LUKE261 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 Just wondered how many people have silly little niggly annoying bits wrong with there car, you know that rattle or knock you never seem to fix or the weeping thermostat housing you never get round to do or the bit of trim your forever popping back on?
Escort Mk1 4 Door Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 the arse is to high even on 2 inch blocks, patch of filler u can see under the paint, engine going pop, i could go for ever
PCOE Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 My bubbling o/s/f wing..... Only coz everyone points it out to me at car meets as tho I've not seen it!!!!
mossy Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 Every time it rains, bailing water from out of the floor pans!
Escort Mk1 4 Door Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 My bubbling o/s/f wing.....Only coz everyone points it out to me at car meets as tho I've not seen it!!!! sounds like mine everyone likes to inford me some one has stolen my O no its in the ash try the clips broken
Escort Mk1 4 Door Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 Every time it rains, bailing water from out of the floor pans! is it pikey that i hammered a screw driver throught my floor after finding 2 inches of water??
mossy Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 Every time it rains, bailing water from out of the floor pans! is it pikey that i hammered a screw driver throught my floor after finding 2 inches of water?? Last thing to try is seal the windowscreen rubber from under the dash .... then I'm definitely drilling a hole!
Escort Mk1 4 Door Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 my mk1 i watch the water buld up on the rubber then come in under the glass and down the dash, have a dirty rust mark from in now
stuartp Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 got a feeling this is going to be a long thread! passenger door - handle has lost it's thread so i can't get it to attach tightly, the window winder rattles a lot and the weather strip won't stay down when the window gets wound up and down carpet doesn't seem to be quite wide enough to fit under the metal strips that run under the doors so they never stay centre console is just a bit too far away from the bottom of the dash panel for my liking (due to the 5 speed coming out a couple of incheds further back) steering wheel has just recently started creaking a bit - no idea why, it was on there for a year or so without doing it dashboard - i have to tap the rev counter everytime i start the car to make it work and the light is incredibly dim water is getting in somewhere (i suspect this will be the major niggle for most of us) i also suspect rust bubbles coming through will be a major niggle and mine has plenty of those (despite mine having a full respray about 3 years ago) there are loads more but that'll do for now
BaileyMex Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 I actually pretty much am happy with mine.......apart from lol Not having the time or money to get the box changed, replace master and slave cylinder, dawn good service and tune Oh and topping out at about 60mph on the motorway
jayremedy Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 Wings aren't fitted right, starting to niggle me now. The hole I found after previous owner assured me all welding had been done. Front right brake chirps when they get warm. I'm too old and wide for bucket seats. And I don't need them. Poor paint job Still love it though, no more issues than my Passat has.
Yeomans22 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 on my escort, im not happy with the paint and the pannel gaps. on capri, not happy with the lack of power, but im sorting that atm
frankthefencer Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 I am currently building mine. Already I can see imperfections. However it's 36 yrs old and like me it has its faults but I love the imperfections and the Oldskool engineering that's one thing that makes them attractive.
puddy Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 On the mk1 tina,the nsr door rattles very loudly ,I think its on the catch. On the mk2 tina,the axle is bent after I spent loads redoing the slipper with Gartrac internals, and the engine don't run cos I sold the new Dta ecu to fund the axle,lol. puddy
w p e Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 On the mk1 tina,the nsr door rattles very loudly ,I think its on the catch. On the mk2 tina,the axle is bent after I spent loads redoing the slipper with Gartrac internals, and the engine don't run cos I sold the new Dta ecu to fund the axle,lol. puddy points and condensors will sort out the running issue and good old duct tape for the rattle
jas Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 I only have one thing and that is its still in my bloody garage and has been off road since 1986,thats 2.
puddy Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 On the mk1 tina,the nsr door rattles very loudly ,I think its on the catch. On the mk2 tina,the axle is bent after I spent loads redoing the slipper with Gartrac internals, and the engine don't run cos I sold the new Dta ecu to fund the axle,lol. puddy points and condensors will sort out the running issue and good old duct tape for the rattle Ha ha,I haven't even got points and condenser in the mk1 with a x flow in it,if only it was that simple puddy
flyingbanana Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 only having to fix damage from some scrogs who decided to have a punch up next to it......and then few months later a roof tile landing on the roof
onlyrwd Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 Dont have one right now but my old Mk1 Escort had a few live with issues... Passenger quarter light was perspex, passenger window didnt close all the way, was always half and inch gap. Passenger footwell used to fill with water, stabbed a hold through the floor to let it out again. Took the wing off to do the A post and headlamp surround, tacked it back on to do more later...never did so top was held behind the bonnet hinge with mole grips and the bottom edge by the wind as I drove it
marky4 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Posted November 4, 2012 Only a couple for me Wipers are sh#t in the rain so slow compared with modern cars the rose joint gear lever that rattles i drive with my leg against it on long journeys and lastly the last time i went out in the rain in was lashing down and water got into eletrics (think fuses) and lights / wipers started to play up had a nightmare journey home in the dark apart from that i'm very happy with it
BIG G Posted November 4, 2012 Report Posted November 4, 2012 the bit between the number plates piss me off
MK2Ed Posted November 8, 2012 Report Posted November 8, 2012 Not having a Series 2 Millington (Barrrrp) between the wings, that really annoys me...
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