so my dad bought an explorer hybrid
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bow down to king puffy
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Inevitably, these travails have put a crimp in product development, and nowhere is that clearer than in the Ford Escape Hybrid. Three years ago when the gas-sipping variant debuted, I was assured by the powertrain engineers that -- though the first generation shared patents and similar architecture with Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive (Prius) -- the next generation would be more aggressively efficient and more distinctively Ford's own. That didn't happen, and I can only attribute that to an R&D dollar deficit.
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personal experience in terms of reliability, build quality, and number of repair/replacement parts ive personally sold and/or seen sold plus number of models ive seen on racks in bays being worked on would support my view.
am i right , maybe not, but thats the decision ive come up with from personal experience and seat time in all three.
lots and lots of fail
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