Thank you for watching my review of the 2012 Ford Escape! Comment your Ford Escape ownership questions below so I can get them answered! What used car would you buy for under $10,000? Here's a link to the Car Complaints Ford Escape page to see it's common problems: www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Escape/

My aunt had one of these and my cousin I took the thing up a wild 8 hour Jeep trail bounced the bottom off rocks the whole time.. got a standard alignment on our way home and no one was the wiser after we returned it 😅

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

No way 😂 That’s pretty funny gave me a laugh over here, it just goes to show you how tough these are and not a lot people know about them. This Gen Escape is the best kept secret. Glad you and the car made it back in one piece and nobody noticed a thing 😂 Thank you for watching!

The absolutely killroy interior lighting really sets it off, espeically during a night cruise with some good tunes! Awesome video

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

The interior lights were a lot fun. Any time someone was in the car with me, I’d ask them what color they wanted, it was a pretty mint feature. Thank you for watching!

Great job on the review! Very articulate and well-spoken. My wife had a 2002 Escape with the V6, which was a good vehicle for many years. The 4WD system was great in snow and mud, although the ground clearance from the independent rear suspension wasn't great, not that I ever took it off-road. I just remember it seeming too little clearance to get over a tall curb, for example. We both enjoyed driving it for the most part. I had forgotten about it being touchy at low speed, but you're absolutely right. Now, probably 15 years later and shopping for a car, I really appreciate the simplicity of older cars. Sometimes it really feels like newer cars are far too complicated and just aren't built to be run for more than 10 years at most. That said, I still don't think I would want to drive one now, but thanks for the nostalgia!

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

I appreciate you watching Eric, thank you for the kind words! It’s only in certain instances where I noticed the transmission being a little touchy. It wasn’t all the time, but it is something to note because there are some times where you notice it happening. I still think the 2008-2012 Escape is a great option for anyone, this generation of Ford was built to last, much better than the quality of the new ones in my opinion. Not to mention like you said, the simplicity inside is very refreshing. Thank you again for watching!

I bought a 2009 escape with 152,000 miles. It's approaching 200,000 miles. I did have to do the transmission rebuild at 179,000 and some other repairs bit it's been running great since. I really think the 2nd generation has a lot of life left and the design is the best of all the escapes. 😎

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

I don’t think they will ever top this Escape design, even with all the high tech things that are going into the new ones, they’ll still never touch this design. I’m glad your Escape is still running strong after the rebuild! Thank you for watching!

@snake7686

Ай бұрын

@CEALLIFORNIA thanks, I plan on keeping it for a very long time, I love driving it everyday. Mine is a grey limited v6 fwd.

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

@@snake7686 Very nice, I think it’s the only way to buy these, the cloth in the XLT I really just can’t stand the look. It gets dirty so quickly. I’ve been trying to find one for my aunt in the local area, but a lot of them are rust ridden, I just have to keep looking I hope we can find one for her. I told her it’s the only SUV I trust putting her in 😂

@snake7686

Ай бұрын

@CEALLIFORNIA yep, the leather is nice especially in black. I'm glad that I got the limited, I also got the moon n tune package with the cool lighting, it's a nice touch. 👌

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

@@snake7686 you got the full bore just like this one was, something about these SUV’s You could drive them for years and never get tired of them. I’m glad you’re liking it, the black leather is pretty slick inside, especially with the ambient lighting.

I had a 2011 for a decade, almost to 200k without an issue, loved the roof rack and ton of storage in this SUV, I moved so much stuff with it and the interior was nice. Only got rid of it cause I was moving across the country.

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

I'm sorry you had to get rid of it, I know I really missed mine when I did. Traded it for a 2014 F-150 at the time. Absolutely loved my F-150, but there's a certain "spunk" that these Escape's have that just make you love them. I'm happy you had good luck with yours too. Thank you for watching!

I have a 2011 3.0L. The quality of this model is below average. Definitely worse than GM and Toyota that I owned. 1. Every Escape/Mariner I see in new England, including mine, developed rust along rear wheel well and lower lip of lift gate. It rots from inside so you cannot sand and paint it. 2. My muffler and resonator rattled at 5-y old/70K due to rust. 3. Many windshield washer tubes cracked and leaked near joints. 4. The D-shape linkage behind ignition key cylinder cracked. When you turn key, the internal parts just don't turn enough angle to start engine. There are many cheap ebay/amazon aftermarket ignition assembly, indicating this is very common problem. 5. Fuel pump (OE pump made by Bosch) made louder and louder noise so I replaced it before it fails. 6. My 3.0L developed oil leak at rear edge of timing cover at 100k. Started dripping on floor. I took 2 days to replace the timing cover gasket. Found all gaskets (valve cover, timing cover, oil pan) were hard and brittle. And what if you have 2.5L? As soon as you remove the balancer you are in big trouble, because the crank shaft is not keyed! A friction ring keeps your parts in time. Good car if you are good at DIY. It's simple without GDI or turbo. You will find many repair videos on YT, as well as cheap parts, because these problems are so prevalent. I agree they are better than 2013+ Escape.

