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#5129 of 5819 Re: Fusion vs. Milan [blumstein] by akirby

Aug 28, 2008 (6:01 am)

Replying to: blumstein (Aug 27, 2008 4:47 pm)
Ford is actively combining Ford and Lincoln/Mercury dealers (and shutting down others). They've shut down or combined over 500 since 2006 and 150 this year alone. As long as the combined dealers are good I don't see a big problem. They can still have a separate area or building for Lincoln but business wise it doesn't force them to sink or swim on L/M sales alone.
 
It will also help that Lincoln and Mercury will no longer be rebadged Fords.

#5130 of 5819 Re: Fusion vs. Milan [akirby] by savetheland

Aug 28, 2008 (5:01 pm)

Replying to: akirby (Aug 28, 2008 6:01 am)
At Hayward Ford they have separate showroom for Lincoln-Mercury. And buy the way I found it much better than former standalone LM dealirship on the same street.
 
At Fremont Ford I did not see that LM is separated from Ford. But Mazda has both separate showroom (in same building) and separate service adviser.

#5131 of 5819 The new 2.5 4cyl by scape2

Sep 08, 2008 (4:47 pm)

is going to be a very hot seller. I figure more peopel will go with the 4cyl over the 3.0. This beings that the 2.5 is going to be putting out about 175-180HP and get better MPG than the present 2.3 4cyl engine. Ford is finally headed in the right direction when it comes to engines. Even the new updated/re-worked 3.0 is going to put out about 240HP and still get better MPG than the present 3.0. Well, guess I can look forward to a trade-up in about 3 years..

#5132 of 5819 New tires! by scape2

Sep 22, 2008 (4:17 pm)

After much research and after about 35,000 trouble free miles on my 06 Fusion SEL V6, I bought some Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Positions. 2nd place for tires were the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S, 3rd were the Yokohama Advan S4 tires.
Noticed right away less road noise, car feels more confident in the turns. Took the Fusion into some mountains for some twisties and there was a definite difference. Sure wish I could get back into the sedan forums, after reading what some are posting, I don't deserve to be banished for life. Guess if your a Ford fan and question the Honda/Toyota fans, its a no, no.

#5134 of 5819 yeah... by orangelebaron

Oct 31, 2008 (3:55 pm)

if you bring up the shortcomings of a Prius on the Prius board, you're called a troll by the fan-boy man!
 
BTW, what highway mileage are 4cyl auto Fusion/Milan owners averaging here?
I have a 2000 5cyl Volvo that can average 33 mpg on a long mostly flat highway trip.... so I laugh when I see small new cars rated at only about 30 mpg hwy.

#5135 of 5819 Re: yeah... [orangelebaron] by baggs32

Oct 31, 2008 (6:21 pm)

Replying to: orangelebaron (Oct 31, 2008 3:55 pm)
BTW, what highway mileage are 4cyl auto Fusion/Milan owners averaging here?
I have a 2000 5cyl Volvo that can average 33 mpg on a long mostly flat highway trip.... so I laugh when I see small new cars rated at only about 30 mpg hwy.
 
Final EPA mileage has not been released for the 2010 Fusion yet but Ford is claiming at least 33 highway for the 2.5L I4 in that one. I think that's a 4 or 5 mpg improvement over the current 2.3L PLUS more power. Not as much as the I5 in your Volvo but still a big step in the right direction and it is class leading (or will be) or very close to it. You can also get the 2010 Hybrid Fusion which gets at least 38 mpg city. Highway is something like 33 or 34 IIRC. Plus you can run on batteries up to 47 or 48 mph which is definitely class leading as is the city mpg for a hybrid. The next closest is the Camry hybrid at 33 city.
 
My numbers may be off by a bit as I'm going off of memory and you can read most of it here.

#5136 of 5819 Re: yeah... [orangelebaron] by white6

Nov 01, 2008 (7:01 am)

Replying to: orangelebaron (Oct 31, 2008 3:55 pm)
The ratings are primarily for comparison purposes, and are not necessarily accurate. Too many variables to consider to say a car will get x-miles per gallon. According to the govt website fueleconomy.gov, the best mileage ratings (converted to the current measurement system) I could find for a 2000 5-cylinder Volvo was 19 city 26 highway. Conclusively, that would mean that a new, 2009 car rated at 26 mpg highway would achieve mileage approximately equal to your Volvo when driven by the same person in the same conditions. Ergo, a new car rated at 30 mpg should, under the same conditions and techniques, achieve better mileage than your Volvo.
 
FWIW, I had a 1991 Ford Thunderbird 5.0 V8 that got 32 mpg on a drive from OKC to Dallas...

#5137 of 5819 Mileage by donl1

Nov 01, 2008 (10:04 am)

Replying to: orangelebaron (Oct 31, 2008 3:55 pm)
I have a 07 Premier with the automatic and get between 29 and 31 if it's mostly highway driving...with an average speed between 50 and 60 as displayed by the DIC. I have seen better on just highway driving but the city mileage beats it down before I would gas it up.

#5138 of 5819 Please check this. by mtnman1

Nov 01, 2008 (12:04 pm)

I know this is strictly a Fusion/Milan thread, but if anyone out there owns a Explorer or Mountaineer could you please go to the Explorer/Mountaineer 2005 and earlier thread. Looking for some input on a problem that has just recently arisen with my Mountaineer. Not many people are visiting the thread anymore so I thought I might try to get some attention this way. Thanks much.

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