After about 4 months of looking and 190+ posts I finally got my F!!
06-07-15, 08:51 AM
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After about 4 months of looking and 190+ posts I finally got my F!!
I just picked it up yesterday and drove back home 814 miles
I have to say I'm thoroughly impressed with the F after getting to know the vehicle over that many miles! I took a few test drives locally while looking but it didn't give me the impression that I got yesterday driving back home to Denver.
Not kidding just as I head out of OKC on I-40 west about 10 miles outside of the city I ran into a CTS-V wagon, he was going pretty slow just cruising and me, well I was going about 90 and I think the car sparked his curiosity as I passed him up, he immediately jumped behind me and started to follow me. I thought well that didn't take long
so we played around on the highway for a few miles and in the end we exchanged thumbs up to each other and went on our way. By the way those CTS-V's are quick wagon or not I guess that what's you get with a S/C'd 556hp V8, I was impressed in how the F was able to hang with him and not get completely dusted
Overall the F did an average of 26mpg over 3 tanks of gas I was happy with that result as I mostly cruised around 90-95 the whole way back. The car was very quiet and had good road manners at those speeds. I was in the car for 10 hours and noticed that the vehicle wasn't a bad road trip car as I thought maybe otherwise. There were a few lonely stretches of highway where I got the car up to 130+ and thought I better slow down or the cows might wonder what passed them up
Anyhow just wanted to let you guys know I finally got one and only have one pic to share for now, but more to follow!
I have to say I'm thoroughly impressed with the F after getting to know the vehicle over that many miles! I took a few test drives locally while looking but it didn't give me the impression that I got yesterday driving back home to Denver. Not kidding just as I head out of OKC on I-40 west about 10 miles outside of the city I ran into a CTS-V wagon, he was going pretty slow just cruising and me, well I was going about 90 and I think the car sparked his curiosity as I passed him up, he immediately jumped behind me and started to follow me. I thought well that didn't take long
so we played around on the highway for a few miles and in the end we exchanged thumbs up to each other and went on our way. By the way those CTS-V's are quick wagon or not I guess that what's you get with a S/C'd 556hp V8, I was impressed in how the F was able to hang with him and not get completely dustedOverall the F did an average of 26mpg over 3 tanks of gas
I was happy with that result as I mostly cruised around 90-95 the whole way back. The car was very quiet and had good road manners at those speeds. I was in the car for 10 hours and noticed that the vehicle wasn't a bad road trip car as I thought maybe otherwise. There were a few lonely stretches of highway where I got the car up to 130+ and thought I better slow down or the cows might wonder what passed them upAnyhow just wanted to let you guys know I finally got one and only have one pic to share for now, but more to follow!
06-07-15, 09:06 AM
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^^^Thx, I would have to agree with you on that, I was amazed with the vehicle on the way home!
06-07-15, 09:09 AM
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Thx It was my wife who pushed me and convinced me into getting the USB (glad she did), she said that my last two cars were black and for me to try something different, at first I was only considering Obsidian, but in the end I'm glad I tried something different, it's my first non-black car to date
It was my wife who pushed me and convinced me into getting the USB (glad she did), she said that my last two cars were black and for me to try something different, at first I was only considering Obsidian, but in the end I'm glad I tried something different, it's my first non-black car to date
06-07-15, 09:52 AM
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^^^^Lol.....I know my wallet is already going to be hurting thinking about what I want to do to it first.
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06-07-15, 12:28 PM
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Hi MileHighFcar, congrats on all the hard work of research paying off. A couple of questions about your search and decision making. Was the decision to go that far away based more on lack of local availability, cost or features? Would you travel that far again? Did you pay airfare or take a bus?
I'm retired, so I've got more time than money I'm in Fl, which is a large enough state to have several cities to choose from that are less than 6 hours drive. A one way rental car is about $120. But I'd consider going out of state in which case I'd probably want to fly or take a bus.
Anything you can share about your experience is appreciated.
I'm retired, so I've got more time than money
I'm in Fl, which is a large enough state to have several cities to choose from that are less than 6 hours drive. A one way rental car is about $120. But I'd consider going out of state in which case I'd probably want to fly or take a bus.Anything you can share about your experience is appreciated.
06-07-15, 01:08 PM
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Hi MileHighFcar, congrats on all the hard work of research paying off. A couple of questions about your search and decision making. Was the decision to go that far away based more on lack of local availability, cost or features? Would you travel that far again? Did you pay airfare or take a bus?
I'm retired, so I've got more time than money I'm in Fl, which is a large enough state to have several cities to choose from that are less than 6 hours drive. A one way rental car is about $120. But I'd consider going out of state in which case I'd probably want to fly or take a bus.
Anything you can share about your experience is appreciated.
I'm retired, so I've got more time than money
I'm in Fl, which is a large enough state to have several cities to choose from that are less than 6 hours drive. A one way rental car is about $120. But I'd consider going out of state in which case I'd probably want to fly or take a bus.Anything you can share about your experience is appreciated.
. I made a point of a 1,000 mile search area where I would be willing to fly to the destination and then drive back the next day. Anything further than that and I would have had to take into consideration the shipping costs for an enclosed transport as I didn't really want to drive the car back across country more than a thousand miles.I flew out to Oklahoma City Friday did the deal and checked into the hotel and spent the day/night hanging out down in the Bricktown district just to relax and enjoy myself with the car and then hit the road Saturday morning around 10:30 and arrived back in Denver around 8:45.
My hotel was free as I had points racked up on a card I had so that worked out for the timing of this purchase. The weather worked out perfect in the mid-eighties on the way home, that made the drive enjoyable and scenic
I would definitely do this again if the situation presented itself in the future. Hope this helps
Are you looking for an F currently?
As I was driving back I thought to myself this car is a true sleeper and somewhat of an unknown in the automotive landscape, just not a lot of them out there.
