So the EPA doesn't test the cars themselves? Just give the companies guidelines to follow?
So the EPA doesn't test the cars themselves? Just give the companies guidelines to follow?
Finally got a picture of my new ride. Got 137 miles on it and averaging 35.7 mpg. There have been trips where I get 46 or so. For my commute a bigger battery would help, I keep running the battery low and turning on the engine.
Weather here isn't really cooperating with our desire to take photogs...
Weather here isn't really cooperating with our desire to take photogs...
I was a bit drawn in by the Fusion Hybrid at first, but then I saw one thing that instantly made it a no-deal for me: Ford doesn't allow push button start on the hybrid. Sorry, but after using it for over five years on my Altima, I'm not going to lose that nice little bonus! :$
That's interesting. I'm in and out of cars all day and have never seen the point of push button start. I suppose if my car wasn't a dinosaur and I didnt have to unlock the doors with the key, I may feel differently. I'm never sure what I'm supposed to do with the keys after I start a push button car. Haha, I'm sure ill get used to it eventually.
Anyone know why Ford doesn't have that option in the hybrids??
That's interesting. I'm in and out of cars all day and have never seen the point of push button start. I suppose if my car wasn't a dinosaur and I didnt have to unlock the doors with the key, I may feel differently. I'm never sure what I'm supposed to do with the keys after I start a push button car. Haha, I'm sure ill get used to it eventually.
Anyone know why Ford doesn't have that option in the hybrids??
I was a bit drawn in by the Fusion Hybrid at first, but then I saw one thing that instantly made it a no-deal for me: Ford doesn't allow push button start on the hybrid. Sorry, but after using it for over five years on my Altima, I'm not going to lose that nice little bonus! :$
My wife's car has keyless entry and push button start. My car has a conventional ignition and a key fob I can use to unlock the car. I have no problem going back and forth between the two vehicles.
The miniscule annoyance of having to put the key in the ignition and turn it on is... well, miniscule. So miniscule to the point of hardly being worthy of mentioning let alone being a deal breaker for buying a car.
The keyless entry would have been nice, but wasn't anywhere near a deal maker/breaker.
Remote start (or the lack thereof), on the other hand, *was* almost a deal breaker for my wife.
My Pioneer Avic X930BT is really slow.. It's hardly the worst though, I originally had a Kenwood DNX-6180 and that thing was so godawful slow I called the store back and basically said I had to swap units to something else. It was just horrid, I have no idea how that thing got let out to the public with its performance issues. (It became more apparent as you used it on a daily basis, as opposed to testing it in the store)I really just want a better infotainment setup, but I can't find an aftermarket unit that isn't slow as molasses to boot up. My Nissan unit takes ~5 seconds to start playing music, but I've seen aftermarket boot times between 15-30 seconds.
remote start on the hybrid might be pointless. When I start mine up, it doesn't turn the engine on unit I put it into drive.
remote start on the hybrid might be pointless. When I start mine up, it doesn't turn the engine on unit I put it into drive.
The point of remote start for some people is to warm the car up when it's really cold outside.
How do the heaters work in a hybrid car anyway? Do you have to wait until the gas engine warms up like a conventional car or is there some sort of instant on electric heat?
How does it work in a pure electric?
How do the heaters work in a hybrid car anyway? Do you have to wait until the gas engine warms up like a conventional car or is there some sort of instant on electric heat?
How does it work in a pure electric?
The wife and I bought one on Sunday (Ruby Red).