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#44 of 207 Alwyn by alwyn Jun 24, 2006 (12:23 am)
Own a 2006 4WD FEH-with 11,000 miles-the actual mpg calculated at filling station will be around 2mpg less than the computer shows -have navigation 1st generation and hoping to get a 2007 with nav-dvd instead of the CD type in 2006 which have to change discs -although so far have only used three regional discs-love the car-trying to get a FWD 2007 as gas mileage should average over 3 to 4 mpg over our 30 mpg getting with the current 4WD FEH. Rides a bit European-especially over cross line bumps in off parkway highway-but smooth as silk on good roadway surfaces. The Frontal and roll over tests are only three star-not as good as most competitors -Crc,Rav and Forester. But Ford has come along with this one-reliability is good since first ones produced and that is encouraging for American built-my wife drove a CRV for two years prior to this-she loves FEH and enjoys driving so much more-and the CRV was a great car.
#45 of 207 Re: 24 mpg sometimes less [softpedal] by dehart Jun 26, 2006 (12:24 pm)
Replying to: softpedal (May 08, 2006 1:03 pm) I only have one week's worth of experience with my 2007. My average is 31.8 which isn't bad for an AWD model. I found if I begin braking early, the engine will cut out long before I get to the intersection. With any kind of down grade, I begin braking early. Pittsburgh is a hilling area so it is possible to go a while in stealth mode. I brake often to charge the battery and this also keeps the engine from starting. Starting slow helps to keep the engine off. I like flat roads with no traffic for starting without the engine and keeping it off. I have not taken any major trips. Will be doing that soon. I like the Escape so far.
#46 of 207 MPG Update by atlvibe Jul 08, 2006 (4:05 pm)
Tell you what, thus far the FEH has disappointed. I could have bought a NON HYBRID vehicle and obtained better numbers. I thought w/time that my mileage would increase. NOPE. It has gone down, I have about 3-k miles on it and the real world MPG is about 25.3. That's not good. Hopefully, it will come up. Also on the highway, the vehicle does not perform well. It revs WAY WAY 2 high and seems breathless. Another issue is resale. Toyota Prius often sell at a premium. Well, the Escape Hybrid does not. I have been offered a $35oo.oo loss w/ only 3-k miles from a local dealer. Gee, wonder why the big 3 are losing market share. To boot the manufactors also came w/ a stronger rebate 2 weeks after I purchased. Very soon the FEH and I will part company. Soon it will be....." OH WHAT A FEELING." To me it's oh what a shame. Replies to this message: stevedebi (Jul 11, 2006 1:38 pm) dehart (Jul 11, 2006 8:06 pm) larnes (Jul 25, 2006 4:56 pm) softpedal (Aug 01, 2006 7:57 am)
#47 of 207 Re: MPG Update [atlvibe] by stevedebi Jul 11, 2006 (1:38 pm)
Replying to: atlvibe (Jul 08, 2006 4:05 pm) "Another issue is resale. Toyota Prius often sell at a premium. Well, the Escape Hybrid does not. I have been offered a $35oo.oo loss w/ only 3-k miles from a local dealer."   To be fair, that is not unusual for any car in the late 20's with only 3K miles. You lose 2-3K dollars the moment you drive it off the lot. You would have the same problem if you were attempting to trade in a normal Escape.
#48 of 207 Re: MPG Update by dehart Jul 11, 2006 (8:06 pm)
Replying to: atlvibe (Jul 08, 2006 4:05 pm) Sorry to hear your MPG is less than 30. I now have 1100 miles on my 2007 and have never seen less than 31 MPG. With my fill-up today my average is 32 MPG. I do find ways to keep it in EV mode as much as possible. Pittsburgh has lots of hills. I love going down hill but I agree the 4-cyl engine works hard going up a hill. I get to do a lot of city driving and find it easy to travel a lot in EV mode. I used to drive like a "bat out of hell" but no more. I do start slowly and keep the air-conditioning off. If I have to use the air, I do not use the Max Air setting.
#49 of 207 Re: MPG Update [atlvibe] by larnes Jul 25, 2006 (4:56 pm)
Replying to: atlvibe (Jul 08, 2006 4:05 pm) What happened to that "bullet-proof" quality Bill Ford has been boasting about on his TV ads??? Mine squeaks as well. And, Sunday I had to stand on the brakes at 65 to avoid a rear-ender and the car wanted to go left. The wheel didn't pull; it just kind of "mushed" left, and I wound up about 2 feet over the lane marker. Luckily, no one was on my left.   Why is the mileage all over the place? I've heard 35+ and under 25. I'm averaging about 26-27. Sucks.
#50 of 207 Re: MPG Update [atlvibe] by softpedal Aug 01, 2006 (7:57 am)
Replying to: atlvibe (Jul 08, 2006 4:05 pm) I think if you check the resale on Blue Book for private sale, you'll come closer to it's 'market' resale value, rather than turning it back to dealer for a discount.   BTW, I found my 4WD FEH 2006, with 7K miles, gets steady 31+ mpg on highways driving, but only 26-28 mpg in city driving. That's reverse of advertized numbers! My in city commute is about 15 mins., so engine never really reaches its full capacity before it's turned off, which may account why mpg drifts lower on short drives. If I go longer drive, the mpg drifts back up again. But I think there is a natural drift downward for computer showing mpg, because I tested against fill up and found the reading mpg, 27, was lower than actual gas mileage, which was closer to 30. I guess you just have to enjoy driving more!   I don't have any squeaks or breaking anomalies, but I did once have a 'flutter' inside my dash when going over 60 mph, which mysteriously disappeared some half hour later, never figured what it was. Maybe debrie in vent?
#51 of 207 2007 Escape Hybrid by devomi Aug 03, 2006 (11:44 am)
I bought a 2007 FWD Escape Hybrid last week. I have 260 miles on it so far and geting an avg.mpg of 35.4 That is all city miles / no hwy miles. The top speed in battery mode so far is just under 35MPH I can go about a mile in battery mode B4 the motor kicks in to re-charge
#52 of 207 30 MPG on long trips by dehart Aug 05, 2006 (7:32 am)
My 2007 4wd Hybrid Escape is a little less than two months old. Where I can drive on battery I do. On a 30 minute trip from my house to a building in Pittsburgh I was able to get 44 mpg according to the dash board readout. Two weeks ago I drove from Pittsburgh to DC and back with a little city driving. The average for the trip was 30.2 mpg. I just completed a trip Pittsburgh -> Blacksburg VA -> Wilmington NC -> DC -> Baltimore -> Pittsburgh. It was a lot of miles over a few days. I had the air-conditioning on for the entire trip. The average was 29.4 for most of the trip. The hills of West Virginia were not kind to the gas usage. The final report was almost 30. If I had not needed the air on, the average usage would have been higher.   I have not had brake problems reported on this mailing list. With close to 4000 miles in under two months, I am happy with the vehicle. Replies to this message: escapehev (Sep 05, 2006 6:45 am)
#53 of 207 poor mileage by cchurch Aug 29, 2006 (8:04 am)
We too are only getting about 27 mpg in town. It should be around 33(4wd). I also drove on the highway about 2 1/2 hours and the mileage was only 25. It seems very hard to push on the gas easy enough to keep it on the battery. Is there something we are not doing? Replies to this message: mecheng1 (Aug 29, 2006 9:10 am) ekiehn (Sep 02, 2006 7:21 pm) cchurch (Sep 05, 2006 10:35 am) and 4 more... softpedal (Sep 06, 2006 1:15 pm)

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