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akirby

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  1. Pre-Fusion the Focus was built in Wayne and Hermosillo.
  2. It is. I know a lot of adults who love Disney cruises. The biggest difference between Disney and the others is that Disney does not have a casino so no slot machines, blackjack, etc.
  3. Definitely stay in a Disney hotel if possible - you get free transportation to and from the parks (bus, monorail and boat). Makes it easy to take an afternoon break and you can charge things at the park back to your room. Try to plan a rest day somewhere in the middle. There are lots of things to do outside the parks especially in downtown disney. We stayed at Caribbean Beach resort and it was fine and reasonably priced. My daughter stayed at Wilderness lodge last year and loved it. If the kids are younger then Magic Kingdom is required. If they're older you might want to skip it or just do a half day with a park hopper pass.
  4. And? Why is that bad? Maybe it's better for Ford to sell more Focii and less Fiestas.
  5. Bruce - the new MKZ is much bigger than the old one. I just compared the MKS with the 2013 Fusion and the only real difference in interior room was 1 inch in shoulder/hip room and a slightly larger trunk.
  6. Gary - I would also try disconnecting the negative battery cable just to reset everything.
  7. Check the shocks for leaks and by pushing down on each corner. Check for anything broken, loose or binding in the suspension. Might not hurt to have the alignment checked and check the tires for damage. Try increasing the tire pressure to 40 psi just for grins. If the suspension checks out ok and alignment is within specs and that doesn't fix it - see if you can borrow another set of tires from the dealer or a tire shop for a test drive. If that doesn't change it then I'd replace the shocks.
  8. I like the dark grey best, followed by the red.
  9. The MKS still has the 365 hp EB3.5. The MKS is still slightly bigger with more trunk space. But it will need some incentives to move the base models.
  10. I suspect the vast majority of Camry buyers are die hard Toyota buyers and/or previous Camry owners who have never really had any problems with their previous Camrys/Toyotas so they just automatically go buy a new one. How many Camry owners are on their 3rd, 4th or 5th one (or more)? That's why I said it would take time for the Fusion to approach Camry like sales numbers - they need several generations of repeat buyers. The majority of car buyers are not enthusiasts.
  11. Durango also competes with the GC which is a pretty nice vehicle if you don't require a 3rd row.
  12. Explorer used to be #1 at 400K plus. Durango was never that popular in the past.
  13. I was referring to U.S. sales and U.S. employees only.
  14. And I'll point out again that Ford has half the employees that GM has. You guys do the math......
  15. Actually that's patently false, no spin required. It depends entirely on the actual numbers, not percentages. If I sold 5 vehicles last year and 10 this year I've increased 100%. If you sold 100K last year and 101K this year you only increased 1%. But your 1% is 1,000 vehicles compared to 5 at 100%.
  16. I agree. I was just responding to the "I thought they just did a brake upgrade" post........
  17. They said the brakes were greatly improved - and then he nailed the brakes to prove it.
  18. Why on earth would you even attempt to use a dash control while you're driving instead of a steering wheel control?
  19. IMO - that was exactly the goal. Mission accomplished.
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