Ford Fusion Hybrid does 1,445 miles on a tank

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by Phaeton

Too bad the car cost $27,000. And it's a Ford enough said.

$27K is very reasonable for this car. You can pay more for a Camry Hybrid or Prius. And the Fusion is better than the Camry Hybrid (dare I say).

And if you're questioning Ford's quality, you're living in the past. The Fusion ranks up there with Toyota and Honda easily.

[daf62757]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

$27K is very reasonable for this car. You can pay more for a Camry Hybrid or Prius. And the Fusion is better than the Camry Hybrid (dare I say).

And if you're questioning Ford's quality, you're living in the past. The Fusion ranks up there with Toyota and Honda easily.

Living in the past? What happened to make Ford better or even equal to Toyota in quality? Did those Mexican workers sprinkle magic jumping beans on the Fusion to make it better?

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by daf62757

Living in the past? What happened to make Ford better or even equal to Toyota in quality? Did those Mexican workers sprinkle magic jumping beans on the Fusion to make it better?

I'm a Toyota guy, trust me, but the Fusion in '06 marked a dramatic turn around in Ford quality. I know just like everyone else that Ford build junk for decades, but Fusion is truly a high quality car. We'll just have to see over time I guess for them to finally prove themselves.

BTW, check any quality survey, and the Fusion is right there on top with the highest quality cars. I'm not making it up.

[supmet]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

And if you're questioning Ford's quality, you're living in the past. The Fusion ranks up there with Toyota and Honda easily.

Shame on him for using 40 years of utter crap as a reference point. The Fusion has only been out in the US since 06 - How could you possibly make a claim about its quality? I could freaking build a car that would last 3 years.

I'm rebuilding/fiberglassing the center console on my brothers 1993 camry with 180,000 miles on it. Besides the alternator, 2 power window motors, and general maintenance, its the only thing he's replaced or had to fix.

[Goose]

The Fusion looks interesting, but I'll wait until it's been out for a while before getting too excited. Being a new design, reliability/repair costs/resale value have yet to be determined.

[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

$27K is very reasonable for this car. You can pay more for a Camry Hybrid or Prius. And the Fusion is better than the Camry Hybrid (dare I say).

And if you're questioning Ford's quality, you're living in the past. The Fusion ranks up there with Toyota and Honda easily.

ford doesn't compare with toyota for reliability... honda... yes, honda has slipped, and ford has gotten better.... but toyota has always been good and steady in terms of reliability.