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Old 06-12-2006, 07:03 PM   #1
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Default Any body got a mk5......

does anybody on the forums have a mk5 escort......and even better 1 for sale....

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Old 07-12-2006, 08:57 AM   #2
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Yerr, I used to have one.....It was called a Ford Laser or sometimes a Mazda 323. Sorry, thats a bit harsh. There was a guy in Perth selling one on one of those internet car sales sites. About $14,000.
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Old 07-12-2006, 08:39 PM   #3
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the mk5 didnt really look like the laser.....that was the mk4
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Old 08-12-2006, 08:35 AM   #4
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the mk5 didnt really look like the laser.....that was the mk4
The Laser has pretty much paralelled the Euro Escort since 1981 when Ford bought out Mazda. All the front wheel drive Escorts were based on a Mazda design. What year are you thinking off?
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Old 09-12-2006, 01:02 AM   #5
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1992-1995 around then.....i thought they were an all wheel drive with the cossie 2l.....and i thought it looked more like the sierra than a laser
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Old 09-12-2006, 09:28 AM   #6
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Yes, the Escort Cosworth does look like the Sierra with the flared guards and whale tail, but the "plain jane" model love pretty much like a KF Laser.
Cossie Escorts can be picked up for around $60,000 mark (down from $100,000+) a few years ago when a queensland firm were bringing them in. I know of a couple in Queensland and I think Rob Roy Garage had one for a while. Basically, this is about the only model worth buying from that period. They were seriously quick in their day and expensive....about 25,000 POUNDS!!!
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Old 09-12-2006, 10:33 AM   #7
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I doubt you'd find a Mk5 in Oz except for the Cosworths, I'm actually having a hard time picturing them. I've seen a few Mk3's (literally a few, say 6) mostly in Perth.

Because they were built post 1989 you would have a big job on your hands getting one imported and on the road here.
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Old 09-12-2006, 01:11 PM   #8
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seen the same mk3 convertable come up on eBay several times now......why would no1 want it???? and i only have pics of RS2000 and Cossies so i havent seen a plain mk5.....any pics????
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Old 10-12-2006, 08:16 AM   #9
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Ford in Britain by Martin Rawbone is a good book and worth a look. I'd have a few pictures kicking around, I'll try and dig one up. Frankly, the general road cars from that period weren't much to look at. Even the hot hatches of the day were generally pretty sedate. I sold a diff to a guy recently with a Fiesta RS1800 (probably the only one in the country) and you'd just walk past it in a car-park. Very plain but would tear strips off any old school RS.
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Old 11-12-2006, 09:07 PM   #10
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cool.....if u can find any pics would be appreciated
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