I love my Escape.  First of all, it is a FORD.  Ford has always been good to us.  From the dealership, to the finance company, to the vehicles themselves.  But my Escape has room for my two teenage boys and all the stuff I cart around.  It is so much fun to drive I feel like a teenager again.  It gets 23 miles/gallon.  That's about half city and half highway driving.  Wonderful buy.