I owned 2 Escorts. I absolutely loved them. They required the least amount of maintenance of any vehicle I have ever owned. My last Escort I got 120K miles and only changed the oil once and still got between 36 and 38 MPG. The only problem I had was the tie rods.
Me too,had a Escort that was trouble free at 130,000
miles when I sold it to a Mexican family.
I still see it every now and then.They`ve about tore
it up but its still running.