I’m helping someone decide between the two. The car will be in no way modified; It’s just going to be a daily driver. Both automatic, both low miles. I know a little bit about Escorts, and not a goddamn thing about Avengers. I’m leaning toward recommending the ZX2. Opinions? Thoughts? Anecdotal information about either?
avengers look a little better i guess
i used to sell fords a long time ago, and escorts are a reliable car. they don’t have to many problems, the avenger looks better, and it has a v6. its a toss up really.
Escorts dont look as good but run forever
Avengers/Sebrings look better, from experience; have terrible body roll and those trannys they put in there suck balls
Escort hands down.
i looked at some shit online, and i think i’m going to have to recommend the ZX2. thanks for your input.
don’t know anything about the escort, but the avenger may have a v6 or 4cyl… the 4cyl is the same as my eclipse’s 420a
it’s a 2.5L v6.
ZX2 without a doubt. I actually considered both cars three years and chose the Escort, based soley on reliability.
My 01 ZX2 now has 90,000 miles on it, and the only problem has been a stuck Themostat.
The Avenger has a terrible reputation for problems- everything from glue literally melting out of and leaking down the doors seams, to the transmissions routinely grenading.
i had a 97 avenger v6 and i had a couple problems with the car along the way, so i would have to say the zx2 based on reliability but the later avengers do look so much nicer.
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ZX2 no doubt. The 2.5 Mitsu V6 CAN be a durable engine(i had on ein a cirrus that had 152K on it when i sold it and was running fine), but they are spotty. The SPI 2.0 in the Escort is rock solid and i am pretty sure it is not an interference motor :bigthumb:
I guess i’m kinda biased considering i owned an avenger but for looks def the avenger. My mom owned a zx2 and she never ever ever had any problems. My avenger had more problems than i can list.balljoint fell off,tranny,sensors issues,sunroof leaked,paint cancer issues,trunk latch stopped working and is a common problem, etc. I love the car cause of how it looked but i hated the problems that i had. For a DD i would def recommend the ZX2.
even as bad as ford is for quality and reliability, it’s still 100x more reliable than a dodge.
zx2 +1
Avenger for the fucking lose. its a DSM.
hah, no its a Mopar-DSM…back to back lose
avenger is pretty but blows trans like no other