Escort Recap

Edit: After I spoke to The Boss Lady this morning, I learned that we actually bought the car a couple of months earlier than I remembered. So I recalculated the costs involved. But they still aren't good

Want the vitals?

We bought the Escort in May of 2001. During the 60 months that we owned it, we spent $4,981.53 at the repair shop.

This does not include tires. We bought them elsewhere.

It also does not include routine maintenance like filters and oil changes. I did that stuff myself.

But it does not sound so bad if you put it this way, we spent only $996 per year on the Escort repairs. Oh wait, that still sounds bad...

But it does not sound so bad if you put it this way, we spent only $83 per month on Escort repairs. Crap, that still sounds bad, too...

Goodbye you money sucking sub compact piece of junk. I hope they dismantle you real good.

Second Edit: We put 38 thousand miles on the car while we had it. Right at 7600 miles per year. The mileage was lower than normal because it was simply a commuter car for The Boss Lady to get to work. That and it is hard to drive a car that spends most of it's time on a lift at the repair shop.