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

That rust is definitely no joke. Have to travel out of state most times to find one without rust. Just found this one without rust down in North Carolina. It’s as clean as can be, even checked the undercarriage. But owning these in the northeast or anywhere in the rust belt can be a struggle. I’m sorry you didn’t have the best luck with the 3.0L, I really did like my 2.5L and the 2.5L has been good in this one shown here too. Thank you for watching!

Another great video Ceal....Enjoyed it, and also liked the fact that you did something a little different from what all the rest of the pack is doing.

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

Thank you I appreciate that! After my friend picked up his new car, him and I agreed that it would be interesting to make a video about it since there doesn’t seem to be too many videos about affordable cars lately and with the way the economy is, we thought it was the perfect idea! This really, at least to me, is the best car, for under $10k! Thank you for watching, it’s good to see you on the channel again!

@2151abell

Ай бұрын

@@CEALLIFORNIA Agreed !

I like these too! Duratec engine is great, and there is something to be said about the ease of cleaning and maintenance of a basic and plasticy interior.

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

Yeah there is, you're not kidding! The interior of my 2021 Silverado has so many nooks, crannies, different materials everywhere, that its hard to keep up with 😂 If you get an Escape with the leather interior, it's definitely one of the easiest cars to keep clean. Thank you for watching!

I put a roof rack on mine for kayaking

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

Good call, I thought about getting the official rack for the kayaks, but I really liked the look of my roof basket of my roof basket at the time I couldn’t give it up. Thank you for watching!

Omg that's my car🥰

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

I’m happy current owners are finding this video too. Still the best body style to date in my opinion, thank you for watching!

Less than half the resale value as a 2012 Rav4 and has countless quality issues from catalytic to transmission. Mother in laws had some miles on it, but had to have both engine and transmission replaced on it. Check engine light stayed on regardless of any maint.?

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

It is about 25-35% less expensive than it's RAV4 counterpart and I think that makes it an even better deal I think because this did have some better tech than the RAV4 too. Between my own experience and now two others close to me, I4 and V6 models alike, we've all had great luck with our 2008-2012 Ford Escape's. I'd still buy another one to this day as a daily if I had the garage space. It really depends on if your Escape was built on a Wednesday or a Friday. It's all luck of the draw when you buy any car really. Thank you for watching!

I was looking at buying one of these a couple of years ago. The problem with them is they rust way too easily. I found a 2012 with 80,000 kms for $10,000 Canadian at a dealership in Toronto. It had so much rust I walked away. There were a couple near where I use to live and same thing, rusted to hell.

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

Yeah you definitely have to go on a nationwide search at this point to find the premium examples that were in nicer climates. Shopping up here in the northeast isn’t easy. Almost always have to drive out of state to get something in nice shape if it’s more than a few years old. That was the reason I got rid of mine. The rust over the wheel wells was starting to come in. But if you keep up on it as it happens I’m sure it would be a great SUV for years to come. Thank you for watching!

@dianebinpa6668

20 сағат бұрын

The front subframe connector/engine cradle rots out on them, but its worth replacing and keeping the Escape.

@CEALLIFORNIA

17 сағат бұрын

@@dianebinpa6668 I did hear about that so I always remember to check those when shopping for these. Still a great used car to this day, thank you for watching!

@dianebinpa6668

16 сағат бұрын

@@CEALLIFORNIA Its easy to fix, but a bit costly. Good thing about the 2012 model is that you do not need to remove a ton of parts to get to what needs fixing and you actually can do all the maintenance work on it. With newer vehicles, cant even do a simple oil change. Gotta take them to a dealer. I still love my 2012 as much as the day we got it new. They ride smoothly, are great in snow, have just the right space and are so classy looking. Yours is a beauty, by the way. The white is so sharp looking. Glad you found another 2nd generation you like.

Hey brother great review! I've never really looked too hard at the Escape but that really is a nice little SUV! I had a 2011 Taurus limited that was a great ride and so well equipped. The ambient lighting was so awesome and I notice now that many high end cars are finally starting to feature it. So is this Escape in your driveway now? I hope things have been going great for you. Not much new here...just some warmer weather but still tolerable. Take care and so nice to see you man!!

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

Hey good to see you again too my man! This is Escape is actually a buddy of mine’s. I told him he should check it out and then a few days later he ended up buying it, it was in really clean condition so that helped the decision! I don’t think many people know that 2009-2014 was truly the golden era for Ford. The quality was top tier back then, aside from a few exceptions like every other brand has. Those big body Taurus’ were SWEET! So comfortable, great highway cruiser, and plenty of power. I miss those and the Impalas! Two great cars! Thank you again for watching James, starting to heat up here in the NE now! Will be de-winterizing all the toys soon! Just been a little wet is all. Hoping this rain goes away! 🤙🏻

@jameswalsh6131

Ай бұрын

@@CEALLIFORNIA Oh that is great! I have to admit that I was a little surprised at the sticker price. I bought a new 2004 Expedition Eddie Bauer and got it for 30 grand even plus I got a free Dell computer and 2 nice camping chairs. I miss those days lol!! I loved that Taurus so much and my neighbor begged me to sell it to him after I stopped using it and driving the Town Car instead. That was 7 years ago and he still loves it! It's been warm here as well and I think the wet weather is done. I hope the rain there goes away too. Hope all is going great for you Ceall!!

