Thom Bell

Parts that break often. That sounds like my Yugo days. When you looked the car up in a repair parts manual, it just said replace entire vehicle as a unit.

Thanks to NAFTA, we can say that built in Mexico is pretty close to home. They "assemble" Kia's right here in Georgia but that still doesn't get them that coveted number for the first digit of the VIN. That Ford nameplate sort of makes us feel we are buying American. Even if the car did come from somewhere else.

I'm new to this forum. I joined because I'm looking into the Ford Fusion Hybrid or Lincoln MkZ Hybrid for my next daily driver. I've had three hybrid vehicles, two EV and two alternate fuel vehicles. So, while new to Ford's technology, I'm not new to the culture. My current daily driver is a 2011 Toyota Prius 3. I bought it January 8, 2012 (the King's birthday, uh huh) and have put over 75k miles on it since then. I'm a domestic car fan. I've always tried to buy domestic, however when I purchased my hybrids, the US alternatives were not there. That has now changed. When I purchased the Prius, my daughter said that I lost a hundred cool points. I'm not sure which impressed me more, that I had a hundred cool points or that the Prius took away that many. Right now, I'm considering the Lincoln MkZ Hybrid, the Ford Fusion Hybrid, or the Toyota Avalon Hybrid. I'm going to spend some time reading and absorbing some knowledge from the forum. I found the forum via a search where I was trying to ascertain the difference between the SE and the Titanium models and whether it is worth it. I am thrifty but I like my gadgets. Hybrids Owned 2000 Honda Insight MT2008 Toyota Prius III2011 Toyota Prius 3