Thanks to Wayne for opening his home, and his brain to me this weekend. With my knowledge of the FEH and Wanye's knowledge of Hybrids in general, it created a great synergy. Ford's Dearborn event provided something for everyone. I think just like the FEH, people got out of it, what they put into it. For us, there weren't enough hours in the day to discuss everything, but much ground was covered.

To our friends in Dearborn. Thank You SO MUCH for your warm welcome, enthusiasum, and optimism for great things in the near future. While I felt nearly an expert going into this experience, I walked away with even more knowledge, and renewed excitement over my Hybrid vehicle.

I can say with great confidence, that Ford has built a sturdy, robust, and efficient vehicle that is a wonderful long-term investment. This Hybrid will not let you down for many, many years to come. Without going into specifics, I can say it is possible it will out-last any other current Hybrid on the road.

Just to let you know, On Wayne's first drive in my 2WD FEH, he maintained 42.5 to 45.0 MPG for 350 miles going 55 miles per hour over the highway between Chicago and Dearborn... this is Prius territory folks, in a roomy, high profile, 4,000lb vehicle. ( The end result was 42.5, but would have been higher without a 20 minute stop for dinner that required a key-off and cool down, plus re-accel to highway speeds after. )

Thanks for a great time Wayne. I learned a bunch from this trip, and hope you did also.
-John
gpsman1
NE Colorado