Amazed there aren't more FFH buyers
 

But I don't know if this forum correlates well with sales. This is a fantastic car!

Noel

Re: Amazed there aren't more FFH buyers
 

They're hard to get. The dealer I bought from says they're getting 9 this year, because they sold all 6 they got last year -- 3 this autumn, 3 this winter and 3 in the spring. That's scarce.

Re: Amazed there aren't more FFH buyers
 

Sharp looking cars and I've heard nothing bad about the technology.

They are a bit overpriced for the deflationary conditions we are entering though.

Re: Amazed there aren't more FFH buyers
 

Hi,
i'm new here. I have to admit that what Phalbe is 100% true. I wanted to drive it as a trial drive to find out how it's like, but seller dealer didn't have it. Finally i found guy from a neighbour city willing to sell. I drove it and loved it. I bought a used FFH just like this one http://www.cartrucktrader.com/Ad/For...ion/Kenyon-MN/
I hope i will find here answers for any future problems.

Re: Amazed there aren't more FFH buyers
 

I just bought a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid on sale and they are actually pretty easy to find where I live in New Jersey. I don't see too many on the road, though. I see many more Priuses and Insights in my area. It's a shame because it's a great car. It's a lot of fun to drive and it gets terrific fuel economy.

Re: Amazed there aren't more FFH buyers
 

I agree. Bought mine 3-3-11 ... Got it w/ package 502a

Still learning how to get the best mileage out of it - I'm averaging around 31 having driven 200 miles so far...

Most dealers only had 1 - I had to drive almost 2 hours to get the one I wanted..

Re: Amazed there aren't more FFH buyers
 

So far so good on mine. I have almost 25K miles now and all's well so far. I average about 42mpg (year-round, ranging from 40.3 at the low and 45.6 at the high. As w/ all EV or gas/elec hybrids (I'm assuming), you lose battery efficiency in cooler/cold weather.

Re: Amazed there aren't more FFH buyers
 

Bought mine in July 2010 but had to search several dealers to get a colour other than black, gey or white. My wife says cars need to have colour (she means blue, red, or green). We settled on a dark dark green one that I say is green and she says is black.

I don't think you lose battery efficiency in cold weather. This past winter in Canada has been cold and as long as I use my seat warmer before and turn climate control off until I get to the highway (where the engine will be on anyway) the green engine temperature sensor will come on sooner and I can use the hybrid mode in cold weather.

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Well, you're in Canada. Dark colored cars here in the Southern part of the U.S. absorb too much heat in the summer to be comfortable. My first car was a Volvo, dark blue exterior, black interior. I actually raised blisters on my hands one day in the summer in South Carolina. That's when I learned!

I lost 3-4 miles per gallon over the winter. I recently called the Ford dealer and was told that the mixture of gas is changed from summer to winter, and that, yes, winter mileage is less than summer mileage. "Your mileage may vary." :)

Habits may be different in different climes, too. If my windows are frozen over, as they were Thursday, here at the end of March, which should have been warmer, I turn on the front and rear heaters to melt the ice before I put the car in reverse. In Canada, you might anticipate that and have products to spray on your windows, the cost of which should be folded into your mileage.

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Now that I have almost 6,000 miles on my car, I want to comment on how I like it.

First of all, and probably of no interest to anyone here, I decided on this one when my mother was still alive and I anticipated having to deal with a wheelchair. She died, but I didn't revise my idea of what needed. I could have used a smaller car. This one is *so* much larger than my old Olds Cutlass Ciera! I didn't even realize that when I took it for a spin. It's just too big. Fortunately, I haven't had to parallel park it yet!

Second, I think there's something wrong with the floor vents. I've been to the dealer about it twice, but they say it's working as it was designed. I had cold feet all winter. "That ain't right!"

Other than that, little things like that rear camera freezing over, and the outside mirrors freezing over, so you can't see warnings, I think overall it's a great car.

I *do* love filling the gas tank up and seeing that I have 603 miles before I need another fill-up!

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I think the Mid Atlantic to New England has seen a harsher winter this year than we have in Southern Ontario. We got some snow but you may have received more, especially in the mountains. I have found that the climate control allows me to direct heat to my feet and when it's on it works well - I leave it off until the engine has warmed up first - typically about 10 km = 6 miles.

I have a rear window defogger (wires in the glass) - don't know if they would come with this south of the Mason-Dixon line. It will get rid of fogging up from interior moisture (mostly from breathing) and on the windshield we end up using the defroster. We still are using our scrapers on all the outside windows before we start in early April. The windshield washer fluid is supposed to be good to -50 degress F but if there is already a coating of frost, it may just smear a thin layer of ice before you get enough fluid on to melt the frost. Good news is that it is getting warmer.

I have 45,000 km = 27,000 mi on it and I am getting about 6L/100km or 38 mpUSg. By Summer this should be up to 47 mpUSg or about 55 mpg Imperial.