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  1. elle
    What's the price of the Mondeo relative to that of the Fusion vs. the MKZ? If Europeans don't have a downscaled option, I'd say that it sucks for them more than us, but I don't know if that's the case or if they're getting all the bells and whistles for a better price. And are those lights optional, or are they upgrades? I remember reading somewhere that car buying in Europe is a lot more like ordering from an a la carte menu.
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    Sorry, but to me that grille makes it look like a toothless old hag
  3. elle
    Already planning my next purchase-- it will be white platinum
  4. elle
    LOL, I can relate. I started out with Bordeaux, then changed to Ruby Red, then changed to Platinum, and then ended up buying one from stock that was bordeaux. Truth is, I'd have been happy with any of those colors
  5. elle
    I had a similar one today. Shorter, though!
  6. elle
    I usually call mine dark red. It's been fun taking it to the car wash, though. They call over the intercom with the make and color when they are finished; to date I've been both the maroon and the burgundy fusion to them
  7. elle
    Beautiful! I'm quite partial to the color, too! Hope you love it as much as I love mine.
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    Today we did the same trip; I drove both ways since my husband has a broken foot. Up the mountain averaged about 32 mpg and coming back down averaged about 52, so about 42 mpg overall. That's not bad, considering that this time on the way back I drove faster and worked more to keep up with traffic than I had the time before. What I'm starting to realize is that this car will do very well on extended drives. Short trips, not as well. Still, this is not any worse mileage than I got in my Prius, overall. I'm a happy camper.
  9. elle

    2014 Fusion

    elle replied to fusionTX's topic in Fusion Forum

    It's likely they'll change a few cosmetic things. I notice tail lights are a favorite thing to muck with between full redesigns.
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    Agree. This is one thing that really helped me change my mind about the Titanium. Not only were they not coming out with all the features we'd initially expected, but it seemed to me that they were being pushed back to get the Energis out there ONLY because they are less profitable for Ford. That leaves a lot of customers hanging for no good reason. If I had wanted to wait until mid-year I would have thought about ordering a 2014 instead.
  11. elle
    This is still a single exhaust tip. All the non-duals are listed this way.
  12. elle
    Awesome! Looks like they are definitely not going with the dual exhaust, then. Good to know, but I love my current car so much I would not be feeling badly about my decision even if they had changed it. Very happy for those of you who will finally be getting those Titaniums!
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    My trips are usually short and they vary quite a lot. Took a trip to the grocery store today; was 28mpg going there and 62mpg coming back. On my second tank of fuel now (the first tank that I put in myself) and so far on that tank my average is hovering around 38mpg. I work in a populated area and if I don't accelerate quickly enough in traffic it's not pretty. I'm finding it is those heavy accelerations that are eating up most of my average. Still, this is about the same overall mileage I got in my Prius, so I'm not losing anything. I am hoping to continue to figure out ways to do better.
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    I wanted the tri coat white, too. Had it on order in the Titanium, but got tired of waiting. Bordeaux was one of the other colors I really liked, though, and I'm glad I got the darker color, in retrospect. It really lends a classy feel to the car
  15. elle
    Welcome, Element! Love the Titanium. This car sure looks good in black!
  16. elle
    My husband and I really love the memory seat settings.
  17. elle
    My 1984 Honda Civic got 45mpg easy. Sometimes better. We know how to build a gas engine that gets good mileage. We just don't do it.
  18. elle
    I am using Spotify on my iPhone in the car and find it to be very good quality. I'm thinking that I probably will not renew the Sirius subscription; have not found much there that interests me and, you are right, much of it sounds pretty low-bandwidth.
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    I had a lot of experiences looking up cars that were supposed to be at the dealer's site only to discover that they were not yet built or in transit. I ended up with the car I got after I decided to only make inquiries about the ones with actual pictures showing the car on the dealer's lot. There are very, very few of those on Cars.com.
  20. elle
    Most recent trip was 43.6, so still not bad. I'm stil sorting out what works and what doesn't, but it's slowly getting up there.
  21. elle
    I had given up on getting the brochure. It came in the mail the day after I bought my car, with the coupon. I thought, wow, just my luck. Today I got a call from my sales manager-- they found the coupon in their system and are going to give me a $750.00 rebate check. Sweet! I didn't even have to ask them for it.
  22. elle
    Yes! And it's funny, because I didn't think I wanted that color, but I really do love it. It makes the inside of the car seem more spacious and luxurious, and the leather really stands out. Since I spend far more time inside the car than admiring the outside, I couldn't be more pleased with the changes I ended up making in order to "compromise" on this car. It's no compromise at all. ETA: I also really like the wheels I ended up with. All in all, it's a class act. But they all will be.
  23. elle
    Yes, the original time frame I was told was scheduling likely to start in November and production in December. Then that was pushed back a few times. The "big deal" is that I had my old car appraised in November for $14,500 and it had already depreciated significantly when I picked up my SE this week. If I waited another two months (not one month, two months) who knows how much more money I would be losing? I budgeted for this purchase based on my best guess of when the car would arrive. As it is, I am paying more per month than I originally wanted to.
  24. elle
    Glad I didn't continue to wait. It might have been worth it if I hadn't had a car to sell. April delivery would have marked four years since I bought the Prius. I probably would have another 2k miles on it and would be worth at least $1000 less. I'll be happy for those of you who do still plan to wait for the Titanium when they do finally get here, though. One thing I am certain of is that you will love your Fusions.
  25. elle
    I don't know about the regular SEs. My hybrid has the dune interior and has black carpets.
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