Jimcgov3 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Hey everyone, I ordered a Fusion Titanium in Tuxedo Black with all the bells and whistles including the H-spokes back on April 18th. Still haven't taken delivery but I can't imagine it will be much longer. In the meantime I have already purchased/received the gel overlays and the paint to match shark fin. Cannot wait to get my hands on this car. Looking forward to seeing what everyone does/ will do to their 2nd gen Fusion. Jimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryVIII Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Welcome! Coming from a Fusion Titanium owner (like you with all the bells and whistles) you'll love this car. It's simply one of the best cars out there and nearly competes (In Titanium trim) in the [entry level] luxury market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdotlow Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) There is a sub forum above this Fusion one on the Blue Oval Forums, way up at the top of them all, that is for finding vehicles shipped. It's called "Vehicle Locator By Ford Employees". There are rules, so check on those first before posting, but if you provide your VIN, within a day or so someone will give you an update for where your car is on the train. Be sure to read the rules very carefully. And congrats on the Titanium! I'm picking my Black Titanium up this evening with 0 miles! It's a beautiful car! Edited June 21, 2013 by sdotlow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermans Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) There is a sub forum above this Fusion one on the Blue Oval Forums, way up at the top of them all, that is for finding vehicles shipped. It's called "Vehicle Locator By Ford Employees". There are rules, so check on those first before posting, but if you provide your VIN, within a day or so someone will give you an update for where your car is on the train. Be sure to read the rules very carefully. And congrats on the Titanium! I'm picking my Black Titanium up this evening with 0 miles! It's a beautiful car! I'm sure your car was driven at least one lap around the test track in Mexico. I've never taken delivery of a new ordered car that had 0 miles on it. Let us know how many miles are really on it. Edited June 21, 2013 by hermans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_h Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) I'm sure your car was driven at least one lap around the test track in Mexico. I've never taken delivery of a new ordered car that had 0 miles on it. Let us know how many miles are really on it. And driven onto the train, off the train at an xfer yard near Chicago, maybe another xfer yard in Ohio, then at the railyard near the destination, then at the dealer if a simple ops check is part of PDI, etc etc etc. Added - of the 9-10 new cars I've bought, least miles ever was 3. My 2010 FFH had 4 miles it when it rolled off truck at dealer and my 2013 FFH had 36 miles -- I saw another posting where someone else noted that theirs had that same amount of miles and had a sticker in the window that the car was randomly selected for extended QA check (which apparently means 30+ miles extra)... I don't know if mine also had that sticker, didn't know to look for it at the time I saw it the day after it arrived at the dealer, and of course after PDI the stuff was all removed from the windows. Edited June 21, 2013 by jeff_h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy62 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Plus a trip to a gas station to fill the tank. Mine had 6.8 miles on it when I drove it off of the lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermans Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) My FFH had 25 and the MKZ had 8. I know the Z didn't go to an offsite storage lot so I figure the bulk was track mileage. Edited June 21, 2013 by hermans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdotlow Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Quite the line formed to rain on my parade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcats98 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 3.8 on mine. You want "some" miles on it to flush out obvious issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcgov3 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Thanks. I saw that sub forum yesterday. Unfortunately I don't have enough posts to make me legit. I'm working on it though. There is a sub forum above this Fusion one on the Blue Oval Forums, way up at the top of them all, that is for finding vehicles shipped. It's called "Vehicle Locator By Ford Employees". There are rules, so check on those first before posting, but if you provide your VIN, within a day or so someone will give you an update for where your car is on the train. Be sure to read the rules very carefully. And congrats on the Titanium! I'm picking my Black Titanium up this evening with 0 miles! It's a beautiful car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcgov3 Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 So my gorgeous fully loaded with the H-spokes Tuxedo Black Titanium is in the garage. I'd have pics but we just got hit with a massive thunderstorm with possible hail so I wasn't going to push it. Went over the car with a white glove and fine tooth comb. Found two issues that I notified them about. Going to schedule me a return visit. Possibly have them tint the car while its there. Other than that, absolutely love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcats98 Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 So my gorgeous fully loaded with the H-spokes Tuxedo Black Titanium is in the garage. I'd have pics but we just got hit with a massive thunderstorm with possible hail so I wasn't going to push it. Went over the car with a white glove and fine tooth comb. Found two issues that I notified them about. Going to schedule me a return visit. Possibly have them tint the car while its there. Other than that, absolutely love it. Good call on the hail. Had mine three days before getting pounded with over 150 dents and 2600 in damage. Came out awesome by the guy that repaired it but that didn't help my ulcer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcgov3 Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Voila! Tinted and a really good MPG shot. Found out the best way to maintain great gas mileage. Accelerate quickly to your desired speed and cruise control. Up overpasses, decelerate slightly. As you hit the apex of the overpass slowly increase speed with the cruise control buttons back to desired speed. Anyways. Hope you enjoy. Wowed all my friends with the park-assist. They couldn't believe it. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MineralstangGT Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Looking good! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyno13 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Nice! I miss being able to have dark tint! Wish SD would get with it and allow us to have tint like i use to in FL.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camride Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Voila! Tinted and a really good MPG shot. Found out the best way to maintain great gas mileage. Accelerate quickly to your desired speed and cruise control. Up overpasses, decelerate slightly. As you hit the apex of the overpass slowly increase speed with the cruise control buttons back to desired speed. Anyways. Hope you enjoy. Wowed all my friends with the park-assist. They couldn't believe it. Thanks. That mpg doesn't compute... I drive half city, half highway as well as following the advice you gave on accelerating and crusing and I'm averaging 22mpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcgov3 Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 I don't understand how you do not think my MPGs compute. I accelerate as quickly as possible without being obnoxious and then set the cruise at no more than 5mph over the speed limit. My commute is 84% highway. Mid-afternoon to work. Late evening, early hours of the morning to home. So I'm not really fighting traffic in either direction. I haven't used fuelly.com yet but a preliminary calculation had me at 24MPG combined on my last fill-up. Unfortunately I squeeze every drop into the tank, and my wife did the previous fill-up, and she doesn't even try so my numbers may be a couple more MPGs better. That pic is pure Instant Average. Shortly after at pic was taken my instant average went to 35.3 for a split second downhill at the overpass of I-10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared6788 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 (edited) With the 2.0 & AWD, I can usually achieve between 32-34 MPG @ 60 mph. 27-29 MPG @ 75 mph. EPA rating is 22/31. Lifetime avg is 25.8 mpg and these are probably 75% highway, 23% city, and 2% with the gas pedal to the floor having fun with the turbo. I use the cruise and in no way shape or form do I try to slow down for any hill or coast down the hill. More work than the benefit. A recent 23 mile stretch @ 60 mph where I had a big tailwind got me up to 38 mpg! The usual on this stretch is around 34. Edited July 10, 2013 by jared6788 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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