I had a new rental Equinox a couple years ago. It's a nice vehicle, but I had to look for a gas station after only 300 miles. My Escape hybrid goes 600 miles on tank of gas. And the Equinox has only one powertrain and the Escape four.
I can’t believe how much these cost now. Bought a 2015 escape in 2017 with 26k miles for $15k. AWD, 2.0 turbo, bigger center screen, and tow package. Just rolled over 90k and besides maintenance I’ve had to replace a $44 part.
Finally a comparison of American vehicles, love it. The Jeep Compass I’ve been a fan and prior owner of, but they’ve always had just enough power and capability at a bargain price, but Turbo finally catches up the power gap it fell behind in a couple years ago.
If you're replacing a turbo at 60k you may want to look in the mirror. That person is neglecting the maintenance. Every semi on the road except Teslas of course have turbos. Do you think those guys are replacing turbos every 60k??
So what is the maintenance on a turbo? Lots of low displacement I4 turbos seem to fail around 60,000 miles and usually out of warranty. V6 turbos seem to be more robust. And replacing a turbo part is expensive. And it's not just a Ford problem, but across engine manufacturers.
@@michaelsheedy Do the oil changes at 5k max increments. Anything beyond that is risky no matter what the manual states. If you're in extreme climates I'd even go every 4k to be safe
The escape is probably the worst looking of the three but it would still be my choice. The last generation was awful, lots of reliability problems and very difficult to work on, but this newer generation corrected a lot of that. Meanwhile, the other two are nothing but rolling repair jobs, especially the Jeep.
Aren't they supposed to be hurting for sales? I went to my local Jeep dealership where they have 15 new 2023 Compass "on the lot". Tried to negotiate on price, but they wouldn't budge one dollar below MSRP. I WALKED. Guess they want to fail???
Sorry, stopped watching when you got to the Escape. Keep it all relative, you've got higher trims on the Equinox and the Compass, then you have a pretty much base Escape. Not a fair comparison
Jeep compass is nice manual trunk door is better that arm that automatically closes the trunk they stop working after a while would never want that but loving my compass
I'm sorry, Ben, but all three are "turds in my caviar." However, a *well-equipped* Equinox is the shiniest and most palatable of them all, and I've driven/been in all three, so I know what I speak.
The jeep compass way better than both more tech n u can get it with a power lift gate projector headlights n the highway assit wich means it can drive for u just rest a hand n vented seats n hands free tailgate n pano roof n same digital gauge as the jeep grand cherokee
Just my opinion, but I would say Ford. The Equinox is so-so on reliability and I wouldn't trust the Jeep to make it off the dealer lot before something failed.
Ford is the way to go, no gov bail outs, been ahead of the game in engine tech since 2011, start of mainstream ecoboost, but every other brand just now started following in their foot steps.
Ford Escape, because it's the only "American" crossover made in America. Equinox is made in Canada, "American" Compass is made in Italy and Mexico. Toyota Corolla Cross and Mazda CX-50 are American made in Huntsville, Alabama.
Still don’t understand the concept of assembling do you? Even made in Mexico for example American vehicles are made with US made parts while Japanese assembled in the us are with parts from Japan and China, so it’s even, except that buying the latter the money goes to Japan but on the other case comes back home
@@taniabanes4707 It's a little more complicated than that. For example, my Pontiac G8 has a Mexican engine, American transmission, assembled in Australia, and purchased in Michigan with US dollars. Should have been profitable, right? Well, GM stopped making them because of lousy exchange rates with the Australian dollar against the US dollar, among other complications.
@@scottrodgers2139 Or simply people didn’t buy enough of this model Before Pontiac was shut down more Camrys were sold in the US than all Pontiac models combined… that logic? No it’s not but blame customers not GM or the Aussie dollar It’s complicated only if you make it this way, like to split hair, it’s easy to strip a car down and you’ll find parts from all over but at the end, it’s simpler than that on the contrary, a Ford will always be Domestic, no matter where it’s assembled just as Toyota will always be foreign… period Buy a Ford your money goes to Detroit, buy a Toyota it goes to Japan Heck my shoes are not Chinese or Cambodian or even Vietnamese cause made there, my IPhone is not either, it’s the brand that gives a car its ‘nationality’, not the assembly line location Of course I would prefer the ‘good old days’, our cars made here, theirs made there, but it’s the way it is and I’ll always drive domestic, no matter who assembles them
@@scott5799 I understand and regret as well the destiny of Dodge but I still do consider it as an American maker no matter what No choice nowadays then hold on to what’s left of our legacy and a RAM will always be a million times better than a Japanese knock off such as Tundra or Titan
They’re all pretty junky to me, but I would give the small edge to Ford. Ford Maverick which is a hot seller and Escape share the same parts so least when then those fall apart around you, I feel I got my moneys worth compared to the other two.
