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    What change do you want for the Ford Fusion?

    in Fusion Forum

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    Yeah but that would be real hard to control in a car............touching something, hit a bump = where the hell are you now? Just a guess as to why they use resistive for the screen.

     

    Actually, I've had capacitive in my previous car. Yes, I had accidental presses occasionally, but it wasn't too bad. The hard presses are annoying! I'd take occasional oops over always annoying any day. My previous car's navigation could be used while the car was in motion too... I miss that!

    What change do you want for the Ford Fusion?

    in Fusion Forum

    Posted

    I've had my car for about 5 weeks, and I've used the parking assist about 10 times already. It is really cool. The only times it's had trouble is when the curb is too low, or if there is a shrub on the curb, and it can't sense the curb too well. It just comes in too steep and hits the curb a bit. No biggie. You just control the gas and the brake, and follow the directions for when to put it in P or R.

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    What change do you want for the Ford Fusion?

    in Fusion Forum

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    I'd like to see the trunk lid open a bit more. It doesn't give much clearance for noggins when trying to load the trunk.

    I'd also like the touch screen to be capacitive, instead of resistive. The touch has to be much too firm for my tastes, leaving heavier finger smudges than necessary. Also, a capacitive screen would allow for multi touch, making the navigation zoom much easier. (you could pinch the screen like your phone)

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    Steering wheel off center?

    in Fusion Forum

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    is anyone else noticing this?

    When I'm sitting centered in my seat, looking at the speedo, screens, etc. The steering wheel seems to be a little to the left. To look at the right info screen fully, I have to lean to the left a little. It feels like I have to reach slightly to the left of my body to hold the wheel.

    It could be just me... maybe I'm crooked.

    Progress on Orders for Fusion Energi and Hybrid Titanium

    in Fusion Forum

    Posted · Edited by jsellar

    I have a question with regards to railcar tracking. My HyTi was built 4/5 and shipped 4/10. Got railcar # and ETA of 4/27 from my dealer. So I set out to track my car through the UP system (BKM from this forum). I actually tried two different numbers ( there's one that allows you to have tracking info faxed to you). Final destination is Hillsboro OR.

     

    On 4/15 both systems reported Railcar ID at Colton, CA. On 4/16 I received an update from Cyberdman that read "In Transit - Passing (Burlington Northern Railroad ) Bend, OR Apr-16-2013". Then for the last two days I've checked again calling both numbers. System at #1800-235-2352 reports "arrive at Vancouver WA"!!! & the other at 1800-877-5123 continues to report Colton, CA). Am I doing something wrong?

     

    Eric at Ford says they can't provide Railcar# info. Cyberdman only provides weekly updates. My dealer has been silient since last Friday. What should I do?

    In our case, the rail system is on Union Pacific (UP) until Colton, CA. At that point, it's placed in "interchange", meaning that it's transferred to another system and engine. In this case, it's BNSF. CSX apparently tracks it all the way through (the 2352 phone number). That's why UP (the 5123 phone number) only shows it to be "delivered in interchange" in Colton. From their perspective, it's delivered to where they were supposed to deliver it, where it was taken by BNSF. Unfortunately, BNSF doesn't have a public tracking system, so we have to rely on CSX, which is independent of the others.

     

    I'm in a similar boat. UP only says it was delivered to Colton, then my railcar was "bad ordered" (malfunctioned) for two weeks. The last update I have from CSX is that it's be "released from bad order", but still in Barstow, CA. My dealer, who has an account with BNSF, says that the car is now in Klamath Falls, OR. UP says the car is empty!

    I hope the railcar is not as lost as I am!

     

    BTW, if you look at the BNSF rail map, http://map.friendsofbnsf.com/railways you'll see that the railway actualy goes up to Wishram, WA, then comes back to Vancouver, before going back down into Oregon. It's almost there!

    Progress on Orders for Fusion Energi and Hybrid Titanium

    in Fusion Forum

    Posted · Edited by jsellar

    Well THAT'S not at all promising for me, is it?

    Hopefully you don't go through the same thing. My railcar was "bad ordered" meaning that it was damaged, or just not working right.

    It apparently just got fixed last night after two weeks, so it should be moving again soon. Man oh man! I ordered my car on October 29, 2012. Some are getting their car in 6 weeks. It's taking 6 MONTHS for me. ---Serenity now...

    Progress on Orders for Fusion Energi and Hybrid Titanium

    in Fusion Forum

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    I'm happy for all you guys getting your cars! For those who are still waiting on your Ruby Reds, things could be worse! I ordered mine October 29, and it's been stuck in Barstow, CA for more than a week with a "conveyance mechanical failure" The car with a VIN exactly one digit less than mine is already in Seattle. Sucks to know it's produced and just waiting on Railroad guys to fix a railcar.. hurry up!!! :violin: :shrug:

    Ford $750 Coupon

    in Fusion Forum

    Posted

    I own a Ford and didn't get the coupon. I think somebody else said it may have something to do with regions.

    Yep, I just spoke with Ford Customer Care, and they said that it's based on market research of areas. They also said that they couldn't "order" the coupon for anyone. :cry:

    Progress on Orders for Fusion Energi and Hybrid Titanium

    in Fusion Forum

    Posted

    I seem to have a strange situation (or maybe not) my car was on a CSX train until Tucson, then transfered to UP, I could track on both phone systems. On 04/2 it seemed to get stuck in West Colton, CA....until yesterday 4/4 when both CSX and UP reported it as no info. Got an update from Cyberdman yesterday, he has the rail car now on Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad, was north of Barstow, CA. I cannot find any info on how to track a car on BNSF. I tried a phone number I found online but you needed to be a registered customer to use.

     

    I searched the blue oval forums, I am stumped. Help?

    I'm in the same boat, uh... train. No one here seems to know how to track via BNSF. According to CSX, my railcar is stuck in Barstow, CA as "Bad Ordered". I called BNSF, and they couldn't tell me anything. Ford Chat says the ETA is now TBD. I called Ford Customer Care, and they say the ETA is now 4/25. However, I called the dealership, and they apparently have better access to BNSF tracking because they show an ETA of 4/14 to Kent, WA. (this is apparently the ETA listed by BNSF!) It takes 2-3 days to get the cars sorted, onto trucks, and delivered to the dealership. My dealer rocks! I'm giving a shoutout to Evergreen Ford of Issaquah, WA. Thanks, guys!

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    2014MY Fusion

    in Fusion Forum

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    I agree and don't understand that. Fords seems reluctant to put HIDs on certain vehicles. Not sure if it's a supply thing or if they're putting that money into developing LEDs to replace HIDs or they just think that most people would prefer to buy cheap aftermarket HIDs instead of paying for expensive factory versions.

    Which is interesting, because HID conversion kits are illegal in some states. I believe the reasoning is the need for a ballast, which is apparently too much of a difference from the safe stock Halogen. Also, apparently the HIDs are too bright, causing too much glare for oncoming drivers. It could be that Ford doesn't want the hassle with varying state laws.

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