Ford FreeStyle: Good Grief!!!

[mgescuro]

I can't believe how horrible this car is!!!

Really.... I try to be pretty reasonable about rental cars, but this one has 900 miles, and it's already creaking. Nice to know Ford hasn't gotten rid of those pesky squeaks.

Interior overall is OK. IT's got the typical Ford plastic stereo that has no tactile feel. Buttons plasticky. IP illumination is really dull. Switch gear is nice, but also lacks tactile feel.

What I find unacceptable, are the poor headilghts. VERY poor headights. They don't light up the roads at all.

Power is lousy, but seeing as it's a rental... I guess that's "OK." SO... I wonder if all other Freestyles are better.

I consider this one of the worst cars I've ever driven in my life.

[surferdude00711]

Way harsh. PS- your a staff member!?

[giagastormer]

Wow, I didn't think anything could possibly be worse than your G6.

[CRBoyd91]

This is a shocking review. The Freestyle's look good on paper at least.

[mgescuro]

Originally Posted by giagastormer

Wow, I didn't think anything could possibly be worse than your G6.

THe headlights are worse on the Freestyle than my G6.

[Buick61]

Originally Posted by mgescuro

THe headlights are worse on the Freestyle than my G6.

That's a mighty scary assessment. The G6's headlights are borderline illegally dim.

[TuffG929]

This is odd considering that I've heard mild to decent things about the Five Hundred interior

[mgescuro]

Originally Posted by Buick61

That's a mighty scary assessment. The G6's headlights are borderline illegally dim.

Actually.. they're almost the same. I give the edge to the G6 becuase the headlights cast a white-ish light.
The Freestyle cases a yellow-ish light, which I think is worse.

[mgescuro]

Originally Posted by TuffG929

This is odd considering that I've heard mild to decent things about the Five Hundred interior

The materials are nice. But as a whole, I'm surprised it's not any better.

[BigAls87Z28]

The Ford corprate radio is just trash. I dont like it in any of the cars, its beyond cheap. From the 500 to the Mustang, its all the same garbage. The Black Tie unit in the GM cars blows this away. That ugly 90's green display looks horrible.

[CRBoyd91]

Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

The Ford corprate radio is just trash. I dont like it in any of the cars, its beyond cheap. From the 500 to the Mustang, its all the same garbage. The Black Tie unit in the GM cars blows this away. That ugly 90's green display looks horrible.

Most definantly true.

[Swahili]

Originally Posted by surferdude00711

Way harsh. PS- your a staff member!?

Staff members can't have strong opinions? Mgescuro has always called things the way he's seen them and maybe this one is a tough pill to swallow. I've never driven a Freestyle myself but I don't think Mgescuro is making anything up.

[CRBoyd91]

At least it doesn't look trashy...

[kool_zx3]

Most people have really nothing but good things to say about freestyle...... Last one i checked out was very nice.

"The Ford corprate radio is just trash. I dont like it in any of the cars, its beyond cheap. From the 500 to the Mustang, its all the same garbage. The Black Tie unit in the GM cars blows this away. That ugly 90's green display looks horrible."

Atleast it's less troublesome and sounds better then the GM ones. In design it looks better then the ford but the plastic it's made of looks just as cheap. It's not that much better. It looks even worse since the hvac controls are all like one peice and makes the center stack look poor and super cheap.

Another thing yellow light helps u see better at night (in bad weather) compared to white light

[mgescuro]

Originally Posted by kool_zx3

Most people have really nothing but good things to say about freestyle...... Last one i checked out was very nice.

Well... I heard squeaks around the cabin, and the car's only at 1,000 miles.
THe power is unacceptable, but it's a rental, so I'm sure there's a better powerplant... I think. Cause it doesn't feel like 203HP.
The steering is numb, but the steering radius is decent. It's not very responsive.
Brakes are ok in normal operation. But emergency braking in the car (came very close to an accident last nite) leaves a lot to be desired.

Atleast it's less troublesome and sounds better then the GM ones. In design it looks better then the ford but the plastic it's made of looks just as cheap. It's not that much better. It looks even worse since the hvac controls are all like one peice and makes the center stack look poor and super cheap.

Can't tell if the sound is better or not. If anything, it's on par but defintiely not something to write home about.

Another thing yellow light helps u see better at night (in bad weather) compared to white light

Guess what... my first 2 nights here in Charlotte.... it was raining... sorry... i got a headache from straining to see. That's how I am totally sure Freestyle's headlights suck.