[justincampbell]

1985 Ford Escort with a manual trans. I bought it in late 2000 or early 2001 for $325. A mechanic friend of Dad's had done some work on it and the owner failed to pay. So, I got the car for the bill. Pale blue, surprisingly solid except the rear shock towers. Thing leaked/burned some oil, but ran like a champ and got great mileage. Dad and I drove it to Omaha to get some parts for my '72 Cutlass. Drove back with, among other things, a rear bumper for the Cutlass completely inside the car and averaged 32mpg with no interstate. I loved this car because it was so dependable and when it did break it was stuff that you could easily do a Red Green repair. Once, as I was driving back to work after supper, the dowel that the fuel pump arm pivoted on vibrated part way out. Grabbed a pair of pliers and tapped it back in and off we went.