Anyone own a 99' Ford Escorts? How are they as reliability, basic transportation, etc?

Looking for a good value used car.

The problem with your question is that you're asking about a 15 year old vehicle.

Generalizations regarding reliability don't apply to vehicles when they get older as much of any vehicle's future reliability has a great deal to do with how it was driven and maintained in the past.

I myself have had amazing luck with ford vehicles. My 2002 ford f250 has 250,000 miles on it and not a problem yet. I've owned 4 ford vehicles and they have all been outstanding. Many people would disagree with me but I would trust ford with my life!