Purchased mine off an Ebay auction for $900 and it had obviously been sitting for a while, did most of the work myself (ex apprentice mechanic), and got her going again, small hiccups but she's all sorted now and running strong with just over 200,000kms on the clock.

Word of advice if buying second hand, make sure it has been serviced regularly and has had the spark plugs and coils replaced, mine was running like as sick dog till I did the coils and plugs, another benefit of that has been fuel economy which everyone with the 3.0 V6 complain...Read more

I picked up our demo model diesel Escape Trend a couple of days ago so this review is just first impressions. As a trade in we had 2013 ASX diesel which I have reviewed previously, the Escape has mighty big shoes to fill as the ASX was one of the better vehicles I've owned.

On paper the Escape has loads of torque, 400nm to be precise, it also has an 1800 kg tow rating with a 180 kg TDL; so, this vehicle works perfect for us as the vehicle will be used to tow our Jayco penguin CT. The 400nm of torque is certainly evident as soon as you...Read more

The car is ugly and slightly under-powered as nearly all SUVs with 2.0-2.5L naturally aspirated engines.

I bought it new in 2011 for $27 000 which offset a 10 years old design. 4wd SUV developed by Mazda-Ford (they shared platforms in 1985-2005) for $27 000 was a good deal. Just remember that it was produced since 2000 and it was not a cheap car in 2001-2005 so the design is pretty rugged as it had to compete with RAV4 and CR-V in 2001-2006 and was a best selling small SUV in the USA for the first two years of production until Toyota and Ho...Read more

My review after owning this vehicle (now sitting in some paddock somewhere after a lot of major components breaking)

- 3.0L V6 has some balls too it. Nearly as much power as a 3.8L Commodore at 150Kw ;). Automatic gearbox holds it back heaps though.

- As its a petrol SUV it chews through fuel (~12L/100km in town)

- Lots of room in cabin

- Auto Gearbox is extremely clunky and unreliable. They break often. The transmission in mine needed replacement at ~165 000km and is the main reason its now sitting in that paddock.
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my wife and i have owned this car for 4 mths,it does have some flaws but overall we r very happy.we just returned from a trip to dunns swamp and climbed up to gospers mountain,following a 2004 nissan x-trail.some of the climbs were very steep and rocky but the escape tackled every thing with ease with vertually no tyre spin. the x-xtrail even though fitted with real off road tyres,did do it tougher on the climbs but of course left the escape for dead in the wet clay.the owner of the x-trail had his doubts, but after seeing the escape climb hill...Read more

I call this beast my toy-wheel-drive. She's black, she looks fierce and she gets the attention at the family get togethers.

I like sitting up high, the ride is smooth, the cabin is quiet until you hit the highway. If the roof racks are off it's more quiet. There's heaps of room for shopping bags, kids stuff, leg room in the back.

She's almost ten years old now and starting to age, sadly. There's only minor issues starting to show, the only major one was the alternator dying. It will be sad when it comes to trading her in but I'm going...Read more

I upgraded from an echo as i was mving to outback qld for work, so I bought my escape second hand three months ago with just over 105000kms on it, I drove from Vic to Qld, drove really well, and I loved it. A bit undecided about what gear to be in when the cruise control was on but over all really easy to drive, and to park, even in crazy NSW with reverse angle parking!
But I drove through a patch of water over the road after some heavy rains in the way home from work and before I knew it the engine had stalled and that was that. A bit if ...Read more

Had the escape xlt v6 for 10 years since new and it has been great to own with no major problems.it is really a highway vehicle not really a good 4wd.do not rely on your ford dealer for fair prices on service or parts get parts on line and try to service it yourself.checking on the net after the engine light came on at 55,000 kms it is a common problem around the world especially in the usa where they have a lot more of them on the road.it is easily and cheaply fixed but not at the ford dealers who charge like wounded bulls.i bought an error co...Read more

This is the best little /big car I have had in the past 20 years, considering we were used to having a new car every 6 months. While it is not the most powerful car I have ever had (it is just a 4 cyl car after all) it is a perfect fit for our needs. The dual airbags were a selling feature for me and I feel happy about driving my family around in it. Having the option of switching from 2WD to 4WD means that it is unlikely that I will ever get stuck in the mud again. This car has a good image and we are pleased to be seen driving it around.
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