I have a 2005 White XLT. His name is 'Fred'. Had him for over 15 years and have always used 5w-20 synthetic. Have 126Kmi on 'Fred' now; one of the best vehicles I've owned in over 35 years. Steering, handling and braking (4-wheel discs) are outstanding. Even overall handling feel is great. I've had Porsche 944s, C4 Vettes, SVO, xr4ti (manual) and a CRX Si; this Escape has better steering and brake feel - but mileage ain't great! (17mpg to 22 mpg). Fred does Everything very well and is like a 'buddy'. Well, less wind noise and better mileage - or those damn door-panel inserts!
ive got a 2001 escape xlt in the dark red color. I love it so much. Its only got 87,000 miles on it with no major issues! The car has only been owned by one other person than me, and they barely drove it at all.
been daily driving a 2001 escape xlt for a while, great suv but motorweek got some stats wrong here. control trac ii 4wd is 100% front 0% rear and 50- 50 when the front wheels slip. with 4x4 ON it engages the clutch in the rear for a locked 50-50 torque split, on dry roads you will get driveline binding with 4x4 on. also the ground clearance is way more than 7.8". the lowest point on the entire vehicle is 8.5" (tip of the front control arm) the rest of the vehicle is well over 10"
Rusters but they were a nice package when new.Bought a used 2005 Mercury Mariner as a beater for $1200 with 150000 miles on it about 5 years ago and got a year on it before the rust monster and a bad catalytic converter finished it off.
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the best generation!
This is my favorite generation of Ford Escape all because this design even existed as early as 2001
Ford Escape, very beautifull this generation
I love these old school commercials. And yeah one of the greatest vehicles ever built
1:23 Back in 2001 this was “slightly bland styling”. Nowadays we want this back (well I anyway)!
I miss my old 07 escape. Best dang car I’ve ever had! Even it was my first car!
I have a 2005 White XLT. His name is 'Fred'. Had him for over 15 years and have always used 5w-20 synthetic. Have 126Kmi on 'Fred' now; one of the best vehicles I've owned in over 35 years. Steering, handling and braking (4-wheel discs) are outstanding. Even overall handling feel is great. I've had Porsche 944s, C4 Vettes, SVO, xr4ti (manual) and a CRX Si; this Escape has better steering and brake feel - but mileage ain't great! (17mpg to 22 mpg). Fred does Everything very well and is like a 'buddy'. Well, less wind noise and better mileage - or those damn door-panel inserts!
thinking about getting a first gen, any advice on what I should look for when if comes to any issues?
These are good cars.
The 2.0 manuals would go over 200,000 miles with no major issues. They were also easier to work on compared to the V6.
I have a 2.0 manual with 154k on the odometer and still going!
i love how the thumbnail is perfectly framed to be just gray
it's like youtube dont want you to see it
Like it or not this vehicle started the crossover craze
I thought that was the RAV4 that came out in 1996.
@@damilolaakanni Also the Suzuki Vitara 1991
jeep cherokee in 1984
@@damilolaakanniYou are correct. The RAV4 is the vehicle that started the small crossover craze.
Im still driving my 2001 escape xlt...133k miles and other than a few small things any vehicle should have done at 100k miles, its a beast
ive got a 2001 escape xlt in the dark red color. I love it so much. Its only got 87,000 miles on it with no major issues! The car has only been owned by one other person than me, and they barely drove it at all.
been daily driving a 2001 escape xlt for a while, great suv but motorweek got some stats wrong here. control trac ii 4wd is 100% front 0% rear and 50- 50 when the front wheels slip. with 4x4 ON it engages the clutch in the rear for a locked 50-50 torque split, on dry roads you will get driveline binding with 4x4 on. also the ground clearance is way more than 7.8". the lowest point on the entire vehicle is 8.5" (tip of the front control arm) the rest of the vehicle is well over 10"
Rusters but they were a nice package when new.Bought a used 2005 Mercury Mariner as a beater for $1200 with 150000 miles on it about 5 years ago and got a year on it before the rust monster and a bad catalytic converter finished it off.
As a Floridian I watched the opening with them driving it through the surf. All I could think was that thing's a rust bucket in three years, tops.
@@carlasghost656 They were certainly heavy rusters.
The CR-V measures 29.6 and 67.3ft³ cargo space..
I miss my 2001 Escape so much.
Ford Escape is cool and nice car
Rust buckets. I bet that yellow Escape rotted out a few weeks after driving through that water
Fwd junk