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

@@jameswalsh6131 Just saw the northern lights on Friday too, was pretty neat to see! I was a little late in the night so they weren’t quite as vivid as I wanted them to be but they still came out pretty decent on camera. I can’t believe Ford did cool stuff like that back then. I’ll have to look at photos of it for the nostalgia. My dad had a 2006 Expedition. This thing was LOADED! It was all black and had the sport package so all the places where chrome should go were gloss black and I’ll tell you when this thing was clean, there was no better looking SUV to roll up in. Wow. I miss when the Expedition still had some soul left in its design! Now the only big body American SUV I’d consider is Tahoe/Suburban/Yukon/Escalade.

@jameswalsh6131

Ай бұрын

@@CEALLIFORNIA Oh wow I am jealous about the northern lights but I've been fortunate enough to have seen some great photos of them. One of my bucket list goals is to go and see them in Iceland. Your Dad's Expedition sounds so sweet! The big suvs have gotten to be so huge and pricey. I think I'd go with something like a Pallisade if I was looking. I hope that you have a great week brother!!

I just bought the 2011 hybrid version of Gen 2 over the standard 2014 Gen 3. Will let you know how my experience goes. I prefer the Gen 2 stylistically like you mentioned.

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

A lot of the big agencies nationwide ran those hybrids so I’m assuming they have to be good, I hope you have good luck with it! This is still my favorite looking Escape to date, thank you for watching!

Thiers no escapping a bad escape... Having lived with 3.0 DOHC I would hands down say a 4 cylinder pays for its self for basic DYI..

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

Yeah I was always a little weary of the 3.0L, although I never had any first hand experience with it. I always loved the amount of room there is in the engine bay of these with the 2.5L. Even though you don’t get that great power of the 3.0L. Thank you for watching!

Thought i was the only one who thought these looked good. The newer models all turned into hideous little jellybeans on wheels.

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

Absolutely, right on!! These new ones, while I still do love Ford, their design doesn’t hold a candle to this generation of Escape. This second generation is simply timeless! Thank you for watching!

@dianebinpa6668

20 сағат бұрын

The new ones look like a Hyundai Santa Fe. The second generation Escape is awesome and so classy. Keeping mine until it’s run into the ground.

Most of these i see now have a lot of rust

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

Definitely have to search it out to find the ones without rust, if you can find a clean one, I think this is a still a great choice for a used car. Found this one rust free in North Carolina. Thank you for watching!

The empty gas gauge..definitely a quirk of the owner!

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

You’re gonna have to talk to him about that 😂 Thanks for watching brotha!!

I dont think these are considered mid-size, but compact. The explorer is mid sized. I really wish they were RWD

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

Mid-size crossover, my bad. So many nomenclatures in the ever expanding SUV/Crossover world that it’s hard to keep track 😂 Thank you for watching!

@Mach141

Ай бұрын

@@CEALLIFORNIA You did it again! Say it after me...Compact....there you go

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

@@Mach141 There are some sites that consider this mid-size and some sites that consider the Escape compact. Everyone seems to have their own opinion on where these fall in size.

@Mach141

Ай бұрын

@@CEALLIFORNIA There are some sites that are correct and some that are not. Edmunds is a good source

And you can fit at least a couole of corpses , or thats what i remembee from DEXTER the series

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

Haha! I remember we started watching Dexter and I think we fell off after about season 1 because we got tangled up in some other show. We'll have to restart it so I can spot this Escape 😂 Thank you for watching!

@theadvocate4698

Ай бұрын

He had a crash in that truck right?

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

@@theadvocate4698 I just did some looking around on Reddit and it turns out the car he crashed was a Kia that they showed him driving in the first episode of season 4. Some still say or believe that it was the Escape, and some say there is no doubt it was meant to be the Kia. Quite the argument about it on Reddit 😂 But the vehicle shown crashed is a Kia in season 4. Thank you for watching!

@theadvocate4698

Ай бұрын

@@CEALLIFORNIA Hum? I will have to look it up!

Those safety readings are awfully low.

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

Are you referring to the crash test ratings on these?

@rayemanuel7460

Ай бұрын

@@CEALLIFORNIA Yes, on the window sticker.

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

Yeah not every vehicle has great crash test ratings unfortunately. Like the Subaru Crosstrek doesn’t score well on the side impact test. The Subaru Impreza doesn’t score well on the side impact test as well. The Nissan Murano scores poor on the moderate overlap test. Jeep Grand Cherokee scores poor on the moderate overlap. I wish they could all be made as safe and as bulletproof as the Volvo’s. Thank you for watching!

Stop telling people about these, you'll ruin it!

@CEALLIFORNIA

Ай бұрын

I’m sorry man it’s hard to hide the love I have for this car. 😂 It’s just the best all around package at this price point. Thank you for watching!