2017-2020 FFH purchase

[Tfossa]

Hi, my 2010 FFH was just in an accident and totaled. Looking to buy a new or used final generation FFH. Any thing that I should be aware of between the years? Is 2020 the least buggie? Any decontent issues? Probably my last ICE purchase. Any thoughts, feel free to weight in . Thanks 

[dogo88]

Traded in my 2010 in Dec 2018, which I had purchased in April of 2009, for a 2019 FFH Titanium. Decided to go that route when the battery issue was initially rearing it's head and my mileage was dropping. At that time the current fix was not known and the only option other than living with it was a new recon battery at the cost of about $4k. Given the age of the vehicle (9.5 years) and having no other issues it seemed to me that other items might be starting to wear down. So I bit the bullet and traded it in.

 

I had already decided that I wanted a new FFH since my 2010 was the least expensive car I had ever owned. It ran great with absolutely no issues. So I went looking at the 2019s. Couldn't decide at first, between the hybrid or the plug-in. But looking at the trunk space of the plug-in, that decision was easy. There really wasn't any trunk space. 

 

So what were and are my thoughts on owning this FFH Titanium for about 2 years? Very impressed and happy with my purchase. The technology going from the 2010 to the 2019 is awesome and takes a bit of understanding/getting use to. I can access the vehicle from anywhere in the world via the internet. Remote start? No problem. Check if you forgot to lock the car? No problem. Car rides and handles great. I think it's one of the better looking vehicles out on the road. Mileage continues to be impressive. My current mpg is a bit over 44. Takes a hit in the winter but once the warm weather comes back I can increase that back to close to 50. That mileage is for all my driving to date. According to the onboard computer. Maintenance is once a year oil change & tire rotation via The Works from the Ford dealer ($49.99). Cabin air filterer every two years that you can do and engine air filterer every 36k miles. And eventually tires. Price wise I think I got a pretty good deal. They lowballed my trade-in but my price out the door with taxes, trade-in and all costs was a bit under $29k. I did purchase the Ford extended warranty from an internet dealer who had the best price. Way too many electronics that if failed would be expensive to fix. 

 

Dan

[djminfll]

I have a 2017 Platinum Hybrid, which I bought in late 2016. I happened to have gotten a legitimate "lemon", but Ford back me up completely, and replaced the car for me with the exact same model, right down to the color. They stood by their product and did right by me. My replacement vehicle now has about 42K miles, and I have had zero problems with it. I am averaging about 43mpg, and that is actual calculations (the dashboard computer shows it at 45.3, but that is always higher than reality!). 

Just a thought, if you can find a Platinum for sale, consider it if it is in good condition. This was the top of the line trim level in 2017-2018, but Ford didn't sell many of them, I'm not sure why. There were no options available, everything was included, it has higher quality quilted leather seats and quilting on the door above the armrest, a stitched leather dashboard, and heated and ventilated seats. Nationally, if you can find one now, they are selling for about $14-17K, the original price was close to $40K. 

Edited March 7, 2021 by djminfll

[devon]

As far as the decontent issues the 19/20 ford simplified the packages where you have to move up to a SEL to get heated seats, where they could be optioned on the 17/18 cars. I also know someone here was saying how ford took out some of the underhood weatherstriping on the 19/20s. That said the 19/20 models have the co-pilot 360 standard on the the SE and up so adaptive cruise would be nice and also these seems to be no reliability problems on the 19/20 where I think one person had to have his ECVT replaced his 18. If I had to do it all over again at this point I would get a certified pre owned from Ford to get the good warranty and get titanium or platinum like the poster above, that interior is drop dead gorgeous!

Edited March 8, 2021 by devon