Ford Escort XR3i

Well, I had an early (faster) one with the mechanical injection (not EFi) Had a piper stage 1 cam kit, ran with no air filter and a banana branch exhaust. Even with these mods, it was EXACTLY the same as my mates 1.9 PUG GTI (we used to both boot it and be staring sideways out of the windows at each other!) I reckon we both were hitting 60 in about 8.5 secs. 6.5 is a ridiculous comment. Mind you, his blew up first!

I loved this car, it felt like you are king of the road.

goog handling fast, but mine was red and would wind people up at sight, it was fun to drive but attracted lots of agrstion. I got stoped by the cops one night and they took a second look, as I was in my 40s. The biggest problem is it will not withstand, impacked so please drive it safely. Gob bless and have a happy life. Mal

These cars are great, have had 2 hard tops and 2 soft tops, they are really good to drive, and even the lack of power steering and abs doesnt put me off, its fun to just go out for a blast in the sun in a timeless classic.

They will always look cool anywehre you go. They are really easy to get hold of too, my previous and current xr3i's have never cost me more than £300, which for what they deliver is FANTASTIC!!

would strongly recommend to anyone who wants cheap thrills, you can get so many aftermarket parts for it and you can change almost anything to fit your taste.

NOW, LOOK AT SOME MORE REVIEWS AND GO BUY ONE NOW!!!!!

Ive owned my mk4 cabriolet for just over a year now and i would say its the best car ever !i only paid 175 quid ive always wanted one and would certainly recommend one to anyone its very hard to find one in good condition and that hasnt done many miles and ent been thrashed but if you could get your hands on one defo go for it

If your into your modern cars then you won't like them as they have no power steering, rare with abs, but in my eyes now power steering is better, mine has the rs turbo engine in it which transforms this car, there ' s lag till about 2750 rpm then it just goes, you can hear the turbo come in and then a very loud dump valve, mines not been chipped and running about 10psi and it still fly's, if you want one and don't care about power get the standard 3i but if you like a bit of kick get one with a turbo engine in, there quite cramped in the back with three people in and all of my 4 mk4 cabriolet leak, when you buy a cvh engine watch out for smoke on start up as could need stem seals which isn't a bad job at almost mk4s have sloppy gear linkage, but no mater what goes normally easy fix not had 1 engine go on me yet and I give them a bit of stick just service it regularly and your engine should be solid.

In my opinion the Ford Escort XR3i was one of the best sporty fords, with the fun of putting the roof down when its sunny. I have owned about every 80,s hothatch including a rs500. but the mk4 escort xr3i convertible was always the most fun to drive. I use mine as a second car and it sites on the drive next to my x type jaguar and still looks modern.

Lovely motor not every ones cup of tea but each to there own I have one and I love it rs turbo bodykit in red OK it has its problems but what car doesn t.

I love my ford escort xr3i mk4 1989 hard top in white and standard

I have owned an xr2 and an Orion Ghia,but I have had my Ford Escort XR3i for about a month now and it's great.

You can drive for miles just enjoying the roads. It looks great and it's a legend.

The engine is easy to work on as is the whole car . British icon - need I say more ?

I bought an XR3i 1.6 G reg in white. Had been sat in a garage for 4 years, hardly driven for two before being garaged only 61000 miles. The car was advertised as non starter. It had no MOT or tax, I paid £250 for it plus a pack of lager for my mate who towed me back to his garage. New set of spark plugs and some fresh juice and we were off, the engine starts and all looks good. Gave the car a small service and the MOT passed with flying colours. Just need to tidy body work up, give it a bit of TLC and you can grab a hell of a car for next to nothing.