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I have a 2015 FFH SE. My drivers seats makes an irritating squeaking sounds everytime I accelerate or hit the brakes ( basically move at all in my seat). It doesn't seem to be anything metal. It sounds more like plastic, but it is hard to determine the exact cause. Any help from someone else who has had a similar issue would be sooooooooo appreciated.

I filled up my tank today with ethanol-free. It cost about 0.10¢ More per gallon. It will be interesting to see if there is a mpg increase. If it is even close, I would probably use it on a regular basis. It may be mostly psychological, but I feel better using it. Thanks to everyone who is submitting responses and opinions. This forum is great!

does anyone have any experience with using ethanol free gasoline and any positive or negative effect on mpg?

anyone have any opinions on doing tire rotation more often than the 10,000 mile service intervals? i cant see waiting that long for rotations just because the oil change intervals are longer for this car.

I can't lie, the reimbursement is great. They are paying me $0.57 cents a mile for the mileage I drive to work and back. I put in about 1600 miles a month this way.

Mine is already gone. Hahaha

I don't mind sharing. I got my tri-platinum colored, Hybrid SE with 502A Luxury Package with heated leather seats, MyFord Touch Package, Active Park Assist and Intelligent Access for $23,695 (plus tax, tag and title) for an out the door price of $26,195. It cost me $60 in airfare to DC Dulles airport, a $30 Amtrak ticket to Baltimore and me willing to put 1000 miles on the car coming home instead of paying he $800 transport fee to have it shipped.

Koons. I hope you aren't going to tell me that they have a terrible local reputation for tipping people off. Hahahaha

Gotcha lolder, I was just reading other threads about different pumps, locations, etc. Luckily, now that I'm home, I can get into a routine of same pump, same station most all the time except non-work out of town trips. Consistency seems to be the key and over the long haul, it will average out pretty close to correct. All I know is I travelled 1022 miles starting with a full tank and only filled up twice during the trip and still have a full tank. I am super excited to start that way. The dash info is a good constant reminder to watch how I drive and how that affects mpg. Just being conscious of it more often will make me a more economical driver long-term. That, in addition to having a more fuel efficient car will help the amount of money I spend on gas each month, which will mean that my monthly work gas reimbursement will help pay a portion of my car payment. They pay me at a set rate per mile travelled regardless of the fuel efficiency of what I am driving, so that's more $$ in my pocket to pay for the shiny new car.

Just got home from the DC/Baltimore area with my new FFH! Happy with the car and the price I got. I drove from Baltimore to Hickory, NC and spent the night with a buddy from college. Got up today and drove home to Mississippi. I logged 1022 miles. Left Baltimore with a full tank, filled up once during the trip and once 10 miles from my house so I have a full tank in it right now in the garage. I used 23.2 gallons, which averages out to 44.05 MPG. Very happy about that! I set the cruise on 79 for half the trip and on 65 for the other half. Seemed to be about 10 - 11 MPG in cruising at the different speeds. My daily work commute will give me no reason to ever set my cruise over 65 and usually around 55, so I think my MPG will work out well. I drive about 35 miles each way everyday and no big freeways. All 4-lane highways with a 65 mph speed limit, so I am content driving 55 - 65 at any given time. There's never any traffic and about 10 -12 miles of the drive is hilly, but not too extreme. My MPG calculations are based on my odometer and the number of gallons put in the car at the end of each trip. The dash numbers didn't show the same numbers. Dash numbers were around 41 MPG for the whole trip, but I can't see how that's right over logging the miles I drove and knowing how much fuel I put in each time. I just basically set the gas pump at the middle notch to let it fuel without me holding it. Then when it cut off I put another half gallon or so until it seemed like the pump wouldn't run more than a second or two without cutting off. Used 12 gallons the first fill up and 11.2 the second, which is pretty much filling it up from empty each time. By the dash estimation, I had 11 miles to go until "Empty" once and 30 miles to go until Empty at the time of of the other fill up. What's your experience with the accuracy of the dash calculations on MPG versus the way I am figuring it? Happy to be an official FFH owner now!

choosing the 2015 with the active park assist and the intelligent access. will get there wednesday. y'all think good thoughts that all goes well to get the deal done quickly and exactly as promised. thanks everyone for all the helpful information and suggestions. this forum has been a great guide in my buyng process. Now if yall will just tell me how to drive it to get the most mpg mos of the time, then i will be good. :shift: :)

Do the CA emissions affect gas mileage?

Is having California emissions a good or bad thing? Does it help or hurt MPG? Or anything else for that matter. I am in Mississippi and the car is in the Baltimore/DC area.

What is the benefit of having the front sensors GrySql? Does either of these have a type of cruise control that is beneficial hybrid driving?

What were the early issues on the 2015's? I am definitely getting the 2015 Wednesday morning. Only reason I ask is that the 2015 VIN I posted earlier in this thread has Navigation - (I could care less) my iPhone Navigation is just fine, lol. They have another 2015 that's same color and everything the same except instead of Navigation, it has Active Park Assist and Intelligent Access and it would be a few hundred dollars cheaper because of a $500 bonus cash offer on cars invoiced before Januray 1st. The car with the Navigation was invoiced this year and isn't eligible for the extra $500 off. VIN on this car is: 3FA6P0LU1FR167437 Thoughts on the feature difference? -Mickey

Based on the better mpg than I get now for my monthly reimbursed work travel, I will make $100 more a month in fuel savings. That helps the payment. I can afford it regardless. But that his me justify it for sure. Makes my monthly payment around $300.

I'm leaning towards the new. I've been in the same car since 2002 and it was a year old then. My paint is all peeling, my heater core busted, my power steering pump went out about a month ago and I have to put about a quart of oil a month in it. I may just be ready for new for a while.

This would be from a dealer - both of them. The used one is in the town where I work. The new one I would travel to get. A $50 plane ticket and a 900 mile drive home.

The other difference besides just flat purchase price (and warranty now that hybrid bear reminded me about that) is paying interest on the $19,000 vs. 0% on the $27,000. That ups the price of the 2013 by $2600, so there is an $5400 actual difference in price to buy.

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What info can I get from th sticker on the new one? Would it tell me the invoice date?

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How do I look at the Oasis report? I do not know what that is.

Am at a decision point: I have an offer for a new 2015 FFH SE model with 502A luxury package, MyFord Touch and Navigation. (I don't care anything about the Nav.) for $27000 out the door taxes, tag and title fees included. I also have an offer for a 2013 FFH, SE with same general options but no Nav wi 38,000 miles for $19,000 out the door also. So a $8000 difference. Any thought s as to which is the best deal? I know the 2013 had several recall and PCM updates. Would that deter anyone? -Mickey

I was thinking of installing a trailer hitch, like this one: http://www.suspensionconnection.com/12091-ford-fusion.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjw-tSrBRCk8bzDiO__gbwBEiQAk-D31XEdM3_9VYokPiq8DXNdTHMpStIETkqmC_WMm46xEnIaAk7d8P8HAQ and pulling a motorcycle cargo trailer like this: http://theusatrailerstore.com/my-best-buddy-motorcycle-cargo-trailer-xl/ or even this: http://www.harborfreight.com/600-lb-capacity-78-inch-tag-along-trailer-66771.html I would use this for luggage on family vacation. We have 3 kids under the age of 7, so no room in the car. I thought any issues of gas mileage that might be incurred may be offset by not having anything or very little (from a weight perspective) in the trunk. Anyone have experience with a similar setup or have thoughts?