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Originally Posted by tjts1
Anybody remember the Ford escort pony.
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I remember them very well. In fact I have an '88 Pony with 483,000+ miles (best car I ever owned) that was bought new by my brother in '88 for $5888. The most expensive repair that has ever been made to it is having a new clutch put in it because I didn't know how and a friend of mine that worked as a mechanic for a Ford dealer done it for me for $125. At 21 years old considering the '09's are out and still getting in access of 50 miles a day put on it I feel like it's a good value. When you raise the hood you have enough room to work on it without having to disassemble half of the car and it's as easy to work on as the cars of the 50's and 60's.
My '97 Escort LX wagon was basically a stripper when it came to the dealership. The dealership added A/C to it for about $1K without me having to buy a $2-$3K package that I didn't want. It had an AM/FM radio and I worked it out in the deal with the dealership to put the system of my choice in it at the sales price we agreed on. After I bought it I took it and had C/C put on it for about $300. and now it's got everything on it I needed to make me comfortable and with the rebate I had on my Ford credit card I walked away from the dealership, cost of a new car, tax, tag and registration for under $9300.