Last Thursday my wife and I said good bye to our 2002 Escape XLT. It was the first new car we had ever bought and it served us well for 6 years and nearly 100K miles. We absolutely loved it, however with our daughter and the frequent trips we make in it to see my in-laws it was getting to be kind of small so we started looking for a replacement. Prior to seeing the 2008 escapes we had planned to get a hybrid one, but once we saw them we just couldn't do it as we both absolutely hate their new look. We took a day and went to every make of dealership we could to see what else was out there. In the end it came down to the lexus 400H, Nissan Murrano, Mazda CX7, and the new ford Edge. The lexus dealer was on crack for what they wanted for the 400H, the nissan was a little over priced for the options in our opinion, so it came down to the Mazda and the ford. We drove and liked them both... my wife wanted the Mazda and I wanted the edge. It all came down to what we were getting for our money and in the end the Edge won out. I liked it before we bought it, and I LOVE it now that we own it. We took it to the FFW event this weekend in New Hampshire and it was a pleasure to drive. We racked up over 1500 miles on it and I know we made the best decision. We managed 23.7MPG on the trip to NH to boot! We got a SEL + with just about every option available:
-Vista roof (which is awesome BTW!)
-DVD Navigation
-leather seats with power, heat, and memory
-Sirius radio
-18" chrome clad wheels
-class II tow package
-and much more
Here are a few pics. My wife picked the color combo and I think she did an excellent job.
She just had to strike a pose with the new ride! LOL!
-Vista roof (which is awesome BTW!)
-DVD Navigation
-leather seats with power, heat, and memory
-Sirius radio
-18" chrome clad wheels
-class II tow package
-and much more
Here are a few pics. My wife picked the color combo and I think she did an excellent job.
She just had to strike a pose with the new ride! LOL!
