From a practical perspective you are not missing anything. I am renting this POS right now and it is terrible. Lots of motor sound, but no power. Plastic "chrome" like the models you put together as a kid. Handles like a bathtub. No auto-anything. Just a POS. Next time, I want a Mazda 6
do you have the 6 cylinder version? even the 6 i think should have something like 210HP i think the v8 is 300hp
" Next time, I want a Mazda 6"
That's what I was going to buy, but actually the reviews aren't all that great on the new 6. Mazda's are fun to drive and the Mazda 3 is a nice car. I am going to trade my Ford Escape in this summer and I won't be being any more Fords. I only bought it in late September 2001 because I was trying to be patriotic I guess.
It seems that Toyota is more American than Ford so I guess I will go with that brand. Several of the Ford vehicles are now made in Mexico.