The Best of a Bunch

[Code_Warrior]

Just for fun, I went back to when I was 16 years old and got my first car (1953 Mercury) and counted up all the cars I have owned and until recently, maintained.

Totals are Ford=9, GM=9, Chrysler=6, Foreign=6 for a total of 30 cars.

Of all the cars, the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid is the best price performer of them all.

That could change if I have problems, but for now it is the clear winner.

[acdii]

Since 2007 I have had 8 cars, 2 were Toyotas, 1 was a Hyundai, the rest Fords. Of them all, the new Fusion has what I like in a car, my favorite driving car was the Fusion Sport, this new one handles as well, just doesn't have that sound or Giddy up the Sport did. The best car though, for practical purposes was the Flex, and if I could do it all over again, I would not have traded the Flex. Even though it had an electrical gremlin and needed a brake upgrade badly, it was still the most practical car I have owned. That and the EB V6 was the Bomb!

 

Out of all the cars I have owned, which are way too many to list, I'll bet I have had a lot more than 30, the one that still comes to mind as my all time fav was my 2001 Crown Vic. For the time it was a damned good car, had a very nice stereo in it for stock, plenty of power, handling package, a V8 that was ultra sensitive to throttle input, which meant, touch and GO! I only had it in for repairs one, and it was covered under warranty, and the rest of the 130K miles I put on it were trouble free.

[jeff_h]

Since 1988: GM = 7, Toyota =1, Ford = 4.... not ready to claim this one as the best yet, I really liked the 2010 Fusion Hybrid a lot too (liked that Sync better than MFT) -- so I guess it's a toss up for the time being.

[GrySql]

Being a bit older than most of you young fellers and ladies, I've had an assortment of vehicles.

From Model A's (used, in high school of course), VW's, offroad Baja racers, motorhomes, F-350's, sports cars to this FFH.

I think the best weight to dollar and dependable car I had was a 1999 Ford Crown Vic. It got as much as 26MPG and never faltered in 131k miles.

The very worst car was a 1974 Cadillac Coupe DeVille with a V-6, a beautiful white with creme leather - an GM engineering disaster.

 

The most fun car was my 1964 Corvette.

The most eccentric was the 1962 MG-A 1600cc.

 

This FFH is like nothing I've ever owned, has it's own 'advanced gizmo vehicle category' and I like it very much, but the best? Not quite yet.

[fusionTX]

My new cars in order. Honda Accord, Mazda 626, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Liberty, Honda Element, Toyota Camry Hybrid.

All of them good. Never had a lemon, knock on wood.

 

Of course, waiting on my first Ford, a Fusion Hybrid Titanium.

 

The Grand Cherokee was awesome, but by the time I sold it, the A/C was coming in and out. It did have the most comfortable seats I've ever had.

 

Best of the lot is my Camry Hybrid. Still going strong after 6.5 years and 95,000 miles.

Edited March 8, 2013 by fusionTX

[DeeCee]

Over the many years I have had 6 GM's, 4 Fords, 3 Chrysler and 5 foreign vehicles. My current 2013 FFH is close to the tops probably becauser of the technology for the price. In the past my favorite family car was a Pontic Grand Prix and the most fun was a Triumph TR3B. The most reliable were two Honda Odyssey's which I owned before switching to the FFH. Hoping the FFH is also as reliable.

[hermans]

Being a bit older than most of you young fellers and ladies, I've had an assortment of vehicles.

From Model A's (used, in high school of course), VW's, offroad Baja racers, motorhomes, F-350's, sports cars to this FFH.

I think the best weight to dollar and dependable car I had was a 1999 Ford Crown Vic. It got as much as 26MPG and never faltered in 131k miles.

The very worst car was a 1974 Cadillac Coupe DeVille with a V-6, a beautiful white with creme leather - an GM engineering disaster.

 

The most fun car was my 1964 Corvette.

The most eccentric was the 1962 MG-A 1600cc.

 

This FFH is like nothing I've ever owned, has it's own 'advanced gizmo vehicle category' and I like it very much, but the best? Not quite yet.

I had a 65 Corvette Coupe with fuel injection and a 67 Sunbeam Tiger. That Tiger was a boatload of fun.

[ace8726872]

I've been a Honda person for the last 20 years. My first car was 84 Buick Regal coupe. What a disaster! It broke down every other week. Ever since then, I have been buying Hondas except for one time I bought a Kia as a disposable car when my boys were born. Nowadays, Kia produces pretty good loooking, reliable cars but not in 2002. The most fun car was the Honda S2000 by a mile. My wife hates the car the day I bought it. She referred to it as "The Bitch"! FFH is the most bang-for-bucks with all the gadgets and has great ride as it is the most quiet car I have ever owned. The only unknown is the reliability.

