Ford Escape off road capabilities?

Trentus wrote:
> "C. E. White" > wrote in message
> ...
>> They sell Escapes in Australia?
>
> Can't guarantee it's the same thing called the Escape over there, as
> companies name things differently in some countries, but we do have a
> soft-roader (I like the term "faux-wheel-drive") made by Ford, called
> the Escape here.
>
> This is what the Aussie Fords call the Escape.
> http://www.ford.com.au/showroom/pass...ge_Gallery.asp
>
> Trentus

It is sold as a Maverick in the UK! It's not very good though and very few
have been sold.

http://www.ford.co.uk/ie/maverick/-/-

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Don't know about sand or off road, ( I have a CJ7 for that ) but as for
snow and ice, the Escape is fantastic, we put 2800 Km on it over Xmas
through the rockies, most roads had an inch of packed snow/ice on them, I
couldn't get this thing to slip.

"Chenz759" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> I'll be in the market for a new car in the next few months and
> I'm thinking about a 4x4. Since I'm a 20K+ mile per year commuter,
> I want something that is comfortable and fun to drive, gets decent
> gas mileage and is under $30K. I do a fair bit of surf
> fishing, so I'd like to get something I could drive on the beach.
> That's about the toughest off roading I'd be doing besides maybe
> some rough, sandy fire roads in some of the local state parks.
> No real off roading or rock crawling.
>
> The Escape seems like it might fit the bill.
> It has a manual center differential that can be locked but it
> doesn't have a low range. The last time I owned a 4x4 (15 years ago)
> I always drove the beach in low range, I never tried high range.
> (BTW, the beach I'd be driving is Island Beach State Park in NJ.)
>
> Does anyone have any experience with this vehicle?
> Think it could handle this kind of driving?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> VI
> How
>

Don't know about sand or off road, ( I have a CJ7 for that ) but as for
snow and ice, the Escape is fantastic, we put 2800 Km on it over Xmas
through the rockies, most roads had an inch of packed snow/ice on them, I
couldn't get this thing to slip.

"Chenz759" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> I'll be in the market for a new car in the next few months and
> I'm thinking about a 4x4. Since I'm a 20K+ mile per year commuter,
> I want something that is comfortable and fun to drive, gets decent
> gas mileage and is under $30K. I do a fair bit of surf
> fishing, so I'd like to get something I could drive on the beach.
> That's about the toughest off roading I'd be doing besides maybe
> some rough, sandy fire roads in some of the local state parks.
> No real off roading or rock crawling.
>
> The Escape seems like it might fit the bill.
> It has a manual center differential that can be locked but it
> doesn't have a low range. The last time I owned a 4x4 (15 years ago)
> I always drove the beach in low range, I never tried high range.
> (BTW, the beach I'd be driving is Island Beach State Park in NJ.)
>
> Does anyone have any experience with this vehicle?
> Think it could handle this kind of driving?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> VI
> How
>

Exit > wrote:
> Trentus wrote:
>> "C. E. White" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> They sell Escapes in Australia?
>>
>> Can't guarantee it's the same thing called the Escape over there, as
>> companies name things differently in some countries, but we do have a
>> soft-roader (I like the term "faux-wheel-drive") made by Ford, called
>> the Escape here.
>>
>> This is what the Aussie Fords call the Escape.
>> http://www.ford.com.au/showroom/pass...ge_Gallery.asp
>>
>> Trentus

> It is sold as a Maverick in the UK! It's not very good though and very few
> have been sold.

> http://www.ford.co.uk/ie/maverick/-/-

How bizarre. In Oz, the Ford Maverick is a rebadged Nissan
Patrol GQ!

http://www.gregorys-online.com/Grego...&AutoMakeId=25

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Exit > wrote:
> Trentus wrote:
>> "C. E. White" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> They sell Escapes in Australia?
>>
>> Can't guarantee it's the same thing called the Escape over there, as
>> companies name things differently in some countries, but we do have a
>> soft-roader (I like the term "faux-wheel-drive") made by Ford, called
>> the Escape here.
>>
>> This is what the Aussie Fords call the Escape.
>> http://www.ford.com.au/showroom/pass...ge_Gallery.asp
>>
>> Trentus

> It is sold as a Maverick in the UK! It's not very good though and very few
> have been sold.

> http://www.ford.co.uk/ie/maverick/-/-

How bizarre. In Oz, the Ford Maverick is a rebadged Nissan
Patrol GQ!

http://www.gregorys-online.com/Grego...&AutoMakeId=25

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| Heath Raftery, HRSoftWorks _\|/_ |
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Both the Australian Escape and the Maverick look like the same vehicle as the
US Ford Escape.

Thanks for all the advice. I think I'll get a car for commuting and look into a
second hand 4x4 for the beach. The extra insurance for a second vehicle is
cheaper than trashing a brand new truck by pushing it beyond it's capabilities.

Both the Australian Escape and the Maverick look like the same vehicle as the
US Ford Escape.

Thanks for all the advice. I think I'll get a car for commuting and look into a
second hand 4x4 for the beach. The extra insurance for a second vehicle is
cheaper than trashing a brand new truck by pushing it beyond it's capabilities.

"Exit" > wrote in message
...
> Trentus wrote:
> > "C. E. White" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> They sell Escapes in Australia?
> >
> > Can't guarantee it's the same thing called the Escape over there, as
> > companies name things differently in some countries, but we do have a
> > soft-roader (I like the term "faux-wheel-drive") made by Ford, called
> > the Escape here.
> >
> > This is what the Aussie Fords call the Escape.
> > http://www.ford.com.au/showroom/pass...ge_Gallery.asp
> >
> > Trentus
>
> It is sold as a Maverick in the UK! It's not very good though and very few
> have been sold.
>
> http://www.ford.co.uk/ie/maverick/-/-


The Maverick here is the next step up.
It's the Patrol/Landcruiser competitor.

Trentus

"Exit" > wrote in message
...
> Trentus wrote:
> > "C. E. White" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> They sell Escapes in Australia?
> >
> > Can't guarantee it's the same thing called the Escape over there, as
> > companies name things differently in some countries, but we do have a
> > soft-roader (I like the term "faux-wheel-drive") made by Ford, called
> > the Escape here.
> >
> > This is what the Aussie Fords call the Escape.
> > http://www.ford.com.au/showroom/pass...ge_Gallery.asp
> >
> > Trentus
>
> It is sold as a Maverick in the UK! It's not very good though and very few
> have been sold.
>
> http://www.ford.co.uk/ie/maverick/-/-


The Maverick here is the next step up.
It's the Patrol/Landcruiser competitor.

Trentus

Hee - I love the name - "faux-wheel-drive" - think I'll try to see if I can
get it adopted here in the colonies.


"Trentus" > wrote in message
...
> "C. E. White" > wrote in message
> ...
> > They sell Escapes in Australia?
>
> Can't guarantee it's the same thing called the Escape over there, as
> companies name things differently in some countries, but we do have a
> soft-roader (I like the term "faux-wheel-drive") made by Ford, called the
> Escape here.
>
> This is what the Aussie Fords call the Escape.
> http://www.ford.com.au/showroom/pass...ge_Gallery.asp
>
> Trentus
>
>