2008 Ford Escape Hybrid (with 330,000 miles) - POV Test Drive (Binaural Audio) 

I was in one of these as a New York City taxi and it had over 500,000 miles. Super impressive.

This was my mom's car when I was a kid growing up. She had it for 11 years before a deer jumped infront of it on the highway. Throughout those 11 years, there was never an issue with the car and I feel really nostalgic whenever I see that brown plastic interior. I can still feel the click of the volume knobs and the hexagonal rubber trim in front of the glove box, hear the whine it made when it started up and smell the recycled tire interior on a hot summers day. My mom and I had a lot of good times in that car and I still miss it to this day.

I have a 06 mariner hybrid and I just love how smooth they drive. And they get up and go when you need the power! Averaged 35.5 mpgs on the highway with mine.

When they replaced this body style with the more crossover looking generation about ten years ago, I remember people commenting that it was hideous and this was way better looking. At the time, I disagreed, but now, over a decade later, I agree with them. I like this styling way better.

15 years old and still runs great

2012 2.5L Ford Escape w/416,000 miles - regular oil changes, normal maintenance schedule, very few broken parts - 1 accident, everything replaced by myself - still running strong! I can't complain, love the car and my dogs do too! I'll keep this car til it goes kaput!

You mean to tell me that little notch at the bottom of the tail gate was fake this entire time??? I thought that was the trunk release 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

My favorite generation Escape. We owned a 2016 (new) and remember thinking that we should have just found a low mileage 2010 hybrid and save money.

That is amazingly clean inside considering the mileage.

I used to have a 2008 ford escape limited. Loved it. It was great in the snow

Thanks for starting it up from the inside! I also really liked that high-beams light on the gauge cluster and the headlight stalk sound were featured on this video. It should be a thing on all of these videos, in my opinion.

My cousin has one of these in ligh blue. $3,500 isn't bad, and 300,000 isn't all that bad, considering they've gone 500,000 as NYC taxi cabs. I'd drive this.

2008-2012 ford escape hybrids: the 4 years of very reliable cars. It's absurd how many miles these cars rack up on average before failure.

I’ve never seen one hard loaded like the one you have here. Rare bird

These are great lil suvs. I bought one in the same color from the government sale a few years back for a relative and it has proven itself to be bulletproof. It had about 120k miles. XLT base trim. AWD. But ran and drive perfect. So clean. I paid $7000 for it then. These escapes hold their value !!

A fishing buddy of mine has the first generation Ford Escape. It has the 2.3L 4cyl with an automatic transmission. He’s Not been kind to his Escape . The previous owner babied it and sold it to him for $500. It had 250K miles on it. He now has about 350K miles on the clock. I baby my Ranger when we go off roading to our fishing spot, whereas he beats the soup outta the Escape. It still doesn’t burn any oil. He told me that he was going to drive it till it drops.

This is the kind of car of when I see him driving him I'm really happy

Put 88,000 miles on my 14 Fusion hybrid without a single issue before trading it in, ford hybrids surprisingly are very reliable

