NavyAg09

Thanks for everyone's help. While the car handled well, I'm a pretty tall guy and I was feeling a bit cramped inside. And for some reason I couldn't get it to stay in EV mode, even with with my very light foot on the pedal. Battery was a little over half charged at the beginning of the test drive, so maybe it needed to be fully charged to stay in EV mode under light acceleration?

Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to go check it out, and if it's in good shape I think I'll try and get it down to 16k. Best I can tell, based on the carfax, the previous owner used it about 8k miles a year, and it was a personal title, no rental/fleet. I won't be driving near as many miles as you, hybridwannabe, so I don't think I'd capitalize as much on the hybrid factor, but I think this could still save me a couple hundred bucks a year. Does anyone know the electric range on this? I know it goes up to 47mph on electric but does that mean I could drive, for example, a mile down the road at 40mph and not use gas at all until the battery starts getting run down? Thanks again

So, I didn't want to hijack the other thread on a low mileage 2012, but based off what y'all posted there (or not posted so far) to the other OP's question, there really isn't anything to look out for in the 2012's? I'm looking at a 2012 hybrid close to where my parents live. Here's the link if any of y'all wouldn't mind giving me your opinion. http://www.baytownford.com/used/Ford/2012-Ford-Fusion+Hybrid-bdbae0780a0a0065040020d823104e52.htm It looks like it has a little curb rash on one of the rims, but other than that doesn't look bad. I'll probably go check it out Monday or Tuesday. I just need something reliable, preferably with good mileage. Since I do mostly in town driving I think this would be good for me, but I'm not sure if I'll recover the hybrid premium. Even though it's used, and most of the hybrid premium has probably melted away into normal depreciation, I estimate I'd be spending roughly $1000 over what a similar non-hybrid would cost. Also, I live in central Texas, where we've got a good bit of hills. How does the hybrid perform in hill areas? Most of my driving is 40mph or slower, but it is hilly, so I was curious how much I'd be in electric and how much in gas mode. Thanks for any of y'all's input.