Mr.Fusion Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Hey there. My name's Dan. I've owned Fords since the beginning, which for me was 1990. The wife's in a new Explorer. I also own a few other cars. My 2012 Focus Titanium Hatch was on its 6th clutch at 72k miles when I finally drew the line. I started the extremely long, infuriating 3 month process to have Ford buy it back under the terms of the Class Action Settlement for Focus / Fiestas with the dual-clutch automatic. They eventually cut me a check for over twice KBB on it, so it was worth it ? My local dealer had a cherry '17 Fusion Energi Titanium on the lot with 20k miles which they reserved, but the Ford RAV (Re-Acquired Vehicles) buyback process took so long that the dealer sold it out from under me. To make up for the mistake, they found me a new Ruby Red '18 SE Luxury Energi and transferred it up to me for free. I took delivery almost two months ago. I installed a Webasto Ford-branded Level 2 charging station outside my garage to charge up "Mr. Fusion", as my son calls it, by tapping a new 40A breaker off my 220V garage subpanel originally for my welders / plasma cutter. I'm a DIY guy. I'm also an old Pontiac guy. I restored a '64 Pontiac Catalina (visible in the corner of the pic of the charging station) and have owned a 2006 GTO since new, but that's not relevant here. Have over 2k miles on it now, and only put gas in it once so far. I like the new MyFord Mobile app and Sync 3, but wish they had a port for Tizen to my Gear S3 instead of only just to WearOS devices. Anyway, hey there! Dan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangster Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Nice car! One tank of gas in 2000 miles, that is awesome. We have a family friend that the ICE is used maybe 10 minutes a month in their Fusion Energi, it nearly perfectly fits their driving requirements as an EV but no need to have a backup just use gas, best of both worlds (except the loss of trunk space and drop down seats). Too bad to hear about the Focus. When looking for a Focus for my daughter (college, first car), I learned way too much about the DCT and leaking seals and control modules. I drove so many that behaved badly that it was worth the extra $1000 for a Fusion for her. While most of the cars were ex rentals, and understanding DCT the low speed parking lot drivability might have just been an annoyance and not indicative of a problem, still really turned me off on them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drolds1 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Welcome, Mr.Fusion! Lovin' that Pontiac. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Fusion Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 DrOlds- Thanks - It was a 4 year resto process, all done in my garage except the engine / trans rebuilds and seats / headliner. Car's been in my family for 32 years. Ain't worth a fraction of the resto costs to anyone but us. Some pics from the resto, starting with the donor frame. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drolds1 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Thanks for posting the pics. Great work. You're obviously a real gear head. The 8-lug wheels are a nice touch. Aren't those are getting rare and expensive? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propwash Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Thanks for the pictures. I loved the old "Pontiac Blue"color of the engine block. It brought back memories of my '61 Tempest. It only had a slant 4 (half of the 389), but it was still Pontiac Blue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowekmr Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Welcome Mr Fusion! Congrats on the Fusion Energi. I bought a used 2013 Fusion Energi (RAV) a few years back and loved it. Gave it to my dad after a year as payback for his car I tore up almost 30 years ago lol I used my 120v outlet to recharge but had a 240v outlet for the RV that I was going to buy a level 2 charger for. Like you I went weeks without gas my work radius was 15 miles so if I was careful I could make it all electric there and snuck a charge there to make it back lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Fusion Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 On 1/10/2019 at 1:54 PM, drolds1 said: Thanks for posting the pics. Great work. You're obviously a real gear head. The 8-lug wheels are a nice touch. Aren't those are getting rare and expensive? They've been pretty expensive for a long time now. My dad had an "extra" set of them bought back in the 80s when they weren't as ridiculous. I had them powder-coated body-color, polished the fin edges, then coated the entire drum in high-temp 2k clear coat. So far no discoloration, chipping, or shedding. The other set of 8-lugs are on our '64 2+2, 421 tri-power 4-speed. That resto is next using all the lessons learned from this resto. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Fusion Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 On 1/10/2019 at 2:53 PM, propwash said: Thanks for the pictures. I loved the old "Pontiac Blue"color of the engine block. It brought back memories of my '61 Tempest. It only had a slant 4 (half of the 389), but it was still Pontiac Blue. The non-metallic "baby blue" was only used until 1965, IIRC. And we had a '63 Lemans with the 1/2 389 and the two speed auto in the back. Delorean was one crazy dude! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Fusion Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 On 1/13/2019 at 3:56 PM, rowekmr said: Welcome Mr Fusion! Congrats on the Fusion Energi. I bought a used 2013 Fusion Energi (RAV) a few years back and loved it. Gave it to my dad after a year as payback for his car I tore up almost 30 years ago lol I used my 120v outlet to recharge but had a 240v outlet for the RV that I was going to buy a level 2 charger for. Like you I went weeks without gas my work radius was 15 miles so if I was careful I could make it all electric there and snuck a charge there to make it back lol There is an L2 charging station about a mile from work where I could go, but not in 20° weather! Maybe when it warms up I'll start doing that and convert all my commuting to electric. I get between 15 and 18 miles per HVB charge due to all the hills around here. I've altered my driving procedures as I've become more familiar with the car. It helps to see real-time feedback of coasting, regen braking, time under power, etc. for improving efficiency. If I get "antsy" for more "spirited" driving, I get in the GTO and very efficiently convert dinosaurs to water vapor, heat, and grins! As my buddy with his '17 GT350 says - It's all about "Smiles per Mile"! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drolds1 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Mr.Fusion said: The other set of 8-lugs are on our '64 2+2, 421 tri-power 4-speed. That resto is next using all the lessons learned from this resto. Wow! That's quite rare. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeh14 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Welcome to the forum! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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