Project Escort van

Well, it's a van I bought for work. The £800 I got for the blue Vectra paid for this and a night out so I can't complain.

Anyway as Escort's go this doesn't seem to bad for the money, 1 years' MOT just put on and tax until January next year.













There's one or two niggly problems, the handbrake needs adjusting as the handbrake comes right up, the indicators don't self-cancel and there's a bush gone on the gearstick that stops it self-centering. If I'm being finicky then the fuel guage is a bit 'fluttery' as in when stationary it'll read say a quarter-tank, then you move off and the needle dips down to about the 1/8th mark.... a bit annoying.

Anyway, I did a very primitive economy test by running it down as far as I dare on the guage, fuelling up with a tenner of diesel and then driving it for as far as I dare.

The result is 90 miles to £10 which I am thoroughly chuffed with, a £10 of petrol would normally only get me about 55/60 miles in the Vectra.

Had it up on the ramps and it's not got any rot on it and it's never been welded either, so I've done rather well. The arches and bottom of the rear doors are pretty immaculate to.

All in all a good buy, doesn't clean up to bad and plenty of room for all my kit.