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Skriven 2009-04-05 15:08:12 av Stephen Haffly (1:396/45.27)
  Kommentar till text 22914 av Dave Drum (1:124/311)
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Hi Dave,

On (04 Apr 09) Dave Drum wrote to STEPHEN HAFFLY...

 DD> Is it 2WD or 4WD? I drive a Ranger pick-up for work ... which is the
 DD> same platform (pretty much) as the Escape. The 2.5L Hi-Tech 4 is
 DD> pretty peppy while getting reasonable fuel economy. And the ergo in
 DD> the Ford light trucks is much better than in anything but the Honda
 DD> line.

It is 2WD.  I think that the 2.5L is a good choice.  I am not an
aggessive driver and so far, it has been quite peppy.  It has the
mileage meters.  One is instantaneous and is displayed as a bar graph.
the second is average, and is a numeric display.  I cleared it as I was
on the way to Fort Stewart Friday.  I got as high as 35 MPG on a level
stretch at 55 MPH.  I think that it will do quite well.  It may even be
close to what we were getting in the Focus.

 DD> I was sort of shopping for a small SUV last year (before the economic
 DD> melt-down) and narrowed the possibilities down to the Escape and the
 DD> Honda CRV. Toyota's RAV-4 was in third by quite a bit ... and GM

 DD> The whole thing came down to styling. The mid-level Escape and CRV
 DD> were within a few $$$ on price. Mileage was VERY comparable. Driving
 DD> them was hard to pick one over the other. The ergonomics in the Honda
 DD> was slightly better than in the Ford ... but, not by a lot. Both had a
 DD> big blind spot at the B-Pillar on the driver's side. (Tip: buy one of
 DD> the small square convex mirrors and mount it on the fixed mirror
 DD> mounting bracket for the driver's mirror - if you can see a car in
 DD> that mirror it's in your blind spot and DO NOT change lanes). I just
 DD> liked the styling on the Escape better than the updated CRV. If Honda
 DD> had kept the older (2008 and before) styling it would have come down
 DD> to a coin flip or how much "Buy American" I was feeling. (This is
 DD> BEFORE I bought the Ford stock - Bv)= )

We didn't look at Honda because we were kind of locked into working with
this dealer (by conscience if nothing else).  I liked the seating in the
VW Jetta TDI better, but Ruth preferred the Escape.  I did get a blind
spot mirror already.  The one I got is a bit bigger and is stuck to the
outside lower corner of the mirror.  It really helps.

 DD> You guys should do well with the Escape. Good choice.

I think so too.  Thanks.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.04

      Title: Applesauce-Raisin Squares
 Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Low-cal
      Yield: 25 servings

      1    Egg
    1/4 c  Vegetable oil
    1/2 c  Low-fat plain yogurt or
           1/2 tb lemon juice in milk
    3/4 c  Brown sugar
      1 c  Applesauce
      1 ts Vanilla
      1 ts Grated lemon rind (or orange
    1/2 c  Raisins
      1 c  Whole-wheat flour
    1/2 c  Natural bran
      1 ts Baking powder
      2 ts Cinnamon
      1 ts Ginger
    1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
    1/3 c  Sliced almonds, optional

  In large mixing bowl, beat egg; add oil, yogurt, brown sugar,
  applesauce, vanilla and lemon/orange rind; mix well.

  In another bowl, stir together raisins, flour, bran, baking powder,
  cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg; add to wet ingredients and mix only until
  combined.

  Turn into lightly greased (or wax-paper lined) 8" square cake pan.
  Lightly press almonds into top of batter.  Bake in 350 F oven for 45
  min or until tester inserted in center comes out clean.  (Squares
  will be moist.) Let cool, then cut into squares.  Makes 25 small
  squares 1 1/2 inch.

  Per square: 88 cal, 3 g fat, 11 mg cholesterol, 10 mg sodium, 2 g
  protein, 14 g carbohydrate 1 1/2 fruit choice, 1/2 fat

  Source:   The Lighthearted Cookbook by Anne Lindsay 1988 Heart and
  Stroke Foundation of Ontario Shared and tested by Elizabeth Rodier
  Aug 93 From: Carl Berger ~--

MMMMM


Regards,

Stephen
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