I bought a used, certified pre-owned Ford Escape. It was only two years old with 34,000 miles on it. I did my research and checked Car Fax. Everything looked good about the vehicle. I obtained my own loan and took the check with me for bargaining power. We loved the vehicle and test drove it, and we liked what we saw. We got the vehicle for the amount that I borrowed including tax, tag and title. I felt pretty good about it. Five years later, I am questioning my decision to purchase this Ford Escape. It is very noisy, and it seems to come from underneath. Sometimes I think that the vehicle is falling apart. It gets great gas mileage and drives well, but the rattling it does is very annoying. It has been in the shop a few times for repairs, but I consider this to be normal wear and tear. In that respect, it is very good. It has been a very dependable vehicle. I like the amount of space you have when you put the back seats down, even though it is a compact SUV. I dislike how you fold the seats down.

I bought my Ford Escape back in 2009, and it was the first SUV that I had ever driven. I loved my previous car and changing to an SUV was hard for me, but after driving it for a few months, I never wanted to go back to my car. I liked that I was higher off the ground than a car, but it still hugged turns and drove like a car. I'm tall, so now I was able to step up to easily get into the SUV. I love that I can put my two large dogs in the trunk area, and they fit with room to spare. I also love having a sun roof in my vehicle for when the weather is nice. There is a key pad on the driver door so I can get into my car no matter what. So when I go places like a waterpark, I can leave my keys locked in the car. Then I just punch in the code to get back in. I currently have over 100,000 miles on it, and it still runs great. I have never had any major issues with the engine or electrical.