I have mixed feelings about the Ford escape. Overall, I like the features of the car and the size. I have two teenage boys who play hockey. One is a goalie with large equipment and the other a forward. All the equipment fits nicely in the car. It does block my rear sight, but the SUV is equipped with a rear-view camera when reversing. I use this camera every time I reverse, because it gives me a full view of things I wouldn’t normally be able to see when using the window. This SUV also has heated seats, Bluetooth, leather seats and a sunroof. I like the feel of the car. It drives smoothly, and I sit high enough to see over or through most vehicles, which I prefer, but the SUV isn’t so big that I find it hard to park or I feel like I’m driving a semi-truck. I have mixed feelings, because lately, I have been experiencing problems with this car that I haven’t experienced with other cars in the past. The back-gate latch will only open sometimes, which I read reviews online for that stated this is a frequent problem in Ford Escapes. Furthermore, I am having some sort of wiring problems throughout the car that prevented my car from starting. It isn’t allowing me to charge and use aux on my phone at the same time and is disrupting the display on my dashboard.

This has been a great car for every occasion. My family and I make frequent trips of about 250 miles and even though the car has over 130,000 miles on it, it still handles the trip very well. We have plenty of room in the trunk to carry anything we may need for the trip even without putting any seats down. With the back seats down the amount of space is incredible. Enough to fit a small love seat that we bought. The seats are comfortable and nice to sit in even for a long drive cross country. The dashboard configuration is clean and easy to use and understand. The Escape gets decent gas mileage. We get about 22 mpg on the freeway which isn't fantastic but it is a reasonable amount for a car of it's size. This has been a very reliable car. We made a few repairs when we first bought it but besides that we have not had any other issues with it in the year that we've had it even having put more than 25,000 miles on it. The Escape has a cool lean look from the outside. One of the reasons we chose it was for the bright blue color that helps it stand out in a crowded parking lot. And my wife loves the color blue. The built in stereo/radio (complete with auxiliary cable port) is very good. The volume is high the quality is good even at high volumes and it spreads evenly throughout the entire vehicle. Overall we have loved this vehicle for out small family of three. It's big enough, very reliable, and all in all great for every occasion.