Why should i consider Ford Escape (2nd hand) Please help to decide.

**frake** · January 11th, 2012 08:44 PM

Hello po to everybody and fellow tsikoteers

At the moment Im expecting P300k to be as budget, and been seeing Escapes ranging from P300k+ to P400k+, and i'm eyeing for Automatic for my lovable wife. I think i could find ways to increase my budget. The problem is hindi po ako masyadong maalam sa saakyan and i dont know how should i consider the, hopefully, 1st car namin. We are four in the family. We have a 12yo & 5yo. Ang nakakatawa both our kids have wishes for the, hopefully, 1st car namin. Although in years, meron ako auto na nagagamit from our company. but this time gusto ko magkaron ng matatawag namin na "sa amin". This time, my son, gusto nya yung maluwag-luwag daw para sa long travel. My sweet little girl wanted naman na may Sunroof. Nakasakay kasi sya sa sasakyan ng tito nya and tuwang tuwa sya sa feature na yun...hehehe!. Being a simple man that i am, but i always wanted to give the best for my family with the best of my ability and ofcourse sa tulong nyo po

Pero syempre po, on top of their wishes, ang concerns ko are:

1st - Fuel Consumption
2nd - Maintenance
3rd - Durability
4th - Looks...hehehe! (just being honest po)

Im not much into speed as i'll be driving almost everyday with my wife and weekends with kids. And summer is just around the corner so my plans na kami to be here and there (and everywhere

). However, gusto ko pa rin kahit papaano yung makakayang makapag overtake ng maayos sa highways.

Sana po matulungan nyo ko if should i consider or not the Ford Escape

Many thanks po in advance. Hoping for your kind advices & tips.

**GTi** · January 11th, 2012 10:40 PM

Well... The Escape V6 is a very durable, comfortable and spacious car, has a sunroof, automatic transmission, very good engine performance and handling and fits your budget not to mention that its pretty good looking too... If you don't mind the approximately 5km/L city driving gas mileage that is.

Yun lang iisang hindi papasok is the rather poor gas mileage, will you be able to sacrifice that MINOR detail for the happiness of your whole family? :rofl:

Of course there's still the 2.0L variant selling for 300+k (no more sunroof) but since you only want the A/T variant, performance is poor due to an undeserving transmission with odd gear shift points and gas mileage is only marginally better than the V6 variant at slightly better than 6km/L. If you can stretch your budget to 400+k, there's the newer 2.3L version with much better performance AND fuel economy. Still no sunroof though.

The Escape as a whole is a very good car, especially for families. Its very sturdily built, even more so than most CUVs in its class and has excellent performance (all except for the 2.0A/T variant) and handling. In fact we have a 2003 Escape 2.0XLT 4x4 in the family.

**ericson21** · January 12th, 2012 12:15 AM

for me sir sa looks maganda ang ford escape, walang duda,

matibay din.

pero mukhang di papasok sir ang maintenance dito at fuel consumption. ang lakas neto sa gas eh. i do not know much about this car but my friend owns one. na kwento nya sakin na mahal daw ang maintenance, casa kasi siya PMS eh. mahal daw parts sabi nya at service.

my friend drives one, sabi nya from her house (binangonan rizal) to CEU (our school) 500 gas nya, one way pa lang yun. pabalik pa. bale 1k na kagad yun. dami din heavy traffic na nadadaanan kasi. so malakas FC niya.

pero overall maganda ang ford escape sir. but IMO, di siya pang syudad parang x-trail, lakas sa gas eh. hehe. :D

**GTi** · January 12th, 2012 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by ericson21

for me sir sa looks maganda ang ford escape, walang duda,

matibay din.

pero mukhang di papasok sir ang maintenance dito at fuel consumption. ang lakas neto sa gas eh. i do not know much about this car but my friend owns one. na kwento nya sakin na mahal daw ang maintenance, casa kasi siya PMS eh. mahal daw parts sabi nya at service.

my friend drives one, sabi nya from her house (binangonan rizal) to CEU (our school) 500 gas nya, one way pa lang yun. pabalik pa. bale 1k na kagad yun. dami din heavy traffic na nadadaanan kasi. so malakas FC niya.

