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You should see the confusion when someone from the UK goes to the fordfusionforum only to find out that the European Fusion and North American Fusion are two totally different vehicles.

Nope. But if you download it and screw something up beyond what the dealer would have had to do originally you might be charged for the extra time. Nothing really "voids the warranty" but if you've done something unauthorized to the vehicle that causes a problem then ford can deny the warranty claim on that specific part.

I'm pretty sure that was the point. Warming up the driver, not the car.

Exactly! And which one is a better candidate for a Car of the Year - something that's for the masses or something that only a select few can afford?

Just get an older ipod touch with the A/V cables. Install itunes. you can copy any video files into the itunes library - not just the ones you buy from itunes. You can also use itunes to rent videos and movies. Plug in the ipod, hit sync and you're good to go. You can also put all of your music in itunes including from your own cds. Then you'd have sync access to the music and video.

Cheapest is a home DVD player since they don't come with a built-in viewing screen. You'll need an inverter if you don't already have one but most come with a composite video out RCA jack. Best Buy has new ones as low as $25 and a refurbished samsung for $20.

If you drive more than 25 miles but less than 40 between charges, yes. But the longer you drive the better the C-Max is because once the battery is depleted the Volt only gets 37 mpg while the CMax gets 47 mpg. Did you miss the Volt thread?

20-25 as was already mentioned. This has been known for some time. The battery pack is larger than the hybrid but not as large as the Volt, thus the difference in fuel mileage. Ford could easily increase the size of the battery pack to get the same range as the Volt but that would be expensive, take up more interior/trunk space and add more weight. Based on early sales I'd say they found the sweet spot between cost, range and weight.

I do wonder. I wonder how long it will take before they're bankrupt again. It wouldn't take much.

60 months is my limit and I prefer 48 months. If you have to go longer than 60 months then you're probably trying to spend too much.

Here we go again...... I won't go there if you guys don't go there.

No, no, no. That's TOTALLY different..........

Only when you're in reverse.

06 Fusion SEL V6. One of the first ones off the truck back in October 05.

I grew up in a rural farming area and pickups were the default vehicle for at least half the people in the community, if not more. And it didn't matter whether they needed them or not. And that was before supercabs and crewcabs became widespread - these were mostly regular cab half ton and quarter ton trucks. And I don't think that's changed much. Even back in the 70s they had F100 Rangers and Lariats with nice interiors and features.

Nobody was arguing that certain parts of the country were more expensive than others. But within each community you have many choices as to where you live and the cheaper areas do not necessarily have higher crime or worse schools. If you choose to live in a higher cost city or county that's your choice but it's certainly not a requirement.

Sync doesn't have a video player. That's why you need the ipod touch or iphone to play the video through the analog inputs.

I think the question was whether it could be pre-heated by starting it in the driveway and letting it run without actually driving it.

The dealers know everything about their orders (or have the ability to find out that information). But some like to pretend they don't know or they're just incredibly ignorant.

The owners manual says you must use RCA cables to play video using the A/V RCA jacks in the console. It appears you can control playback through the usb connection but the actual video feed won't work via USB and only works via the RCA A/V inputs.

Not necessarily true. I live in Forsyth county GA. It's one county away from downtown Atlanta (Fulton county) but is still part of the metro Atlanta area. When we built our house 17 years ago it was the fastest growing county in the nation. My property tax is around 60% of what I would pay in Fulton county which is only 3 miles away. Our schools are FAR better than Fulton county and most other schools in the Atlanta area and the entire state. My house is on a bigger lot yet costs 20% less. We have far less crime than Fulton county and better infrastructure. The tradeoff is more traffic if you have to commute to downtown. There are many reasons why people want to live in a particular area and it doesn't always mean less crime or better schools. It has far more to do with image and access to infrastructure, public transportation, restaurants, night life, events, etc. It also has to do with availability of new building sites. Living in expensive areas is a lifestyle choice, not a requirement to be safe or get a good education.

Because federal taxes are no longer about supporting the federal infrastructure and paying for federal services. It's about redistributing income from those who have more to those who have slightly less and to further environmental and social agendas that would not otherwise be funded from the private sector. It's about making sure that everyone is comfortable whether they work or not and whether they put forth any effort or not. City and county governments operate under strict budgets. They're not allowed to overspend endlessly or they go bankrupt just like any other business. When revenues fall they cut spending and/or raise taxes. Same for state governments. Why should the federal government be any different?

I didn't say we would or would not. I said it was a moot point to discuss it until Ford had the capacity to actually build them here. We should know whether that's planned for 2014 within the next 6 months or so - that's the first reasonable opportunity to do it.

The engine will run as needed to provide cabin heating. The battery doesn't help with heating.

You've done this? And it shows up on the MFT screen? That has never worked before on MFT - video was only available through the RCA jacks.