Time to say goodbye
10-10-2011, 03:47 PM
#11
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I hope the hybrid thing works for you. We really liked ours at first, but after about 6000 miles were on the vehicle the transitions from electric to gas became rougher and rougher, and this weird whistling/whining noise developed that occurred a few MPH before the switchover to all gas would have occurred. We inquired about this, and after testing other ford hybrids, we discovered they all seemed to have that, some less pronounced than others. If it hadn't been for those two things, we'd probably still have the hybrid, and just have a Q5. The milan hybrid was averaging around 38 MPG, which in Philly traffic is amazing. Our previous Q averaged 16.5 and the A4 averages 19.3, all manual calculations, not car computer supplied. If you ever think of it, after you've had your new hybrid for a while, private message me, and let me know how you're liking it. I'll be very curious.
10-10-2011, 04:13 PM
#12
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I wasn't implying you were buying a ford. I was just relaying our experience with hybrids. The only reason we went with the Milan was that it was the one hybrid out at the time we bought ours in 2009 that was reviewed by multiple sources to drive the most like a regular, non-hybrid, vehicle. In my opinion the only thing ford does, and does well, is design and build trucks.
Last edited by UrbanExtant; 10-10-2011 at 04:16 PM.
10-10-2011, 05:17 PM
#14
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Jetta or Passat TDI, they drive better, excellent on highways, great quality, few problems and what do you do with those hybrid batteries when you're done. hybrids arn't sporty and i need a sporty vehicle.
10-10-2011, 06:03 PM
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10-11-2011, 10:56 AM
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10-11-2011, 12:13 PM
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10-12-2011, 04:49 AM
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