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Re: Seem to be trickling in... [mabatche] by stevedebi
Jul 29, 2008 (11:44 am)
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Replying to: mabatche (Jul 28, 2008 5:20 pm)

" I've been able to go *about* 18 miles to work before the engine kicked in. (my commute is mostly residential roads anyway)."
 
That doesn't seem possible - it would equate to 100MPG or so (actually, 999MPG for those 18 miles).
 
Are you sure you aren't misreading the energy display somehow?
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Re: Seem to be trickling in... [stevedebi] by mabatche
Jul 29, 2008 (11:51 am)
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Replying to: stevedebi (Jul 29, 2008 11:44 am)

Nope.. it was in full electric mode. But, remember, I was *trying* to keep it electric. So, I wasn't really driving all that normal. Had I been driving normal the engine would have ran for sure. (i.e. - I started extremely slow from a stop - so had someone been behind me, it wouldn't have been practical).
 
Thats my record so far.. most of the time, the engine is kicking in and out all the time..
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Re: Seem to be trickling in... [mabatche] by stevedebi
Jul 29, 2008 (3:17 pm)
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Replying to: mabatche (Jul 29, 2008 11:51 am)

So what was your MPG over that 18 miles?
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Re: Seem to be trickling in... [stevedebi] by mabatche
Jul 29, 2008 (3:36 pm)
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Replying to: stevedebi (Jul 29, 2008 3:17 pm)

This is where I get confused on what the car thinks. So, the nav system displays your mpg for the last 15 minutes, or your average since you last reset the counter. (im assuming its since last reset). So, my average (since this is only my second tank of gas) is 32 overall at the moment. While I was doing my little experiment my average went from 29-32 roughly. (it was like 31.7 or something). So, over those 18 miles, I really don't know. It made my average jump a lot higher than it had any other way.. But, since I hadn't reset the counter.. (im assuming this is how it works mind you) for those 18.. no idea.
 
Incidentally, I gave it another shot tonight.... I only made it 2 miles before I goosed it too much and the engine kicked in...
 
Its like a big game.. my wife hates me right now since I keep driving really slowly all over the place..
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Re: Which states are receiving? [crysnsteve] by rilian1
Jul 30, 2008 (4:11 pm)
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Replying to: crysnsteve (Jul 28, 2008 7:58 pm)

I got mine last week in Minnesota. Very impressed at how smooth and quiet the transition is back and forth from EV to ICE. I can't detect the change without instrumentation.
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Re: Which states are receiving? [rilian1] by ddawes
Jul 30, 2008 (6:26 pm)
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Replying to: rilian1 (Jul 30, 2008 4:11 pm)

Congratulations to all that have received their respective FEH. I guess the train hasn't made it to the state of Washington yet! I hope it's still on the tracks.
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Re: Got my car yesterday!!! [michaelweho] by baraboodad
Jul 30, 2008 (7:21 pm)
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Replying to: michaelweho (Jul 27, 2008 4:53 am)

I hope dealer stock has at least equal priority as special orders; my dealer won't take deposits. He ordered one for me as dealer stock in early July. No response from Ford yet as to whether or not they will fill the order. Seems like a crapshoot at this time, but he said to give it a couple weeks and he should know by then.
 
Here's hoping......
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Update on the west bound train... by bjcarter
Jul 30, 2008 (8:11 pm)
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i was told it was in Cheyenne, WY yesterday... That's progress.
 
For they looked in the future and what did they see, They saw an iron road runnin from sea to the sea, Bringin the goods to a young growin land, All up through the seaports and into their hands...
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Went from Clean/Unsched to FEH in my driveway in a day by hdtech
Jul 30, 2008 (10:03 pm)
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Replying to: bjcarter (Jul 30, 2008 8:11 pm)

Well I am now a happy camper...
 
After talking with my local dealership one last time, they still said my 2009 FEH was clean/unsched and could not update me with a timeline.
 
So I got in touch with Longmont Ford (CO) and they do have allocations and are only 100mi away. As a matter of fact they are getting 5 allocations per month for at least the next 6 months. They quote and list each one at 3K over MSRP (and are getting it) but I was able to get them down to 1K over for a custom order. However, they will not budge below that 1K. They are getting the allocations b/c they are the only Ford dealer in Boulder Cty, which our local ultra left wing congregation point so Ford looks to be playing a bit of PR with the early production. For those of you in CO, these guys are saying that the rest of the dealerships wont have anything till Dec. Of course that is pretty hard to validate but something to keep in mind if you want the full tax credit
 
Anyway... They had received 5 as of last week and there was 1 left on the lot. I mostly wanted to drive one to compare with the 2008. I was very impressed. Brakes feel better, the extra HP is noticeable, and the ICE is quieter (I think due to the extra HP). And the biggest thing is that the NAV is not a POS like in the 2008. The whole interface on the NAV is completely different than the 2008 and is actually very usable and fairly comparable to something aftermarket. It isnt DVD based anymore and thus no update costs every couple of years. It is all satellite based and is supposed to be up to date all the time. Does real time traffic too....
 
Previously, I was deadset against getting the NAV just for its lack of value but I quickly fell in love. With a little haggling, I was at $700 under MSRP and driving off the lot. Not too bad considering what I have seen others paying. It is a 4WD limited, NAV, Step Bars, & Black Pearl color.
 
Love the vehicle.... 33MPG hwy on the way home (although it is a bit of an art to maintain the higher MPG). I havent yet cracked 40MPH in EV mode and other than that, I havent played with it too much. I will be happy to answer any other questions out there.
 
FWIW, Longmont Ford has a Vista Blue one in the production line now that they told me was not sold yet. I worked with Joey T(sales) and Dave S(mgr) and would highly recommend them.
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Quick question: by jawsont
Jul 31, 2008 (8:33 am)
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I've been lurking for a while debating on a purchase of the FEH. I finally started the process here in Ottawa Canada, they have one for sale for $31 900 plus tax and admin. Do you think that this is a good deal? I noticed that the Edmunds TMV states that others are paying about $29k US for this vehicle (it includes the moonroof/satellite). I'm torn, I bought my Prius in the US for considerably less than here in Canada (there's been a consumer backlash due to our inflated vehicle prices over the past year and a half), but it would appear that 31900 vs. 29000 is pretty close considering that we have about $4500 in eco-rebates.
 
Any opinions?

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