Forums for Ford Escape (2011m/y)

[TequilaWarrior]

Does anyone know of a good forum for the Ford Escape - specifically one that includes the 2011 model year. I've found forums for the newer generations, but nothing that old.
My wife's Escape has less than 75,000 miles on it and I'd like to keep it up as best we can. I'm adding DVD headrests this weekend and may end up doing a full stereo replacement next spring - but not without some serious help as the dash on this thing is a serious problem.

 

[TollKeeper]

The Ford Escape had a run from 2008-2012 (Gen 2). And other than some interior refinements, and a facelift, is the same thing as a Mercury Mariner.

Ford Truck Forums

There isnt a specific forum to that generation, its just a matter of finding the info you need mixed in with the Gen 1 and Gen 3.

 

[Reprise]

Another place to try is 'Serious Explorations' - they're Explorer-specific, but may know of a sister site (or have a section for the Escapes, like we do for the pickups, etc.) I used to belong to that site (before I got smart and stopped buying F*rds...)

 

[TollKeeper]

****Hides in Corner****

(Just bought a Mercury)

 

[Reprise]

Some learn slower than others - but eventually, we all learn

 

[TequilaWarrior]

Thanks guys. I will check those out.
I got my wife the Ford because she like it and was no longer comfortable driving her Bravada with 150k miles on it.
Now I send her off in my Bravada with 250k miles on it every time her Ford needs work. Go figure.

 

[Reprise]

Have the wife refer back to post #5, above

Is that the same Bravada trading places between 'hers' and 'yours'? Makes for an especially prescient lesson, if it is

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

Years back my buddy modded a forum called escape-city or something like that when he had his Escape

 

[TequilaWarrior]

Have the wife refer back to post #5, above

Is that the same Bravada trading places between 'hers' and 'yours'? Makes for an especially prescient lesson, if it is

She started with a '08 Trailblazer, 2wd. It was a lease. When it came time to turn it in she loved it so much we bought an '02 Bravada, almost completely loaded. I loved ~that~ so much that I got an '02 Bravada, completely loaded, same exterior color, different interior color plus heated seats and sunroof. There was a minor issue with some easy to fix thing that I didn't get to it very quickly so she decided she wanted something "newer" and fell in love with a 2011 Ford Escape. Like an idiot I didn't strip her car of the ECAS compressor, ventvisors, bug deflector, shocks, tires, and battery. We traded it in the same day she found the Escape so I didn't have time. She now begrudgingly agrees we shouldn't have bought the Escape, but now she wants an Explorer instead. I'm holding her off as long as I can. I believe I have her talked into another GMT360, but it would have to be in tip-top shape and "lower" miles for her to approve, 4wd/awd for me to approve. Where we are is a virtual desert for GM dealerships so there aren't a lot of these floating around. Occasionally, the local Ford dealership gets one in on trade and I keep a close eye on them. I may try to convince her to pick up a full-size GM SUV (Tahoe, 'Burb, Yukon).