Ford EcoSport getting the axe in North America

[UCFGoose]

I actually saw one one the road next to me the other day and thought, "Oh you poor bastard." This coming from a guy driving a 2007 Corolla with no paint on the roof and, at that point, two broken interior door handles.

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[Fordretired1]

Speaking of manual transmissions, anyone have one of the old Ford Escort Wagons (w/manual transmission)? I had one - super cheap (I think I paid $10,600 for one new in 1996) and it got close to 40 MPG and was great in the snow (especially with snow tires).

I had three escorts new. Each had over two hundred and 40 thousand miles on all of them. Just regular maintenance. One clutch went out.
I got 42 miles per gallon from the first fill up to the last time I filled it up.
All three never broke down on the road. The focus never got more then 35 miles.