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Good evening all,
I apologize for the title not being a little more intriguing - it's 12:45am, I have to work in 5 hours, and there's nothing on TV. So naturally, instead of going to bed, I'm on here!
For starters: I'm Spencer from Buffalo, NY, previous owner of a 2014 Focus ST. About 2.5 weeks ago me and my girlfriend took the scenic route coming back from a state park a few hours from home and a deer, who's name will not be mentioned, decided it was a good idea to plaster himself across my hood in a 55mph speed zone - see attached pictures. Initially, they claimed the damage at $9,500 and were going to fix it, but a second look at the car determined there was too much glass that made its way into the dashboard/hvac/entertainment system and insurance deemed the car a total loss as the cost of repair was now ~$15,000... which brings me here, and to the title of this post.
So after browsing for cars, and thinking long and hard about it (and to keep the girlfriend happy
), I think I've decided to cop a Fusion Sport, and not grab another ST. I absolutely loved that car, however, she was not much a fan due to the small teacup size, and the lack of comfort. We test drove a Fusion Sport at a local dealer long before the accident, but I didn't have an opportunity to test it as much as I wanted to - the salesman was a rather large weenie - but the girlfriend liked this car much more. Anyways, I've found another Fusion Sport at another local dealer that I intend to do a much more rigorous, and thorough test of.
So, I'll leave you with that as of now, and will certainly post details of my 2nd experience test driving the car. I may have questions in terms of purchasing and will post in the appropriate location and I welcome any and all opinions/questions/suggestions regarding the car, and look forward to discussing with you guys!
Thanks
I apologize for the title not being a little more intriguing - it's 12:45am, I have to work in 5 hours, and there's nothing on TV. So naturally, instead of going to bed, I'm on here!
For starters: I'm Spencer from Buffalo, NY, previous owner of a 2014 Focus ST. About 2.5 weeks ago me and my girlfriend took the scenic route coming back from a state park a few hours from home and a deer, who's name will not be mentioned, decided it was a good idea to plaster himself across my hood in a 55mph speed zone - see attached pictures. Initially, they claimed the damage at $9,500 and were going to fix it, but a second look at the car determined there was too much glass that made its way into the dashboard/hvac/entertainment system and insurance deemed the car a total loss as the cost of repair was now ~$15,000... which brings me here, and to the title of this post.
So after browsing for cars, and thinking long and hard about it (and to keep the girlfriend happy
), I think I've decided to cop a Fusion Sport, and not grab another ST. I absolutely loved that car, however, she was not much a fan due to the small teacup size, and the lack of comfort. We test drove a Fusion Sport at a local dealer long before the accident, but I didn't have an opportunity to test it as much as I wanted to - the salesman was a rather large weenie - but the girlfriend liked this car much more. Anyways, I've found another Fusion Sport at another local dealer that I intend to do a much more rigorous, and thorough test of. So, I'll leave you with that as of now, and will certainly post details of my 2nd experience test driving the car. I may have questions in terms of purchasing and will post in the appropriate location and I welcome any and all opinions/questions/suggestions regarding the car, and look forward to discussing with you guys!
Thanks