1. Which one is the less worse? 2. Which will break down first? Sorry, those 3 would never be in my shoppimg list. When it comes to american vehicles, only trucks or sport I would buy.
I get it, stuff is expensive and we're never going to get back to sanity in MSRP's. But people are clamoring for the return of the $40,000 pickup truck. Well folks, here's more proof that those days... are long gone. 👋 👋 👋 👋
Uhh... top trims on these vehicles have been $34-36k for the last several years. These haven't gone up anywhere near as much as pickup trucks and full size SUVs. To my knowledge you could never buy even the least expensive Escape for $20k. Maybe in like 2001
@@thomasseiter9841 Okay but still a far cry from $20k. Also, that would've been a special order only as all manufacturers haven't been putting stripper models on deck since they can make significantly more profit $ on more well equipped units
@lanemorrow7417 Google what was the original msrp on a 2018 Ford escape. It's the 24935 number I said. If you look at my original comment it says mid 20s, not 20k.
The trim levels aren't the same and the Escape ST Line with either hybrid or 2.0 beats both.
I like the front end looks of the Chevy Equinox and its overall looks outside. The Equinox wins on the interior for me. Thanks for the comparison Ben.
I had a new rental Equinox a couple years ago. It's a nice vehicle, but I had to look for a gas station after only 300 miles. My Escape hybrid goes 600 miles on tank of gas. And the Equinox has only one powertrain and the Escape four.
4 cylinder 250 hp Escape easily the biggest winner. Great combination of power and torque. Now, 3 cylinder Ford is obviously not so great.
I can’t believe how much these cost now. Bought a 2015 escape in 2017 with 26k miles for $15k. AWD, 2.0 turbo, bigger center screen, and tow package. Just rolled over 90k and besides maintenance I’ve had to replace a $44 part.
Finally a comparison of American vehicles, love it. The Jeep Compass I’ve been a fan and prior owner of, but they’ve always had just enough power and capability at a bargain price, but Turbo finally catches up the power gap it fell behind in a couple years ago.
Chevy sells like a billion Equinoxes every year for a reason. It’s simple and effective for what it is, and that’s what buyers are looking for.
Awful reliability though. That's certainly not what I'm looking for.
The engine in the Equinox isn't great
The chevy equinox would be my top pick, i dig the features and styling.
I have an 19 equinox and so far no problems.
I hear the same thing. Turbo charge.
They don't last as long as naturally aspirated.
Good video! Thanks ben
Yeah, I generally don't like small displacement turbos, especially 3 cylinders. Turbos are expensive to replace at 60,000 miles or so.
If you're replacing a turbo at 60k you may want to look in the mirror. That person is neglecting the maintenance. Every semi on the road except Teslas of course have turbos. Do you think those guys are replacing turbos every 60k??
So what is the maintenance on a turbo? Lots of low displacement I4 turbos seem to fail around 60,000 miles and usually out of warranty. V6 turbos seem to be more robust. And replacing a turbo part is expensive. And it's not just a Ford problem, but across engine manufacturers.
@@michaelsheedy Do the oil changes at 5k max increments. Anything beyond that is risky no matter what the manual states. If you're in extreme climates I'd even go every 4k to be safe
The escape is probably the worst looking of the three but it would still be my choice. The last generation was awful, lots of reliability problems and very difficult to work on, but this newer generation corrected a lot of that. Meanwhile, the other two are nothing but rolling repair jobs, especially the Jeep.
Honestly looks pretty good tbh
Escape
Aren't they supposed to be hurting for sales? I went to my local Jeep dealership where they have 15 new 2023 Compass "on the lot". Tried to negotiate on price, but they wouldn't budge one dollar below MSRP. I WALKED. Guess they want to fail???
I got 15% off msrp
Escape looks the best the other 2 are ugly Ford has these 2 beat by a million
Ben do all loaded ones next time
Why? These aren't overpriced enough for you? Yeah, show us a $55,000 Equinox Ben!!!! CAN'T WAIT 🤯
For escape might be better than Chevrolet equinox and jeep compass!!!!
The one with the Hellcat engine! Ooops, wrong video 😊
Sorry, stopped watching when you got to the Escape. Keep it all relative, you've got higher trims on the Equinox and the Compass, then you have a pretty much base Escape.
Not a fair comparison
Jeep compass is nice manual trunk door is better that arm that automatically closes the trunk they stop working after a while would never want that but loving my compass
I'm sorry, Ben, but all three are "turds in my caviar." However, a *well-equipped* Equinox is the shiniest and most palatable of them all, and I've driven/been in all three, so I know what I speak.
The jeep compass way better than both more tech n u can get it with a power lift gate projector headlights n the highway assit wich means it can drive for u just rest a hand n vented seats n hands free tailgate n pano roof n same digital gauge as the jeep grand cherokee
Ford looks like it's the only one with a spare tire, jeep is a fiat 500 I think the Chevy maid in Korea?
