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Re: "Easy Fuel" system locking gas cap [larsb]
by bigt
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Sep 17, 2009 (8:56 am)
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Replying to: larsb (Sep 17, 2009 6:45 am)
Well it is not so bad. I am driving the car I just got for my son. It is a 1994 Nissan with 25k miles on it. Bought it from my 92 year old mother. Drive that for awhile and you will really appreciate the Fords. Saw a black Fusion Hybrid. It really looked sharp! 
Can't wait to get my Milian HB back from my son who borrowed it this weekend! I recently got 46.9 on a 22 mile trip around DC on Saturday night. Lots of cops out on rolling roadblocks so I just took it easy and my pay back was fantastic mileage. I now have 7.5k miles on it and all of a sudden the mileage is really improving.
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- #986 of 1054
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Re: "Easy Fuel" system locking gas cap [bigt]
by dmathews3
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Sep 17, 2009 (2:01 pm)
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Replying to: bigt (Sep 17, 2009 8:56 am)
No wonder mine hasn't showed up at the dealers yet, someone else is driving it. 
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- #987 of 1054
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Re: "Easy Fuel" system locking gas cap [gregg_vw]
by done37
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Sep 18, 2009 (3:11 pm)
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Replying to: gregg_vw (Sep 16, 2009 9:29 pm)
I have worked in auto parts it seems like most of my life and most every time I sale hood struts to a customer, they always ask me "why don't they use prop rods anymore"?
Think in the middle of the night with no light having to open up the hood of your car with hood struts that have failed. Thats when the top of your head comes in handy, unless you can find a broom stick
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Re: "Easy Fuel" system locking gas cap [done37]
by bigt
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Sep 19, 2009 (6:15 am)
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Replying to: done37 (Sep 18, 2009 3:11 pm)
LOL, I actually remember using my head because of that exact issue. The struts would not hold the hood up. Now that brings back a memory. I have no issue with the prop rods as long as I have a light I am good. Lets face it, how many times do you really go under the hood! Most of my buddies who have been married 20+ years told me that none of their wives have never been under the hood and would have no ideal how to even pop the hood on their cars! LOL, most of them would demand a new car if there was a circumstance where they had to go under the hood!
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Question on interior trim color on FFH
by cary28
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Sep 19, 2009 (1:13 pm)
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I would like to order the stone leather interior on a FFH. Does anyone know if that comes with the wood trim or the silver trim on the center stack, and can I choose? I've seen both and prefer the wood tone trim, so any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
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- #990 of 1054
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Re: Question on interior trim color on FFH [cary28]
by jeff_h
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Sep 19, 2009 (2:07 pm)
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Replying to: cary28 (Sep 19, 2009 1:13 pm)
I just looked at mine, there is no woodgrain interior anywhere with my light stone leather -- the frame around the stereo and nav and also the panel under the parking brake is all silver. I don't believe one can choose when ordering, as the only choices I saw were the light stone or dark charcoal leather interior.
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Re: Question on interior trim color on FFH [jeff_h]
by dmathews3
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Sep 19, 2009 (2:41 pm)
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Replying to: jeff_h (Sep 19, 2009 2:07 pm)
I just looked through the sales booklet and none of the Fusions that showed the dash area had any wood. Only difference I could see was in the Sport which has color trim I believe to match the outside or the seat insert. Maybe it was a previous year or someone added wood trim cause I just did a quick google and there are a number of companies making kits for the 2010 Fusion and they looked pretty good too.
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Re: "Easy Fuel" system locking gas cap [bigt]
by gregg_vw
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Sep 19, 2009 (9:29 pm)
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Replying to: bigt (Sep 19, 2009 6:15 am)
It's not important of course, just preference. I have owned a lot of cars, but have never had a hood strut fail (is there an investigation needed here??? are some hood struts substandard products????). However, I have actually (years ago) had a prop rod fail. Anyway, I emphasize this is NOT an important thing. I just don't want a prop rod on any car I buy that costs $30K or more. I find the very thought ludicrous.But that is just me. And I am sure Ford will have struts on this model the next time it is redesigned. (This is kind of like the discussion of foldaway mirrors and their omission on some other threads...I say those models that don't have folding mirrors are the result of bean counters determining that by saving a couple bucks on that feature, they actually might get more customers than they lose by omitting it...not that I know that to be true).
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Re: Question on interior trim color on FFH [dmathews3]
by cary28
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Sep 20, 2009 (12:41 pm)
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Replying to: dmathews3 (Sep 19, 2009 2:41 pm)
I checked with the sales manager, and the stone leather doesn't have any option for trim color on the Hybrid. It looks like its only available in silver, but available as an option on the SEL and Sport models. I must have test driven so many cars recently that I thought the wood trim on the NAH was available on the FHH 
I would have prefer to have the keyless start on the Fusion, as most other Hybrids have that feature. Its not a show stopper, just my preference if available. I'll consider aftermarket wood trim and tinting after I get the car. Thanks.
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Re: Question on interior trim color on FFH [cary28]
by dmathews3
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Sep 20, 2009 (2:28 pm)
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Replying to: cary28 (Sep 20, 2009 12:41 pm)
Some aftermarket wood trim looks better than the factory. Some even use real wood and the quick look I got for the FFH is there a a couple different kits. One has a lot more pieces than the other. Of course there is nothing saying you have to use all the pieces. Too much looks like it.
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