My husband didn't realize how small the seats were in the Escape until he sat in these. The back has a good amount of cargo space, but since I don't think most of us are buying this vehicle for the aerodynamic styling so I don't understand why they took that little chunk out of the back.Ī little over a year later and we still love our Explorer and wish we'd bought this earlier. There is no switch, so it doesn't matter if the baby is asleep, or you've been driving for a while in the dark and don't want to get blinded by the light, or if like me work nights in an area that isn't great, all the bright interior lights will shine. You cannot turn of the interior lights when you are getting in and out of the vehicle. So, it has all the extras and they work really nice. My husband is 6' tall, with a fairly big build and he is also finds the seats comfortable. It doesn't matter if I am wearing heels or not, I can always find the perfect spot, which isn't easy being 5' tall. The seats adjust, the foot pedals, and the steering wheel. The front seats have amazing adjusting capabilities. The Explorer has little mirrors located on the side mirrors that allows me to see everything. It doesn't have the blinds spot indicators in the mirror like I was used to, but after driving it for a couple of weeks I didn't miss them. So, far we have not had any maintenance issues. We bought the lLmited, so it has pretty much every extra except the tow package. We loved the features of the Escape, but found we had downsized too far. We bought our 2017 Explorer to replace our 2014 Escape. The final thing that ultimately sealed the deal for me was the 20yr/200K mile warranty. The mahoney sticker was about $40.5k, after rebates the vehicle was $33,760. My husband is not into SUVs but he was impressed when he drove it, he said it feels more like a luxury car. My explorer is Blue Jeans Metallic with tan leather, sync, navigation, touchscreen technology, halo lights, foot activated lift gate, convenient dash controls, auto start is great, auto wipers, great steering controls and so much more! The vehicle is well equipped, rides nicely, grabs the road and the cabin is super quiet compared to my 2012 Honda Odyssey. WHAT!!! Do keep in mind I rented an explorer to drive from Jacksonville to Tallahassee in a bad storm, this vehicle handled very well. I was surprisingly impressed with the gas mileage and the 310 horsepower. I test drove it and loved it I went home to research the I4 w/ecoboost needless to say I was not disappointed. I was initially hesitant about considering the inline 4 cylinder engine with ecoboost. I have a 20 yr/200k mile powertrain warranty (that is anything that touches oil). I was looking at three SUVs (4 Runner, Honda Pilot and Ford Explorer) and I found the features, price offering, technology, ford incentives excellent and the warranty was one of the reasons I decided to buy this. I did not buy top of the line and I have not purchased a new vehicle in 20+ years. While I have only had this vehicle for less than a week.
I am so excited to write a review about my new car.