mustangphil302
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BlueOval2010 reacted to a post in a topic: 2011 Fusion Saga. Cost of ownership after 1 year
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So exactly a year ago, I bought a 2011 Fusion 2.5 SE, 6-speed manual gearbox. It is bare bones, with only options being front plate bracket, rear spoiler, and CA emissions. Cost out the door - $7600 Mileage at purchase - 65,226 Mileage today - 105,926 Total miles driven in one year - 40,700 Cost of driving for one year. All maintenance, additions, and fixes, done by me, except alignment and tire mounting. All oil changes using synthetic motor oil and Motorcraft filter Fuel - $2777 Gallons burned - 1285 65,736 - Oil change - $28.90 - 5/28/16 65,736 - Steeda Strut tower brace - $88.90 - 6/3/16 67,765 - Wipers - $17.23 - 6/24/16 73,529 - Oil Change - $28.90 - 7/29/16 74,854 - Alignment - $75.33 - 8/8/16 74,857 - Tires (Dougls from WM) - $357.32 - 8/8/16 76,277 - Steeda Cold Air Intake (eBay) - $120 - 8/21/16 80,349 - Windshield chip repair - $19.95 - 9/14/16 80,774 - Oil change - $32.22 - 9/25/16 89,896 - Oil Change - $32.22 - 12/3/16 89,896 - Fixed Speedo - $12.10 - 12/3/16 89,896 - Replaced left tail light - $50 - 12/3/16 93,459 - KC Hilites Apollo Series - $105.21 - 12/10/16 93,450 - KC Light Covers - $18.04 - 12/27/16 97,963 - Oil change - $32.22 - 2/5/17 100,820 - Interstate Battery - $97.01 - 3/31/17 101,720 - Coolant Flush - $17.63 - 4/7/17 101,720 - Motorcraft Spark Plugs - $16.79 - 4/7/17 102,586 - Bosch Front Rotors - $106.02 - 4/21/17 102,586 - Bosch Front Brake Pads - $41.19 - 4/21/17 102,586 - Front Rotor Screw - $1.71 - 4/21/17 102,586 - Brake fluid flush - $7.21 - 4/21/17 103,465 - Bosch Rear Rotors - $57.94 - 4/28/17 103,465 - Bosch rear brake pads - $38.62 - 4/28/17 103,465 - Steeda Lowering Springs - $179.95 - 4/28/17 103,465 - KYB Shocks & Struts - $165.18 - 4/28/17 105,358 - Oil Change - $28.99 - 5/19/17 105,358 - Steeda Rear Sway Bar - $114.96 - 5/19/17 PARTS & SERVICE: $1891.74 FUEL: $2777 TOTAL COST: $4668.74 You could subtract all the parts that I didn't "need" like Steeda and KC lights. It would bring the cost of parts and service down to $1264.68. However, driving as much as I do, I'd like for the car to handle well. KC lights helped a lot too, diving at night on some secondary country roads. Honestly, the car out handles itself. Now it's too slow for its ability to corner. Few days after purchase Speedo was kinda jumping around. Culprit, damaged wiring to the sensor. Somebody tried to fix it before me. KC Hilites Installed Day of suspension upgrade. Before the springs AFTER Stock vs. Steeda Rear Stock vs. Steeda Sway bar
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WWWPerfA_ZN0W reacted to a post in a topic: Does Vogtland make springs for Steeda? Check this out!
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Couple months ago I bought Steeda springs from ebay. They're sold by Steeda stating "NEW item with powder coating blemishes..." We all know that official color of Steeda is BLUE. However, these springs are Vogtland maroon. They came in Steeda box, but no markings of any kind on the springs whatsoever. I contacted the seller asking if Vogtland makes springs for Steeda and the response I got: "I do not know who makes those for us". If that's not Vogtland color, I don't know what is...
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Looks really good! Pardon my ignorance, but is the front windshield tinted?
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WWWPerfA_ZN0W reacted to a post in a topic: Oil Change. How often do YOU do it?
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WWWPerfA_ZN0W reacted to a post in a topic: Oil Change. How often do YOU do it?
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WWWPerfA_ZN0W reacted to a post in a topic: Oil Change. How often do YOU do it?
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OK my good people. Here is what I have logged in so far Vehicle purchase date 5/27/16 65,736 Mobil 1 on 5/28/16 Initial oil change as new owner 73,529 Mobil 1 7/29/16 - Driven 62 days and 7523 miles since last oil change 80,774 Castrol Edge High Mileage 9/25/16 - Driven 58 days and 7245 miles 89,896 Castrol Edge 12/3/16 - Driven 69 days and 9122 miles 97,963 Castrol Edge 2/5/17 - Driven 64 days and 8067 miles As I said in OP, 95% of my driving is done on the highway. My IOLM is pretty much 1%=100 miles. I changed the oil yesterday, drove ~420 miles and IOLM shows 98%, so a little better than 1% per 100 miles at the moment.
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Thanks for replies! I think I found the culprit. It was bugging me that if I got the cruise to work, it would kick off if I hit a bump. Loose connection, right? As soon as I went to pull the plug, the wire separated from the socket. And it looks like it already had that problem on the other wire. I'm going to the salvage yard tomorrow to pick up another harness, and hopefully it'll fix the issue.
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Speedometer needle will go all over the clock, especially when I first start driving, cold. It was doing it every once in a while, now it hardly ever stops. Sometimes when the cruise control is on, the car will hit a minor bump, the speedo needle will jump slightly and cruise cancels until I hit resume. Many times it won't resume cruise on first press. I also noticed that if I roll in neutral, down a mountain for few miles, when I throw it in sixth gear, the speedo needle will be all over and cruise wont engage, for few miles. Is my speedo sensor fuct? Sorry for the quality, but iphone 5s doesn't seem to like to shoot a sharp video in this case.
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It's slow
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Welcome, I'm pretty new here myself. So what did you drive before you bought a Ford? So you wanna spice it up with aftermarket parts? Here is a good start http://www.steedafusion.com/2013-2014-fusion-parts/