[steve289]

I ended up selling my Mondeo a few weeks ago, so on the hunt for a new car now.
Sold it for $7600 after doing all new brakes (pads & rotors) a rear door lock actuator & front fog light, so realistically got about $6K for it, not too bad for a 10 year old car., plus was discounted to heliport a close friend.

Will choose between either the new Escape AWD, or a Mazda CX5 Turbo AWD
Also test drove a Forester, which was nice and comfortable, but just lacking some finesse, + a bit harsh & noisy.
Drove the Escape ST Line (FWD) this morning, need to check an AWD variant to make a final decision.