danglin Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Oh, I forgot to add one other cool thing I like about the car that seems to be Ford-only: The cool little blind spot mirrors! At first it was very hard to get used to them and kinda screwed up me using the side mirrors at all. But once I got accustomed to them they are great! My wife's van has the blind spot warning lights, but what's better then just being able to see what's in your blind spot altogether? Cheap, but effective! I love these mirrors on my Mustang! Exactly, what is better than actually seeing what is in your blind spot and you will not have to worry about expensive repair costs of a malfunctioning blind spot warning system. Sometimes simple and cheap is better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I love these mirrors on my Mustang! Exactly, what is better than actually seeing what is in your blind spot and you will not have to worry about expensive repair costs of a malfunctioning blind spot warning system. Sometimes simple and cheap is better. Maybe I am old school but I've always set my mirrors up so they don't show the side of my vehicle-I know what it looks like and always push them out a bit-so for me at least the blind spot mirrors do not aid my driving. My next vehicle though will definitely need to have some blind spot warning since this alerts me to cars that I may not be able to keep track of-living in Atlanta the people here drive very aggressively on the highways! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I often respond that my car doesn't have blind spots - I do it the same way you described. I still turn my head but there is no spot where I can't see a car in either the rear view or side mirrors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 That's what I love the most about my Super Duty dumbo mirrors: the extra mirror at the bottom that completely eliminates the blindspots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Guess we know how akirby's daughter drives! Speaking strictly literally, of course. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danglin Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 That's what I love the most about my Super Duty dumbo mirrors: the extra mirror at the bottom that completely eliminates the blindspots. Forgot to mention those on our Super Duty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Found one more minor annoyance in an otherwise very enjoyable car. Couldn't they have put a little space between the compass heading and the mileage? Half the time I don't even remember I have a compass in the car because it blends right into the mileage (look at all the space next to it they could have positioned it) Oh yeah, 0 miles to empty. I was living life on the wild side that day (actually the miles to empty number dropped from 70's to 40's to 20's in the span of about 10 miles and I got taken by surprise, but luckily made it to a gas station). ...and just because I thought it was funny, my crooked Microsoft SYNC badge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danglin Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) Found one more minor annoyance in an otherwise very enjoyable car. Couldn't they have put a little space between the compass heading and the mileage? Half the time I don't even remember I have a compass in the car because it blends right into the mileage (look at all the space next to it they could have positioned it) Oh yeah, 0 miles to empty. I was living life on the wild side that day (actually the miles to empty number dropped from 70's to 40's to 20's in the span of about 10 miles and I got taken by surprise, but luckily made it to a gas station). The compass reading next to the odometer is odd, seems to me that the upper right opposite of the temp would be a perfet place to put that information. I have lived dangerously one time years ago in my 1988 Escort. Of course no miles to empty, just the needle sitting solildy on "E"! Edited March 22, 2015 by danglin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKII Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Found one more minor annoyance in an otherwise very enjoyable car. Couldn't they have put a little space between the compass heading and the mileage? Half the time I don't even remember I have a compass in the car because it blends right into the mileage (look at all the space next to it they could have positioned it) Oh yeah, 0 miles to empty. I was living life on the wild side that day (actually the miles to empty number dropped from 70's to 40's to 20's in the span of about 10 miles and I got taken by surprise, but luckily made it to a gas station). ...and just because I thought it was funny, my crooked Microsoft SYNC badge. EU Focus does not have the compass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerdude20 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) The compass reading next to the odometer is odd, seems to me that the upper right opposite of the temp would be a perfet place to put that information. I have lived dangerously one time years ago in my 1988 Escort. Of course no miles to empty, just the needle sitting solildy on "E"! The upper right corner is where it shows the cruise control symbol and current set speed. Edited March 24, 2015 by blazerdude20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danglin Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 The upper right corner is where shows the cruise control symbol and current set speed. Guess that wont work then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 compass????...we aren't Christopher Columbus for god's sake. You know where your going mister 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Reynolds Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I thought that there was a compass read out on the radio display as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danglin Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 compass????...we aren't Christopher Columbus for god's sake. You know where your going mister I must admit that I really don't pay attention to the compass in my vehicles. I survive just fine in my PI without one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) Different strokes for different folks. I often use the compass, go figure. Who uses it aside, it is in a really weird location. Edited March 25, 2015 by Intrepidatious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 I'm a tried and true blue oval fan but I would never recommend these cars to anyone. I don't care when it was built. If it has this awful DCT in it, its going to break. Its the worse design ever and should be engineered out of the car immediately. I guarantee there's a power struggle going on between the bean counters and the engineers within Ford right now over this humongous flop of a trans. I dumped my car this past weekend and took it hard on the chin. Good luck to anyone who buys one. Your honeymoon is still going. Put 25 or 30k on that car and lets revisit this review. 53k miles and 3.5 years later. Still no trans issues (or any issues!) Still drives and looks like the day I drove it off the lot. Very happy with this car. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Im glad to hear that Anthony. Hopefully you are more the norm and not exception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 The later years of it were definitely improved from the earliest versions but I still personally wouldnt trust it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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