I think there are a lot of vehicles that could do this job- they are called minivans :) But midsize 2 row crossovers are great for smaller families. I don’t think my wife could sit in front of a child seat in an Escape.

If there were smaller vans like the 5 available in the US I’d consider one. But no I don’t consider its power adequate. I’d like something that can hit 60 in the 6 second range. And if I want agility I have my G or my motorcycle. All the minivans left are way too big and probably wouldn’t fit in my garage.

Escapes are on the shorter and narrower compact Focus platform.

ford didn’t take away your falcons and utes.. your unions did. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

sounds like youre just working with a shitty dealer

There’s a LOUD button, but the options really are just “loud” and “LOUD”

David, I love your writing, and have learned a thing or tow about cars from your David Dissects videos, but I’m disappointed that someone so knowledgeable about vehicles overlooked some crucial facts about specialty vehicles.

Exactly! You get it!

(9.4 + infinity)/2 = oh my, I got this all wrong! The Raptor clearly has an on-board nuclear power station!

I don’t understand your complaint.

I’ve got some good enough estimates for trailer weight, I’ve got a fuel economy average calculated by the vehicle’s computer, I’ve got the fuel grade, I’ve got the delta in elevation, and if you’d like, I can give you the ambient temperature and pressure, as well as tire pressure.

Hell…

TL:DR...... Ford gave David a truck to use as a support truck. He got it stuck. He guesstimated the weight he was going to tow and came up with a hypothetical MPG figure he was expecting with achieve with no basis in reality. The truck did not meet his fuel economy expectations when towing an unknown weight over…

Nissan VQ series V6's sound unbelievable with the right pipes. Examples:

Um, no... The ROI for a turbo is that in turns the noise into sweet sweet boost. I actually prefer a bit of lag. It’s basically foreplay.

Yes. I am currently shot gunning a beer and have a hooker bent over in front of me. Does this mean no sale?

I would say the same but I can’t see the color of your dress from here.

People want it, but Ford et al want to sell you on $10k worth of option packages to get fancy stuff like a garage door opener.

Considering it is on the latest and most expensive macbook, it does take some effort. After all, job had to pay well enough to keep your significant other from murdering you in your sleep when you decided to be a DJ.

Great, so they make the fiesta in Mexico, and now robots are trying to take over the jobs of hard working DJs. What is this world coming to? How un-American!

I’ve taken many, many trips in a 2001 with a 5.0, and there is no way we were hitting 23 mpg. Maaaaybe 20, but to hit 23 you’d have to be cruising at 55 in the right lane. Drafting behind a semi. Down hill. With a tail wind. And a lucky rabbits foot hanging from the mirror.

Understood. I’m also confused.