the ford escape is a reliable vehicle however it leave much to be desired in detail and style more of a family type vehicle to say the least. however that being said the fact that i can take it on long drives without it breaking down is a huge improvement on ford's side of things however nothing beat a good dodge truck when it comes to power i mean you would have to be insane to get a ford f150 or a ram but i guess thats up to you to dedide