Thanks for the replies guys. It's not technically my truck, so I'm not sure if I will be daily driving it, but of course I hope I will be.
It only has 90,000 miles and one owner. I'm guessing a grandma car, but am unsure.
Daox- Any idea on how she got it to 40? Is she a mostly city driver?
Cobb/War_Wagon- The Mariner is the equivalent of an Escape. The equivalency I think you are thinking of is the Explorer/Mountaineer lines, neither of which have the hybrid option.
UltArc/vskid3- I have been a little jealous of you guys on this board for a while, since I have been wanting an 'E' for a while now.
vskid3- Thanks for the link, I have followed that thread since I found it shortly after lurking here. Did anything progress, I know you were talking about doing a boattail?