Thanks Steve for your passing on the Ford Article. Our site was down a bit today (11-01-04) for maybe Yahoo Maintenance but you were able to change the format...
Mike, Never apologize for your comments. Being tolerate goes both ways. 1. I would still love to hear more about the MPG those with Escape Hybrids are...
Scottsfo200, who is now driving a new Escape Hybrid for some weeks in and around SF, CA continues to not being able to get more than 14 MPG. I have passed his...
... However, do remember that a vehicle idling simply to warm up for EV mode is getting exactly zero MPG while it idles. It's burning gas and bringing down ...
RePost from Boydcohen: Obviously something is wrong because 14 mpg is way worse than a regular Escape gets in the city. I have now had my hybrid for a few ...
In thinking through Scottsfo200's problem with 14 MPG and thinking about my own experience with computers it seems to me the glitch must be in the firmware or...
Mike, Wouldn't it be awesome if Ford came out with firmware updates for this car similar to most consumer electronics do these days. A friend of mine has the...
emailcm_2004, ... That would indeed be cool. There is an option in the Escape Nav display that lets you see the firmware version of various components. Mine...
Today I went to the Motorcraft site in hopes of purchasing the Escape Hybrid Service Manual but could not be sure I found it. I also would like to invest in a...
Brian of Ford Marketing called: could NOT have been more patient and helpful and had done a lot of legwork on an EMail I shotgunned all over FoMoCo concerned...
From Escape-Central.com It's Time to Escape in a Hybrid From this week's Time Magazine, the one with the Red Sox on the cover .... A Gas-Sipping SUV The first...
From Escape-Central.com I have been looking for first person testimonials about off-roading with the Hybrid since I live in the desert. I found this post at ...
SUMMARY: You only get the plastic silver-colored lower stick-on cladding when you order the appearance package. GREAT! I didn't want that (nor GPS nor...
Thanks Steve for your information and I am glad Bryan (not Brian) was able to help you. He, and his Staff, has been very good to me in the past. I encourage...
... That is OK, I'm the author. :) The Escape's suspension looks pretty spindly, but it performed OK. I was following a convoy of three Suburbans who were...
Ha-Ha. Thanks Future_prius. I pride myself on always giving authorship credit but I scewed up in this case. I respect copyright and ownership of words. But...
... We all make our own decisions on our automobiles. I love my Hybrid Escape, but I have no illusions that it is anything like a "lean, functional SUV"....
Hi Mike, No forgiveness needed. I explicitly copyright my photographs, but anything else is fair game. I can't comment on towing capacity since I've never...
I am really looking forward to putting the GPS to an acid test. I live in the wild west where I can drive west from my 'spead' and drive over virgin desert...
... I'm sure it will. I'm having difficulty characterizing the differences between the Explorer and the Escape except to say the Escape walks "lighter on the...
Mike, I also live in Arizona and have not been able to get any information on when the Hybrids will start comming here. I have on of the very first orders that...
From: "Jack N. Clegg" <jclegg2@...> Date: Thu Nov 4, 2004 9:04 am Subject: Re: [hybrid_ford_escape] Re: Actual factory message on bumper and panel color ...
I would like Steve and/or any other owners/buyers to help potential buyers with suggestions about how to find a dealer who will really deliver at agreed price...
... I can't speak for Ford hybrid service, as of yet, but I can pass on my experience with the Prius. The purchasing experience was terrible. I think they had...
Thanks Prius... I have sent messages to several at Ford asking for the Hybrid Service Manual and any other documents available that Service may use. I ...
... Don't read anything into that. I was just making the point that I would not be motoring off across an Arctic tundra. My winter driving will be on plowed...
I echo the list of priorities but might add my belief that much of our pollution problem is being made worse by slow moving or stopped traffic and the hybrid...
Hey Rick - In your snow travels watch the tach for any sign that it will show slippage and lag. Ditto the Nav Cartoon-O-Meter. I wonder how your steering...
... wrote:I'll put it in some snow this weekend and see what ... The proof is in the pudding...putting it in the snow. Can't wait for results and suspect...
