Halo Effect

dirtyblueshirt · #1 (**permalink**) 03-31-2011, 08:48 PM

I know it's not a Fiesta, but my parents have succumbed to the halo effect and today bought a 2011 Fusion Hybrid in Red Candy Metallic with the 501A Moon & Tune package. Using the Z plan, they got it for just over $25k, saving about $6k off sticker. My mom, the family cynic, is extremely happy, despite her vow of never returning to Ford after a bad experience with a 1993 Ford Taurus. It's a different decade, and a different Ford [Motor Company]!

BondiBlue · #2 (**permalink**) 03-31-2011, 09:09 PM

Good deal for a nice car. Pics?

dirtyblueshirt · #3 (**permalink**) 03-31-2011, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BondiBlue

Good deal for a nice car. Pics?

Waiting. They're back in the Detroit area, I told them to get me pics. Until then, here's the sticker:

Mom & Dad's New Car by dirtyblueshirt, on Flickr

tjl · #4 (**permalink**) 04-01-2011, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by dirtyblueshirt

despite her vow of never returning to Ford after a bad experience with a 1993 Ford Taurus

Ouch! Did her 1993 Taurus have head gasket and transmission failures?

dirtyblueshirt · #5 (**permalink**) 04-01-2011, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tjl

Ouch! Did her 1993 Taurus have head gasket and transmission failures?

Did any 1993 Taurus NOT have those problems?

That Windsor 3.8 engine was a nightmare!

aggoodin · #6 (**permalink**) 04-01-2011, 08:52 PM

I unloaded a very early 2010 Fusion Hybrid to the in-laws in favor of this Fiesta. Only for the simple reason of running way too many miles up on such a nice car. I felt I was wasting a 30k car on commuting. So I gave it to someone who would drive slower, around town and really appreciate it. Awesome, awesome vehicles the hybrids are. The in-laws are in love too.