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.

[archangel_1911]

If you are after the low fuel consumption, might as well get the crosswind since its a diesel and have a bigger capacity, passenger and baggage. Baka pwede ka pang tumawad dyan since medyo mataas pa yan.

[ronw123w124]

My bro in law has one, lakas daw sa gas , lagi sira aircon, underpowered. I think you're better off with a CRV.

[Zeus]

Naka 2003 Escape 2L M/T ako dati, ok naman sya nakaka 7km/l nga city driving. Tanong mo lang kung napalitan na ba sya ng clutch noong may warranty pa sya? Kasi na recall yung sa akin e, pero pagtapos ng palit, la na problema