New Car!

I just bought (today!) a new-to-me car.  About the car:

- 1981 Ford Escort

- It has the interior of a 1982 Ford Escort GL (which was a slightly "higher end" version of the Escort) which is in INCREDIBLE shape considering it's from a 29-year-old car.

- 1.6L I4 engine, gets about 30 mpg city, 39 highway.

- No A/C

- Manual windows

- 4-speed manual transmission

- CD player (aftermarket, obviously)

- cost me $600

Here's hoping it does well on my drive up to Ellensburg at the end of the month, and serves me well for as long as I need it.

Some slightly interesting facts about 1981 Ford Escorts:

- 1981 was the Escort's first year in the North American car market, however it was made by Ford for European markets starting in 1968.

- Has front-wheel drive, which was relatively rare in cars of this vintage

- The Escort was Ford's replacement for the Pinto (which, research has shown in retrospect, was actually a very safe car. Leave it to Mother Jones to lead a witch-hunt with little-to-no basis in fact)