Looking at Ford Fusions 2013-2015, a/t, under 60k miles, for my daughter. Have been reading up on them but would like to hear from someone with experience with this car. Am curious about the different engine offerings (with or without ecoboost), performance, dependability, and maintenance. Also options preferred or to avoid, any issues, likes, dislikes, value, etc. I'm aware there are better cars but this fits her needs and wants, unless there are overwhelming horror stories. Am trying to avoid rental/program cars if I can figure out how to tell which ones are such. Lease returns would be ok.
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Loved my 2013. 1.6 eco boost. Sold if after my wife left, cause, well I needed a truck for work. Doing it again I woulda gone 2.0 and awd but that's just me. I read that the new Sport package gets the 2.7l eco boost and awd
It was an awesome car and I'd have another if not for needing a bed.
Only downside to me, was it was so smooth and the little ecoboost was so peppy at higher rpm's that the only way I realized how fast I as cruising was by using the speedo, after about 50mph. Several times I'd look down and realize "oh crap!!!" I'm doing 100
It was an awesome car and I'd have another if not for needing a bed.
Only downside to me, was it was so smooth and the little ecoboost was so peppy at higher rpm's that the only way I realized how fast I as cruising was by using the speedo, after about 50mph. Several times I'd look down and realize "oh crap!!!" I'm doing 100
I used to drive one of the little units as a work vehicle and had two main objections. First, you could not get in and out without banging your head. Ford anticipated this and put lots of padding in place to help avoid concussions. Secondly, visibility was terrible-- impossible to see to the side at an angled intersection.
I remember wanting a new camero so bad. I went and test drove one, horrible vision for driving. Got a truck instead.
Not sure of your location, I got my daily drivers from Hertz Car Sales when they were in Raleigh,
1999 Taurus Wagon and Sable and I we still drive them daily.
When I take trips I drive the Fusion or Escape if I can get the free upgrade.
You can see car history on Hertz site.
https://www.hertzcarsales.com/
1999 Taurus Wagon and Sable and I we still drive them daily.
When I take trips I drive the Fusion or Escape if I can get the free upgrade.
You can see car history on Hertz site.
https://www.hertzcarsales.com/
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spittinfire
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What engine is in the car you're looking at? I have opinions on each but if there is one you have in mind I'll voice my thoughts on just that engine.
We had a 2012 and absolutely loved it. I honestly had no complaints about the car and we would still have it except child #3 decided to arrive and 3 car seats don't fit well in a Fusion.
We had a 2012 and absolutely loved it. I honestly had no complaints about the car and we would still have it except child #3 decided to arrive and 3 car seats don't fit well in a Fusion.
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Friend of mine had one. I think it was a 2013. He has a bad habit of leaving the keys in the switch. It's causes the computer to do something weird cause it's a transponder key. And it would run his battery dead in 3 days. Once he figured it out he didn't have any issues. It was a great car
Carfax does a pretty good job of identifying rental history. If you can't get a copy from the dealer you're working with PM me the VIN and I can pull it for you, I've got an unlimited carfax account.
We just bought a 2016 used with 8k on it to replace the '07 that was recently totaled. For the money they're hard to beat. I wasn't a fan of the '07, but the newer body is a much bigger/nicer vehicle.
spittinfire
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That website is ridiculous.
Very ridiculous.
probly no help.
Our 2011 is at 100,000 miles with the 4cyl. I have done nothing mechanically to the car. I think maybe a battery, its been so dependable, I cant remember.
Our 2011 is at 100,000 miles with the 4cyl. I have done nothing mechanically to the car. I think maybe a battery, its been so dependable, I cant remember.
If you are looking at a 13-15, with under 60k miles, wouldn't that qualify for most dealers certified used program?? You get the factory warranties and stuff with it. Plus the dealer gives you all the history and car-fax and stuff.
Not sure for reason others call the site ridiculous but in my reading through the site I find it lacking in useful information. Seems to be mostly, non car savvy, consumers venting with little info on diagnostics and solutions. Perhaps I've not read enough of the site or have miss-used it. I do appreciate your bringing the site to my attention and will peruse it should it be brought to my attention I've missed its value.
spittinfire
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I'm not attacking you in any way with this response. This is my honest opinion, experience.
It's full of nothing but people complaining about the fact their car had an issue and they had to pay to fix it.
I buy used cars and most of them have a few miles on them. I ended up on that sight and was reading about people buying an 8 year old car with 100k+ miles on it and then being upset that 2 years after they bought it something went wrong. Seriously? I don't care what make, model, year the car is, if it's that old and has that many miles on it you can't be surprised when a part wears out and needs to be replaced.
I don't know where they pull their data from but let's use the link you posted for the Fusion as an example. According to their information 2010 is the worst year Fusion to buy because it had the most complains. 4,000 complaints on a 2010 Ford Fusion. I didn't call Ford for this number but a quick google search showed me that 219,000 Fusions were made in 2010. That's 1.8% of Fusions made had a problem and carcomplaints.com called it a clunker and advise you to avoid it.
Combine those two paragraphs and you get whiny people, complaining that their car had a problem and they had to pay to fix it. Well guess what? That's called owning a car. It's a machine and sooner or later it will fail.... Some are better then others, no doubt, but just because your car had a problem doesn't mean it's junk. The information on that sight is questionable a best and fueled by people who clearly know nothing about cars and just upset they had to pay to fix something.
That makes sense. I see your point and agree.
My opinion: The site uses owner info to generate it's data and compiles that data to point out potential problem years/models. It isn't a site that should be used to decide if a specific car is safe to purchase, only to get an idea of what questions could be asked of sellers and worst case planning for potential repairs.
spittinfire
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Ford has used that engine for a long time and my understanding is that it's a reliable engine. That was what was in our car and we never had any problems out it. Power was OK but you could easily get 34-35mpg on the highway and my wife got 28 or so back and forth to work. I would not be scared of it all.
