gripdad

I'm going to take a wild guess that it means you should change your engine oil soon.

I just installed a Hidden Hitch from these guys http://www.etrailer....Ford_Fusion.htm to use with my bike rack. I'm very happy with it and it was easy to install. You do have to cut the rear panel behind the muffler under the car but you will never notice it.

The dealer was Sunrise Ford in North Hollywood, California. I will let Ford know how I was treated.

I received my car yesterday!

Yesterday I went to my dealer to pick up my new 2013 FFH Titanium and I was very pleased with the vehicle but not with my dealer. I was very specific as to what I wanted on the vehicle so I went to the dealer armed with a Truecar Guaranteed Savings Certificate which they had emailed me, and ordered my car. They were all smiles and handshakes at this point. Two months later I get a phone call that my car was in, which surprised me because they had told me it would still be a week or two before they received it. I scrambled to transfer my old car to the new owner, get the check cleared at my bank, and ran to the dealer to get my new car. When I arrived at the dealer the salesman came over to my wife and I and said, by the way we installed an alarm on the car and some security stickers on the body panels so if somebody strips your car the police can identify the parts. I told them the car came with a very good alarm from the factory and that the stickers could be peeled off by a two year old and that I didn't want them. They said they would have to charge me to remove the alarm and the stickers! We then went in to sign the loan docs, and surprise, the Guaranteed price was more than what was on the Truecar worksheet that I had been emailed and I was being charged $990 for the alarm and stickers. I then had to see a series of managers to explain my disappointment and they all said they were very sorry but this is a limited production car and the Truecar pricing doesn't apply because it's a hybrid and whatever other bullsnot they could come up with. I did negotiate some price concessions after hours of battling but I ended up paying $690 more than the guaranteed pricing. I really wanted to walk out but I had waited two months for the specific car and options that I wanted, which I couldn't find anywhere else and I had already sold my old car. There are some very good trustworthy, honest, fair dealers out there but buyer beware, the days of "bait and switch" and dealer "fluff" are still out there. I am very happy with the car and I was able to remove the alarm without to much trouble but they did use those crimp connecters that bite through the wire insulation in the harness breaking some strands in the process.

I use a car cover. Keeps the paint looking like new and you don't have to wash the car as often. Protects the interior from UV deterioration also.

BTW I'm in CA.

Here is my latest info.

Here is what I have so far, thanks to this forum. My dealer is pretty useless. They wouldn't even give me a DORA.

You can add me to your spreadsheet as I'm anxiously awaiting my 2013 Fusion Hy/Ti. Thanks. -Bill