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    Ford Escort Review, For Sale, Models, Specs & News in Australia

    Ford Escort Review, For Sale, Models, Specs & News in Australia

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    The Ford Escort was the Blue Oval's small car offering before the first Laser appeared in 1981, with the lineage contiinuing under the Focus nameplate since 2002. The Mk1 Escort was produced in Australia from 1970, before being replaced by the Mk2 Escort in 1975. Both generations became legendary in motorsport circles, with the rear-drive layout and abundance of performance parts available leading it to great success in rally and circuit racing.

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    Van
    3 Speed Automatic
    Leaded Petrol
    1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
    Reviews For Sale Q&As Wheel Size Dimensions Pricing & Specs Fuel Consumption Towing Capacity News

    Ford Escort FAQs

    Importing a Nissan Silvia-powered 1973 MK1 Ford Escort

    There’s no reason why you couldn’t bring it in and get it registered for road use. To bring it in you need an import permit from the Department of Infrastructure and Transport in Canberra. That allows you to land the car, after you need to consult your state authorities to get it approved for registration. Rules vary from state to state, but it is most likely that you would need a report from an approved engineer.

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    Escort for learner

    GREAT. The Escort is a fun car and great to learn about mechanics and driving. They're easy to work on, there are many parts available and they make a good little club competition car. However, it's old and won't have the modern safety features, but I would say go for it.

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    Ethanol in the van

    THERE shouldn't be any problem in running your car on ethanol-blend petrol, as long as you understand it is still an unleaded petrol and needs the same sort of valve protection it needs on unleaded. The ethanol blends we are seeing are low in ethanol and there's generally no problem with them. It's only when you get to quite high blends that you could encounter problems. In terms of increasing fuel consumption, I don't know of any additive that will increase your fuel consumption on standard unleaded petrol.

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    Ford Escort Wheel Size

    The Ford Escort has a number of different wheel and tyre options. When it comes to tyres, these range from ZR 70S 13 for Van in 1982.
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    Ford Escort Dimensions

    The dimensions of the Ford Escort Van vary according to year of manufacture and spec level.
    The dimensions shown above are for the base model.
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    Ford Escort Pricing & Specs

    The price range for the Ford Escort varies based on the trim level you choose. Starting at $2,640 and going to $4,070 for the latest year the model was manufactured. The model range is available in the following body types starting from the engine/transmission specs shown below.
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    Ford Escort Fuel consumption

    The Ford Escort is available in a number of variants and body types that are powered by Leaded fuel type(s)
    *Combined fuel consumption
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    Ford Escort Towing Capacity

    The Ford Escort has maximum towing capacity of 545kg for the latest model available.
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