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Smart Used Cars: Top 10 Used Crossovers
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Number 9: 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid
Engine: 2.3-liter inline-4
Fuel Type: Regular
EPA fuel economy (city/highway): 30/28 (FWD, continuously variable transmission)
Price range: $19,750-23,750
JD Power Dependability: 3.5 out of 5
The 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid, along with most of our other used-crossover choices, nets a half-notch-above-average 3.5 reliability rating. What dropped the Escape to Number 9 despite being a hybrid (or rather, because it's a hybrid) is its buy-in price, nearly $8,000 more than most of the other used cars on this list .Of course, you do get an automatic transmission, decent SUV ride and handling with the Ford Escape Hybrid, and that fuel economy is impossible to ignore.
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Next: 2005 Hyundai Tucson
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