During my research on this car, I've heard about the battery issues and the window issues, so i'm curious. For those who are having the problems, does anyone regret their purchase of the vehicle, or is it still worth it, warts and all?
The only way I can see someone regretting this car is if it is lease and they are paying 500 a month and driving around in a frap rental during a large part of their leaseI have zero regrets buying this car. And yes, i've had the battery issue as well as the TPU seal problem.
The way i look at it is: I've known what i got myself into when i purchased this car. It's the first year for the Fusion Sport with this setup, so i knew there would be bugs and problems.
As long as the dealers are on top of it, and fix your problems i don't see why someone would regret it. (Apart from actually just not liking the car).
I enjoy every minute when i drive my sport. I've had a 2015 fusion with the 1.5 ecoboost before and every time i drive the sport, i feel like a kid again... lol
The technology and the power combined makes this car a fun and enjoyable ride.
I'm not looking at a 50k mile car I don't keep anything longer than a year or 2, so the maintenance thing doesn't mean anything to me. I'm purely looking for a car that's fun to drive, and meets my expectations. This car does not.I still haven't purchased, I'm not spooked yet on the Sport.
Hoping if I order what I want at the end of the month, the bugs should be ironed out
by the time of delivery.
As far as the Audi, my wife has a Q5, in December she had it in the dealer for the 50000 mile service, it was
really close to $1000.
It's the supercharged V6, so they changed the SC belt and spark plugs along with the regular maintenance.
I read on the Audi forums when it's time to change the transfer case fluid, just the fluid was like 5-600 bucks.
I totally agree... right after pulling the trigger and ordering the fusion sport and agreeing with the wife on it... I saw the MKZ and between the revel stereo, AWD system, chalet interior on the Black label, 400 hp/trq, panoramic glass roof, and massaging seats... I'm kickin my self... FUSION SPORT SHOULD BE GREAT when I gets here in a couple of weeks but the mkz is just a lot of icing on the cake...I don't have any regrets about the car itself, however I do have some regrets about the buying experience, since hindsight is always 20/20...
I wish I knew how much buying power I really had when I ordered my car. Being my first new car purchase, it was already a daunting task versus my first two cars which were used, and below the $10K mark paid in full. Going from barely making ends meet as a college student, to buying a new car 5 months after graduating was a significant step, however, that was the benefit of working to make sure I graduated debt free...
Had I known how much car I can actually afford, I would have sprung for the 3.0TT MKZ that I had really wanted. Being that the only performance metric I really care about is straight line speed, its the car that would have suited me better. Although the fuspo is pretty smooth, I still find it a bit harsh even in standard drive mode on the rough and bumpy roads of northeast ohio. I don't track or autoX my cars, so I just really don't care that much how flat they corner. The MKZ would have been more than enough to satisfy my cornering needs, especially with the trick torque-vectoring AWD system it gets versus our brake-based one. Also, those 30 way seats, they're just so amazing. I wanted those almost more than the 3.0...
I love my car, and Lightning Blue is just so pretty, however I think the MKZ would have been the better fit for me.
no regrets about the fusion. I feel like I got a lot of car for $35k.