Hello all, just have a quick question. My mom went out and bought a 2020 ford ecosport with the 1 litre turbo 3cyl, also the car was made in India, prolly a dumb question but did she make a mistake?
What's done is done. My mom went out and bought a Nissan Rogue.
I thought, "oh s**t" "
That was over 10 years ago. She's retired. She doesn't put any miles on the vehicle.
Less than 5,000 a year. She uses it to go grocery shopping, or to Walmart, or to visit her friends.
They're all in her town.
The rest of the time it's in her garage.
So the thing will probably last until she gives up driving.
When it comes to parents who buy a car which you wouldn't recommend it's probably best to just share in their enthusiasm for getting a new car and maybe download the owners manual and "nudge" them when it's time for scheduled maintenance or oil changes.
My dear old ma bought an '03 Golf, because "German engineering". (She also drives around 3k miles per year) Well that thing turned into a great, big, hot, steamy turd. She learned her lesson and traded it in a few years ago for a new Rav4.
Hahaha but yeah, fully agree with @jack62 Sometimes, all you can do is damage control..
Unfortunately, she did. See here:
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/ford-ecosport-reliability/#post-3508
Thanks man, she asked me if I'd go with her to check out a car, but she went ahead and bought this thing before I could give my input, I told her toyota or honda lol and she gets this, atleast it only has 5k miles with a warranty. And she only drives 14 miles a day.
I would advise her to not keep it beyond the warranty period. In the meantime stay on top of the oil changes and maintenance and pray.
Thanks again! I wish she would of listened! She went from a 2015 F150 XLT to that.
Those particular vehicles would need considerable improvement to even be considered mediocre
Made me laugh.
Back in the day, the the joke was that Ford stood for: Fix Or Repair Daily.
Those particular vehicles would need considerable improvement to even be considered mediocre. Not a good long-term purchase to be sure. Might be OK if it's a lease, or if planning to trade it in after a few years.
Took it for a drive, it drives pretty well, and the 3cyl kinda sounds cool lol. Thanks for the heads up. I wish she would of listened. I used to have a Kia and a chevy and I went full toyota and couldn't be happier.
I know someone who leased one and they love it. I've driven it and seemed OK for what it is though the back seat space (or lack thereof) reminds me of a Gremlin. I seriously doubt that 3-cylinder turbo setup is going to hold up over time. On a lease that's not a problem though.
Honestly the engine is such a cheap design that unfortunately yes that was a mistake but if its under warranty I'd keep it for the warranty period and not much more, and then get a used Honda HR-V or RAV4 or something.
Super later reply haha, so far so good with it lol. She loves it, it's going to be hard to convince her to trade it in when time comes for the warranty to expire.
Well good luck then, make sure to take care of it.
I hope you enjoy it;)
I hope she enjoys it lol, I'll stick with my Scion with a 6speed.