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Golden Years
Jul. 20th, 2022 09:54 amDad has the Canyon again. I bought an Escape Saturday. Same model year as my Mariner, and the Mariner has already donated parts to its cousin - AC compressor.
The Escape has the same powertrain - 3L V6, 4WD, 4-speed automatic. It's an XLT, which I have always ID'd as a high trim level for Ford trucks and SUVs, like my old Explorer. Doesn't seem to be the case anymore. The Escape has far fewer bells and whistles than the Mariner, both convenience and functional bits.
Driving it the last few days has told me that the Mariner's frame rot was worse than I thought. I ran this one at close to 90MPH for about 30 miles, and it was just as tight as a drum. At about 80, the Mariner had some shuddering and felt unsafe.
Let's see if I can get 50K out of this little cute-ute.
The Escape has the same powertrain - 3L V6, 4WD, 4-speed automatic. It's an XLT, which I have always ID'd as a high trim level for Ford trucks and SUVs, like my old Explorer. Doesn't seem to be the case anymore. The Escape has far fewer bells and whistles than the Mariner, both convenience and functional bits.
Driving it the last few days has told me that the Mariner's frame rot was worse than I thought. I ran this one at close to 90MPH for about 30 miles, and it was just as tight as a drum. At about 80, the Mariner had some shuddering and felt unsafe.
Let's see if I can get 50K out of this little cute-ute.