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My brother had a Tucson and it rode pretty well the only thing that stopped me from buying one was that they were still too expensive used but I did have my eye on a couple. The Tucson even tough it might not be the prettiest of all SUV's has one nice feature the whole interior including the passenger seat can be turned into a flat floor for hauling stuff around going to Ikea is a breeze, my buddies and I took the Tucson to Montreal for the F1 weekend a few years back and the 4 of us didn't complain about the amount of room, the only complaint about the Tucson could be that it uses Hyundai's previous generation of engines so the 2.7L V6 is a bit on the thirsty side I know because my Santa Fe has the same identical engine. If your buddy is looking to tow anything I would probably go with the Escape the Tucson can't tow too much beyond the basic trailer, I don't know about 2008 Escape but the older ones had a pretty small gas tank and couldn't go as far as the Santa Fe even tough there mileage was almost the same. Also the Escape has the advantage of being a Ford without actually being a Ford has its built at a Mazda plant along with its corporate cousin and that is a big bonus just ask the guys driving around there 90's Escorts(aka Mazda Protege).

Laterz :)