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Old Feb 18, 2014 | 08:15 PM
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I've been getting 20.5 mpg according to the lie-o-meter. I can't wait to get a couple tanks through to verify the accuracy of that.

It has warmed up a bit here in Vegas and I am extremely grateful for the good A/C in this car. Definitely going to get some tint done after April.

The SYNC is working well for the most part. I gave up using bluetooth for music, as the sound quality wasn't as good as a USB thumb drive. And the voice controls for USB are better anyway. But I do use it for phone calls and it reads my texts to me. The voice recognition has probably been about 98% on accuracy too.
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I've been getting 20.5 mpg according to the lie-o-meter. I can't wait to get a couple tanks through to verify the accuracy of that.

It has warmed up a bit here in Vegas and I am extremely grateful for the good A/C in this car. Definitely going to get some tint done after April.

The SYNC is working well for the most part. I gave up using bluetooth for music, as the sound quality wasn't as good as a USB thumb drive. And the voice controls for USB are better anyway. But I do use it for phone calls and it reads my texts to me. The voice recognition has probably been about 98% on accuracy too.
Warm in Vegas in February lol... Glad to hear yor enjoying the car..
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Old Feb 19, 2014 | 05:26 AM
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nice pick up....I like those wheels....probably the best available on that year Fusion
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Old Feb 19, 2014 | 06:34 AM
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Congratulations

On another note

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Wow, you can buy a Ford from a Honda dealership..........in America?!?!?!?
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Wow, you can buy a Ford from a Honda dealership..........in America?!?!?!?
used, any brand
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Old Feb 19, 2014 | 11:38 AM
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Our Lexus Pre Owned Department just picked up (trade ins) a 2006 Dodge Viper, 2012 Camaro SS, and a RS5
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Originally Posted by Blackraven
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Wow, you can buy a Ford from a Honda dealership..........in America?!?!?!?
It's actually very common. Say you go to Dodge and trade in your Lexus. There are two things the dealer might do with your old car. If it's relatively new and in good shape, and he believes he can sell it and make money, he will sell it on the lot.

If it needs more work, is beyond a certain age, isn't selling, etc.... He'll send it off to the auto auction.

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Getting this car registered is a total pita.

Dealer mailed me the wrong copy of the DRS, and the DMV wouldn't accept it. Stood in a long line full of illegals too, lol.

I have to drive back out to Henderson to get the correct copy and then ask my boss to excuse me for another 3-4 hours to go back to the dmv.

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