14th Mar 2010, 18:20
People need to seriously relax. I just bought a 2010 Fusion Sport pretty much loaded out. I visited this site to get reviews of the car, not to hear you arm chair CEO's going at it.
The Fusion looks a hell of a lot better than the Accord or Camry. And for $25,000 I got a fun to drive car with great power that has everything I could want in a car, and that's the reason I bought it. I don't care where the money goes, where it was built, or who bad your friends neighbors 95 Windstar was. Every car company has had crappy cars.
I think Ford is doing something right here, building cars people want to buy. My Fusion is great and I'm so glad I bought it over a plain jane Accord or Camry.
13th Nov 2010, 14:37
I'm more than a little amused by the Honda/Hyundai/Yoda/other import owners. I'm a mechanic, my dad was a mechanic, and his dad was a mechanic. I own and operate a general service garage, and guess what? I DON'T drive an import unless you consider the Fusion an import. 100K miles (warranty)? Whoopdi do, my tow trucks are FORDS, we run them AT LEAST a million miles before we retire them. My wife just bought a 2011 Fusion, EVERYTHING a mechanic might need to service is right there where you can get at it. I believe, based on a long time swinging wrenches, that most vehicles will be within a few pennies of each other at the end of a 150K mile life, assuming proper servicing is done. Certainly I'm not seeing this exceptional quality you all rave about; I tow just as many Yoda's as I do GM's. So drive what you like and be happy. For ME that will be a FORD product.
15th Nov 2010, 12:04
"So drive what you like and be happy. For ME that will be a FORD product."
As a mechanic also, I couldn't agree more. Our experience with imports was very disappointing, and that was in the late 80's when they were allegedly made by gods in sacred temples in Japan.
We've never had a problem with any of our Ford cars or trucks. We currently own 2 Fords. One is a 5-year-old Fusion that runs, rides, drives and looks like it just drove off the new car lot. It is totally flawless, gets awesome gas mileage (34+ highway) and has thus far required absolutely nothing but one battery and one set of tires.
Our biggest reason for trading our Fords is sheer boredom after many years. One was finally traded after 18 years just because we were tired of it. None of ours has ever worn out.
16th Nov 2010, 07:48
The so called import cachet left us 6 years ago with 2 lousy new Hondas. Maybe higher production or less attention to detail? We are not buying another.
16th Nov 2010, 12:27
How about feeding the engineer in Germany where many imported cars are made? Or how about feeding the Italian engineers in Italy, since Chrysler is 50% Italian owned.
17th Nov 2010, 11:16
I suggest keeping the engineers hungry no matter where they live. Hunger is a great motivation to perform!
29th Aug 2012, 18:06
I'm a little confused (it could be my advanced age), however, if I'm not mistaken, I believe one of the cars you own is a 2006 Ford Fusion SE that you purchased used - isn't that correct? Please don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with buying used - in fact I haven't purchased a new car in 8 years, and every vehicle I currently own I purchased used as well. Buying used makes sense; you don't take the huge depreciation hit that new car buyers do.
But, please tell me how on earth does purchasing a used domestic or a used import make any difference at all to our economy?
In either case, you will most likely be buying parts from Auto Zone or another chain, which last time I checked, employs Americans rather than Martians or anything else. The oil you purchase will come from the same place, the filters etc.
Wouldn't you agree that once a car is sold new, whoever buys it used is not putting money in the coffers of a domestic or "foreign" company, rather you are giving money to a dealer, specifically to the used car sales dept. of the dealership.
I sincerely mean no disrespect, as your review of your Fusion was filled with pertinent information and very detailed, however if you really want to use patriotism as your reason for purchasing a domestic, your argument would have more teeth if you actually ordered the car new from the factory.
9th Feb 2010, 19:59
I have not needed multiple transmissions in my new GMs. I see that as better quality, not a ploy. I bought high end Hondas, so what happened?