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Replying to: jaxs1 (Jun 19, 2007 4:50 pm) Ford takes the mercury version and just makes a few enhances not greatly separating it or giving it a different identity. I would look at the used car lists and they 1996-2000 sable was more upscale and considerably different that the tarus. Now most of the mercurys are just a little bit different that the same ford models but mostly the same. |
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Replying to: walterquint (Jul 31, 2007 6:00 pm) Uhh...how exactly is it copying a Camry??? Did Ford expect or plan to sell 300,000 Fusions per year? Are they even capable of producing that many? I don't think so. It isn't about the number of units it is about whether a profit is being made. I don't know how many units they need to sell to generate adequate profits and I am certain the writer of the article has no clue either. |
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Replying to: walterquint (Jul 31, 2007 6:00 pm) To compare Fusion sales with Impala and Camry sales without breaking out the percentage sold to fleet is very misleading
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Replying to: mschmal (Aug 01, 2007 8:07 am) I don't understand why the article's author suggested that the Fusion should be marketed to so-called "blue collar types" rather than the Camry crowd. Heck, an entire auto division had that target market--it was called Oldsmobile. And where is Olds now??? (Actually, it's in my driveway.) |
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Replying to: walterquint (Jul 31, 2007 6:00 pm) |
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This is reaching pretty far to call the Fusion a flop. If you look at sales for June most car makers had a slow month. Even Toyota and Honda had slow sales! This is yet another bashing of Ford Motor Company by the media. I'm sure most know how the media puts the Fusion/Milan down for having a "weak" engine. I was looking through my Motor Trend September edition. They have 2008/09 new cars. Looking at the Acura line up the RL does 0-60 in 7.0, the TL in 6.9, the TSX in 8.3 seconds. (automatic transmissions).. The Fusion in 7.2! yet they call the Fusion weak!!!??? More media bashing. In fact if you look through each sedan and compare 0-60 times the Fusion is quicker than more sedans than you would think. 
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My wife recently took a test drive of an '07 Fusion AWD. She really liked the car. The one thing that bothered her was the auto-locking of the doors after you get in. She has this phobia of getting in an accident or some other situation and then not being able to get the kids out of the back seat. She asked the the salesperson if this is something that can be disabled, but he didn't know. Does anyone know if this is something that can be disabled? I guess I'm also curious as to what the purpose of this feature is to begin with? Thanks in advance for any info. |
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Replying to: keeferb (Aug 02, 2007 9:02 am)
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Replying to: bdyment (Aug 02, 2007 9:43 am) I've seen police chases on TV where the bad guy runs up to a car stopped in traffic, opens the door and throws the driver out into the street. One time the driver was still tangled in the seatbelt and got dragged outside the car.
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