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I'm surprised this hasn't come up here. In January, Ford announced they were cancelling the Fusion redesign scheduled to 2020. http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2018/01/03/ford-fusion-redesign-canceled/109111802/ That's been picked up by a number of other media outlets. Unknown what that really means. Maybe combine the Taurus and Fusion into one model slot? Don't know. My guess is that name is too valuable to just let go (they already screwed up once years ago with the Taurus name), just might not be exactly what we're used to. Bob

Ha! I started this topic over 3 years ago. I'm pleased to see it's been so popular. Lots of the same little things seem to bother a lot of us. I've since upgraded from a 2013 to a 2016 hybrid, Titanium. 34K with lifetime 43.5mpg. The climate system still leaves a lot to be desired. In addition, at certain cool temp outside and humid conditions, the whole car fogs up so fast when you turn it on. I need to put on a/c, max defrost, etc and sit there for a minute before I can see. Left footrest still drives me crazy. The way the road dust gathers around the trunk is remarkable. Other than that, no rattles. Seats comfortable. Generally feel it's a really good car. Bob

I know everyone does this differently, but I track my mileage by resetting trip 2 each time I get a fill up. Then I have the overall MPG on trip 1 and this tank on trip 2. Discovered on my 2016 FFH that at 10K, my trip 1 automatically reset itself to zero. WTF! Why does it do that?? Well, anyway, at the 10K mark I was at 45mpg. Now at least I can add 10K to whatever the mileage is now on trip 1 and do some weighted averaging to compute overall MPG. Life is so complicated!! Bob

Under the banner of "It's not the mountain ahead that wears you out...it's the grain of sand in your shoe", what are the little things about your FFH that are growing in irritation over time. I've got three! Most is having to use a key. My last car was keyless entry / push button start. Never had to take the fob out of your pocket. Having to fumble for the keys again is a real pain. Guess they had to have some way to distinguish the Titanium. Secondly is the climate control system. I've the automatic system...but it's anything but. In the Summer, 72 eventually gets too cold, so I move it up to 73. Hell, it's like a complete change - air off and heater on. Gets too hot...back to 72...and so on. Actually, found if I put my side on 73 and her's on 72, it kind of evens out. In the Winter, it's just as crazy. 71 gets too hot. Even 70 gets too hot. Put it down to 69 and it'll freeze you out. Go figure. Third little thing is the left foot rest. That damn thing angles in a tiny bit such that my natural position results in only the outside of my left foot having the most contact. On a long drive,I begin to feel that. Picky, I know, but nevertheless, irritating. Don't get me wrong - love the car! What are your little irritants? Bob