Ford Escape - Hyundai Santa Fe/Tuscson - Honda CR/V

[elizabethann]

Thanks for your thoughts everbody. Does your Escape take regular gas or premium?

What about the Santa Fe, Ally Cat's Mom? Do you know how many mpg it gets?

Thanks again.

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

Thanks for your thoughts everbody. Does your Escape take regular gas or premium?

What about the Santa Fe, Ally Cat's Mom? Do you know how many mpg it gets?

Thanks again.

I wouldn't use MY mileage as a benchmark - I drive like a maniac - very hard on the gas and brake, usually doing around 50% over the speed limit, and always with the aircon running full blast. (Everyone here drives like that on the freeways). I get around 13 MPG - but there are other owners who easily average well over 20 / 22 - they obviously have a much more sensible driving style, and are driving with fuel economy in mind.

I belong to the Santa Fe Forum - you can post questions too - they are generally a friennly bunch (although definately Santy fanatics LOL)

ALso, in your first post you mentioned the Tuscon - I like them too, but I didn't feel the slight cost saving was worth losing so much interior space - also the driving position feels more " car-like" whilst in the Santy you are up nice and high, with excellent visibility.

[Karen]

We got our Honda CRV for specifically the reason you mentioned - 4-wheel drive and handling in the snow. Bought it in January of 2003, and it has performed fabulously well uphil and downhill on on corners in the snow. It drives like a car, not a truck, has a very smooth ride, and is basically great! They also have an excellent reputation for longevity, which is good, as I do not like to shop for a new vehicle every few years.

[dukedogsmom]

It takes regular. All I've been putting in it is the 87. One thing you might want to consider is how easy it would be to flip one. Apparently, mine has a high risk and even has a warning on the visor. I don't know about the others.

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

It takes regular. All I've been putting in it is the 87. One thing you might want to consider is how easy it would be to flip one. Apparently, mine has a high risk and even has a warning on the visor. I don't know about the others.

Not sure re flipping - although I have never heard of a Santy in a rollover crash, but I do know that it scored VERY well on the crash-testing - maybe you should look into the crash-tests also to help make your final decision.

It's SOOOOO exciting buying a new car - but so confusing too!

[catland]

I like my "cute-'ute". I have a 2004 Subaru Forrester - turbo. Its the "performance" SUV - 0 to 60 in under 6 seconds

But it is also the safest in its class - and doesn't even have a roll-over warning because it doesn't sit as high as some of the others.

What appealed to me about the Subaru is that they they consider safety to be standard features - (side impact air bags, that sort of thing), whereas you sometimes have to pay extra for that in other cars like the Ford Escapes.

Its all-wheel drive, and while we don't get much snow here, it is quite capable to handle the snow that we do get.


Have fun shopping - one thing I did was to read a lot of reviews on the internet to help narrow down my choices.

[manda_moo87]

We own a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe and we LOVE it! We've had no problems what so ever with it, its a fantastic car. Highly reccommend it!