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#5590 of 5819 Re: Reliability of Ford Fusion [explorerx4] by hackattack5

May 06, 2010 (4:31 am)

Replying to: explorerx4 (May 01, 2010 3:59 pm)
"if you honda is a good vehicle, why do you want to change to another one? "
 
I was a Honda guy and had really good luck until 2008 when I bought a new Accord. It was a terrible car. My personal opinion is Honda built great cars all the way through 2007 after that they decided to make some additional profit. All you have to do is go over to the Honda Accord form and search. You will notice a ton of complaining about rear brakes that are wore out at 15,000 miles, Vibration, key fobs that don't work and it is hundreds of people complaining. If you look at this forum you will find mostly praise and little complaining. I have a 2010 fusion SEL and love it.

#5591 of 5819 Re: Reliability of Ford Fusion [hackattack5] by savetheland

May 06, 2010 (5:41 pm)

Replying to: hackattack5 (May 06, 2010 4:31 am)
It is interesting that you mentioned brakes. My Sable still runs on original brakes for almost 130,000 miles and I estimate another 30K miles probably. But I drive mostly freeways and rarely brake because try to drive smooth to save fuel. But 15,000 miles for non-sport car is ridiculous. On sports cars brakes are more effective but also wear much faster.
 
Hondas were always famous for their engines and slick manual transmissions, while Fords were famous for handling and good steering feel (in Europe). But now Fords became sophisticated and refined too. I would buy Ford Mondeo hands down, but it is not available in US. It competes directly with and wins Acura TSX which in Europe is known as Honda Accord.

#5592 of 5819 fusion front license plate bracket by kblanton

May 12, 2010 (4:25 pm)

someone please tell me how to put the dang front plate brackets on a 2009 ford fusion. has been driving me nuts now for 18 months.

#5593 of 5819 2011 Ford Fusion by temj12

May 14, 2010 (9:23 am)

It is so late in the model year that I am waiting for the release of the 2011. Does anyone know when that will be?

#5594 of 5819 Re: 2011 Ford Fusion [temj12] by thegraduate

May 14, 2010 (9:33 am)

Replying to: temj12 (May 14, 2010 9:23 am)
It is so late in the model year that I am waiting for the release of the 2011. Does anyone know when that will be?
 
In all likelihood, 12 months after the release of the 2010.

#5595 of 5819 Re: 2011 Ford Fusion [temj12] by dmathews3

May 14, 2010 (5:56 pm)

Replying to: temj12 (May 14, 2010 9:23 am)
I would think toward the end of Sept., first part of Oct. which is when most new models are released.

#5596 of 5819 mercury may be dead soon by ggma1126

May 28, 2010 (4:46 pm)

Just read that mercury brand may be discontinued - shame as I love my Milan !!

#5597 of 5819 Re: mercury may be dead soon [ggma1126] by thegraduate

May 29, 2010 (7:15 am)

Replying to: ggma1126 (May 28, 2010 4:46 pm)
Other than exterior styling and interior tweaks, chances are you'd love a Fusion too. That's part of the reason Mercury is going away, really.

#5598 of 5819 Road trip by cannon3

May 30, 2010 (9:59 pm)

Took my 2006 Ford Fusion SEL V6 on a road trip and averaged 30.1MPG doing 75MPH!! . This car just cruised right along, taking hills and curves like it was on rails. I just smiled when I saw the MPG. This car now has over 55,000 trouble free and squeak free miles on it. I know now I made the right choice over an Accord/Camry.

#5599 of 5819 Re: 2010 Fusion [savetheland] by vibsr

Jul 05, 2010 (1:01 pm)

Replying to: savetheland (May 02, 2010 6:10 pm)
We rented a Fusion SEL for a road trip from Indianapolis, Indiana to the Missouri Ozarks. It was a 4 cylinder with a 6-speed automatic. The car was fairly responsive, great on gas, and it handled well. What took some getting used to was automatic downshifting of the transmission while going DOWNHILL with the cruise control engaged at 65 mph. Here's the scenario: Travelling south of Springfield, MO on state highway 65, we encountered several steep inclines and declines which are characteristic of the area. With the cruise set at any given speed, many cars would creep past the set speed going downhill --- but not this one! With the cruise set at 65, the computer will signal the transaxle to downshift to what seems like 2 gears (6th to 4th) to maintain the set road speed. This is a 4-cylinder doing 2000 silent RPMs at 65 mph, and suddenly jumping to 4500 RPMs to maintain that speed. Yes, it was loud. At least it was far away from the 7500 RPM redline, and the downshifts were smooth. Six speeds offer lots of flexibility in situations like this. I thoroughly understand the logic.
 
After putting 1300 miles on the car, my impression was favorable overall. Ford has a real winner here.

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