I saw that certain years of this car had poor reliability (that is, 2014, 2015, 2016) but I also knew that Ford models tended to improve greatly in reliability over the course of the model cycle, and sure enough since this 2020 model was 6 years past the most recent major redesign, and a year passed the most recent minor redesign, there'd be a good chance that the reliability bugs would have been worked out, and that's been the case for us: zero problems except for the paint matter noted above. A different color paint would have been better, but I expect that even then excessive scratching would be a risk. In any car, black paint is more prone to scratches than other colors are, but I say this one is even more prone than other black cars. Imperfections? I don't think the paint quality is particularly good. The sum total of the above is that it can fit a wide variety of persons, and satisfy particularly demanding drivers. It might be considered odd to be looking for a minivan with an excellent slalom time, but, though nobody's looking to enter a minivan in a slalom, I can be a particularly demanding driver, and my wife, a violinist, appreciates sensitive response in a a steering wheel. In the front row at least, this car has the valuable … combination of a high roof and a low floor, making it particularly easy to get into the seats.Īt the same time, we had (and still have) some children who are unusually tall for their ages, and wanted something that they could ride in, even once they reach their full heights.Īlso, it had caught my eye that a few years before, the last time Consumer Reports tested it, its slalom time was far better than that of any other minivan. When we first started shopping, my elderly mother was still alive, and even though she was not tall, it was hard for her to get in and out of cars, since her stability and flexibility were both physically compromised. ![]() ![]() The five-star rating isn't because it's perfect: it's because we love it.Ī lot of thought went into our purchase.
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