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Replying to: explorerx4 (Mar 08, 2008 7:45 pm)
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Replying to: bdyment (Mar 10, 2008 4:50 am)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Mar 10, 2008 1:38 pm)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Apr 05, 2008 10:55 pm) Personally I liked the old one better but the newer electronic system did work very well too.
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Replying to: baggs32 (Apr 06, 2008 5:26 pm)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Apr 06, 2008 7:03 pm)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 07, 2008 8:46 am) It only had both from 2001-2004. It is now fully automatic and fully electronic. Very much like the Haldex system but this one was developed by Ford IIRC. Like the Fusion, Taurus, and whatever other vehicles use it, it is said to be able to detect when wheel spin might occur and compensate for it by sending power where it is needed making the whole process invisible and seamless. My experience with the first gen version in our '05 Escape is that it did work very much like that but you could still feel the front tires slip ever so slightly from time to time in the soft stuff. Chirping the tires was all but impossible though. I guess the sensors which predict when wheel spin is imminent are programmed to work better on dry pavement. |
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Well, I used to be in this room quite often when I owned my 2001Ford Escape XLT V6. Wife liked this vehicle so much in 2004 we bought a Mazda Tribute V6 loaded too! I used to go round and round with the Honda CRV owners and Toyota owners about how they would tell me my Ford Escape was going to break down anyday. After using the Escape as a real SUV, towing my two water craft, visiting my favorite fishing spots in the Cascade range and 70,000 miles the Escape ran like a champ! No my wifes Tribute has hit just over 50,000 miles with no problems! These are very reliable vehicles by Ford/Mazda. In the next 2 years wife and I are talking about a Hybrid Escape or Tribute. 
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Replying to: scape2 (Apr 15, 2008 6:49 pm) C'mon scape, you were the only one who constantly repeated that, not the other posters. I'm glad you had good short-term service out of your Escape; I've been urging my folks to check out the new Ford Taurus (they want a comfortable highway cruiser to supplant their economical Civic), so I'm not anti-Ford!
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Replying to: scape2 (Apr 15, 2008 6:49 pm)
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