Do Not Take A Ford Escape Into The Desert!

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Do not take a Ford Escape into the Desert! Dec 23, 2007
Still waiting to see the repair bill 8)

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^ian^ wrote:Still waiting to see the repair bill 8)



Rolled over?
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^ian^ wrote:Still waiting to see the repair bill 8)



Rolled over?


Oh nothing so serious... just all the plastic bits decided they didn't like sand and leapt off the car. Not too much... but enough that I think the repair bill will be a couple of '000.
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^ian^ wrote:Still waiting to see the repair bill 8)



Rolled over?


Oh nothing so serious... just all the plastic bits decided they didn't like sand and leapt off the car. Not too much... but enough that I think the repair bill will be a couple of '000.


You mean a Ford Escape if more than a couple of '000 new :shock:
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Escape = get out of dubai on motorway.
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^ian^ wrote:Still waiting to see the repair bill 8)



Rolled over?


Oh nothing so serious... just all the plastic bits decided they didn't like sand and leapt off the car. Not too much... but enough that I think the repair bill will be a couple of '000.


You mean a Ford Escape if more than a couple of '000 new :shock:


Hahha.. yes. Not a big Ford fan myself... but they aren't a bad car.

I think I'll look to get some sort of Desert Ready 4WD second hand... something like a Warngler, as it was a lot of fun.
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wrangler.. man .thats awesome.. 'd seen one pull out them the big mom of deserts.. land cruisers from loose sand.
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St.Lucifer wrote:wrangler.. man .thats awesome.. 'd seen one pull out them the big mom of deserts.. land cruisers from loose sand.


Well, I'm in the market for a 2nd hand one if you know anyone who's selling.
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what do you make of the ford edge?

looks a heavy vehicle???
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gezza wrote:what do you make of the ford edge?

looks a heavy vehicle???


Werent u supposed to buy a ride during the EID holidays?
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gezza wrote:what do you make of the ford edge?

looks a heavy vehicle???


Werent u supposed to buy a ride during the EID holidays?


Yeah mate!
Still contemplating.....Golf gti 2003 for 40k/ford edge new/seat leon in white???
cant make my mind up :shock:
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gezza wrote:
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gezza wrote:what do you make of the ford edge?

looks a heavy vehicle???


Werent u supposed to buy a ride during the EID holidays?


Yeah mate!
Still contemplating.....Golf gti 2003 for 40k/ford edge new/seat leon in white???
cant make my mind up :shock:


Hell of a price differential on all 3.

The Escape is a good car around town and on light sand... and not *bad* in the desert.... just we went over some tricky terrain.

Anyway, the dealer says 750 for make like new... so nowhere near as bad as I thought.
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gezza wrote:
St.Lucifer wrote:
gezza wrote:what do you make of the ford edge?

looks a heavy vehicle???


Werent u supposed to buy a ride during the EID holidays?


Yeah mate!
Still contemplating.....Golf gti 2003 for 40k/ford edge new/seat leon in white???
cant make my mind up :shock:


Hell of a price differential on all 3.

The Escape is a good car around town and on light sand... and not *bad* in the desert.... just we went over some tricky terrain.

Anyway, the dealer says 750 for make like new... so nowhere near as bad as I thought.


You are correct about the purposes of the Escape. Jumping into tougher terrain in a vehicle with no low-range gearing is a no-no, no matter how "offroady" they advertise it as, although it seems you broke stuff rather than got stuck. The dealer bill is surprisingly low. I replaced dress-up parts of my Jeep, and I got original parts from a shop in Sharjah for 30%-40% less than the rip-off dealer.
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^ian^ wrote:
gezza wrote:
St.Lucifer wrote:
gezza wrote:what do you make of the ford edge?

looks a heavy vehicle???


Werent u supposed to buy a ride during the EID holidays?


Yeah mate!
Still contemplating.....Golf gti 2003 for 40k/ford edge new/seat leon in white???
cant make my mind up :shock:


Hell of a price differential on all 3.

