This price is 56.2 percent higher than the fair price.
Low price: $1578
Fair price: $2368
High price: $3158
MPG: 23 mpg city / 31 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Gray
Color: Silver
Dealer: North Hills Auto Mall
Mileage: 68,000
Year: 1997
Ownership Cost for 1997 Ford Escort (LX 4-Door)
Estimated: $32020 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1300
$1339
$1386
$1441
$1506
$6972
Maintenance
$2763
$1872
$786
$225
$2291
$7937
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$199
$199
$199
$199
$199
$296
Total Ownership Costs
$7674
$6346
$5466
$5084
$7450
$32020
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Destination Market: U.S.
Displacement CC: 1982.834744
Displacement CI: 121
Displacement L: 2.0
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 104
Engine KW: 77.5528
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: Escort
Model Year: 1997
Note: Body Code: FA
Other Engine Info: SPI: Split Port Induction - EFI: Electronic Fuel Injection
Other Restraint System Info: Seat Belts: 3-point belts in all outboard positions.
Plant City: Wayne
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: LX
Trim: Sport
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON THREE OCCASIONS. *AK
1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD ESCORT. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, DRUMS, AND FRONT WHEEL BEARING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, BUT SHE DOES NOT TRUST THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS CURRENTLY WORKING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 06-03/08. *LJ THE TIE ROD END, REAR SPRING, WINDSHIELD, UPPER BALL JOINT, ODOMETER KNOB, REAL PASSENGER SEAL WERE ALL REPLACED. UPDATED 05/30/08