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55 messages, Last post on Apr 03, 2009 at 7:04 AM
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Replying to: mecheng1 (Feb 16, 2007 10:18 am) EDIT: Reading a bit further, and more closely, on page 13 it says the Hybrid will have disk/disk, so apparently the regular will have disc/drum and the hybrid disk/disk. This has been a point of confusion for me in reading a variety of previews, and official publications have been known to contain errors, so I'm still going to wait for more published test results.
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Replying to: alex35 (Feb 18, 2007 4:13 am) Yes - going "backwards" in technology from disk to drum is hard to justify and should be hammered by the media 
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The gas Escape has rear DRUM brakes THe HYBRID has rear disk brakes. Drum brakes are not backwards technology and are perfectly adequate in APPROPRIATE applications. The Escape is relatively light weight, coming in around 3500 pounds. It is also not really a tow vehicle. Objectively speaking. Drum brakes are more reliable as a parking/mechanical brake. Drum brakes are much less expensive to service which lowers the cost of vehicle ownership. Being Objective, if Ford has to save some dough by going with rear drums vs discs but I get Standard Stability control, I say its a good tradeoff. Mark. |
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| I love my new Escape Hybrid. I would agree that all FEHs should come with an outside temperature gauge on them as a standard item. I had the cheapest Corolla in the world and it had that feature on it as a standard item. I also wish Ford wouldn't nickle and dime you to death. Floor mats and such should also be standard equipment for a new vehicle. | |
I just purchased a 2008 FEH and a lot the issues mentioned in this forum are now fixed. The Hybrid has 4-wheel disk brakes. The new center stack is topped by a readout that has the outside temp., radio settings and dual front temp control readouts all at eye level. In addition, the new climate controls include a separate A/C button and recirculating air button. The absence of these have been bugging me for 6 years since I bought my 2001 Escape. So, things have changed for the better. The new Escape is quieter, smoother and quite a bit more refined than the previous model.
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If you want outside temp on a Ford, you have to pick a car with auto climate control. Mark.
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Replying to: mschmal (Mar 15, 2007 1:51 pm) Laszlo |
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| I have about 1200 miles on my 2008 FEH with every option. LOVE it. Mostly freeway with a bit of stop-n-go is getting me 31-32 MPG and I'm not even trying! But for the life of me I can't figure out why Ford (this is my, uh, 20th? Ford) will not offer a telescoping steering wheel. I'm 6 foot even, but long-waisted. I have plenty of head room, even with the moonroof. But my proportions means that either my hands barely reach the wheel or my feet are crammed up into the pedals. Simple fix, it's just not available. Other than that (and this is not a problem in my '05 Super Duty with moveable pedals) I just love this thing! My wife's '05 Five Hundred could desperately use the same wheel fix. | |
The two items that are keeping me from buying the 2008 FEH are the lack of a Advance Trac with Roll Stability Control (RSC) which is standard on the non Hybrid Escape and a towing capacity better than the current 1000 lbs that would be at least 1500 lbs which would be the same as the non Hybrid 4 cylinder Escape.
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Replying to: rhl (Apr 25, 2007 7:16 am) 
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