The Escape is a good car around town and on light sand... and not *bad* in the desert.... just we went over some tricky terrain.

Anyway, the dealer says 750 for make like new... so nowhere near as bad as I thought.


You are correct about the purposes of the Escape. Jumping into tougher terrain in a vehicle with no low-range gearing is a no-no, no matter how "offroady" they advertise it as. The dealer bill is surprisingly low. I replaced dress-up parts of my Jeep, and I got original parts from a shop in Sharjah for 30%-40% less than the rip-off dealer.


in terms of engine performance it did quite well... the biggest issue was not the gearing but the clearance, and most of the cosmetics was caused by the plastic scooping up sand. Of course, hitting a big bump didn't help and this is what popped the front right wheel lining. :-)

As I said... in the market for something I can smashup and not care (as long as I can walk away from it).
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I drive one of them and they are pretty cool. Despite all the nonsense comments, there arent that many cars that can withstand the bash and being bashed in the desert. You are lucky only the cosmetic rubbery bits came off. Your Dh750 must be inclusive of labour charge. If not mistaken, labour charge is a standard Dh450 (I think). Pretty great deal I'd say ...

I went camping once, all the other cars needed to be towed at some point of time - except mine. Its not the car, its the driver ...
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Still contemplating.....Golf gti 2003 for 40k/ford edge new/seat leon in white???
cant make my mind up :shock:[/quote]

They are quite different. The edge would be more luxurious and confortable compare to the Golf. I drove the edge once and liked it. However you are looking at a price difference of about 80k !! But you can get pretty good loan with new car. Isnt there a promotion going on with Ford - 0% interest or something??
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Still contemplating.....Golf gti 2003 for 40k/ford edge new/seat leon in white???
cant make my mind up :shock:[/quote]

They are quite different. The edge would be more luxurious and confortable compare to the Golf. I drove the edge once and liked it. However you are looking at a price difference of about 80k !! But you can get pretty good loan with new car. Isnt there a promotion going on with Ford - 0% interest or something??
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To quote...

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Make sure the quoted text is between the [quote and [/quote tags

easy peasy.
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Stay on the topic please.
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BabyDoll wrote:Stay on the topic please.


It's my topic.. I can take it where I like :)
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hahahahah :D babydoll still cant quote.. even Conci can.. :P
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St.Lucifer wrote:hahahahah :D babydoll still cant quote.. even Conci can.. :P


Hey don't mess with me or I'll have you banned.
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oh, nevermind.
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Now that's what I call thread hijacking!

You should be banned!
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St.Lucifer wrote:hahahahah :D babydoll still cant quote.. even Conci can.. :P


Hey don't mess with me or I'll have you banned.


messing with u is the easiest way to stay in place.. :)
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St.Lucifer wrote:hahahahah :D babydoll still cant quote.. even Conci can.. :P


Hey don't mess with me or I'll have you banned.


messing with u is the easiest way to stay in place.. :)


Interesting... if you mess with Concord... it might earn you points... but it will also undoubtly render you uncool and that is not good.

After all, if you were to follow the example set out by the Head Mods... IT IS a popularity contest... why do you think they have such a big issue?

Sorry about all the ...
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Dont u get it.. I wanna b among the popular.. so if I get the most popular banned somehow.. its gonna b easy.. then u.... i'll get ya banned soon as well.. .......
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DP :oops:
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St.Lucifer wrote:Dont u get it.. I wanna b among the popular.. so if I get the most popular banned somehow.. its gonna b easy.. then u.... i'll get ya banned soon as well.. .......


Well, multiple posting will certainly get you there.

When you get over 10,000 posts... you become Super Saiyan Level 3 Popular. That's unbeatable.
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St.Lucifer wrote:Dont u get it.. I wanna b among the popular.. so if I get the most popular banned somehow.. its gonna b easy.. then u.... i'll get ya banned soon as well.. .......


What's with the fcking DP and even TP. No, don't tell me...
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