Jmonty Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I've decided to upgrade to a 2014 Escape, for the 4WD, space, and power of the 2.0 ecoboost. Thank you all for the input along the way! After about 18k miles I'm still mostly happy with my purchase. It was a good decision at the time, but in my opinion this hybrid is mostly suited for a warm, dry climate. After a very bad experience on a snowy trip to Michigan from Colorado and back I just had to move on. I have to feel 100% safe in my vehicle, especially if I'm driving my baby girl around. (And wife I suppose). It's little too fragile and sensitive for my tastes also. My wife smacked a curb at low speed and caused about $2k damage to the steering column, and if my insurance company had covered that I'd probably be fine with keeping my Maxine. Hypermiling never interested me, but I did very much enjoy demonstrating the Cmax's superior power to many, many Prius owners! For those interested I got only $17k trade in for my vehicle, originally offered $16k. SE with just white platinum paint and the panoramic roof for upgrades. Only issue was the stability control was inop due to the steering wheel being knocked out of alligment. ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus-A-CMax Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Wow...all the best Jmonty with the new 2014 Escape, still in the Ford family so its good to see. Feel free to pop-in, you never know what we get up to here ;) Cheers and THANK YOU for all your contributions to our CMax community, stay in touch K :rockon: ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Goodbye Jmonty. We'll miss you. I quite like the Escape too. I am with you in thinking a C-Max isn't optimal for snow country, and you live in Colorado so I think you are making a good decision. Our next door neighbours love their Escape. Check in after you have had the Escape for awhile and give us a review please. Sorry for the trade-in value that you got, but I have done worse. They say that is where car dealers make their money instead of from selling new cars. But it still hurts eh? ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I've decided to upgrade to a 2014 Escape, for the 4WD, space, and power of the 2.0 ecoboost. Thank you all for the input along the way! After about 18k miles I'm still mostly happy with my purchase. It was a good decision at the time, but in my opinion this hybrid is mostly suited for a warm, dry climate. After a very bad experience on a snowy trip to Michigan from Colorado and back I just had to move on. I have to feel 100% safe in my vehicle, especially if I'm driving my baby girl around. (And wife I suppose). It's little too fragile and sensitive for my tastes also. My wife smacked a curb at low speed and caused about $2k damage to the steering column, and if my insurance company had covered that I'd probably be fine with keeping my Maxine. Hypermiling never interested me, but I did very much enjoy demonstrating the Cmax's superior power to many, many Prius owners! For those interested I got only $17k trade in for my vehicle, originally offered $16k. SE with just white platinum paint and the panoramic roof for upgrades. Only issue was the stability control was inop due to the steering wheel being knocked out of alligment.Why didn't insurance cover it? Sorry to see you go, but 4WD is nice in snow country. :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmonty Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Why didn't insurance cover it? Sorry to see you go, but 4WD is nice in snow country. :) PaulApparently I didn't have the correct coverage selected. >< I had uninsured motorists and couldn't select collision so I assumed (mother of all F ups, right?) so I assumed, comprehensive covered that.. Well, we happen to have some good precipitation today and the escape handles wonderfully in the snow. Great power from a little 2.0L engine :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Apparently I didn't have the correct coverage selected. >< I had uninsured motorists and couldn't select collision so I assumed (mother of all F ups, right?) so I assumed, comprehensive covered that.. Well, we happen to have some good precipitation today and the escape handles wonderfully in the snow. Great power from a little 2.0L engine :DMy wife has the Explorer with the ECO boost 2L 4cylinder and have managed to close to 30mpg with on FWY. :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmonty Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 My wife has the Explorer with the ECO boost 2L 4cylinder and have managed to close to 30mpg with on FWY. :) PaulThat's great for such a large vehicle. I'll miss the easy 45+MPG city though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Well, we happen to have some good precipitation today and the escape handles wonderfully in the snow. Great power from a little 2.0L engine :D You're off to a good start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponypower Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Good luck with the Escape, my wife has one and just loves it. Great traction in snowy weather here in Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-MaxSea Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Best wishes Jmonty, great choice in the Escape. There is a Ruby Red Escape in our neighborhood that I drool all over. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roninsd Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Jmonty, good luck with the new car. Hopefully you will all feel safer in the snow. Thanks for being a member of the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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