PLanning to buy Ford Lynx 1.8 (1995)... Please Guide Me

[dc_rock]

hey people,

im planning to buy a ford lynx 1.8 (1995) car... its the one with round lights, hatch-back and two passenger door... can you tell me some details about it?

1) reliability
2) fuel comsuption
3) handling

i love the shape, but i wanna know is it wise for me to buy it... scared got alot of problems

Thank you

 

[SPEEDSPiRiT]

the car is damn nice...
sporty and very powerful....
1.8 dohc wor..

problem wise... stock car i dont think there is much problem..

reliability... better than alot of cars i guess.. when i was driving a stock ford... the car is comfy..very good handling also and fuel consumption depends on ur right foot... drive nicely wont makan minyak 1.... i think u wont have regret buying it..

but need those who drive a stock lynx tx3 to comment on it..

but...the car shape... is damn nice... i also like it..

 

[dc_rock]

so far everyone said the car's really good...
i most 70% gonna get this car edi, but are the parts hard to find and expensive?

i wanna trick-out this car, what kinda stuff should i install to make the performance better in terms of HP as well as FC?

do suggest ways i can start up my project, what air-filters, exhaust systems, what engines, suspension kits, etc...

 

[lynx_romero]

hello...

actually i'm driving this car...year 95 as well.
if u want to talk about the reliability and power...this is the one that won't regret u. The fc not much la...its depends on how u drive the car of course.
Currently mine is about 60km/RM10... some parts expensive but some parts cheap... so if u plan to buy this car, go on beb...atleast i got fren drive a same car..hahahahahaha...

 

[dc_rock]

alrite~! finally found a fren wif the same gearhead as mine~!

its so hard to find ppl who still driving this car...

im actually from subang... can u suggest any good places whr i can service and maintain this car? dun wanna jst send it to any mat-motor shop, wanna reali jaga this car...

any ideas on how to improve a stock engine? for the time bein... jst for HP and FC only...

thanks

 

[lynx_romero]

actually i always send my car to 1 w/shop at
salak selatan...its to my place coz i stay in bdr sri permaisuri.i knew this guy from one of the forumer also..
this foremen got experience with ford and B8 as well...
if u want to go, i can introduce u to this guy..name Bad.

hmm...actually i also just planing to upgrade my stock engine.
i asked opinion from this forum also.
u can check it under title, "Lynx modification"
from there u can see a lot of sifu outside there support me and share their experience with me. good luck

 

[dc_rock]

thanks bro...

so u strongly support me buying this car izit?

it sounds all good... but are there anymore ford experts in this forum i can refer this topic to? wanna get as many opinions as possible, coz i plan to keep this baby for a long term project...

please give ur opinions people~! i really appreciate the effort so far

 

[SPEEDSPiRiT]

there is 1 guy driving a yellow tx3 with b8 180 inside ma....

if u join b8's tt u might be able to meet him also...

hehe

 

[dc_rock]

hahha...

im such a small fish... i dunno anything abt modding fords... this is my first ford ride and i haven't even bought it yet... how to join u guys for tt la?

do give me as many opinions abt this car as possible, i wanna know wut everyone thinks before i finally buy it~! dun tell me only 1 guy in this whl forum has this car... is it really so uncommon?

 

[dc_rock]

hey romeo, basic maintenance for this car expensive onot? im not rich, just average income, would be a great burden to upkeep this car?

CALLING FORD LYNX TX3 1.8 DRIVERS, PLEASE HELP ME OUT HERE...

thanks :))

 

[lynx_romero]

no lah...
if just for basic maintenance its only cost me around RM100/month.
- ori oil filter = RM15
- eng oil = RM 75 (depends what kind of oil u r using)

others..
-timing belt + bearing + labour = apprx RM 300++

for me, this car got no problem with the engine and the body/chasis.
since i drive this car, i've never face a problem with the engine...
just that the suspension and the bushes...(old car) biase la...:regular_smile:

BTW, how much u get the car? whats the market price now?

 

[dc_rock]

wut's the prob with the suspension? if i were to change to an adjustable kit would it fix the problem? it'l b the first thing i'll change in terms of body works...

how much did it cost u to do ur suspension n bushes?

im getting the car at 18K++... the market value is about 22K i think...

