Ford 2.3L XLS 4x2 A/T ... worth-buying?

[doc_im]

i'm a medical student and my parents are planning to buy me a car. they want to acquire ford escape 2.3L XLS 4x2 A/T, maganda ba 'to? patulong mga bossing. salamat.

[renzo_d10]

Great features and fast too. Though the V6 variant is the one that I have driven. The A/C is good enough to cool the cabin even without setting the a/c setting to the highest one. It has a responsive engine too.

I dunno about its maintenance though since it's my friends vehicle not mine. The escape is a gas guzzler though. :hysterical:

[aejhayl17]

i assume you intend to buy it brand new.
if FC is not an issue. ford escape is a good buy. better look for something else too...

nissan xtrail
hyudai tucson (facelifted recently and its diesel)
mazda tribute
toyota rav4 (if comes within the budget range)
honda crv
kia sorento (facelift na ba to?)

[doc_im]

i assume you intend to buy it brand new.
if FC is not an issue. ford escape is a good buy. better look for something else too...

nissan xtrail
hyudai tucson (facelifted recently and its diesel)
mazda tribute
toyota rav4 (if comes within the budget range)
honda crv
kia sorento (facelift na ba to?)

ayaw nila ng hyundai kasi mababa raw resale value? hehe

[aejhayl17]

Great features and fast too. Though the V6 variant is the one that I have driven. The A/C is good enough to cool the cabin even without setting the a/c setting to the highest one. It has a responsive engine too.

I dunno about its maintenance though since it's my friends vehicle not mine. The escape is a gas guzzler though. :hysterical:

even the previous 2.0, not the 2.3, is fast too and "torquey" . but the a/c is average or lower for the previous gen, i hope ford improve it with this one.

maintenance is average, spare parts are easy to find but a little bit expensive than those for asian brands (toyota, nissan, mitsu).

[aejhayl17]

ayaw nila ng hyundai kasi mababa raw resale value? hehe

magagalit sayo mga hyundai lovers! nope, hyundai does not have low resale value. its average for now.

afaik, kia has a lower resale value than the hyundai.

imho, time will come, hyundai/mazda will pass honda/toyota. they are the one whose legs are all stretch out right now to no.1.

[yapoy86]

ayaw nila ng hyundai kasi mababa raw resale value? hehe

^^mababa resale value?? eh di lalo na yung ford..

[doc_im]

magagalit sayo mga hyundai lovers! nope, hyundai does not have low resale value. its average for now.

afaik, kia has a lower resale value than the hyundai.

imho, time will come, hyundai/mazda will pass honda/toyota. they are the one whose legs are all stretch out right now to no.1.

sorry po mga hyundai lovers, that's a question, hindi ko alam, sabi-sabi lang yun.

una kong choice talaga mazda 3 sedan kaso ayaw nila kasi mababa daw e bumabaha sa ust. hehe

[aejhayl17]

^^mababa resale value?? eh di lalo na yung ford..

+1

sorry po mga hyundai lovers, that's a question, hindi ko alam, sabi-sabi lang yun.

una kong choice talaga mazda 3 sedan kaso ayaw nila kasi mababa daw e bumabaha sa ust. hehe

even the escape cant pass through the rushing floods of dapitan, lacson and espana lalo pag malakas talaga. mababa kase ang makina ng escape afaik.

kung baha lang, montero sport(within price range, seats more, and a diesel engine) na lang then mount na lang the intake (scuba ba yun, nakalimutan ko tawag)

[jozef_10]

kung baha lang, montero sport(within price range, seats more, and a diesel engine) na lang then mount na lang the intake (scuba ba yun, nakalimutan ko tawag)

the Strada or a Ford Ranger is closer to the price range of an Escape than a Montero. in this case the Strada gets my vote. check out the Strada mods thread :drool:

[scharnhorst]

I'm a medical student and I drive a Ranger!

baha ba? the ranger will drive away from being completely submerged in water

[aejhayl17]

but the TS is searching for a SUV. not a pickup (for now). hehe naisip ko din yung ranger(pang harabas talaga, ang tibay eh) and strada(have a high ground clearance) eh. hehe

afaik, karamihan ng diesel engine equipt vehicles(lalo na yung older diesel that dont have that much electronics e.i. ecu's) can drive kahit submerged na. basta the electronics and intake are mounted high enough para di mabasa or have it waterproofed?.