The 2.3L naturally aspirated 4cyl was by far superior engine ever built by Ford. We’re on our 4th Ford Ranger. The first 2 Ranger’s had the 2.3L 4cyl engine. On our 1st Ranger we had 270K miles on it. My wife didn’t put it in 4WD, hit a patch of ice and flipped it in a ditch. Thankfully my wife was ok, but it totaled the pickup. When our 2nd Ranger had just over 500,000 miles, the electrical system fried on the pickup, so we turned it out to just use on our 10K acre ranch. We got the headlights to work, but that was about it. It finally died at around 650K miles. Our 3rd Ranger was an absolute Dog of a truck. It had the 3.0 V6 and by the time it had only 80K miles it was burning a leaking oil like crazy, so we sold it. We did tell the new owners that the engine needed a rebuild. After that we drove our F150s and F250s with the 4.9L (300 cid) In-line 6cyl. They didn’t have a lot of hp but they had a TON of Low End torque. Our F350s had both gasoline and Diesel engines. In 2019 our needs had changed so we started looking around for a low mileage Ranger. We needed more HP and Torque than the 2.3L offered, so we found a 2011 Ranger XLT super cab 4x4 with a 4.0L V6. It has a 5spd auto transmission, LSD, tow pkg, skid plates (though it’s never been off road unless I’m going to my fishing hole). The original owner was 62 when he bought it new in 2011. He added running boards, custom wheels, and a dashboard cover. We’ve added a LineX spray in bed liner. We didn’t care for the Silver paint so I had it 2 toned in Silver over Red metallic. The upholstery was Gloomy Grey and Boring Black so I had it reupholstered in Red with black trim. I added adjustable air shocks in the rear (we haul a lot of top soil, retaining wall bricks, gravel and firewood). I also had it pinstriped in red metallic. I use to get 19mpg on the freeway with the cruise set on 75mph. I then added a K&N cold air intake, a Free Flowing (tuned) exhaust headers and a 4” FlowMaster exhaust system. I now consistently get 23mpg. This increased my hp, torque and mpg. Not only is it capable of hauling heavy loads, but now it can haul ass too. We mainly use the Ranger for work around our property . It’s 12 years old now but has only 35K original miles. Like all of our vehicles, I change the oil and filter every 4K miles with Kirkland Full Synthetic motor oil. I change the front and rear differential, transfer case and a transmission flush every 30K miles. The radiator is back flushed and new antifreeze every 3 years. When we bought it in 19, it had only 20K miles. The man who we bought it from bought a new F150. KBB booked it out for $22K, but we bought it for $18K. Now that used vehicle prices have gone up, it now books out for $25K, not including everything that I’ve done to it. Last summer I had 2 individuals who wanted to buy it. One offered me $25K and the other one offered $28K. It’s NOT for sale. My wife and I plan on keeping it until we can no longer drive or until we die. If I had to replace my current Ranger with a new one with all the customizations that I’ve made to it. I’d have to spend around $60K. Our nephew (who has a 2010 like ours with almost 250K miles wants first dibs if we decide to sell ours). His dad, my brother in law also wants our Ranger. Like I’ve said, it’s Not for sale. We will let family fight over it when we’re gone. I’ve heard that Ford is having problems with the turbos in the current generation of the new Ranger’s, but the engine’s are still strong.

2nd Gen Escapes are still the best design. There's a reason the Bronco Sport is so popular these days. They should have just badged it the Escape, and dropped the Kuga. I've got a '03 XLT and '10 Limited, both V6 FWD and they are still going strong.

love to see these high mileage cars

Спасибо, за обзор не только новых автомобилей, но и тех кто старше )

Hermoso. Uno de mis monteros preferidos. Sencillo y con formas rectangulares llenas de armonía. Se oye la potencia. ¡Aaahhh! es una nave preciosa. GRACIAS

I really like hybrids, they have best of both worlds, ice for power, ev for low power driving

I love my 2011 ford escape the v6 does have some power with awd in the snow its really fun

These were pretty good cars. The hybrid ones got exceptional fuel economy. The main problem (in the rust belt) is that they rust BAD, and very quickly.

I like the exterior and interior of this car. Boxy and retro

I've been driving one for the past nine months or so, and while it drives nice, I have not had the same reliability as some others in the comments section. When we got it, some wires were crossed on the transmission, causing the car to go completely dead. Then, just a few days ago, the front differential blew (most likely due to improper maintenance from the guy who worked on it previously), taking the rear one with it. I just hope that this is the last major repair, as we have spent damn near close to $10k for repairs on a car we paid $3.5k for.

