"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
05/23/2015 at 14:52 • Filed to: None
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"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
05/23/2015 at 14:52 • Filed to: None | 2
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It was either a 2015 or 2016 - not quite sure which. It was brand new. One of the local schools was having a car show, and if you took a Ford for a test drive, they’d donate $20 to the school. So why the heck not, eh?
With < 5 minutes in the car, my observations are thus:
Man, the hood on this thing is loooooong. It felt like I was a mile from the front bumper. But maybe that’s because I’m used to driving a Honda Civic.
Seating seemed comfortable enough. I can’t imagine the back being comfortable for anything other than small children and/or little people.
Visibility wasn’t actually as bad as I was expecting. Same with the high belt-line. The door still had a decent ledge to rest your arm on.
The steering wheel is surprisingly small, and the throttle and brakes seemed pretty touchy - very similar to my father-in-law’s Kia Forte Koupe. I suspect manufacturers are doing this to make things feel sportier than they may actually be.
Turbo lag was..... noticeable. Just like the Ecoboost fusion, it takes a little bit for things to wind up. When they do, though... I could see myself getting in trouble pretty quick in a car like this.
It’d be interesting to see how it handles out on a track with some corners that can be taken at speed.
All in all - not a bad car. Completely unsuitable for my current situation though (wife and baby). If they made a 4-door wagon version, I’d be all over it. Maybe in 15 years, I’ll pick up an Ecoboost Mustang for cheap and build my own wagon out of it.
JGrabowMSt
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
05/23/2015 at 15:00 |
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wagonstang?
I’m listening.
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BaconSandwich is tasty.
> JGrabowMSt
05/23/2015 at 15:07 |
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Exactly. I should see if I can photochop up something.
Sneaky Pete
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
05/23/2015 at 15:10 |
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I was driving next to an ecoboost 4 cyl mustang on the freeway the other day...man does that car have an awful exhaust note. Sounded like an elephant farting into a trombone.
Firewrx234
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
05/23/2015 at 15:30 |
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Am I the only one bothered with “Drive 4UR School”?!
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BaconSandwich is tasty.
> Firewrx234
05/23/2015 at 15:33 |
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Nope. It seems like any modicum of spelling and grammar has gone out the window when it comes to advertising. It bothers me too.