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FTFY

They were going to call it Fission but they though Fusion would hold together better....

Go Flex!

I still drive a 97 Taurus with 195K miles on it. A couple years ago I got rear ended by a Honda Civic. The Civic was totaled and I had a scratched bumper and a bent tailpipe. I drove home. The guy in the Civic was amazed at the damage disparity and asked me what kind of car I was driving.

I tried to talk my wife into an Explorer but she just did not like driving it. After reading up on the Flex I found the two vehicles very similar in capability and specs. I asked the wife to take a look at one and her first reaction was that it was ugly. I told her to check it out, no pressure, and once she got inside she liked it much better than the Explorer. Once she drove it the decision was made.

They need to be able to keep the tow ratings and AWD capability before I would approve of an all I-4 lineup.

I purchased a new 2008 Focus and Sync was a deciding factor. That and I wanted a manual to teach my son to drive. He now drives the car and it is a great little car. It has over 90,000 miles and I still have not needed to do the brakes.

We love our Flex and were able to get a large discount from sticker. We got the tan cloth as my wife also hates leather. We needed the size and capability though to replace an Expedition to tow a small boat and haul a family of 5. My wife hated the explorer and was not interested in driving the Flex but once she drove it she was sold. Our lifetime MPG is currently right at 21.

Still on the original spark plugs? My MPG on my 2008 Focus went up after changing out the original plugs after 85K miles.

http://www.etis.ford.com/vehicleSelection.do Enter your VIN here and it will show the build date among other info.

My 2008 Focus SE has AMbient lighting in the cupholders!

I would be happy if they simply added the ambient lighted cupholders back.

I haven't noticed any on my 2013 Flex.

Cyberdman, Thanks for all your help. Here is a picture, very nice ride.

I should be. I wonder why the dealer has not contacted me yet. Thanks for confirming my suspicions.

Cyberdman, Could you check the status of my 2013 Ford Flex please? VIN = 2FMGK5C81DBD36926

Cyberdman, Could you check the status of my 2013 Ford Flex please? VIN = 2FMGK5C81DBD36926

Awesome! Can't wait to post a picture. Thanks Cyberdman!

Cyberdman, Could you check the status of my 2013 Ford Flex please? VIN = 2FMGK5C81DBD36926

Thanks much, hopfully there is no April Fools in Canada

Cyberdman, Could you check the status of my 2013 Ford Flex please? VIN = 2FMGK5C81DBD36926 Dealer code = 58A005 Order # = 1111 Thanks for providing this service, Mark

Yep, kind of but he only searched locally. I used the Ford dealer inventory search and plugged in zip code across the country, not exhaustive but the only hit I could find was several states away and was in 3rd or 4th favorite color.

Below is another reponse I have received elsewhere. The 4 or 5 months comment has/had me a little worried. "Even if the dealer has given you #1 priority on their list, they are still waiting for their slot to open up in the system. Even though my dealer swore he had allocation, and gave me the highest priority he could offer, it still took longer than expected to get my build date (whatever is shown in my signature line). But my coworker, who ordered from a dealer without allocation and was quite a ways down the priority list, waited something like four or five months for his."

Here is the response I got from the salesperson "This should not be a problem with allocation, I think there should not be any problems getting your vehicle here by May." She also referred to her manager approval later on for a different item so I don't think she is acting indpendently. Am I just worrying too much?

Is this something a salesman may not know about? Who at the dealership will know this the best and be able to tell me when they have allocation, fleet manager? Sales manger?