pero overall maganda ang ford escape sir. but IMO, di siya pang syudad parang x-trail, lakas sa gas eh. hehe. :D

I agree with the poor FC pero hindi naman siguro ganon ka poor... Anong variant ba yan? 3.0V6 ba? Our Escape 2.0XLT goes to Antipolo regularly, once a week (we live in QC) pero hindi naman ganon katindi... As for maintenance, I'll have to very shamefully say that the Escape is the most neglected car in our house. Basically nilalaspag yan ng primary user (my aunt). Maintenance cost is so-so, hindi siya mura pero hindi naman sobrang mahal. Pero dahil sa tibay niyan, konti palang ang ginastos namin diyan.

**ericson21** · January 12th, 2012 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by GTi

I agree with the poor FC pero hindi naman siguro ganon ka poor... Anong variant ba yan? 3.0V6 ba? Our Escape 2.0XLT goes to Antipolo regularly, once a week (we live in QC) pero hindi naman ganon katindi... As for maintenance, I'll have to very shamefully say that the Escape is the most neglected car in our house. Basically nilalaspag yan ng primary user (my aunt). Maintenance cost is so-so, hindi siya mura pero hindi naman sobrang mahal. Pero dahil sa tibay niyan, konti palang ang ginastos namin diyan.

ewan ko sir eh, malayo kasi talaga from sa kanila to CEU manila. samin to CEU is 25kms na eh, im from angono rizal, sa kanila binangonan rizal tapos sa dulo pa sila, yung binangonan rizal is after ng angono rizal so i think ang layo nya sa CEU manila is mga 35-40kms one way. on the way madami na ding madadaanang moderate traffic sa pasig at before mandaluyong. paglagpas naman dun sobrang traffic sa sta.mesa madalas, hehe, kaya parang malakas at tama sa tingin ko yung sa gas nya. (sir kinukwento lang nya sakin eh hehe. :D) kaya ayun, minsan minsan lang talaga nya gamitin yung escape for school dahil sa ganung reason nya sa akin nung nag kwentuhan kami, hehe.

di ko din nalaman yung exact amount nung kanila sa PMS for the escape, nasabi lang nya na mahal daw. ayun. hehe.

puro ford kasi sasakyan ng friend ko na to eh. 2011 everest, 2009 focus (gas) chaka 2008 escape.

di ko lang alam variant nung escape nila sir.

**GTi** · January 12th, 2012 01:58 AM

Originally Posted by ericson21

ewan ko sir eh, malayo kasi talaga from sa kanila to CEU manila. samin to CEU is 25kms na eh, im from angono rizal, sa kanila binangonan rizal tapos sa dulo pa sila, yung binangonan rizal is after ng angono rizal so i think ang layo nya sa CEU manila is mga 35-40kms one way. on the way madami na ding madadaanang moderate traffic sa pasig at before mandaluyong. paglagpas naman dun sobrang traffic sa sta.mesa madalas, hehe, kaya parang malakas at tama sa tingin ko yung sa gas nya. (sir kinukwento lang nya sakin eh hehe. :D) kaya ayun, minsan minsan lang talaga nya gamitin yung escape for school dahil sa ganung reason nya sa akin nung nag kwentuhan kami, hehe.

di ko din nalaman yung exact amount nung kanila sa PMS for the escape, nasabi lang nya na mahal daw. ayun. hehe.

puro ford kasi sasakyan ng friend ko na to eh. 2011 everest, 2009 focus (gas) chaka 2008 escape.

di ko lang alam variant nung escape nila sir.

Kaskasero ba yung friend mo, bro?

By the looks of it nasa 4-5km/L ang nakukuha nya ah based on the distance you gave at yung sinabi mo na 500 one way.

Kung 2008 Escape, siguradong 2.3L at hindi V6 yan dahil wala na ang V6 nun. Pero the V6 is the only one that is supposed to drink gas that way...

I've got feedback from various other Tsikoteers who have the 2.3 version at sabi naman nila na umaabot at lumalampas daw naman ng 7km/L sa pure city driving yun if driven with a light foot.

