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  1. Scott Merryfield

    Our Recent Car Buying Experience

    In other vehicles, though, the mechanism for turning it off isn't buried deep in a menu system. On my 2011 GMC Terrian and wife's 2009 Saturn Vue, it's simply an on/off switch next to the gear shift. And you really shouldn't need to turn it off in the snow -- it's supposed to be designed to...
  2. Scott Merryfield

    Our Recent Car Buying Experience

    A word of caution on the new Ford Fusions (2013 and 2014) if you live in the snow belt. The traction control does not work. A co-worker has one, and he has to shut the traction control off whenever there is snow on the road, as the car just shuts down the drive train to a crawl and he cannot get...
  3. Scott Merryfield

    Our Recent Car Buying Experience

    There are different sizes of Prius. Our friends have one that has more room than my GMC Terrain.
  4. Scott Merryfield

    Our Recent Car Buying Experience

    That pretty much sums it up. And if you are trading in a car and financing, don't get caught in the dealer's "what do you want to pay a month?" trick. They will play with the prices and loan terms to hit your target and you will never know what you are really paying for the vehicle. Just...
  5. Scott Merryfield

    Our Recent Car Buying Experience

    I'll use Edmunds.com to determine a fair value for the car model with the options I am seeking, and use that when going to the dealer. Fortunately, with the Detroit area being home to the Big Three, if you want to buy a model from one of them, chances are pretty good you will know someone who...
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