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Replying to: urnews (Jul 19, 2007 9:39 am) Depends how you look at it. On one hand you use an old powertrain to make your "new" vehicle reliable during its launch. On the other hand you end up with a vehicle that has 50 less HP, less refinement (IMO) and gets the same or worse FE compared to the competition.
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Replying to: tjc78 (Jul 19, 2007 9:56 am) You are correct, it does depend on how you look at it. I prefer to see this particular glass of water as being half full instead of half empty. The refined 3.0-liter, 221-horsepower V6 Duratec engine in our 2007 Fusion produces plenty of "git up and go," is smooth and quiet while doing so. Gas mileage, however, is not so good when coupled with AWD. It's 14.8 in all-city driving after seven months and 3,700 miles on the car. The revised EPA estimate for this power train is 17 mpg city; 24 mpg highway. Nothing to write home about. Without AWD, 3.0-liter V6 owners typically get 20 mpg in town, according to the forums I visit. I fully expect this 2007 Fusion to last seven or eight years. |
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Replying to: mfletou1 (Jul 19, 2007 7:14 am) |
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Replying to: waygrabow (Jul 18, 2007 6:17 pm)
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Replying to: benderofbows (Jul 19, 2007 3:28 am) |
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Replying to: advequityguy (Jul 19, 2007 12:11 pm) |
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Replying to: mchang (Jul 18, 2007 5:21 pm) And yes, I own a 03 3.5SE (auto) 25-26 mpg overall, 75k, and never been back to the dealer for anything - the way it should be. EXCEPT for some collison repairs after my wife got rearended - which is how I found out about the resale values, the darn insurance co. wouldn't total it because THEY thought it was still worth substantially more than the $11k it took to fix it. The wife, of course, had her heart set on a new 07 model at the time and STILL DOES even though they did a good job on the repairs. Somehow, I think I'm going to lose this battle - again!  I did get a chance to drive the new 08, found that the interior quality/fit & finish had improved tremendously - thought the CVTs behavior was a bit disconcerting, although I know she would love it - it is smoooooth. MTXs, of course, in big city traffic, out of the question for her and me. |
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Replying to: benderofbows (Jul 19, 2007 9:49 am) |
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Replying to: captain2 (Jul 19, 2007 1:10 pm) |
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Replying to: mchang (Jul 18, 2007 5:21 pm) They are both approx $24k plus tax, tag and title. 2007 Altima 3.5SE manual 2007 Mazdaspeed6 Sport manual boy, that is a tough one. If its performance you want, I'd have to go with the altima. Gotta love that VQ. But, if your primary concern is price, you'd almost deffinitly get the 6 either for less, or same with more options.
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