hoyafan

You can order now.

Oldschool - congratulations on your new car. You've been through quite an ordeal - glad to hear it's finally over and you've got the car you wanted!

Oldschool - Very glad to hear that things are working out to your satisfaction. It's also great that you get to order your car - it will be exactly the way you want it. I apologize if I was in any way insulting in my earlier note. And yes, there are a couple of Ford or ex-Ford guys on this forum. Whether they helped or not recently, I don't know. I do know that someone did get involved a while back. All the best.

There is a process. Follow the process and get your new car. If you have questions, talk to the Ford Rep that you met during the evaulation of your car.

Now what's the problem. The more you post these cryptic messages the more you do come off as a drama queen as previously described.... Are you still working with the dealership/Ford to trade your car?

In case you would like to read (up to 88) independent reviews, go to this link at Edmunds.com: http://www.edmunds.com/ford/fusionhybrid/2010/consumerreview.1...186741703.html Note that out of 88 reviews, I think there are only two that are truly negative. (They both had mechanical trouble and did not update as to whether it was resolved). Overall score is a 9.5. It might be helpful to scroll through those reviews to see what folks like/dislike and whether that will help you with your decision.

I think the largest Ford Escape forum is www.Escape-Central.com. They don't have a dedicated hybrid discussion area, but there are many hybrid owners there that can provide input. BTW, my mother in law has an Escape Hybrid and loves it. They have a FFH on order so will soon be a dual Ford hybrid family.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/04/i-consu...is-equal-to-to/ I think we can all agree that the FFH is superior to the TCH. Consumer reports says they are equal. Discuss amongst yourselves!

It seems you are right - see attached article: Ford tops in quality survey http://www.detnews.com/article/20090721/AU...+quality+survey

Order Type A means A-plan. This is employee pricing or for direct family members (parents, kids, siblings, etc). It's essentially the same as a retail order, as the customer is known and it is not for dealer stock.

Order Type: 1 - This means it is a retail order (not for dealer stock) Price Level: don't know, sorry Priority: 10 - This is the highest priority an order can have. Dealers give their orders a priority between 10 (highest) and 99 (lowest). You have the highest priority order possible, which is appropriate given that it is a retail order. Therefore, I would say the order looks good and the dealer appears to have entered it correctly.

I think the Fiesta hatchback would be a good option then. I drove a 5 door HB with a gas engine and 5 speed manual transmission. It had plenty of pep for the city - I would have liked a little more power on the highway, but it was adequate. The rear trunk area was plenty big (relative to the size of the vehicle). I wouldn't think you'd need to fold the seats unless you were carrying something bulky or boxes that didn't fit in the cargo area. If it is the normal grocery run, then it should be plenty of room. Fuel economy (mixed city/highway driving) was 7.3l/100km. That translates to 32mpg according to an online conversion site I found. Overall impression was that it was a quality car (especially given its size). Most cars that size feel cheap, this felt very well built (as are all European Fords). I've also driven the European Focus and S-Max - both very nice cars as well.

There are now 41 reviews - makes for good reading... From what I can tell, biggest single improvement requested is the addition of Homelink.

http://jalopnik.com/5301463/hybrid-car-war...d-fusion-hybrid

Anything in particular that you'd like feeback on with regards to the Fiesta? In the meantime - here's a good article: http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiesta-noteboo...e-la-garza.html