2025 Ford Escape

I drove this car before kids and with our first. Car was great until I had kid #2. NO room when my kids started forward facing and felt SO cramped no matter what car seats I tried. Trying to fit a portable potty in the 2nd row? Not a freaking chance lol I now drive a minivan which feels like a drastic difference I’ll never go back. Also no ceiling vents in the 2nd row with rear facing seats is tough in the summer especially.

This car has great tech with the apple carplay and safety features. The only drawback is that I don't think the second row is very spacious.

My first “big girl” purchase right out of college, and now here we are at 100,000 miles and two babies later. 🥹 I’ve had ZERO issues with this car, and it has truly grown with me through every stage of life. Even now with two car seats in the back, one rear-facing and one forward-facing, it’s still totally manageable, comfortable and has plenty of room for what we need. We’ll be keeping it until baby #3 comes along someday and we officially need something that can fit three across, but I really couldn’t have asked for a better first car. It was everything I needed in my 20s and has continued to be everything I need now as a mom of two. And honestly, at its age and with how reliable it’s been, I’d recommend it all over again, especially as a great first car for a 16-year-old. 100,000 miles down and still going strong!

Bought the car as a 20 something and it was great for then. Now, the 2nd row is very narrow. The what the seat is designed it is very hard to get install without having to trial and error a bunch of times. The sides and front slope up causing not a great fit. Now with a booster, the latch and buckle are very close. To buckle the seat, the buckle is essentially behind the booster making it extremely hard to buckle with the designated seat buckle. And if it’s latched, the latch is blocking the buckle. But because of the seat design you can’t really scoot the seat to make it work. It’s been frustrating. Hopefully this was fixed after the 2016 design.

This car is going to seem big enough when you are a pregnant and childless DINK. Once you put a car seat in here, you'll realize that the front passenger seat will need to be pushed forward completely. Be warned if you have two car seats and a tall main driver - this car may not work for you!

I think this car is solid for a young driver, not anything special for family needs, but I enjoyed driving this car as a teenager

I’ve had this car for 10 years and during multiple life stages. We bought it with 1 kid and have made it work now that we have 3 kids. My kids are older now, and the second row is pretty tight for them, but it works! We were also able to fit two car seats and a booster in the second row when my kids were smaller.