Ford Fusion??

BOWFER

coffee_cake said:

I loved my Ford Fusion - I had the "full" automatic version.  Comfy, roomy and easy to get in & out off. Great boot space too.  Got written off 6 years ago, I still miss it
Had Ford still been making Fusions I would have bought a newer one.

Given that the Fusion was just a 'high up Fiesta', the Fiesta Active is obviously the new Fusion.

Ditzy_Mitzy

BOWFER said:

coffee_cake said:

I loved my Ford Fusion - I had the "full" automatic version.  Comfy, roomy and easy to get in & out off. Great boot space too.  Got written off 6 years ago, I still miss it
Had Ford still been making Fusions I would have bought a newer one.

Given that the Fusion was just a 'high up Fiesta', the Fiesta Active is obviously the new Fusion.

Yes and no.  The Fusion had a unique bodyshell, to which was attached lots of Fiesta bits; it was different enough to be considered a model in its own right.  The Fiesta Active simply is a Ford Fiesta with a raised ride height and a body kit.  One might argue that the 'new Fusion' is the somewhat unpopular Ecosport.  

BOWFER

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

 One might argue that the 'new Fusion' is the somewhat unpopular Ecosport.  

Undoubtedly one of the ugliest cars on the road.
it's just wrong on every aesthetic level.

GunJack

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

BOWFER said:

coffee_cake said:

I loved my Ford Fusion - I had the "full" automatic version.  Comfy, roomy and easy to get in & out off. Great boot space too.  Got written off 6 years ago, I still miss it
Had Ford still been making Fusions I would have bought a newer one.

Given that the Fusion was just a 'high up Fiesta', the Fiesta Active is obviously the new Fusion.

Yes and no.  The Fusion had a unique bodyshell, to which was attached lots of Fiesta bits; it was different enough to be considered a model in its own right.  The Fiesta Active simply is a Ford Fiesta with a raised ride height and a body kit.  One might argue that the 'new Fusion' is the somewhat unpopular Ecosport.  

Or, indeed, the Fusion morphed into the B-Max...

Ditzy_Mitzy

GunJack said:

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

BOWFER said:

coffee_cake said:

I loved my Ford Fusion - I had the "full" automatic version.  Comfy, roomy and easy to get in & out off. Great boot space too.  Got written off 6 years ago, I still miss it
Had Ford still been making Fusions I would have bought a newer one.

Given that the Fusion was just a 'high up Fiesta', the Fiesta Active is obviously the new Fusion.

Yes and no.  The Fusion had a unique bodyshell, to which was attached lots of Fiesta bits; it was different enough to be considered a model in its own right.  The Fiesta Active simply is a Ford Fiesta with a raised ride height and a body kit.  One might argue that the 'new Fusion' is the somewhat unpopular Ecosport.  

Or, indeed, the Fusion morphed into the B-Max...

This is just getting confusing now: a hatchback come* estate come SUV crossover has crossed over with a people carrier come medium sized hatchback crossover to create a crossover crossover?  It doesn't quite crossover into the right territory, however, as it has crossed too far over from SUV styling and needs to re-crossover over there.  It also doesn't crossover with a sports car, which is not crossing over far enough.  Perhaps a crossover crossover could crossover with an off road pickup truck crossover, a Ford Mustang and Focus estate crossover, and Donald Trump's combover to create an omnicrossover?   

*MSE appear to think that the correct spelling '!!!!!!' is an obscenity so I've had to use the wrong variant of 'come'.  Come on!!  

[Deleted User]

I can’t keep track with what cars are what these days. In my day it was Fiesta size, Escort size, Cortina size and if you were doing really well Granada size. Or if you were man about town you’d have a Capri. 

If you weren’t into cars you’d have Vauxhalls equivalents. 

BOWFER

Deleted_User said:

I can’t keep track with what cars are what these days. In my day it was Fiesta size, Escort size, Cortina size and if you were doing really well Granada size. Or if you were man about town you’d have a Capri. 

If you weren’t into cars you’d have Vauxhalls equivalents. 

I don't find identifying cars a problem, it's the sheer size of manufacturer's ranges that gets me.
One example, BMW.....who the hell decided that a 4-series was needed?
Ever so slightly bigger than a 3-series, but not as big as a 5-series.
What the flipping heck is that all about?
They're far from the only one, it seems to be the fashion to add cars that are just slightly larger than the one below now, almost imperceptibly so.
Using your terms, like having a car between the Cortina and the Granada.

lincroft1710

BOWFER said:

lincroft1710 said:

I was not suggesting your opinion of Fusion owners was incorrect

So when I state "there's nothing wrong with that", where do you get off saying I don't have a very high opinion of their owners?

Your original post said

I don't think your average Fusion owner gives a damn about handling.
If ever there was a car that said "I want to get from A to B and that's all" it's the Fusion.
Nothing wrong with that, of course.

The implication is that Nothing wrong with that, of course  refers to the A to B ability rather than the the owner's interest in the car's handling.

BOWFER

lincroft1710 said:

BOWFER said:

lincroft1710 said:

I was not suggesting your opinion of Fusion owners was incorrect

So when I state "there's nothing wrong with that", where do you get off saying I don't have a very high opinion of their owners?

Your original post said

I don't think your average Fusion owner gives a damn about handling.
If ever there was a car that said "I want to get from A to B and that's all" it's the Fusion.
Nothing wrong with that, of course.

The implication is that Nothing wrong with that, of course  refers to the A to B ability rather than the the owner's interest in the car's handling.

What's your point?
In what way is saying some people merely want an A to B 'machine' being derogatory about them?

GunJack

think it's the naughty corner for you two!!