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Ford 2006 Escape – Tow Truck Driver (#4 in a series).

Ford 2006 Escape – Tow Truck Driver (#4 in a series).

I have AAA Premium so I had the Ford Escape towed to the dealership at no cost to me after I lost power steering.  AAA even offered my a free rental car if I needed it but I declined.  The way things were going with this Ford vehicle, I might really need it at a later date.  When the tow truck driver arrived, I explained the problems I was having with this Escape and asked him what vehicle he recommended. …

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Ford 2006 Escape – The Event (#3 in a series)

Ford 2006 Escape – The Event (#3 in a series)

January 2014 during a routine maintenance McCoy Mills found an oil leak that was covered on an extended warrantee that I purchased.  It would take two days to repair.  I asked how much it would cost if I did not have the warrantee and was told well over a thousand dollars.  The car took close to four days because approval had to be made by Ford and that approval did not arrive right away.  When I picked up the car…

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Ford 2006 Escape – Reality (#2 in a series)

Ford 2006 Escape – Reality (#2 in a series)

The car worked quite well for a number of years.  But, some small issues did crop up quite soon that were very telling to me that allegedly that Ford engineering was flawed..  I tried to adjust one of the passenger air vents.  There was a small knob that you could sort of rotate up or down to direct the vents.  As soon as I pressed against the knob to roll, it fell apart.  The side vents have a lever that…

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Ford 2006 Escape – Background (#1 in a series)

Ford 2006 Escape – Background (#1 in a series)

Our family needed another car.  My wife drove a Toyota Camry too and from work.  My son and I shared a Toyota 4 Runner until he started work and went to a local college. It then became his car as work expanded and college got more intense.   My daughter needed some wheels during her senior year in high school, 2010.  She and I would share that car.  I asked her to do the research with my supervision.  Toyota vehicles were…

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