I just bought an escape active last week , it’s a comfortable vehicle . Not something I will keep for the rest of my life but it’s a nice vehicle for what it is
I have 1500 miles on my new 24 Escape Active which is the base model, with Power seat, Power lift gate. Getting 32 MPG in the mountains. I really enjoy driving it. I looked at 5 other similar vehicles. The escape had everything I need. Comfortable and plenty of power from the 1.5 Eco-boost. I keep discovering new handy functions that make the compact crossover SUV easy to drive. $30k out the door, not that I think any such vehicle is worth that much but it was a better deal than anything else and I think in the long run it will be cheaper to operate and maintain than Japanese or European vehicles.
If you must get the 2024 Escape, I'd suggest you look at the 2.0 Ecoboost for more power, or the hybrid for fuel economy. If reliability is your priority, the RAV4 is your best choice.
I’m really perplexed as to why people state side constantly bring up the reliability of Fords - I’m now on my 4th Ford Focus, I bought my first one in 1998, that’s 26 years of owning Fords. They have been rock solid, absolutely no issues…the only thing I’ve had was a couple of bad sensors on the current car that were replaced in a day and cost me £126 fitted….thats it, in 26 years. I look after my cars, service them properly, and they’ve paid me back with reliable motoring.
@rufdymond I think one of the major reasons is their choice of powertrains in North America. In 2011 when they released the third generation Focus, the automatic transmission they used was a dry DCT which had several cases of transmission failures. Unfortunately that was the more popular transmission because Americans generally hardly buy cars with manual transmissions. The early years of their Ecoboost engines were also quite unreliable as well. I'd assume that many of the issues of those engines have been fixed by now, since they've been in production for more than a decade now (I still hear people say avoid the 1.0 and 1.5 3 cylinder Ecoboost engines though).
One thing to consider with the hybrid Escape is that the hybrid system is functionally similar to the RAV4 due to Ford sharing patents with Toyota years ago. Uses a similar planetary gear system and all.
Compact (and subcompact) crossovers hardly come from the factory with manual transmissions these days, at least in North America. People just don't see the need for manual transmissions in family cars anymore.
Even if it did have a manual, would you buy one? Some people want manual transmissions but won’t buy any vehicle that has it. Manufacturers know this so it makes no sense to build them.
More tech=more money. I don't enjoy being forced into buying tech I don't want,or need. Please offer low tech,to no tech packages. Priced at a more affordable price. A decked out Escape should not be over $30,000. Come on Ford,this is ridiculous.You are following a manufacturer trend that is ruining the industry. Over teching vehicles, including base models,causing prices to increase up to 10 grand over similar models with less tech from a few years ago. I can't see these selling that well,other than fleet sales. Maybe I'm wrong, I guess only time will tell.
Everything other similar vehicle I looked at was thousands more. The industry is barely holding on under democrat Marxist leadership and soon to be bankrupt. Go check out various car dealers, their inventory sucks.
I just bought an escape active last week , it’s a comfortable vehicle .
Not something I will keep for the rest of my life but it’s a nice vehicle for what it is
I have 1500 miles on my new 24 Escape Active which is the base model, with Power seat, Power lift gate. Getting 32 MPG in the mountains.
I really enjoy driving it.
I looked at 5 other similar vehicles. The escape had everything I need. Comfortable and plenty of power from the 1.5 Eco-boost. I keep discovering new handy functions that make the compact crossover SUV easy to drive.
$30k out the door, not that I think any such vehicle is worth that much but it was a better deal than anything else and I think in the long run it will be cheaper to operate and maintain than Japanese or European vehicles.
If you must get the 2024 Escape, I'd suggest you look at the 2.0 Ecoboost for more power, or the hybrid for fuel economy. If reliability is your priority, the RAV4 is your best choice.
I’m really perplexed as to why people state side constantly bring up the reliability of Fords - I’m now on my 4th Ford Focus, I bought my first one in 1998, that’s 26 years of owning Fords. They have been rock solid, absolutely no issues…the only thing I’ve had was a couple of bad sensors on the current car that were replaced in a day and cost me £126 fitted….thats it, in 26 years. I look after my cars, service them properly, and they’ve paid me back with reliable motoring.
@rufdymond I think one of the major reasons is their choice of powertrains in North America. In 2011 when they released the third generation Focus, the automatic transmission they used was a dry DCT which had several cases of transmission failures. Unfortunately that was the more popular transmission because Americans generally hardly buy cars with manual transmissions. The early years of their Ecoboost engines were also quite unreliable as well. I'd assume that many of the issues of those engines have been fixed by now, since they've been in production for more than a decade now (I still hear people say avoid the 1.0 and 1.5 3 cylinder Ecoboost engines though).
One thing to consider with the hybrid Escape is that the hybrid system is functionally similar to the RAV4 due to Ford sharing patents with Toyota years ago. Uses a similar planetary gear system and all.
Ford has had problems with RELIABILITY for the Escape bc of the turbo boost. They just can't get it right !
What! No manual? Figures!
Compact (and subcompact) crossovers hardly come from the factory with manual transmissions these days, at least in North America. People just don't see the need for manual transmissions in family cars anymore.
Even if it did have a manual, would you buy one? Some people want manual transmissions but won’t buy any vehicle that has it. Manufacturers know this so it makes no sense to build them.
So all you Toyota people the truth is out ford helped Toyota come over to America.
More tech=more money. I don't enjoy being forced into buying tech I don't want,or need. Please offer low tech,to no tech packages. Priced at a more affordable price. A decked out Escape should not be over $30,000. Come on Ford,this is ridiculous.You are following a manufacturer trend that is ruining the industry. Over teching vehicles, including base models,causing prices to increase up to 10 grand over similar models with less tech from a few years ago. I can't see these selling that well,other than fleet sales. Maybe I'm wrong, I guess only time will tell.
Everything other similar vehicle I looked at was thousands more.
The industry is barely holding on under democrat Marxist leadership and soon to be bankrupt.
Go check out various car dealers, their inventory sucks.
Go through each model. Everything about each model all at once. You jump from model to model on everything....interior...engine.. Get it?
The screen is too stupidly big.
Don’t get the CVT, it sucks.
Having owned a Ford Escape before, none of them.
My 2014 has 215k on it.
@@peterpulpitpounder301k on it running like a champ! I’m a lucky person
@@psicotiagoregis You have taken well care of it, I imagine. Same turbo unit?
just hit 200,000 and the body still looks amazing and it drives great. 2012
This is the second Escape video with multiple people talking. I give up!!
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you might have another video playing in the background lmao