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The car is great for several reasons:

1) It has White Clean Air Vehicle stickers - This means you can drive it in HOV lanes through at least 2018. A huge bonus if you're a commuter.

2) CNG is cheap - The fuel cost ranges from $1.99-$2.89 per gallon equivalent, which in my experience leads to around $0.15 per mile. (It gets around 17 mpge.) Compared to the cost of gasoline these days, cost per mile is similar to other cars with $0.15 per mile like the Honda Accord.

3) It looks like a bad ass police/detective/CHP car - Other drivers generally give you the right of way everywhere you drive. Even cops think you're a cop most of the time.

4) It is very tough and reliable - It's a big American car with a simple engine and transmission. This is a P71 Police Interceptor model, which means an additional oil cooler, reinforced frame and body mounts, upgraded driveshaft and more aggressive transmission shift points. (Police and CHP drive them for a reason.) I learned that it was originally used as a detective car for the Azusa Police Department and have taken it back to the same mechanic who worked on it for them (Economy Auto Center in Azusa) since purchasing it. I have all of the maintenance records and you are welcome to call Jack at Economy Auto Center and ask about the car's condition.

5) Extra electronics - I installed a Pioneer touchscreen in-dash stereo with navigation with a rear-view camera, along with automatic door locks and and alarm.

The car is less than great for a few reasons:

1) Range is around 220 miles - This means you'll need to fuel up more often than most other cars.

2) CNG stations aren't everywhere - They are more prevalent than you'd think, they just aren't at street corners with snack shops. They are typically close to highways in commercial areas. (For a map with CNG station locations and prices, Google "cng prices station map." eBay's link policy isn't allowing my provide the link.) I've driven the car almost 60,000 miles over three years and have never run out of fuel.

3) Trunk space is compromised - This car comes with the extended range tank, which reduces the usable trunk space by about 40%.

The accident report on eBay shows three accidents. The first happened before I owned it so not sure what happened there. The second, on 4/21/12, was a minor rear-end fender bender. I had the rear bumper repainted. Total cost was around $800. I don't know why there is a third incident listed on 12/4/13. Must be a mistake because nothing else has happened to the vehicle since the second incident.

All in all, it's a great car. Very reliable, convenient for the carpool lane and fun being mistaken for a cop. It has been my daily driver for three years and I am only selling it because I'm moving on to an electric car.

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3dCarbon now offering body kit for Ford Fusion

Tue, 01 Oct 2013

A factory-backed body kit by 3dCarbon is now available to Ford Fusion owners who want their car to stand out from the crowd while not being too flashy. The body kit adds a more aggressive front spoiler, side skirts, rear body trim and spoiler that are, in fact, integrated quite nicely into the Fusion's already-comely styling, just as 3dCarbon claims. All Fusions with the kit also receive dual exhaust ports with the stainless-steel exhaust surrounds usually reserved for the Titanium package Fusion EcoBoost models.
A nice detail of 3dCarbon's injection-molded urethane body kit is that it has undergone crash testing to certify that it can withstand crashes up to five miles per hour. Because of this, the kit is warrantied by 3dCarbon for five years or 50,000 miles, much like Ford's warranty on its own parts. In fact, the kit is available through participating Ford dealers and can be financed through Ford Motor Credit. Buyers can purchase the kit - pre-painted or unpainted - and install it themselves, or it can be purchased with a new Ford Fusion and installed at the dealer, pre-painted to factory specifications. Of course, it can also be ordered directly from the source. Take a look at the press release below for more detailed information on the body kit, and let us know what you think of it in Comments.

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Earlier this week, Ford invited us to Charlotte, NC, to ride in an all-new 2015 Mustang fitted with its turbocharged 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder. It's the first forced-induction, four-cylinder ponycar for the Blue Oval since the sun set on the 1986 Mustang SVO. We jumped at the opportunity, as only a handful of people have ever been in the passenger seat of this new car, and most automotive media won't get as close as we did until this fall.
As we revealed in our Deep Dive, Ford will slot this new turbocharged four as premium powerplant between its naturally aspirated 3.7-liter V6 and the naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V8. At last mention, the automaker said the direct-injected, all-aluminum engine will develop 305 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque, returning the best fuel economy of the three powerplants in the process. History buffs will note that those figures are appreciably stouter than the 200 horses and 240 lb-ft that the '86 SVO realized out of the same displacement, and the latter's figures were hugely impressive at the time. On paper, the new EcoBoost four looks to be a good fit for most owners who want to balance performance with efficiency - we were eager to see how it felt from the passenger seat.
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IIHS crash tests second F-150 bodystyle

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Sometimes, being the king comes with some extra scrutiny. At the urging of Automotive News, the Ford F-150 is the first truck to have multiple cab configurations crash tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. According to Automotive News, IIHS was preparing to release the crash-test report on the 2015 F-150 after the safety watchdog evaluated the popular, four-door SuperCrew body. However, the agency learned from AN that configuration contained steel bars welded around the front wheels for added protection. Those reinforcements aren't on the other cab variants, and IIHS is now going back to check a SuperCab without the strengthening to check its safety performance, as well. While the added bars might help the SuperCrew score better in the vital but difficult small-overlap front crash test, there's no guarantee that's their sole purpose. As the head of the IIHS crash lab Joe Nolan indicated to Automotive News, if Ford were just trying to beat the system the company could only put the reinforcement on the driver's side where the agency does the small-overlap test. Also, when the National Highway Travel Safety Administration checked the latest F-150, the Feds gave all three cab styles top, five-star overall ratings. Due to the additional testing, IIHS won't have the F-150's scores ready until July, according to Automotive News. Starting next year, the cab variants of other trucks will also starting being crash tested by the agency. Related Video:

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