Mustang_Marty

Also to note that in the Engeri, there are two batteries; a standard hybrid battery and a 4x larger capacity one that is charged when the car is plugged in. The generator mode only charges the smaller hybrid battery and not the larger 5.2 kW battery. Once you use up the 15-20 miles the larger battery gives you, it has to be plugged in to recharge it. The plug-in charger will charge both batteries. Considering the size of the battery in my Fusion Energi, which will propel it 15-20 miles in EV mode, the battery would need to be a lot larger to move a BEV F-150 the same distance and several times larger to have a viable range. Payload and towing would kill the range. Maybe they will sell a 'boost caboose' you can haul behind to increase your range.

I had the same issue with my 2013 Taurus. I felt that I was sitting up higher than my 2009 Escape. My Fusion seating position is about the same as my Mustang and I like it much better than the Taurus and Escape.I guess there will be another Mustang in the future. My wife bucks the trend toward CUVs as well. I bought my Escape about the time we started dating. This was my first 4-dr vehicle. She desperately wanted a sedan, or as she put it "four doors and a trunk". Out went the Escape and in came the Taurus. Later we ditched the Taurus and picked up the Fusion Energi for the better fuel economy (38-50 vs 19). Now she wonders what we will buy once the Fusion is due and the sedans are gone.

I heard that about the previous generation. The current versions do fold down and allow good access to the trunk. They do fold down in my 2013 Energi as well, but the 7kWh battery is between the rear wheels leaving little more than a mail slot sized opening when the seats are down.

Looks like an extended version of the 2008-12 Escape.

I traded my 2013 Taurus for a 2013 Fusion Energi last fall. The front seats seem bigger on both driver and passenger sides, mainly due to the huge center console that the Taurus has. Although the police packaged cars don't have the regular production center consoles, the differences in the lower portion of the dash affects the available knee room. The interior volume specs are near identical. IMO, the Fusion also has better outward visibility that the Taurus. The thing that I miss about the Taurus was the trunk space; it was voluminous. With the rear seat down, I was able to bring home a 8' 4x6 or 10' trim pieces with the trunk lid closed. My Energi make my Fox Mustang trunk look huge.

My 09 Escape started having intermittent "Check Fuel Filler" which would sometimes be followed by a CEL. It would typically clear after filling up. The CEL code came back with an evaporative system leak. My local dealer did a test a EVAP leak test but found no issue. They reccomended the $35 locking gas cap for it (found the Ford part on eBay for $12) but it didn't solve the issue. The fit of the 'cap' is too loose to make any type of seal. The next step would have been to replace the filler neck (it has all of the seals and sensors). SInce we were planning getting another car in a few months, we traded it in a couple of months earlier than planned.

Next time it doesn't remote start check to see if your parking brake is set. I have noticed that if my parking brake is not set when I try to remote start my Taurus all that happens is the lights flash.

Yep... none of my current or past Fox or SN95 Mustangs had a painted axle housing. In the mid-80's they began to leave the engine blocks unpainted. It isn't a recent development.

One of the reasons that I bought my 2009 was due to the truck like styling. This new one is just like the others in its class. That style of windows and the backward curving roof is overdone by the compitition. It's almost a requirement in this class. When they change in a couple of years, this new Escape will be dated. The Honda Element and the Equinox clones are about the only ones that haven't joined swoopy rear roof club

Congrats on your purchase. I bought my '09 Limited in April '09 (V6, AWD, Sync). It was a Ford Area Rep's car and had 9600 miles on it when I bought it. 30,000 miles later and the only issue that I've had was a torn CV boot on the rear axle @ the 35k mile mark (the entire half-shaft was replaced under warranty). I wanted a SUV that looked like a truck and not a car raised a foot into the air. It is nice to drive and I can't complain about the ride. And this comes from someone who's previous cars were mainly Mustangs.

DP

VW has been there and done that. The entry price for the Phaeton in 2006 was $66,000 and topped out at $102,000. The depreciation sucks on these cars as well.

Tracer isn't too bad... Reaching into the wayback machine, they could of called it... Monterey (1950–1974, 2004–2007) Villager (1999-2002) Colony Park (1957–1991) LN7 (1982–1983) Lynx (1981–1987) Zephyr (1978–1983) Bobcat (1975–1980) Monarch (1975–1980) Comet (1960–1977) Commuter (1957–1968) Meteor (1961–1963) Montclair (1955–1968) Turnpike Cruiser (1957–1958) Park Lane (1958 - 1968) :stats:

I gave my 79 Mustang a Christmas present a few weeks ago by installing a 5.0 & T5 trans. The poor old 2.3 turbo was plagued with 3 flat cam lobes and a pint of gear oil left in the old T4 4spd tranny. Now the engine doesn't die when you turn the steering wheel at idle. :happy feet:

I own a '09, which was the first year for the PIP 3.0 and 6spd trans. I test drove both '08 and '09 models and noticed a remarkable difference between the two. I am very happy with the power my '09 has. The only complaint is sometime the trans seems to shift a little slow under light throttle