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Whew, am I glad to be back home. Spent a week in Orlando and rented a Chrysler Sebring convertible. It was way to hot to put the top down (but I did anyway). But what a piece of junk the Sebring is.  My Milian HB beat the crap out of it in plain old acceleration. With the Sebring I put my foot all the way to the floor and it barely moved. The 190 hp in the Milian takes off much better. Perhaps it is the torque ratio or something. Also the Sebring just drunk gas and I guess I am just plain old spoiled now. I don't even think about going to the gas station now. I think that I go about 2 times a month at the most now. Boy do I love my Milian Hybrid! 
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Replying to: WyattNichols (Jun 28, 2009 6:53 pm) |
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I'm close to pulling the trigger on a Ford Fusion Hybrid or a Mercury Milan Hybrid and I'm obviously looking for the best deal possible. Thanks to a posting I read on this site, I found a dealer in Richmond, VA that is advertising the Fusion Hybrid at $1,000 below MSRP. Does anyone know of an advertised discount better than that? I live in West Chester, PA and I'm definitely willing to travel to Richmond, VA or beyond to save $1,000 if my local dealer will not match the price. |
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Replying to: WyattNichols (Jun 28, 2009 6:53 pm)
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Replying to: jbryner (Jun 29, 2009 8:45 am)  Go to my profile area and send me an email (on bottom of profile) if you want to coordinate more, I'll be glad to help out. |
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Replying to: dmathews3 (Jun 29, 2009 12:50 pm)
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Thing again, according to Consumer Reports: http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/30/i-consumer-reports-i-lambasts-honda-insight-r- anks-it-21-out/
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Replying to: cmuniz (Jun 30, 2009 3:52 am)
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Replying to: jbryner (Jun 29, 2009 8:45 am)
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Replying to: WyattNichols (Jun 28, 2009 6:53 pm) The electrical drain on the system when you run the A/C when it is 120F inside and 100F+ outside is significant; even when you roll down the windows for a few minutes ("but it blows my hair!") to get the inside temp down to 100F. Psychologically, when I'm experiencing this type of heat, I've found that I'm not as patient with coasting and accelerating real slowly. " I own a 2008 FEH, which uses the same Ford hybrid drive system. At temperatures above approximately 97F, the FEH increases the engine RPM by about 600, leading to lower gas mileage. This behavior has been confirmed in the 2009 FEH as well. It only happens when the A/C compressor is on - so an easy way to tell is to drive normally and then deactivate the A/C; if the RPM goes down by 600 or so, then the FFH has the same behavior as the FEH. I'm wondering if you noticed - was your RPM higher when the A/C is used at higher outside temperatures? I have read that the FFH uses electric A/C compressors, so I'm interested to find out if it also has this characteristic...
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