[scharnhorst]

but the TS is searching for a SUV. not a pickup (for now). hehe naisip ko din yung ranger(pang harabas talaga, ang tibay eh) and strada(have a high ground clearance) eh. hehe

afaik, karamihan ng diesel engine equipt vehicles(lalo na yung older diesel that dont have that much electronics e.i. ecu's) can drive kahit submerged na. basta the electronics and intake are mounted high enough para di mabasa or have it waterproofed?.

sealed yung ECU nung current gen ranger...

kaya nung ondoy may mga everest at ranger na dinrive papunta sa casa after malublob hanggang bubong

*doc_im: magkano ang budget nyo? hehe. (btw, dude, san ka nag aaral?)

[aejhayl17]

sealed yung ECU nung current gen ranger...

kaya nung ondoy may mga everest at ranger na dinrive papunta sa casa after malublob hanggang bubong

*doc_im: magkano ang budget nyo? hehe. (btw, dude, san ka nag aaral?)

ahaha talaga? kaya pala dame ako nakitang ranger dito samen na puro putik hanggang bubong, pero pinamalenke pa nung after ondoy. (malabon)

i think TS is a Thomasian?

[scharnhorst]

i think TS is a Thomasian?

good point

well... among the softroaders listed... ang nakita ko nang pinangharabas sa baha at offroad trails ay yung escape at xtrail

[xander1925]

Consider the Grand Vitara ito pang harabas talaga to..

[scharnhorst]

Consider the Grand Vitara ito pang harabas talaga to..

yung jimny pang harabas talaga. hehe. pero ang liit parang laruan

[doc_im]

sealed yung ECU nung current gen ranger...

kaya nung ondoy may mga everest at ranger na dinrive papunta sa casa after malublob hanggang bubong

*doc_im: magkano ang budget nyo? hehe. (btw, dude, san ka nag aaral?)

dapat around 1.3M kaso ibabawas ko pa yung tuition ko na 200k kaya ang kasya nalang siguro ay ford escape, hyundai tucson or mazda tribute? tama ba?

[aejhayl17]

dapat around 1.3M kaso ibabawas ko pa yung tuition ko na 200k kaya ang kasya nalang siguro ay ford escape, hyundai tucson or mazda tribute? tama ba?

i'll vote for the tucson. its the newest. and its diesel, makatipid ka ng konti sa fuel cost.

trust me! FC will be a problem if di mu kaya sagutin ang pang krudo or pang gas. im a student also.

[Horsepower]

Di mag Strada ka na lang and keep the rest of the money. GLX is like 900K lang, tapos diesel pa at mataas ang ground clearance. Pag doctor ka na, bili ka ng 4x4 na Nissan Navara V6 VGT Diesel (current engine power output at 240hp/550Nm). hehe.

May 4x2 Navara din kaso medyo mahal (1.1M). Since pang-school/baha mo lang naman, Strada na lang, sayang din yung extra 200K.

I-invest mo muna sa risk-free bank products yung extra 400K.

May BPI investment ngayon na malaki ang interest. I forgot the product name but we bought units few months ago. Naka-lock yung pera mo, you can't take it out within the lock-in period. Pero malaki talaga ang interest, I remember kasi nagulat ako sa rate nun when I read it. I'm not sure about the minimum (100K ata).

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*scharnhorst (ang hirap i-spell ng nick mo sir! hehe). Future doc ka pala.