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    February 16th, 2018 07:41 AM #1
    Quote Originally Posted by Egan101 View Post
    A gas CUV and a Ford? We all know that doesn't sound well for most Pinoys.

    But the Ford Explorer is selling well here ... it's gasoline and a Ford ...
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    February 15th, 2018 12:17 PM #2
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    What's wrong with the Ford Escape here? Seems to be selling quite well in the U.S. ...
    It’s not even on their website.


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    February 15th, 2018 12:20 PM #3
    Quote Originally Posted by SpinCycle View Post
    It’s not even on their website.


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    They took it out last year. There were still selling a few at the end of 2016 before Ford-PH offered the hefty discounts to clear the inventory. The Escape was just too American of a vehicle. Even with the Ford-PH lineup, it was competing against the Ecosport and Everest of which it lost horribly.
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    February 15th, 2018 12:17 PM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by Walter View Post
    What's wrong with the Ford Escape here? Seems to be selling quite well in the U.S. ...
    Buyers are probably feeling that competing vehicles offer better value. Plus, I’ve heard lots of complaints about the previous generation; maybe its reputation hasn’t recovered.

    I rode in a previous generation Escape and found it really nice, though.
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    February 16th, 2018 02:12 PM #5
    People got traumatized with the previous gen escape. Had 3 friends who regret buying one. Horrible FC, horrible service, horrible parts, horrible reliability. One of the many reasons why Ford's name is quite tarnished here


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    February 16th, 2018 04:51 PM #6
    The Escape Ecoboost was one of the CUVs we considered but we found it to be lacking in features or internal space compared to the Forester, CX5, and Xtrail. No question with regards to performance of Ford Ecoboost engines but the Forester is a better multi-purpose CUV.


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    February 16th, 2018 07:24 PM #7
    The power of the 7 seats and diesel.
    Sa US, mas mahal ang diesel kesa gas. Americans also doesnt have extended families to fully utilise the 7 seats.

    Inverse naman dito sa asia.
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    February 16th, 2018 08:31 PM #8
    Quote Originally Posted by chronicle View Post
    The power of the 7 seats and diesel.
    Sa US, mas mahal ang diesel kesa gas. Americans also doesnt have extended families to fully utilise the 7 seats.

    Inverse naman dito sa asia.
    Americans do buy 7-seaters but they go for big vehicles, not cramped ones. They would go for midsize crossovers (Explorers, Pilots, Four-Runners, Pathfinders, etc) or the bigger full-size SUVs (Expeditions, Tahoes, Escalades, Sequioas, Armadas, etc).
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    October 23rd, 2018 05:09 PM #9
    What's wrong with the Ford Escape here? ... It's not selling well ... Well, it's not selling at all ... But in the U.S., it's one of the best selling compact crossovers ...
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    October 23rd, 2018 05:11 PM #10
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    What's wrong with the Ford Escape here? ... It's not selling well ... Well, it's not selling at all ... But in the U.S., it's one of the best selling compact crossovers ...
    Ford after sales service is inconsistent/bad
    Priced badly vs competition
    Used to have the DCT

    In the US, AFAIK, the CRV and RAV4 outsell this.
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    October 23rd, 2018 05:30 PM #11
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    Ford after sales service is inconsistent/bad
    Priced badly vs competition
    Used to have the DCT

    In the US, AFAIK, the CRV and RAV4 outsell this.
    The much older generation of the Escape sold well locally and it even shared its platform with the Mazda Tribute when Mazda was still a Ford partner.

    The replacement generation took a long time to be sold locally and Ford already had bad reputation with their aftermarket service.

    The Escapes was never introduced with the DCT tranny as it always came with a conventional AT tranny. DCT was only available on the Focus TDCI (wet clutch) and the Focus/Fiesta/Ecosport (dry clutch).

    The last generation of the Escape (same platform as the Focus) sold locally came with Ecoboost engines. The AWD model had the 2.0L Ecoboost engine which is shared with the Explorer 2.0L Ecoboost, engine output was rated at 250hp/350Nm. The FWD model had the 1.6L Ecoboost engine which was rated at 180hp/250Nm. Both models had the 6-speed conventional AT tranny which is now used on the Focus 1.5L Ecoboost and the new generation Ecosport.

    Sales was just low as it had to compete against the likes of the Forester SJ and CX5. The AWD 2.0L Ecoboost model is a capable performer and offers a good match to the Forester XT in terms of straightline performance on the tarmac but the Forester XT offer better offroad performance.

    Ford had a clearance sale of both AWD and FWD models in late 2016 and early 2017 with discounts up to 500k to clear their local inventory.
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