thegabrielles Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I am thoroughly acquainted with the MKZ. I was looking for a very specific car (used) and finding what I wanted was difficult. Fortunatley, I lcated one and made the purchase over the phone. My last three cars have been bought this way. 2017 MKZ 3.0T AWD Midnight Saphire Blue Drivers Performance Package Luxury Package Panoramic Sunroof Climate Package Technology Package Pretty Much every option, but the first three were the ones I wanted and the color! I flew into St Paul, MN at 12:20 yesterday, was picked up in my car, completed the signatures and was on the road an hour later after a quick tour of the car. The drive was 1150 miles plus a few "side trips" looking for food or that all important open gas station in the middle of mowhere at 2:30 in the morning. I made it home in about 22 hours with several long stops and a nap along the way. This was the first I had driven of the Drivers Package and I was suprised at how much different it rode compared to the standard one (at least what I remembered). Still pretty smooth but you can tell it not just for highay cruising. It had a fairly full tank of gas but traffic jambs for over an hour took the mileage down and I ended up filling up after about 300 miles. Tank 2 took me to the middle of kknowwhere and I should have filled up sooner, but I like to know what the reserve is so.... I pushed it a little bit more. 448 miles @ 26.27MPG, running just under 80mph with more stop and go traffic. The key here is Premium 93 OCtane fule. I hit a little rain but had the pano sunroof open with the back windows cracked. That was perfect on the highway! Tank 3 took me to morning, and I stopped just to stop for coffee and breakfast, yes I had a little nap through the night as well. I drove most of tank 3 about the same as 2 but had more traffic on the road and too many poeple that dont understand the keep right except to pass thing. 335 Miles @22.89MPG.... I had to give it a shot with Regular unleaded. That will be my last tank EVER! I cant beleive it was that much different, didnt really try to see any power differences. Anyway, after the last stop, I made it home and went straight to cleaning the bugs off the windshield. She is pretty and ready to show off!Initial impressions: Use High Octane.... in case you didnt already know!!! Drivers Sport Package Seats are defintely highly bolstered and I wish they were a little "cushier" for the long hauls Power... Why do they even make a 4 cyl??? This thing is amazing and considering the weight if the car and the power it has, it gets decent mileage. Transmission- I can see Lincoln throwing the new 10-speed in this thing if it will fit. The 6-speed needs help!!! Slow and lazy shifts even in sport mode isnt cutting it. It did decent though, it's just old technology that needs to be updated. Multi contour seats are an awesome addition and I do beleive they helped me get through the trip. Homelink and my garage door opener dont get along!!! Every time I have to delete everything and start over to add a car. So as soon as everyone gets home tonight I will start the reprogramming. Gas tank- 18 gallons It seems to be at 0 miles with a little over a gallon left. The math still isn't adding up though, as I should be able to get closer to 500 miles before empty. I should add to this, the computer doesn't do math well either as it was about 1 mpg higher on all three tanks than what I calculated. Overall, LOVE the car!!! still gotta play with things and make it mine. No, a tune isn't happening on this one for a while (before you ask). personnal preference. The car now has 10,300 miles on it and it will be Loved and cared for like one of the family! I will have it ceramic coated and tinted in the next few weeks, and I am thinking about a clear bra of some sort. Aside from that, drive it and enjoy it. It is replacing my 2011 Roush Mustang convertible.... so it has big shoes (wheels) to fill. Mustang is for Sale... BTW! I am going to add the pics from my phone as a reply... I know better than to post without pics but I cant get them to load onto my computer.... :) I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegabrielles Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 No front license plate here in Ga... when I took off the bracket I got holes.... that sucks! Ended up having to use the computer... technology is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Welcome! Looks just like my car minus the wheels and seats lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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