 

[lynx_romero]

of course la...old car maa..
the suspension and bushes need to change already..
after change all this "sendi-sendi punye barang" sure got no problem any more.. i'm the 2nd owner for this car, so i think maybe the 1st owner never change it (lady owner...faham2 la) hehehehehe....

i think for adjustable its cost u around RM1K++ la...depends on what brand and type la.. the bushing i think it will cost few hundreds la for all bushing(front+rear+engine mounting+suspension)

hwwaa....so cheap ar this car now?? seems like i have to drive this car until the end lor....hahahahhahahaa....
last time i bought this car RM37K ooo.....

I'm planing to send my car for customize the body kits end of this month...
its very hard to find a body kits for this car...seriously.

 

[dc_rock]

ya... gonna invest in a good set of suspensions... my friend helping me source out.. its about 1.5k

actually market price for this car is 25K... but im getting it from a contact, a close friend, so he's selling it to be dirt cheap...

where u customizing ur car? do let me know d price, i might want to do a bodykit oso after i buy rims...

btw, which size rims is best? 16" or 17"?

 

[sargon]

i use these car 2 years .for perfomance and engine maintainece it,s ok.but u must be careful to uy bodyparts. it,s expensive. u want to know how much the frontlamp price... the new one is rm1400 the chop shop i found is rm900.last time i change my window its rm250 at back only one.isuggest u to use safc and u will feel different.and the fuel can save...i tri rm20 from bukit damansara to alor gajah.my speed aroun 90-100 kmh.get one la if they sell cheap.better than u buy one satria 1.3 same price right...

 

[dc_rock]

sorry, im quite a newbie... wut is SAFC?

ya i heard abt the headlamp prices... sum1 told me before... but its very tahan lasak wan i heard...

hey romeo, maybe we can meet up aft i get my car, then can share ur experience with me in modding ur car...

 

[lynx_romero]

sure...no problem.
but mine is still standard maa...
just plan to upgrade my car...the performance i mean.
Btw, SAFC is an Air Flow Controller... i also not so good in
car modi.. i've learned something from sifu2 in this forum.
when u want to grab this car?

 

[dc_rock]

i use these car 2 years .for perfomance and engine maintainece it,s ok.but u must be careful to uy bodyparts. it,s expensive. u want to know how much the frontlamp price... the new one is rm1400 the chop shop i found is rm900.last time i change my window its rm250 at back only one.isuggest u to use safc and u will feel different.and the fuel can save...i tri rm20 from bukit damansara to alor gajah.my speed aroun 90-100 kmh.get one la if they sell cheap.better than u buy one satria 1.3 same price right...

whoa, safc is very expensive eh... i think i'll install it when i convert the engine. thanks for the info...

can anyone guide me thru the slow but steady upgrade to B8? i wanna install 1 component at a time, things tat can b used in both stock engine n B8 as well, so i don't have to get waste money buying new stuff all the time... things like air-filter, exhaust systems n etc...

 

[dc_rock]

romeo,

i might get it either by december 2006 or january 2007... have to get all the details settle with my current car... gonna sell off my wira 1.5 to my uncle... then use d money to buy this car~! woohoo~!

do let me knw how it goes with ur bodykit installation... im very interested to beautify my ride as well, but i wont steal ur design la... hahah

 

[lynx_romero]

ok sure no problem....
i'll let u know once i did it.

 

[dc_rock]

any sifu or experts in this forum can guide me to a good workshop for this car? hopefully in subang jaya? i dont want to just send this to any mechanic, later they do more damage than good...

 

[dc_rock]

nobody who owns a ford stays around subang? need some suggestions for a good workshop to upkeep my incoming ford... thanks

 

[zz_laloq]

patience, one mazdaford workshop is shifting back to usj tis weekend , ill inform u exact add next week

 

[manong]

zz..u ar....

 

[Planet]

Ford Lynx Tx3 1.8

Hi~ I am selling my Ford Cause want upgraded,
here the link
http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/showthread.php?t=126505