Ford Escort Gti

[Maxxxykins]

Congrats, nice to see one of these being looked after! What car did you have before this?

Out of curiosity, how good are those metal ramps you have? Would they work on a pave driveway?

[Antonelson96]

Thanks . My car before was a 1993 Peugeot 106 1.4 diesel , it was a good car overall as it was my first car but it started having problems with the head gasket, I have still got it and still looking after it as my brother is going to learn to drive in it. But  from mylittle Puegoet to an Escort GTi , the Escort is a million times better and a million times faster. 

As for the ramps they work best in gravel or on the grass if the weather is okay as they don't slip as easily, they do work on concrete or brick surfaces but can slip sometimes. 

[Antonelson96]

Toke her for a good  drive round today . She really does shine up nicely under to sun 

[JC600]

Looks sweet! Really do like it. :D

[Antonelson96]

Thanks mate, she is a real head turner when I'm driving around she is hopefully going to get its central locking sorted tommorrow as I never got the key fob which goes with the car. I really like your car too it looks brilliant condition for a mk4. :) 

[JC600]

Thanks mate, hope you get sorted.......it's really solid. Once engine is running properly, I'll start on body work. Underneath first though. :)

[Carty]

Nice job! if your on facebook share it on the escort gti owners group, its nice to see another one on the road 

[Antonelson96]

13 hours ago, Carty said:

Nice job! if your on facebook share it on the escort gti owners group, its nice to see another one on the road 

Thanks :) it has come a long way from when I got her, I have shared it on Facebook now. Yours looks really nice mate ! whereabouts in Norfolk are you? 

 

[Carty]

 

On 4/10/2016 at 10:04 AM, Antonelson96 said:

Thanks :) it has come a long way from when I got her, I have shared it on Facebook now. Yours looks really nice mate ! whereabouts in Norfolk are you? 

 

Yea tbh mine cleans up well in photos, its really over due some TLC honestly. Thinking about it did you buy your escort from the north walsham area? I'm just outside of Great Yarmouth, not too many round this area now :) 

[Antonelson96]

4 hours ago, Carty said:

 

Yea tbh mine cleans up well in photos, its really over due some TLC honestly. Thinking about it did you buy your escort from the north walsham area? I'm just outside of Great Yarmouth, not too many round this area now :) 

Yeah near there I bought it in Alysham , I live very close to North Walsham , I was looking for a Escort Gti for a long time and this one came up on Gumtree for £500 it was perfect because it wasn't far away at all. I took it back to the previous owners the other day and they said the only thing the could recognise was the number plate.

Well if it makes you feel any better,  my driver side door outside handle broke this morning found the previous owners tried to glue it back together I'm going to look in my local yard to find a new handle tommorrow and it's getting its central locking finally sorted this Thursday... Hopefully.  but two fixable things to an otherwise perfect car is no problem. Its rare to see an Escort I hardly seen another one except the Van is still common. 

[Antonelson96]

Successfully got myself a door handle from the local scrap yard came off an old Escort LX 5 door which had been there for over 6 years but it gave me a perfectly good handle  , was a quick 15 minute job to get the old broken one off and new one on and a wash and wax with my Autoglym shampoo does a great job every time I try and do this about 3 times a week to keep her clean... 

 

[Carty]

On 4/11/2016 at 11:05 PM, Antonelson96 said:

Yeah near there I bought it in Alysham , I live very close to North Walsham , I was looking for a Escort Gti for a long time and this one came up on Gumtree for £500 it was perfect because it wasn't far away at all. I took it back to the previous owners the other day and they said the only thing the could recognise was the number plate.

Well if it makes you feel any better,  my driver side door outside handle broke this morning found the previous owners tried to glue it back together I'm going to look in my local yard to find a new handle tommorrow and it's getting its central locking finally sorted this Thursday... Hopefully.  but two fixable things to an otherwise perfect car is no problem. Its rare to see an Escort I hardly seen another one except the Van is still common. 

Yea i thought i looked familiar, it was the fox wheels that gave me a hint, it doesn't look the same at all. he also had it on eBay, think he was asking around the 800 mark at that time? ive had mine since 2008 and im always on the look out for other gti's in the area; I also own a gti estate thats in a bit of a state, its just a donar car for my 3 door purchased for the bargain price of £175!

in fairness mine has been a really good car, had been sat since late 2014, fired it up and drove it to the mot station and passed with just tyres as an advisory! they are a great car.

You never know you might see mine around the area now, thinking of taking it for some !Removed! laps on Yarmouth seafront soon ;)

[Antonelson96]

1 hour ago, Carty said:

Yea i thought i looked familiar, it was the fox wheels that gave me a hint, it doesn't look the same at all. he also had it on ebay, think he was asking around the 800 mark at that time? ive had mine since 2008 and im always on the look out for other gti's in the area; I also own a gti estate thats in a bit of a state, its just a donar car for my 3 door purchased for the bargain price of £175!

in fairness mine has been a really good car, had been sat since late 2014, fired it up and drove it to the mot station and passed with just tyres as an advisory! they are a great car.

