About a year ago I bought a new car. Well, not new exactly. Considerably second hand, to be exact. Still, it looked to be in very good condition, despite the mileage, and I couldn’t fault it for the price. £850 for a small family saloon. Bargain.
Following that purchase the Escort became our daily runner, and the Mini was sold prior to us moving house – the sale of the Mini paid for the removals van and some of the white goods we bought when we moved in. And the Escort has continued to drive beautifully without problems, and we have certainly appreciated the air conditioning a few times too.
However, it did come as a considerable worry when I checked the car over the day before we went to camp (which I still have yet to write about – sorry!). The oil level was fine, if a bit dirty, and everything else in the engine bay looked fine, but I was aware that the exhaust had been rattling. Closer inspection showed that it was just loose, and securing it properly would fix that no problem. What I hadn’t expected to see was a large amount of rust on the rear subframe. Not good.
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