Did I miss anything?
My '97 Sport just clocked 68K miles, with very little ever needing to be done during all the years I've owned her. She's my daily and been garaged her whole life.
The only 'major' repairs I've done are replacing the belt tensioner, turn signal assembly, the window regulator gear plugs, and a couple of coolant temp sensors when I replaced the hoses. Other than that, it's just been the usual maintenance items, such as fluids, filters, tires, etc. I don't mod her at all, because I like to keep her as close to factory as possible.
Sure, they've got their quirks, but I'm always impressed at how well Ford designed these cars, their general ease of maintenance/repairs, their overall high-quality, and the beating they can take & keep going (I also had an '89 Bird that had the hell beat out of her over the years, but just wouldn't die. Finally sold her after I bought the '97).
Love these cars...except for the location of that damn oil filter...because I can't get my arms into there without tearing them up.
Photo: My Bird in her natural habitat...LOL
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The only 'major' repairs I've done are replacing the belt tensioner, turn signal assembly, the window regulator gear plugs, and a couple of coolant temp sensors when I replaced the hoses. Other than that, it's just been the usual maintenance items, such as fluids, filters, tires, etc. I don't mod her at all, because I like to keep her as close to factory as possible.
Sure, they've got their quirks, but I'm always impressed at how well Ford designed these cars, their general ease of maintenance/repairs, their overall high-quality, and the beating they can take & keep going (I also had an '89 Bird that had the hell beat out of her over the years, but just wouldn't die. Finally sold her after I bought the '97).
Love these cars...except for the location of that damn oil filter...because I can't get my arms into there without tearing them up.
Photo: My Bird in her natural habitat...LOL
