zip89105 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Hi folks. Thanks to Ford's discontinued F&N sale this past November, I purchased my Fusion. Paid cash. I had been looking for a deal for quite a while on something new. I wanted a vehicle with decent power and a few options. A Ford in all honesty wasn't on the radar, but the F&N pricing took the BS haggling out of the picture and got me looking. I own (F) Ford stock, but that didn't influence my decision. Other vehicles considered were a Charger, 300, Maxima, Avalon, Camry, Outback, Legacy, and a 2016 F150. My wants were a FWD 2.0 with SXM, Homelink, and an auto-dimming mirror, preferably in Tectonic or Ingot, with the 2.0 and SXM being the must have options. The one I was going to purchase was sold the previous day, so the dealer offered me a color I didn't want with more options for less than the original deal. SOLD. Mine is a Deep Impact 2.0 FWD w/201a package and NAV. Overall, I am very happy. The tech package works as advertised, the SXM sounds fantastic, the stereo is good, the power is excellent, and the ride is supple. My only disappointment is a distorted view through the back window. I didn't get the Homelink or auto-dimming mirror, but I still love the vehicle. I wish Ford would get their act together and offer buyers a simple $300 optional Gentex auto-dimming mirror with Homelink instead of making buyers get options they don't want to get the mirror & Homelink. My preference is the cloth seats over the leather seats as I found the leather way too stiff. The 201a package cloth seats are very adjustable and comfortable. I won't be modding the vehicle although I will definitely add a Curt hitch. My other vehicle is a 2003 4Runner 4x4. Hopefully it's 8 years of good luck, because that's how long my factory extended warranty will last. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrjr66 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Welcome! I'm relatively new to the Fusion world myself, having just bought my SE on November 6th. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bman505 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Hi Zip, Good thing you didn't buy the Dodge or the Chrysler. They have come a long way since they were sold to private investors, but still have a long way to go to catch up in quality to the rest of the market in my opinion. I was a surprise Fusion customer also, I was originally looking at Mazda3 or 6 before I bought the Fusion. A while back Ford bought Mazda and developed cars on shared platforms (our Fusions are one of those). Fast forward to current times, Ford sold Mazda back to itself, but they still to this day share a lot of engineering. I liked that basically I could get a re-badged Mazda 6 with a turbo that makes the driving experience closer to a V6, which you cant buy in a Mazda 6 anymore. Any way a bit of a long story but congratulations on the car and welcome to the site. What color did you want originally? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip89105 Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 Tectonic (gold) or Ingot (silver) was my color choice. Interestingly, since my purchase 2.0 SE's are hard to find locally. I guess local Fusion buyers had a big run on them at the end of November, and good thing for us as they're costing more in December. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrjr66 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I guess local Fusion buyers had a big run on them at the end of November, and good thing for us as they're costing more in December.I read an article that said that Ford dropped the Friends and Neighbor pricing because a lot of people thought they could get a better deal by haggling and using rebates. I got both the Friends and Family pricing AND around $2750 in rebates on my 2016 SE 2.5 in early November, which resulted in a savings of nearly $4500 off MSRP. And that was on a base SE with only rear park assist as an option, so there wasn't a lot of markup. It might be difficult to negotiate that kind of deal now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I read an article that said that Ford dropped the Friends and Neighbor pricing because a lot of people thought they could get a better deal by haggling and using rebates. I got both the Friends and Family pricing AND around $2750 in rebates on my 2016 SE 2.5 in early November, which resulted in a savings of nearly $4500 off MSRP. And that was on a base SE with only rear park assist as an option, so there wasn't a lot of markup. It might be difficult to negotiate that kind of deal now. F&F was about $150 over invoice (X plan pricing) - not hard to negotiate on your own and in some cases you can actually do better. The only place it helped was with vehicles in short supply where they were getting closer to MSRP before the sale (Explorer/Taurus e.g.). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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