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Anyone have a Ford Escape?
Right now we have two Fusions. We really need something a little bigger since we now have the baby plus two dogs. We took a trip last weekend and it was WAY too crammed with all of us. I actually sat in the back seat while DH drove because the passenger seat is up so far when the baby seat is in the back. It wasn't a fun ride, to say the least, but I'm not totally convinced that an Escape would give us too much more room.
Does anyone drive an Escape that can offer their
opinion? I notice that it says you can fold down or take out the back
seat. Would it be possible to leave the baby seat on one side and take
out the other side of the back seat to make room for the dogs to lay on
the floor?
Oh, and we get the A Plan with Ford, so we're
planning to stick with them and the Escapes have the best deal going
right now. I would love an Explorer, but they are out of our budget.
Re: Anyone have a Ford Escape?
I absolutely LOVE my Escape! I plan to drive it until it dies, lol! Mine's an '08, so the styling is different, but overall, I love the car! So much trunk space, and I got the travelling package with mine which includes a roof rack and a storage compartment in the bottom of the trunk that always comes in handy.
I do believe I can put down only 2 of three backseats if you wanted to, I'd have to check though.
The car handles well, I get about 30 mpg city with it, 30-35 highway depending on where I'm driving (I do drive a manual though instead of the automatic). It is super reliable - I've never had any torubles with it!
We love our escape too. We are on our second one and will probably be keeping with the escape until our family grows any bigger.
I think ours is a 2010 too. We travel with a large dog (lab) and two kids, frequently. We have a car top carrier now that we are a family of 4 that we use for big trips (back to NY) but when we made trips (1-3 hours), we'd just use half the back/trunk and have the dog curled up on his bed on the other half.
I personally think you will love an escape and have more than enough room. What kind of dogs do you have?
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I have a 2010 Escape and I LOVE it. I highly recommend it. It is one of the best vehicles I have ever owned (and my first Ford). I plan on keeping it until it dies as well.
I don't have any issues with space, however, it is just my husband and I. I have used it for moving and it has been much easier to use for space than our G6.
We have a Puggle and a Beagle/Hound mix. Both are medium size dogs, about 35-40 pounds. So they aren't too huge or anything.
I think you ladies convinced me! We are going to go test drive one this week and we'll probably end up getting it. The best part is that I can upgrade from my Fusion and my payment will actually go down a little bit.
Have you checked out the Traverse? We were going back and forth between a couple of cars, and I figured the Traverse was too big for our needs now, but when we have our next kid, it will be perfect.
Sort of. My IL's have one and I really don't like it. I dont' know why bc I had an Equinox before and loved that as well (but not as much as my TB).
Boo to your DH! LOL JK.
I've heard good things about the new Escapes. I personally LOVE the way the Edge looks - but I don't know how that compares price or space wise. Thanks for sticking with FORD!