Got a New Truck This Week (Ford Escape Hybrid)
 

Well we ended up buying a new truck. We got a different one, but it wasn't working out, so we "exchanged" it for a new one, which just happens to be *almost* exactly what I have wanted for a number of years. (The one I have been looking at is just a newer model.)

Here she is:
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Did I mention it's a Hybrid!!!!
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I look forward to seeing how far I can go on a whole tank. I do need to make some modifications though. The factory air dam is a little measly.
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Congrats. From the owners I've spoken to, they love their Escape hybrids. A local lady can get hers up to almost 40 mpg in summer.

That looks decent. Happy hypermiling :)

Nice! I hear little about these, but only positive comments when I do. Look forward to seeing what you can do :)

The premium of a hybrid with no improvements in fuel economy or am I thinking of the mariner? :D

The Mariner? Good grief those were unpleasant! The Lexus RX450h is apparently no improvement either, yet I see them all over the place here.

Mariner was an Escape with different plastic, pretty sure it got the same mileage.

Nice Escape, looks like its in great shape. How many miles on it? Here is the thread I had for mine. Great little SUV. Was bigger than we needed, so we sold it to my parents.

If you pump the tires to sidewall max and drive it right, you could be able to get 30+ on the highway and mid to upper 30s in city. Here's the link to the Fuelly for mine.

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I thought the Mariner was the Merc version of the Explorer? We didn't have them up here, I just remember American dealers wanting to know if I could try and sell theirs up here because they couldn't down there ha ha

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. :thumbup:

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?

Beats me about mpg unless you do all the tricks of the trade. I have no idea how the hybrid system works in that vehicle. Maybe since it was owned by a little old lady she drove no faster than 45mph? :thumbup: