Ford Edge or Escape for driving holiday

outoftheknow

US cars though will fall apart. Look fantastic. Cheap as chips. Build quality? Not in the US auto dictionary IME.

FunkiestMonkey

Are You German? Buick is a renowned brand. I just said what I saw. It was a solid piece of kit.

outoftheknow

Nope Scottish and now Australian. I have driven many US hire cars in my career and been driven in many in several countries that love them. Buicks included they are cheaply built - interiors are a giveaway. Plastic bits fall off after a while.

Obviously I am referring to all US cars generally. Individual hire cars will look and be solid I’m sure

Bl4ckGryph0n

Isn’t Buick for really old people retiring in Florida?

Not aimed at a poster here as a dig, but purely a brand perception.

Saying that, I’d rather have one of those big ones or even a definitely cheaply build Dodge compared to those little Fords aforementioned.

g8tecrasher

I’ve got a Edge at the moment in Orlando, it’s a great car, loads of room with a massive boot but extremely thirsty, but  good job it only costs £25 to fill it up

nvingo

\UK spec the choice AFAIK is between:
2.0 Diesel Turbo Manual
and
2.0 Diesel TwinTurbo Automatic.
Do you know what powers yours?

g8tecrasher

It’s a 2.0 turbo petrol producing 250hp according to the ford website. The model is the titanium AWD that seems to be the only engine available

stevelup

Replying to an old-ish thread I know.

We hired a 'SUV' in the US last March. It was for a multi-stop trip Las Vegas - Death Valley - Yosemite - San Francisco. Wanted something 4 wheel drive for the Yosemite bit due to weather conditions.

When we got to the car hire bit at the airport, the guy just said 'pick anything from that row'. We had a good rummage around and sat in all the cars and chose the Ford Edge.

It seemed to have the best overall build quality, was comfortable with fairly firm seats, and had Apple CarPlay which was a bonus. Humongous boot. It was also fitted with M S tyres which was handy.

The trip went fine, the car was indeed comfortable and easy to drive - actually enjoyed it.

Negatives: It gobbled fuel, and the auto box was a bit uninspiring. Fiddly controls on the steering wheel for the dash displays. But overall, I'd recommend.

Didn't regret it, and am fairly confident it was the best choice. The alternatives were a Hyundai Santa Fe, and a couple of American things that I couldn't tell you exactly what they were, but they had awful soft seats and one of them wasn't even 4WD.