I want to buy a small SUV. I have limited budget. From CR, I know the Japan's car are more reliable than America's. But I really love US car, so the Ford Escape is one of my option. I see the Hybrid model is more reliable than the gas model, which is concluded by CR. I wonder why. Has ford redesigned the Hybrid escape or CR choose a too small sample to represent the truth? By the way, how is the 2010 Escape reliability generally? both gas model and hybrid. (I am a gentle car user