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Originally Posted by TonyC
We moved to the Villages two years ago with two cars: 2006 Jeep Liberty and 2007 Toyota Rav4. My wife absolutely loved her Jeep and I my Rav4. With two golf carts, we gave the Jeep to our daughter and are now thinking of giving the Jeep to our son, who is returning from France.
Only one challenge. What car can we get that we both like. After sitting in SUVs at over a dozen different car dealers, we have narrowed our choice down to two - the Forester and the Escape.
The main deciding factors on our part were to find an SUV that was:
1. Around 180 inches or less
2. Has excellent visibility
3. Has a power lift gate at the back
Being able to see the front of the car and able to lower the lift gate with no effort are of prime importance to my wife. None of the SUVs had as good visibilty as her Jeep (even the latest Jeep Compass and Patriot) but the Forester and Escape have acceptable visibility to her, and both are well regarded SUVs.
An issue with the Escape seems to be the complexity and some problems with the My Ford Touch/Sync system, that even Ford have acknowledged and are trying to fix. A potential issue with the Forester may be the low power (170 HP) compared to the Escape (you can get a 240 hp version). To get a more powerful Forester engine you would need to go to a turbo model and use premium gas, which I do not want to do.
Both SUVs have a lot of excellent features, once you get past that issue.
Before we pick a dealer to test drive them, I would like to hear your good (or bad) experiences with either of these two SUVs? If I can call you to chat about your experiences with the Forester or Escape, and with the local dealers etc, please reply privately and I will send you my phone number.
Tony
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Tony: I have a 2008 Ford Escape (Hybrid).
It has 145,000 miles on it and has been an excellent vehicle.
The only thing, I have done to it, is change the oil every 3,000 miles
and replaced the brakes.