You never know you might see mine around the area now, thinking of taking it for some !Removed! laps on Yarmouth seafront soon ;)

Yeah it's one of those moments when I first sat in the car when I viewed it and I just fall for it.  I took it back to Nathan about a week ago and they were pritty happy I saved it , I think he had the intentions of restoring it .  When I was looking for a Gti I do remember seeing it on eBay and then a couple of weeks later on gumtree , I guess you are familiar with what my Gti looked like before? I wasn't the biggest fan of the fox wheels if I was honest. 

I didnt pass it's MOT  first time  It didn't fail badly at all after it's had a lot done to it , I got the central locking going again today , I'm getting a new locking barrel for it on the drivers side as it won't unlock with the key this should be done in the next couple of days. 

Estate ones are rare i have seen so many normal Escort Estates which are replicas , I do like your white Gti I did want a white one when I was looking but I'm more than happy with my moondustsilver one :) let me know if your around and we could go for a drive sometime 

 

 

[Carty]

On 4/14/2016 at 11:04 PM, Antonelson96 said:

Yeah it's one of those moments when I first sat in the car when I viewed it and I just fall for it.  I took it back to Nathan about a week ago and they were pritty happy I saved it , I think he had the intentions of restoring it .  When I was looking for a Gti I do remember seeing it on eBay and then a couple of weeks later on gumtree , I guess you are familiar with what my Gti looked like before? I wasn't the biggest fan of the fox wheels if I was honest. 

I didnt pass it's MOT  first time  It didn't fail badly at all after it's had a lot done to it , I got the central locking going again today , I'm getting a new locking barrel for it on the drivers side as it won't unlock with the key this should be done in the next couple of days. 

Estate ones are rare i have seen so many normal Escort Estates which are replicas , I do like your white Gti I did want a white one when I was looking but I'm more than happy with my moondustsilver one :) let me know if your around and we could go for a drive sometime 

 

 

Yea i do just about remember it as i say the wheels where what made me think; i never thought it would end up like this, its good to see it looking like it does. so many of these fall into the wrong hands unfortunately. Tbh i purchased the estate with the intentions of using it for parts but after a lengthy chat with the owner i thought id see if i could get it roadworthy again as i started to get attached to it. reason i didn't save it was purely it would have cost a bomb and i would much rather spent it on mine which is a shame :/

Im up for that :) ill have to get it insured now.

[Antonelson96]

went to London at 3 in the morning to drop a friend off at Stansted Airport , an overall trip of just about 200 miles and it ran faultlessly , it got dirty from the traffic spray and rain so spent my time wisely in the afternoon giving it a Autoglym car wash, interior and engine bay detailing,  came out really good as she always shines afterwards. Did this all while Jamming to some old Skool 90s on bluetooth Culture beat , Real Mccoy , Ace of Bass e.c.t 

[Stoney871]

Looks very tidy indeed.

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[chrisroberson99]

Looks stunning! 

[Antonelson96]

update car continues ...  runs great and looks great , drove through road works where they were resurfacing, so when I got time , i got rid of the tar with my tar remover compound by Autoglym worked brilliantly. And new headlight bulbs now fitted. 

[Antonelson96]

Another clean up and wax and looking good  , mileage now at almost 75,000 miles and going for her service this Wednesday. If anyone has the genuine Ford Gti badge I'm mainly looking for the boot badge and maby for the front wings , then let me know. Thanks 😊

[chrisroberson99]

It really looks great. Such a rare car now! 

[Antonelson96]

8 minutes ago, chrisroberson99 said:

It really looks great. Such a rare car now! 

Thanks 😊 , I havn't really seen many Escorts around any more in general so I'm holding on to this one. Its going to the Ford Fair at Silverstone this year so you may see her there with her other relatives...  😄 

[Dan P]

What a great car, you've done a brilliant job. Can't be many of these left, and certainly not in this kind of condition.

[Antonelson96]

4 hours ago, Dan P said:

What a great car, you've done a brilliant job. Can't be many of these left, and certainly not in this kind of condition.

Thanks mate 😊, it's a lot better than when I first got it... These are getting rare now , I havn't passed another Gti since I got it and very rarely see another Escort on the road, it's a shame because they were britians best selling cars of its time. What car do you drive? 😀 

[Dan P]

It's a shame more haven't survived. I've got a Fiesta Mk7.5 ST3 and a Focus Mk2 2.0.

[Antonelson96]

47 minutes ago, Dan P said:

It's a shame more haven't survived. I've got a Fiesta Mk7.5 ST3 and a Focus Mk2 2.0.

Nice .I like both your cars , I'm getting used to the new Fiestas they just seem to be getting bigger to me 😀 . I like the look of the ST but I have never experienced driving a new  Ford , to me the 18 year old Escort Gti feels really nice to drive but if I drove a new fiesta ST I'm sure it would be a completely different.  

A lot of the Escort simply just died through rust , a lot of them would have structural corrosion particularly along the sills and rear chassis legs which would simpily be worth more than the car to fix unfortunately. I bought my Gti  for £500 and spent £3000 rebuilding it , it is worth a lot more now after her work but a lot of people wouldn't go through with the work.