After 4 months I am coming back to leave a more honest review/warning about my car, and Skyline. My great unhappiness with my brand new Ford. This is my first new car, large car payments, interaction with salesman, and I very disillusioned about my entire experience. I really wanted to believe in Ford, help the economy, and feel safe while having fun in my very major purchase.
I am currently leasing a Ford Focus Electric from Skyline Ford in Salem, Oregon. The sticker on the window said it would be equivalent to 105 miles. The salesman, told me I would, "average 80 miles." I said that one of my main journeys would be going home to Portland, often, which is about 60 miles away. He said, "No problem! You'll get there with plenty to spare, have dinner while it charges, and head home!"... Not even close. I am no longer able to go home, at all, without a ton of hoops to jump through, and this causes great emotional, and economical pain.
After I was stranded twice from a dead battery, and absolutely no help from road side assistance as having the only option being "towed to a dealership" is utter nonsense. I needed it towed to an outlet! Luckily, my neighbors were outside the second time, and I asked them to help me push it close enough to my house that I could string some electric cords together. That was an incredibility hellish two days. Tow trucks, tears, having to pay for parking just to find out the one plug was already being used... stuck again and again.
I went back to the dealer the next day, and wanted OUT. It was less than two weeks, and was only 127 miles in.
I was more than willing to continue leasing another car, a hybrid hopefully, and continue on my way making payments, and living my life. I told him I wasn't getting the miles promised, and wanted a different car. I was told this was "impossible!" "His manager told him" the only way I could get out of it would be "an obscene amount of money," plus on, and on about how difficult it would be for them to write up new lease terms. What a hassle it would be for THEM! He wouldn't even tell me how much... just kept saying "obscene."
He said, "I" had put HIM in a very awful, uncomfortable spot! So, he says there must be something wrong with the car. Bring it in, we'll do a diagnostic. While there, not only are they telling me there is nothing wrong with the car... the service guy is telling me, "Well ya, if you use the heat or anything else you're not going to get anywhere NEAR 70 or 80 miles!" Try to imagine my horror. No one told me you'll average 80 if... if if if...
So I pick up the car, and am basically told, "Well, there's nothing wrong with the car..." so that's it. We're done here. I never heard from him again. The guy that acted like my good friend up until that point completely disappeared. Everyone there was so nice up until I needed help, and now you think I've heard anything from Ford, except robotic emails telling me how awesome Ford is, and all the "rewards I have" with Ford?
I have had the car 4 months now, and am up to 1700 miles. I average 40-50 miles. I am really starting to hate that car that I pay so much for every month. I have been stranded twice more... Once in the worst winter storm Oregon had seen all year. Driving with my head out the window, because I couldn't use my defrost, because it would cut my miles IN HALF, and I wouldn't get anywhere near a charger. A charger that the app in my car will tell me is there, and won't be. I was stuck for hours soaking wet, in the snow, with no heat, ended up sick, missing days that I don't get paid for.
Now, if I want to go home to Portland... I have to stop half way, find something to do, plan to stay the night while it charges, because I was also told that my car would charge "in a couple of hours." No... I have many pictures that even the car says it's going to take at least 20 hours to charge. Then, I still have to stop, and charge on my way home too! As you can imagine, I don't get out much now.
I would like to move, and I can't even dream of trying to look for a job in a more populated city if it's 15-20 miles away! This is complete shit, and this car makes me so sad. The steering wheel is even lifted on one side like the air bag is going to explode in my face at any moment. Just within the last couple days one of the handles on the back door stopped working properly.
I feel like I'm paying 300 a month for a toy car. I'm a teenager again... I "can" drive, but I still have to be home every day before dark. I felt so proud, and fancy when I took over those keys. Now I feel like royalty if I'm only going to the store, and can actually use the heat!
I really, really wish someone to fix this.
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