Hello - I am new here - just purchased a 06 Mercury Mariner - Preimum with moon roof - will get it in about 8 weeks - have been reading a lot here - some complaints about Ford Escape Hybrids - and am just wondering if any special break in is required - What to look for - or listen for - it is my first Hybrid.

Thanks for any suggestions or comments -

PHIL

I just got mine 2 days ago. Was looking for an SUV, but thought it would be a cold day in hell before I'd find a 2006 Hybrid left on the lot. And sure enough, there it was. While the dealer was working on approving me for Ford's 0% 6-year no interest loan with no down payment, another lady wanted the Hybrid. She actually waited around the lobby to make sure I would be approved. Once approved, then she left. Then another dealer called and wanted to dealer-trade the Hybrid -- but was too late by then (I doubt the dealer would have traded anyway).

Anyway, back to your question. The owners manual says that you shouldn't pull a trailer for at least 500 miles. It also says you shouldn't drive the first 1000 miles at the same speed. I guess they mean don't buy it, and drive a flat 1000 miles across country. Break it in around home.

An answer to a previous post of mine says that it takes about 3,000 miles or so before you realize the full potential of its mileage.

Mark

No 06 MMH anywhere in So.Cal. We got a pre-release 07 by calling around all over the place. Everytime we were in a dealer asking about the MMH, there's someone else there asking for the same thing. So when one came up available (a month ago, we grabbed it -- at sticker).

There's was no dickering in price with ours either. We dickered a little on the trade-in value of my 99 Explorer, and that was pretty much it.

Mark