Update.

Current 2015 F150 Stupor Crew (acquired 8/1/2015) has 67 miles on it, hasn't been driven since 8/6/2015 due to the fact I haven't been able to walk or drive since 8/7/2015.

Not pleasant!

 

Got a 2016 with the small ecoboost. What a nice vehicle. Kept the 05 as it is still going strong. The 16 replaced a 2012 RAV which in comparison was a POS.

 

Almost 7k on the clock and all is well.(hope i didnt jinx it). 25mpg without babying it and head and shoulders above the RAV it replaced.

 

My girls drove Escapes. One drove a 2005 almost 200,000 miles and sold it to her sister-in-law 3 years ago. Still going strong.

Bought a 2001 V-6 for my youngest in 2008. Less than 80k miles and she added 50k by 2010 when I bought her a new one. That was a great car except other people kept running into. Traded it after two years.

 

Those 2005 and 2008 Escapes look like a suv. The new Escapes look like a car no suv at all.

 

Our 2003 Escape is a excellent rig, not one problem to note.
It does however have a distinctly "Japanese" feel about the interior and control layouts as opposed to any of our other Ford products......................I can't count the number of times I have hit the wipers instead of shifting it into drive, or tried to decipher the headlight controls.

 

1 Year of ownership...................
$0 in un-scheduled maint.

 

Now that you typed that.......

 

It's all good...........
Why don't you talk to me about building a mild performance build for my 460 that can still be supported by the SD EFI and computer?