I'm curious to know how many miles are on your Escorts ppl?? I drive my ZX2 every where I've had it for a yr now and haven't had any major problems. I forsee many miles ahead for my car. So let me know!! My mileage is at 136915
1992 Red wagon: 368,000 kilometers, or about 228,000 miles. Head rebuilt once due to overheating, when I got it.
262K miles on a 1995LX. Original transmission. Engine dropped a valve seat at 72K, so 190K on a Jasper rebuilt engine. I replaced the head gasket last year.