04-02-2013, 04:41 PM
Jake Wrote:Nice, looks good! I'm not much of a red person, but I like it.Yep. You really get a lot of features for the money in the escape, especially with the recent 1500 rebate. I really like the wiggle-foot hatch opener, great seats and interior, 2.0T and the infotainment/smartphone integration.
Did you consider the new Escape at all? I'm curious what your opinion is of that vs. the CX-5.
Its not nearly as good looking as the CX-5 and doesnt handle as well but its good enough on both to make the rest of the positives worth it.
Unfortunately what killed it is the small backseat. Not nearly enough room for a rear facing offspring retention device.
Also looked at the santa fe. bigger than both, really nice interior and solidly built. huge 8" screen, but poor infotainment/tech options, no blind spot monitoring or pandora. didnt handle as bad as i expected but not great, a little sluggish. probably would have been the smartest buy for its size, but I didnt want to drive a big SUV everyday to work.