn't come out with retractible seat belts? I think its more about the age of the belt and if its in good working order. If its a standard type in good working order i dont see a problem there... But not sure if its actually law here in NSW. He then goes on to the "non standard" exhaust comment.. how would he know that? So a bit of a contradiction from the above. Also I doubt there is any escort on the road with its original exhaust. Obviously if its too loud etc fair enough but thats a different story.
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Re: a curent affair mk1 escort getting defected
2013/07/24 20:03:50
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I doubt the escort would be too loud. For one, it's a pinto (quiter than a xflow) and two, turbochargers quiten exhaust systems by acting like a muffler.
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Re: a curent affair mk1 escort getting defected
2013/07/24 21:16:26
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I try to avoid truly bad, opinionated, commercial, journalism like aca, but here I am, sucked in, with a head full of steam....
So this is my story....
17 years ago I bought a shiny RS Escort and within an hour got a speeding fine, next was my first yellow sticker, I took a picture of it and framed it in pride, as with the second, third, up to the seventh one. I still have them and it makes me cringe... My car was wrong and so was my attitude toward the police....
The RS car sat in Dad's garage for a few years while I moved on in life, my passion remained, but it was more aimed at trucks and machinery, I learned a lot about the road rules and better still mechanical sympathy.
A few years ago I picked up a low mileage Cortina, she's beautiful. I was nervous about driving a old car again and soon we came across our first officer... He just drove by and gave me a thumbs up, and so did the second one up to the seventh...
Inspired I've dug out the RS again, we're gonna be doing it right this time and I can't wait to be pulled over.....
Life lesson learned............
GT Cortina Project "The Ugly Duckling"
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