2003 Ford Escape, Is this a good buy?

[ascot]

Guys,

Newbie here. Help naman. I'm seriously considering buying a 2nd hand Ford Escape. 2003 Model, 2.0L Manual Tranny, 50T KMs * PHP500K. Is this a good buy? Any pros and cons. Any input will be much appreciated.

Thanks

[vinj]

At that price, tawad pa yan... you can get an 04 a/t model for 500K already. Since it's m/t, the power deficit isnt that noticed as compared to the 2.0 a/t but expect fuel consumption to be in the 6-7km/L range. Our '04 2.0 a/t did around 5.5-7km/l in the city. Aside from the fuel consumption, was happy with it... like the space and comfort with good handling for a mini-SUV.

[Horsepower]

actually, it's usually 5km/L. sobrang lakas sa gas accdg to a friend who owns one. Parang CRV.

[BlueBimmer]

grabe pala baba ng resale ng escape ano?? 2k crv ko nabenta ko pa ng 450k..itong escape 2k4, 500k!

[ale828]

we have a 2005 escape A/T, sobra lakas sa gas (5-6km/l), underpowered para sa akin. plus it has a low resale value. get a Toyota or honda na lang instead.

[ascot]

Thanks for the replies. Na test-drive ko na yung escape, ok pa naman condition. According to the owner, he's getting something like 8Km/Liter. Haven't driven a CRV or a RAV4, so hindi ko alam comparison. My first time to drive a CUV/SUV.

Now, I'm looking at this other alternatives:

2001 CRV * 500K
2002 Crosswind XUV *550K

Which would you guys recommend? I'm keen on getting the escape na.