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"Which brings up the question... what are you planning on driving the most? highway or city?"
My driving demands are probably 20%city/80%highway. But the 80% highway is rather hilly (climb from about 630 ft to 1050 ft and back down to 720 ft at work. But the route is rural and I can play with the rpms quite a lot with the lack of traffic.
From my own standpoint, I prefer the xB. The vast majority of the vehicle's use will be commuting on my part and the xB has the best combination of space for me and for the times that the whole family is with me, but also has the economy that we also need. I don't think that it is wise to purchase a vehicle if it is ideal for 5% of its intended utilization while it is less than ideal for the 80% of the time it is spent commuting. Heck, if we need the space of a midsized SUV for a trip, we can rent one.
The Ford Escape Hybrid is intriguing, but I don't think that that the economics make sense compared to the xB.
Brian
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