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Ford won't do that. The Dealer can do it if it's another of their vehicles. Every vehicle that goes down the assembly line belongs to a dealer and they're not going to give one dealer another dealer's vehicle.

ATP is the actual price paid, not the ratio of price paid to MSRP. Most of that 12% is the dealer discount off MSRP. Ford is only contributing $1K in rebates so Ford is making great profit.

Did you request a Focus brochure from Ford.com?

Unless they decide to divert the resources to other more needy projects I think it will definitely get a refresh. After that it depends on sales volume.

It keeps the brakes engaged automatically while you operate the clutch and throttle. Once the vehicle starts to move forward it automatically releases the brake.

Not cheaper - they actually have to add electronics and/or software in between the gauge and the sensor to modify the output. Nowadays it's all connected to the PCM but it does require additional software.

Who knows if it was worth the money or not. I'm sure it was supposed to be part of the "new" Lincoln stable (remember this was pre-mulally).

It has to do with the way it translates the actual fuel level to the displayed fuel level. Ford (and I presume other mfrs) used to manipulate the display so that the gauge wasn't directly in sync with the actual fuel level causing it to move slower or faster. This is all to manage the driver's perception just like they changed the oil pressure gauge to be binary - good or bad - rather than show the actual relative pressure changes.

It's already confirmed in the order guide: 2.0 Ecoboost not available with AWD, tow package or selectshift transmission. http://www.blueovalforums.com/forums/index.php?/topic/45648-2012-edge-order-guide/

But it is in Europe. Grand C-Max in Europe, C-Max here. Same vehicle. 2 names. Confusing.

which would take about a week. We had a 2003 Aviator with the window switches in the center. After a week or two it was just as easy as any other vehicle. Did you have a similar issue when they moved the parking brake from the footwell to the center console?

I can understand disliking it, but how the heck can it be inconvenient? It's still one button regardless and the one on the Focus is actually easier to find than the smaller one on the door in my Fusion.

Most still had Mercury to prop them up. This was also pre-mulally and Ford had not yet decided that it needed fewer dealers. But I agree - they should have started earlier.

Without the Zephyr the Lincoln dealers would have only had one car to sell - the TC. The LS and Aviator had already been given the death sentence, so they rushed out the Zephyr and the Mark LT to fill the gap. It was more to support the dealers than to support Ford. Without the Zephyr and Mark LT Lincoln would have been left with just the TC and Navigator.

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I wouldn't call it a beauty, exactly. The hatchback looks FAR better to me.

Not exactly - that's why he has uninsured motorist coverage. But I would add that the ones who don't have coverage generally don't have cash or assets anyway so why do they care if they have to declare bankruptcy and walk away? Not much different than health insurance - the people that don't pay premiums still get sick and receive care - they're just not paying their portion.

When would you ever be going faster than 25 and need a locked diff?

The combined mpg is only 35 for the passat TDI. The combined mpg for a $28K Fusion Hybrid is 39 and it uses less expensive gasoline instead of diesel. I'm also sure it has more standard equipment. And the new one will be even better.

In GA it's all computerized. If you drop your insurance it gets reported to DMV. I don't remember the remediation but it is proactive to some extent. I understand in some circumstances the implementation is not effective. I thought you were arguing against the idea but not I get it.

Not a miracle when you consider how many vehicles Ford was selling back then and the fact there was no import competition to speak of.

The strategy is to sell cars and make a profit doing it. Most buyers do not want a manual in an economy car. Go convince all the other buyers to get manuals and that will change.

Didn't bother me on the test drive. Then again I hardly ever use it in everyday driving.

Yes they are. They're paying insurance premiums into the pool and the payment comes out of that pool. Just like it does for you if you cause an accident. If they don't have insurance then the people who DO have insurance are paying higher premiums to cover the idiots who don't. If everyone had liability then you wouldn't even need uninsured motorists coverage. Most people who don't carry liability don't have any assets anyway so what do they care if you put them in bankruptcy or not? Meanwhile YOUR insurance has to cover the loss and that's the rub. The cost for the idiots who don't have liability are borne by those of us who are responsible and who do carry insurance. Forcing all drivers to carry liability will lower the cost for those of us who carry it now. I'm not saying the laws that require it are necessarily effective and there may be better ways to do it but I don't see how you can suggest it's not a good idea to try.

X plan, leasing, buying.....doesn't matter. That's just the price and how you pay for it. You can order the vehicle you want whether you're leasing it or buying it with or without X plan. Just tell the dealer you have X plan and what you want to do. If they offer better than X plan make sure you get it in writing with all fees, taxes, rebates, doc fees, add-on options, etc. included for an out the door price and compare it to the same out the door price on X plan. Otherwise you run the risk of getting a worse deal because of hidden fees or other tricks. Considering the dealer gets an extra $400 or so from Ford for the X plan sale it doesn't make sense that a dealer would turn that down if you're offering to use X plan unless they're planning to make it up somewhere else in the deal (or on the trade-in). Either way just get all the numbers in writing.