Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan Hybrid

Replying to: dmathews3 (May 31, 2009 8:53 am)

I have checked the oil level after 24 hours and the level is at the mark on the bottom. I agree with you, and I don't understand why the Service Advisor tells me it is ok. I'm going to call Ford Cust. Service in the am and see what they tell me. I'm sure it will be what everyone else is telling me, that it is low on oil. We'll see.

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Replying to: yerth10 (Jun 02, 2009 10:58 am)

I wonder if they will increase production of Hybrids? Interesting comment that I have to agree with:
 
“Consideration for our new products is increasing,” said Ken Czubay, Ford vice president, Sales
and Marketing. “Even as the competitive environment intensifies, Ford’s relentless pursuit of
quality, fuel efficiency, smart technology and appealing designs is winning new customers.”
 
I agree, folks are starting to take note of this. If Ford is going to strike this is the time.
 
I must admit that I am confused why the over 50% drop in the Focus. Even the Taurus is 50% off. I actually like how the new Taurus looks.
 
http://media.ford.com/images/10031/May09sales.pdf
 
It is funny how the marketing guys can swing the figures. They are at a 36% vehicle drop from last year. However I use to work in Army recruiting and I know how to make the lines on the chart go up.
 
I was reading about GM and how it started going down one it started sharing platforms and the cars uniqueness disappeared. Perhaps that can explain why the Mercury Grand Marquis is still selling. Brand loyalty you think due to uniqueness?
 
I know I posted a lot in this mail.
 
Three months, 3k mileage on my Milan HB, 36 mpg overall with spurts up to 45 mpg. No issues, and not one Milan HB has showed up at one of the largest Mercury dealers in Maryland. Where are they?

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Replying to: bigt (Jun 02, 2009 11:44 am)

I must admit that I am confused why the over 50% drop in the Focus. Even the Taurus is 50% off. I actually like how the new Taurus looks.
 
50% drop in Focus because gas is $2.50 not 4.50. Americans have short memories. Good thing we have CAFE to mandate what car you want, right? Losers.
 
The 50% off Taurus is still the old Taurus, the new one isn't on the street yet as far as I know. It looked pretty sharp that the Chicago auto show, kind of Acura TL-ish in the front, while the Fusion strikes me as TL-ish in the back. I guess there are only so many ways you can draw lines on the front and back of a car.
 
They are at a 36% vehicle drop from last year. However I use to work in Army recruiting and I know how to make the lines on the chart go up.
 
Yeah they went from talking about vehicles sold to market share...I guess a bigger piece of a smaller pie balances things out a little?

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