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They say the difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. Well, my Ford Escape Hybrid arrived last Thursday. Early! if you can believe it. I hate to say it, but I miss the Explorer. The Escape is a little downscale, and is missing some minor amenities, though the biggest problem is the seat: it's killing my back. Why do seat/chair designers think you need extra support in the shoulders and none in lower-middle back? I'm going to have to find a pad or something, as that's another thing the Escape doesn't have that the Explorer did: lumbar adjustment.
Oh well, the hybrid is cool, though I wish you could tell it to run on electric as much as possible and minimize gas engine use, even at the expense of lower power. And the nav system is cool, though what I want to do to the Ford lawyers (and the juries that make them necessary!) is unprintable. Every time you turn it on, you have to push the Accept button that says yes I know I need to pay attention to the road and not do something stupid. And even then, they've disabled some of the useful features like "find the nearest X" if the car is moving. Hello!? Passenger/Navigator!
But I'll get used to the minor bits, and probably start liking it. Until the Highlander Hybrid comes out...
Posted by abatie at November 9, 2004 06:53 PM