I did drove a 2009 Ford Escape as a loaner car. It was not a hybrid one. I had it about 9 days accidentally a little over 2 days. Luckily that I wasn’t charged for those 2 days. My mother said that I looked good in it. I even drove my sister’s 2002 Ford Escape for a short distance at night before her marriage towards her husband. I had a 2015 Ford Escape SE it died on me in mid March of last year. I had that vehicle for almost 5 years of driving it. Now I drive a 2020 Ford Escape SE in black. I got it on the same day as my old one died. I really liked my 2020 Ford Escape. I just liked the curves and how smooth the ride is.

my 2009 xlt v6 4wd just hit 180k miles, still working strong!

I have one ‘08 Mercury Mariner Hybrid I put Wildpeak Falken tires and I get around 27 mpg

That was $50k?!? That was RX400h money! Edit: Check your description WRM!

Nice Escape! I like It, good video! 😉👍🏼

I didn’t know they made this a hydrid

Older car but age doesn’t matter if it’s the car that speaks to you 😉

You know, if they fixed the issues the 2nd generation had, i feel like so many people would buy the re-make!! Id totally petition ford to test a batch of new ones and see wbat happens to sales. Like seriously id buy one, and my mom would buy one. Ford buyers would probably be loyal.😅

Mine has 220k on it atm as a hybrid no big repairs yet

I am impressed of the condition of this old ford escape it looks better that my dads 2016 dodge ram!!

much better condition than my 09 dodge caliber.

Escapes are good cars. Haters be damned. 4 of them in the family here.

Im curious about the battery health after that many miles.

0:05 start up

Good video. Great vehicle!

My only regret is that this isn't shot in 4K

They call it a Ford Escape, because when it overheats, it can catch on fire, and you'll want to Escape

this car is reliable

Thats a car i would never think is a hybrid from the interior.

Nice very good ☺️

2008 Ford Taurus X pleace!

The Ford Escape hybrid was used as a cop car in nyc

It sounds quiet inside

One thing missing the blind spot mirrors.

Heck you're pretty close over by my house 😆😆

It’s An Electric Car.

Aqui no Brasil infelizmente não temos esse carro, ao invés temos a escosport

I think I still would have had mine if it was the hybrid. I had the 3.0 V6 and the transmission was goin out on it.

start up ⬆️ 0:09

2008 ford Escape hybrid

i had mine like 1.5 years ago...a used one of course..with 120k miles on it...........And runs good..........Its the 3.0 V6 AWD.........a little bad at MPG but i think is normal, idk................still going..............just some oil leaks, spark plugs replacement, battery, halogen to leds, tires(4), coolant, air filter, basic stuff...................

thats ypsilanti michigan sir

We're got

Why is there a crack on the windshield

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have you any wool 0:18

Had a 2010 ford escape but i turned it into a beast… had like 4 transmissions but it lasted good. i just lost her though due to a tow guy breaking the control arm and it was repoed overnight

my dad driving to his work

algun video de una ford explorer spor trac 2010 por favor

It's too bad ford did not have a hybrid option on 2013 to 2022 models.

what is the best year for these cars please?

i Want to drive a car so badly (

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Anyone have this vehicle in the northeast? I'm trying to gauge what rust underbody is like. ty

Think the info under the vid s wrong... 50k as tested price 8 speed auto and a v6? lol

❤❤❤❤wowww

So my grandma had a 20q2 escape. And didn’t even get the screen..

So dirty inside

Graba una Chevrolet Blazer 1999

2011 ford escape hydrid 200k my

Barely pulled itself with 155 HP

Hello why is the windshield cracked????

Too much RPM in hybrid

I absolutely hate CVT transmissions...i want to hear gear changes.

Do not buy a ford escape it broke down every day when my mom had it

This drivetrain is automotive defeat!

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Too bad the hybrid system would only work when the AC was off...

I hate CVT transmissions

It looks like its dang near brand new on the outside and inside, I really appreciate the previous and current owners taking care of the ol thing! I really dont like CVTs but I appreciate that the CVT in this car isint pretending it has gears like the newer CVT cars with fake "shift points"

Why test such a old car.

this car seems terrible

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