**vinj** · January 12th, 2012 09:32 AM

The space and comfort of the Escape are good, parts are available and durability is really a matter of how the previous owner used and maintained the vehicle. Its a good family car if you ask me. Chances are though, madidihado ka with the FC if that's one of your main concerns and you're used to a 1.3L to 1.6L vehicle and you drive a lot in high traffic areas, with a heavy foot.

If you want a sunroof, acceptable FC, comfort and parts/service availability which your wife may enjoy, the only other car i can think of is the Nissan Sentra Exalta (2000 to 2001 model).

**frake** · January 12th, 2012 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by GTi

Well... The Escape V6 is a very durable, comfortable and spacious car, has a sunroof, automatic transmission, very good engine performance and handling and fits your budget not to mention that its pretty good looking too... If you don't mind the approximately 5km/L city driving gas mileage that is.

Yun lang iisang hindi papasok is the rather poor gas mileage, will you be able to sacrifice that MINOR detail for the happiness of your whole family? :rofl:

Of course there's still the 2.0L variant selling for 300+k (no more sunroof) but since you only want the A/T variant, performance is poor due to an undeserving transmission with odd gear shift points and gas mileage is only marginally better than the V6 variant at slightly better than 6km/L. If you can stretch your budget to 400+k, there's the newer 2.3L version with much better performance AND fuel economy. Still no sunroof though.

The Escape as a whole is a very good car, especially for families. Its very sturdily built, even more so than most CUVs in its class and has excellent performance (all except for the 2.0A/T variant) and handling. In fact we have a 2003 Escape 2.0XLT 4x4 in the family.

Sir GTi, thank you very much po sa reply. Regarding FC, i think i could consider the 5km/L for my family..hehehe! gusto ko lang talaga pagbigyan yung prinsesa ko eventhough wala syang alam sa sasakyan and her request is just a petty since money is concern. Gusto ko lang talaga magpakitang gilas sa anak ko...hahaha!

About the 2.0L A/T variant. When you say poor performance due to underserving transmission, meaning po ba eh pumapalya ang shifting? (pasensya na po talaga at wala akong alam sa technical ng sasakyan) And, sunroof feature po ba is nasa 3L lang?

If ever i-disregard ko po ang sunroof, mas okay po ba to be settled in like the escape you have in your family na '03, 2.0XLT 4x4?

**frake** · January 12th, 2012 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by ericson21

for me sir sa looks maganda ang ford escape, walang duda,

matibay din.

pero mukhang di papasok sir ang maintenance dito at fuel consumption. ang lakas neto sa gas eh. i do not know much about this car but my friend owns one. na kwento nya sakin na mahal daw ang maintenance, casa kasi siya PMS eh. mahal daw parts sabi nya at service.

my friend drives one, sabi nya from her house (binangonan rizal) to CEU (our school) 500 gas nya, one way pa lang yun. pabalik pa. bale 1k na kagad yun. dami din heavy traffic na nadadaanan kasi. so malakas FC niya.

pero overall maganda ang ford escape sir. but IMO, di siya pang syudad parang x-trail, lakas sa gas eh. hehe. :D

Thank you very much po Sir ericson21 sa reply info. So i think i really have to check this matters as expensive maintenance is no joke.

For everyday driving, Manila kasi ang place ko and my work is in Manila, do you think po ba na okay pa din i-consider yung distance if im still going for Ford Escape?

**frake** · January 12th, 2012 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by vinj

The space and comfort of the Escape are good, parts are available and durability is really a matter of how the previous owner used and maintained the vehicle. Its a good family car if you ask me. Chances are though, madidihado ka with the FC if that's one of your main concerns and you're used to a 1.3L to 1.6L vehicle and you drive a lot in high traffic areas, with a heavy foot.

If you want a sunroof, acceptable FC, comfort and parts/service availability which your wife may enjoy, the only other car i can think of is the Nissan Sentra Exalta (2000 to 2001 model).

Thank very much po sir vinj sa reply. Yes, since the start sedans po talaga ang nada-drive ko. This would the first compact SUV (correct me if i'm wrong) na ida-drive ko if ever. I really don't want to disregard the FC per im after the toughness and durability. Kasi if magkakaproblema sa Gas, pwede kami mag comute ni misis or to drive with an aircon off...hahaha!

Thank you po, sir. I will include the Exalta on my list.