2 door should be fine for 2 or 3 bags of groceries in back without lowering the seats. When we go camping, we can lower the seats for the extra equipment. Added roof rails for more storage if needed.
Thanks for posting, I have read through all the pages and this is a good recap. Lots of good points, but I am still on the fence. Power is not that important to me, and I did just test drive the Ranger which has a lot more power than my Escape with a 1.6. I am the most concerned with...