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Pros
- Much improved Ford reliability (best of the domestics)
- More pricing flexibility than Civic and Corolla (financial incentives)
- Good value
- Good mileage
- Comfortable ride
- Decent room, especially in front
- Standard side airbags
- Available stability control
- Nice, easily maneuverable size
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Cons
- Dowdy "Return of the Escort" styling
- Not quite Honda or Toyota reliability
- Noisy on the highway
- Lousy back seat space, made worse if driver is tall, and pushes seat backwards
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