That sounds great, Tradd.
We have a Mercury Marquis, same thing as Escape with some “ better” trim or soundproofing. DH is a Mercury man so that is what we had to buy. We spent around $22,000 in 2009 so you got a good deal!
I dont like the seat fabric snd we dont have electric seat adjustment like with our previos Mercury station wagon, so to me it seems cheaper than our previous car.