 

 

Here is the complete list

 

1990 Acura Legend Coupe

1992 Honda Accord

2002 Kia Sedona

2005 Honda S2000

2005 Honda Pilot

2008 Acura MDX

2008 Acura TL Type S

2010 Honda Civic

2011 Honda Odyssey

2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid SE

Edited March 8, 2013 by ace8726872

[acdii]

I dont think you will need to worry about reliability, for the most part the new Fusions have been very reliable. Only a small sample of them are actually having issues, but most of them are showing no signs of trouble. If you look back at the previous generation of Fusions, they have a very good track record. I have had 2 of them, and other than a broken inside door handle, which cost me all of $35 and 15 minutes to replace, they have been trouble free.

[rjent]

I was always a hot rodder and gear head, and car guy so I won't list the street rods or other buggies we built.

I am also a die hard Detroit Iron type of guy and a huge Ford fan. It doesn't seem to mean as much now as it did "back in the day"

 

Anyway, my cars through the decades ....

 

46 Dodge coupe what a boat had the fluid drive 3 on the tree. Huge back seat .... :)
54 Buick Special (still have it :))
63 Ford Galaxie 500 Muscle Car (got 240,000 mi out of that one)
63 VW Beetle
69 Galaxie LTD Sedan Nice car
70 F100
71 LTD Sedan One of the best cars I have owned
74 Comet GT small block standard with factory floor shifter, Bought it new
74 Corvette coupe (Still own and drive it)
74 Corvette convertible (Still own and drive it)
77 F100 (still have it :)) I am currently rebuilding this one. Best truck I have owned
79 VW Diesel Rabbit (hated the car. My wife put 150 miles a day on it and it got 50 mpg) Bought it new
80 VW Diesel Rabbit PU (another love hate)
86 Bronco II Eddie Bauer (Still own it)
86 Buick Park Ave (Very nice car)
97 F150 super cab. Bought it new
2000 F150 super cab. Bought it new
2000 Expedition, Bought it new
2003 F150 super cab, Bought it new
2003 Expedition, Bought it new

2005 F150 super crew. Bought it new
2007 Pontiac G6 Hardtop Convertible (currrent car) Bought it new.

I have really loved them all as a car guy. My test drive of the FFH, blew me away. My wife also ....

Do I include my Cushman Eagle and Highlander when I was in Jr High? :lol

[GrySql]

I had a 65 Corvette Coupe with fuel injection and a 67 Sunbeam Tiger. That Tiger was a boatload of fun.

I'll bet that Tiger was lotsa fun, maybe we ought to start another Thread about the cars "we wish we'd kept".

In 1987 I restored a May '64 Mustang V-8 Poppy Red convertible and sold it to a museum in Finland, drove it on the ship.

I seem to have had at least one (or more) car that was for fun, the other for utility.

Lot's of car stories to remember.

 

This FFH is quite another type of fun, it sure drives nice and does the job I need now.

[hermans]

I still have some classic muscle cars including a 68 KR500.

[acdii]

What, no Vega's? Where is your sense of adventure? :)

[jeff_h]

What, no Vega's? Where is your sense of adventure? :)

 

We had a '74 Vega that we named 'Engelpuke' after the Bad News Bears character, did not have a matching wood-grain gas cap so it had a cloth glove crammed into the filler neck... so classy.

[GrySql]

I still have some classic muscle cars including a 68 KR500.

That's a nice car, you ought to take it to the 50th Anniversary of Mustang.

We did the 45th Anniversary Mustangs Across America drive in 2009, had 300+ various Mustangs on the road at once, over 10 miles of 'em.

Sponsored stops along the way - lots of fun.

[hermans]

This car is professionally stored and is in original. untouched condition. It's going to one of my sons.

Edited March 8, 2013 by hermans

[acdii]

We had a '74 Vega that we named 'Engelpuke' after the Bad News Bears character, did not have a matching wood-grain gas cap so it had a cloth glove crammed into the filler neck... so classy.

I had 2, a Coupe and a Wagon. The wagon was a POS, literally blew the back window out with the stereo. The Coupe though had very little rust, only the drivers sill where it met the B pillar. Car ran great burned NO oil! Of course I sleeved the block. :) It was a 72 with a 77 engine and 75 ignition, and the 2 speed Powerglide. Bugger could run 95 MPH.

[GrySql]

This car is professionally stored and is in original. untouched condition. It's going to one of my sons.

Not many like that around, quite a treasure.

[B25Nut]

I bought a 1976 Pontiac Astre (their Vega) with 25K miles on it for $795 in the early 80s. I got another 30K from it before it was ready for the junk yard. It is my personal example of how far Detroit has come in 35 years. It barely made it up the Cuesta Grade when we moved to the Central Coast of California.

[GrySql]

Do I include my Cushman Eagle and Highlander when I was in Jr High? :lol

Same here, had a Cushman with two wheels up front with a cargo box on it.

Don't remember the model, but we could get 2-3 of us loaded in the cargo box with one driving - nuts. Look, no helmets!

Yeah, what a different world that was.

Edited March 8, 2013 by GrySql