The jeep renegade is based on and has the same engine as the Fiat 500, and the Equinox is assembled in Mexico; stop spreading misinformation.
The spare was the main reason I went with a '23 escape
Escape❤
All of them except the Chevy had the fuel light on
Well, that does tend to happen when they're low on fuel...
Yep
Which one has better reliability ？
Just my opinion, but I would say Ford. The Equinox is so-so on reliability and I wouldn't trust the Jeep to make it off the dealer lot before something failed.
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Jeep wins, Ford wins. Was there another..? 😂
I think chevy equinox is better than the rest of them!
Ford is the way to go, no gov bail outs, been ahead of the game in engine tech since 2011, start of mainstream ecoboost, but every other brand just now started following in their foot steps.
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I feel Chevy destroyed the looks on the equinox, i t makes me think 🤔 about a dolfin and not a cute one, i like the old body style better
Ford Escape, because it's the only "American" crossover made in America. Equinox is made in Canada, "American" Compass is made in Italy and Mexico.
Toyota Corolla Cross and Mazda CX-50 are American made in Huntsville, Alabama.
Still don’t understand the concept of assembling do you? Even made in Mexico for example American vehicles are made with US made parts while Japanese assembled in the us are with parts from Japan and China, so it’s even, except that buying the latter the money goes to Japan but on the other case comes back home
@@taniabanes4707 It's a little more complicated than that. For example, my Pontiac G8 has a Mexican engine, American transmission, assembled in Australia, and purchased in Michigan with US dollars. Should have been profitable, right? Well, GM stopped making them because of lousy exchange rates with the Australian dollar against the US dollar, among other complications.
@@scottrodgers2139 Or simply people didn’t buy enough of this model
Before Pontiac was shut down more Camrys were sold in the US than all Pontiac models combined… that logic? No it’s not but blame customers not GM or the Aussie dollar
It’s complicated only if you make it this way, like to split hair, it’s easy to strip a car down and you’ll find parts from all over but at the end, it’s simpler than that on the contrary, a Ford will always be Domestic, no matter where it’s assembled just as Toyota will always be foreign… period
Buy a Ford your money goes to Detroit, buy a Toyota it goes to Japan
Heck my shoes are not Chinese or Cambodian or even Vietnamese cause made there, my IPhone is not either, it’s the brand that gives a car its ‘nationality’, not the assembly line location
Of course I would prefer the ‘good old days’, our cars made here, theirs made there, but it’s the way it is and I’ll always drive domestic, no matter who assembles them
@@taniabanes4707 Yup. Like I said, other complications.
@@scott5799 I understand and regret as well the destiny of Dodge but I still do consider it as an American maker no matter what
No choice nowadays then hold on to what’s left of our legacy and a RAM will always be a million times better than a Japanese knock off such as Tundra or Titan
They’re all pretty junky to me, but I would give the small edge to Ford. Ford Maverick which is a hot seller and Escape share the same parts so least when then those fall apart around you, I feel I got my moneys worth compared to the other two.
100%. It's going to be a gem. Coming from a Mazda, I don't want a full size SUV. These other crossovers are way too big
1. Which one is the less worse?
2. Which will break down first?
Sorry, those 3 would never be in my shoppimg list. When it comes to american vehicles, only trucks or sport I would buy.
Makes no sense but if it helps you sleep at night ok
Wow you compare higher trim levels with the other brands but not with ford...not fair for ford.
You parked them....move them to get a better shot. Da.
I get it, stuff is expensive and we're never going to get back to sanity in MSRP's. But people are clamoring for the return of the $40,000 pickup truck. Well folks, here's more proof that those days... are long gone. 👋 👋 👋 👋
To me the jeep wins
Well the Jeep and the Chevy are not made in the USA, so the Ford wins.
You talk way too fast, had to turn it off
All trash that should be mid 20k range. I believe they were in that range pre-covid bullshit
Uhh... top trims on these vehicles have been $34-36k for the last several years. These haven't gone up anywhere near as much as pickup trucks and full size SUVs. To my knowledge you could never buy even the least expensive Escape for $20k. Maybe in like 2001
@lanemorrow7417 in 2018 the escape started at 24,935 per Google. I said mid 20s
@@thomasseiter9841 Okay but still a far cry from $20k. Also, that would've been a special order only as all manufacturers haven't been putting stripper models on deck since they can make significantly more profit $ on more well equipped units
@lanemorrow7417 Google what was the original msrp on a 2018 Ford escape. It's the 24935 number I said. If you look at my original comment it says mid 20s, not 20k.
@@lanemorrow7417 titanium fully loaded every option was 32k
All junk
The security company I work for we had all three and none of them made it over 100k miles without issues.
Haters will hate but some got more than two words of vocabulary, some don’t
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