Author: malphSubject: Canada in a Kuga/Escape
Posted: 17 Jun 2013 at 12:36am
Arrived in Vancouver on Saturday for a couple of weeks touring the Rockies. My Avis rental turned out to be brand spanking new Escape SEL Ecoboost AWD Auto in White with Chrome 18" wheels (mmmmm, nice?) It was quite funny that the 'agent' tried to sell me a 'managers special' upgrade to a Grande Cherokee with leather and a portable satnav, the Escape has both!!! Way to go on product knowledge Avis.
Trying to come to grips with the Sat Nav and other bits of tech but first impressions are pretty good, but still having reservations with the looks, especially it's backend. The passenger compartment is noticeably larger than my MK1 and the leather seats and dash are a marked improvement. The boot is also bigger, but not by as much as I expected. It was good to compare how the suite cases I took fitted in each of the cars. The engine and gearbox combo seem really good, smooth and very quiet. Im pretty sure the engine is a 2.0 ltr, But none of the literature or door jam stickers show the size. I'll have to venture under the 'hood'.
I'll try to keep posting my opinions of the car over the next couple of weeks and 1000 to 1500 miles together with some pics
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Edited by malph - 3 hours 46 minutes ago at 5:14am
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Thechimp wrote:
for a 40 something blonde woman 
It's similar to the one I saw but this one was in the centre of the dash, sorry I didn't make that clear.
