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Oh, I did point it out to the senior salesman, who happens to be a personal friend of mine of 20 years. I urged members to take close looks at these first arrivals and I get a bunch of crap back from zealots. Most folks don't know what to look for when buying new cars. Is it possible for a quality control guy to pass a vehicle as undamaged when it slightly damaged because, he or she thinks,"no one will ever notice." This scenario happens all the time with any number of consumer products. Shelling out $23,000 for a new vehicle is a big deal and a sub-par product is unacceptable for any kind of money. I run into GM zealots all the time, you know the ones in black Chevy pickups with the #3 and #88 decals on the back glass. I didn't think I would get that kind of junk here. So, my pointing out that an Escape had filtered through the system with hail damage is automatically false? Don't believe the media reports, go down and have a look for yourself. The attacks on me from the zealots has left a bad taste. Ford vehicles have been a part of my family for many years. My dad was a Ford mechanic for Haley Motors for a number of years. A 2001 Ford Ranger and a 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis sit under his carport. I've owned 2 Fords but, some knuckle-draggers attack me for pointing out a fact. I stand by my statement of hail damage found. Don't like it, tough crap. It sucks to have blinders on. Screw you UAW monkies and your stinking money laundering scheme you've got going on with crooked politicians.

I came here to get some insight on the new Ford products. I reported exactly what I saw on a 2013 Escape at a local dealership. Are new cars of all makes sent out by inspectors as "good enough?" Hell yes, that 2001 Dodge Dakota I purchased was a prime example, crappy paint job, a leak that the dealer couldn't find and a front suspension that popped when making hard turns in either direction. I have found that this is not a site for Ford consumers or Ford owners. This sight is run by UAW thugs and you UAW thugs will soon get your deserved outcome. I hope and pray that Ford Motor Company lets your union contract lapse and fires every damn one of you, with the option of keeping your job as a non-union employee

Look at what the other manufacturers are doing with turbos. The Escape lists 3 engines, the 2.5 NA, the 2.0 ecoboost and the 1.6 ecoboost. If you want an turbo charged version, go with the 2.0 ecoboost. The 2.0 gets you closer to the displacement of the 2.5 NA. If any failure were to occur it will be the turbo and those things are expensive. Turbos spin at very high rpms and lubrication is critical. It's all personal preference on the engine. Turbo goes out on 1.6 ecoboost and you have something like a 3.0 V6 pushing a 1977 Lincoln Town Car.

Hey, all! I came here to get some insight on the new Ford products. I've been researching the 2013 Fusion and Escape. I have to get my wife a new car and I needed to see some responses from Ford owners. My first car was a '77 Pinto MPG. Being young and dumb, I destroyed that car. Life's lessons were learned. I strayed away from Ford until '91 when I purchased a Ranger Supercab, new. Man, that was a great little truck. I traded it off for a 2001 Dodge Dakota. That was a super mistake, the Dodge was a lemon and it loved to take on water from heavy rains. I replaced the Dakota a year later with a Ram 1500. The Ram was a good truck but loved gas and I traded it off in 2006 for a Hyundai Tucson. The Tucson is paid off and it's time my wife had a new car. Good fuel mileage is a must but , the Focus is too small for us. I think a mid-sized sedan or small SUV will be our best fit.

I'm telling you this is one of the bunch damaged by the hail storm. At the very least, there were 30 small dents in the roof. They are easy to see at eye level. The Escape, being black and in the dimly lit showroom made it difficult to spot damage to the hood. Go to down to your local dealers and take a look at the Escapes on their lots. I interested to find out how many of the the hail damaged group have made it to dealerships. The Escapes at the dealerships now would be the ones that were in the hail storm. It shouldn't take long for this batch to be sold off. wildosvt, troll, i think not. Previous owner of 77 Pinto and 91 Ranger Supercab. Ranger was best small truck in the market. My new car will be purchased on Nov.7, the day after Barack Hussein Obama is defeated. I've narrowed the picks down to a 2013 Fusion, a 2013 Hyundai Sonata and a 2013 Escape.

Well guys, I'm happy to be here. I've been looking around for a new vehicle for my wife. I've whittled things down to 3 vehicles, all are 2013 models. I went to my local dealer here in Albany, GA to see if the new Fusions had arrived. No 2013 Fusions yet. The dealer had 3 2013 Escapes in inventory and I gave the one in the showroom a looking over. I have found a hail damaged Escape waiting to be sold as new. Hard to tell on the hood but, the roof did indeed have numerous small dents. Looks like the UAW guys just ran it back through the paint booth. Please, check the 2013 Escapes over good before buying. You may get a good deal on one if you catch them selling it as new.