Fusion vs Camry and Accord - the Ford Challenge

Ever notice when somebody comes into a lot of money, unexpectedly, the first
thing they do is a buy a new car? LOL


mike

 

Hence the saying; easy come, easy go.

People who have worked hard for a long time to accumulate their
fortune tend to be much more frugal. I am perfectly happy to have
less than 1% of my assets in automobiles.

 

Spoken like a true sales droid. Mike's LOL is more like a smirk.

Mike can't help himself, he's still pushing crap. Wears those white
shoes, too, I suspect.

 

What does than mean? I have far less the 1/2 % of my assets in cars and own
seven of them, a 2007, 2006, 1983, 1971, 1964 and a 1941.

Frugal is just a another way of saying, for I can't afford it. As you get
older you will realize that if you do not spend what you worked so hard to
acquire, others will some day, and it may not be on things that you would
have preferred.

Be happy, buy a new car and enjoy the peace of mind of not worrying, every
time you are driving, that you may get stuck along the road at any time.
With all of the longer warranties being offered on new cars, even if your
new car should quit, somebody else will get you going again at no extra cost


mike

 

Of course I do, but only when I'm jogging

mike

 

Then why don't you go out and buy a Ferrari a Rolls Royce and a
Lamborghini? You can afford it. Obviously, you would rather save the
money or spend it on something else. Why would you own all those old
high-mileage cars when you have two new ones?

So what new cars do you own? Since we know you would only buy the
finest car you could possibly afford, what would that be? The only
reason someone would buy a Ford is because he can't afford a better
car.

Horse shit. Obviously I could afford new cars, but I drive my 1994
and my 1998. The difference between my old cars and your old cars is
that I do rely on mine for everyday use and long trips. I guess that
is the benefit of owning Hondas.

My financial planning involves the check to the undertaker bouncing.
What I am working for is to not have to work. I am very close to that
and I am not yet 50.

I do spend money on the things I like: go-karts, rocketry and
entertainment of various sorts. I do like performance driving and I
could certainly find a car much cheaper than to own and operate than
GS-R, but the GS-R is big fun. It has plenty of performance for the
street and some will disagree, but I prefer front wheel drive for
street performance because it has a better safety margin. When I want
real performance, I drive a go-kart on a race track. I spend about as
much on go-karting as I spend operating and maintaining the GS-R.

OTOH, if there were an attractive alternative to my '98 Odyssey, I
would break out the check book for up to $30K - maybe more if it was
really good. I realize that this sounds funny, I require a vehicle
which is no larger in exterior footprint and no smaller in internal
cargo area. (Note: cargo area, not volume.) There are very few, if
any, new vehicles which can satisfy those requirements and none of
them excite me enough to spend the money.

My old Hondas satisfy that requirement. I wouldn't hesitate to drive
the GS-R to California if it otherwise suited the mission. Normally,
when I am driving long distances I need the cargo capacity of the Ody.

So I should spend $25K now to insure against a possible future cost
which could not possibly exceed $4K? You really are a car salesman.

That reminds me of another reason why I seldom buy a new (or used)
car...

 

You mean in additon to the fact you can not afford a new car?

mike

 

Like you can't afford a Honda?

 

Buy a Honda? I could easly buy a Honda........dealership, if I wanted.

mike

 

Sure you could, Mike. And the moon too.... IF you wanted. Enjoy your
Ford.

 

No I could not buy the moon, nor would I want to buy the moon. But I do
enjoy my three Fords and three Lincolns as much as I did my numerous Toyotas
and Lexus, going back to a 1957 Toyapet. The only difference I have found,
between what were all great cars, is the Fords and Lincolns cost me thousand
less to buy, and hundred less to service than when I was buying Toyotas and
Lexus cars

In fact one of the few cars I owned that ever had a major problem, among all
of the cars and trucks I have owned, was a Honda, that blew and oil seal and
fried the engine, when one of my grand daughters was driving it on an
interstate. I had to start litigation to get Honda to replace the engine,
on her a one year old car with less than 10K on the clock

mike

 

Well, that's fortunate since you can only afford to buy a Ford now.

 

Even if what you believe were true, I would be buying a new Ford before the
end of the year, not a used foreign car LOL


mike

 

We understand, Mike. You can't afford a new Honda and your ego won't
allow you to buy a used one.

 

PDNFTT.

 

I drove hondas all my life Im 37 years old and I love them . I drove a
Ford fusion at a test track in georgia and the CAR LITERALLY BLEW ME
AWAY . The way it handles outclasses every honda,camry,acord Ive ever
driven . Both the camry and accord are very mushy in corners and have a
marsmellowy feel . While the Fusion is very tight ,precise ,smooth and
handles extremly well. The cabin was quiet and I didnt hear alot of
engine noise. But for me I like to hear the engine a little . The
fusion IMO not only blows away the camry and accord. The camry & accord
shouldt even be in the same category as the fusion , its an insult to
the fusion. Ford did there homework on the fusion and they got it right.
And this is coming from a longtime Honda enthusiast. Im jumpin ship as I
think most honda engines have too little torque and there suspension
have become too mushy. I think honda has rested on there laurels of name
brand recognition. Id be proud to own a fusion. Or even a Dodge srt-4 .
Over any Honda-Toyota nowadays. The days of the crappy pintos and pacers
are over. American brand cars have caught up and surpassed many foreign
makers. The sales numbers dont show that yet..becasue the rest of the
world hasnt figured that out just yet. Because like me they were brand
loyal.

 

Why would I want another Honda when the 2002 I owned was one of the few, of
the many new vehicles I have owned, that was problematic?

I have a 2008 Lincoln MKZ on order. One of my neighbors is like you, he is
buying my used 2006 Zephyr because he can not afford a 2008 MKZ

mike

 

Not like me. I would never buy a crappy ford. Sorry you can't afford
a Honda.

 

HONDA = no torque

 

Yeah yeah, whatever. Don't let the door hit your arse on the way out.