SVT_MAN Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) Impressive nose-stand, I gotta say ... :P Edited February 2, 2011 by SVT_MAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 That looks like a fun ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Nimble as a ballerina, she is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosetang Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 That'll buff right out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildosvt Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 "parallel parking is for sissies. WATCH THIS!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boominup Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Impressive nose-stand, I gotta say ... :P This is a "front wheel drive wheel stand"!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 "parallel parking is for sissies. WATCH THIS!" You have my nomination for POTW . Only good things follow "WATCH THIS!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainp4 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 "parallel parking is for sissies. Hold my beer and... WATCH THIS!" Fixed yer post :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 MyFord Touch now has a upgrade to help balance the car during inclement weather..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Now you too can fit in the same spot as a Smart car while retaining the convenience of a mid-size sedan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92merc Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Short video from that same accident. Shot of the car from the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 If it helps any, this morning I woke up and had coffee outside in shorts on my hammock by the lake while feeding the sandhill cranes. :shades: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 "Ford engineers testing their next-gen Electronic Stability Control System admit that it still needs some tweeking." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneekr Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I know that the Ford Fusion is regarded as a well balanced car, but wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmm55 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 If it helps any, this morning I woke up and had coffee outside in shorts on my hammock by the lake while feeding the sandhill cranes. :shades: I had coffee on my patio this morning too. It's been windy though and cool at night, the heater kicked on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpatrick90 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 If it helps any, this morning I woke up and had coffee outside in shorts on my hammock by the lake while feeding the sandhill cranes. :shades: I am a bit envious of that right now. Yesterday I had to get a skid-loader from my brother's farm to clear my driveway after all else failed (the Jeep plow couldn't clear it, nor the 4wheeler plow). I actually think the snowblower might have worked but my driveway is almost .5 miles long so I wasn't very keen on using the snowblower for all of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I am a bit envious of that right now. Yesterday I had to get a skid-loader from my brother's farm to clear my driveway after all else failed (the Jeep plow couldn't clear it, nor the 4wheeler plow). I actually think the snowblower might have worked but my driveway is almost .5 miles long so I wasn't very keen on using the snowblower for all of it. Where are you located? I spent two hours yesterday blading my driveways with my 4x4 Kubota tractor (small, but still!). We had 18" here in central MO, but I love it, and wouldn't trade it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpatrick90 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 (edited) Where are you located? I spent two hours yesterday blading my driveways with my 4x4 Kubota tractor (small, but still!). We had 18" here in central MO, but I love it, and wouldn't trade it! My driveway winds up a steep hill and is very narrow. From Monday to Wednesday we had over 20" of snow and my wife and I didn't get back from a trip till Tuesday so I never got a chance to clear the first snowfall before the next came. The MKS luckily made it up the driveway to the house when we got back otherwise we would have had to walk up the driveway. Don't get me wrong I love the snow, after I cleared the driveway yesterday, the wife and I went snowmobiling which was a blast (granted in some sections the snow was deep enough to bog the snowmobiles down). It was just frustrating that none of my typical snow removal items could get the job done. I do have an old collector Farmall H with a rear blade attachment but it was unfortunately stuck behind the boat in the pull shed and I have to move the boat out of the pull shed to move the H and that just wasn't going to happen yesterday. Edited February 3, 2011 by stpatrick90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I'm impressed the MKS made it through that much snow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpatrick90 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 (edited) I'm impressed the MKS made it through that much snow! When we got back there was probably only 8 inches or so on the ground (maybe less?). I put snow tires on the MKS which has essentially made that thing unstoppable in the snow. By the time we made it up the driveway and into the garage the MKS had so much snow packed up into everything it was ridiculous (when it thawed out there was an absolute mess in the garage). Edited February 3, 2011 by stpatrick90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Ahh, misunderstood...was thinking there was 20". Still, that's impressive. Amazing what a good set of snow tires will do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Because my Mustang is now going in and out of the body shop because of its catastrophic accident (the car is just never right after an accident of this seriousness), my brother loaned me one of his company cars, a 2006 Ford Five Hundred AWD. This is one of the MKS's platform variations as you are all aware of by now. This car is amazing in the snow! Whoever disigned this car should be paid triple what they were paid. This car has 128,000 miles and still drives like a new car with no squeaks or rattles. This car treated the Boston area snowstorms like nothing was happening. It reminded me of the Five Hundred's only tv ad where all the cars were sliding across the road and only mine was working. The only thing I don't care for was the name Five Hundred. I do like Taurus better and when I show the car to people I work with I call it a Taurus anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 O.K., back top the Fusion picture... My caption is, "Who put the viagra in the gas tank?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosetang Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Because my Mustang is now going in and out of the body shop because of its catastrophic accident (the car is just never right after an accident of this seriousness), my brother loaned me one of his company cars, a 2006 Ford Five Hundred AWD. This is one of the MKS's platform variations as you are all aware of by now. This car is amazing in the snow! Whoever disigned this car should be paid triple what they were paid. This car has 128,000 miles and still drives like a new car with no squeaks or rattles. This car treated the Boston area snowstorms like nothing was happening. It reminded me of the Five Hundred's only tv ad where all the cars were sliding across the road and only mine was working. The only thing I don't care for was the name Five Hundred. I do like Taurus better and when I show the car to people I work with I call it a Taurus anyway. Yeah, for all the ridicule heaped on the Five Hundred, it was never lacking in engineering. There's a reason the platform accounts for so much of Ford's lineup now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT_MAN Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 On a more serious note, I'm not surprised this Fusion is in the ditch. I love my Fusion, but that car is a piece of crap in the snow. I have decent tires on it and it still sucks. Add that to the fact it has no ABS, and it's certainly a handful. I've even had to use the handbrake to correct understeer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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