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class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/love-at-first-drive/" class="shorttitle">Love At First Drive</a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25317");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/love-at-first-drive/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt">well i came home in 1969 from the ARMY, and the first thing i did was to buy a car, well i road tested a 1966 mustang BOSS 302, and i have being in love with ford so much so i have bought 17 brand new fords since, and i will not change for nothing else</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts oddrow"><div id="psmall_25316"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/econolinewagon/thank-you-ford-for-having-our-backs/" class="simage"><img 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href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/econolinewagon/thank-you-ford-for-having-our-backs/" id="plarge_image25316"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/econolinewagon/thank-you-ford-for-having-our-backs/" class="shorttitle">Thank You Ford For Having Our Backs! </a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25316");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/econolinewagon/thank-you-ford-for-having-our-backs/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt">Thank you Ford! Wow – it’s been a rough couple of years and we can honestly say we wouldn’t have made it without your great product! We’re a family run wheelchair transport company and our entire fleet is Ford vans. With gas prices skyrocketing, insurance and government payments stalli</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts "><div id="psmall_25315"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/focussedan/going-strong-go-focus-go/" class="simage"><img src="/web/20120524021124im_/http://social.ford.com/assets/0/?w=94&h=57" width="94" height="57"></a><div class="scontent "><div style="max-height:40px;overflow:hidden;"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/focussedan/going-strong-go-focus-go/" class="title">Going Strong !!!! Go Focus Go </a></div><div class="showdetails" onclick="showdetails("25315","0");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>EXPAND THIS STORY</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="col2 ">05.23.12</div><div class="col3 "><div class="s1 article_popularity_bar" style="background-position:-119px -619px"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div id="plarge_25315" class="preview"><div class="limagecnt"><div class="article_archive_img_dt"><div class="date_box"><div class="month">MAY</div><div class="day">23</div></div><a class="limage" href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/focussedan/going-strong-go-focus-go/" id="plarge_image25315"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/focussedan/going-strong-go-focus-go/" class="shorttitle">Going Strong !!!! Go Focus Go </a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25315");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/focussedan/going-strong-go-focus-go/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt">My name is Donna R. Toro, back in 2005 I was Donna R. Velez. In 2005, I bought my 2005 Ford Focus, ZX3, SES from Scarsdale Ford in Scasdale, NY. I just want to say that my car is still going strong with 312,000 + miles on it, there is no typo here. I live in Pennsylvania and commute to NYC Monda</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts oddrow"><div id="psmall_25314"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/built-ford-tough-15/" class="simage"><img src="/web/20120524021124im_/http://social.ford.com/assets/3065/?w=94&h=57" width="94" height="57"></a><div class="scontent "><div style="max-height:40px;overflow:hidden;"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/built-ford-tough-15/" class="title">Built Ford Tough</a></div><div class="showdetails" onclick="showdetails("25314","3065");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>EXPAND THIS STORY</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="col2 ">05.23.12</div><div class="col3 "><div class="s1 article_popularity_bar" style="background-position:-119px -619px"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div id="plarge_25314" class="preview"><div class="limagecnt"><div class="article_archive_img_dt"><div class="date_box"><div class="month">MAY</div><div class="day">23</div></div><a class="limage" href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/built-ford-tough-15/" id="plarge_image25314"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/built-ford-tough-15/" class="shorttitle">Built Ford Tough</a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25314");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/built-ford-tough-15/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt">On May 14th, 2012, my husband came into contact with the rear tractor duel wheels on an 18 wheeler. It was raining and my husband hydroplaned across the median & shot onto the other side of the highway into oncoming traffic in his path was an 18 wheeler. The rear duel tractor trailer wheels ran ove</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts "><div id="psmall_25274"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/escape/saved/" class="simage"><img src="/web/20120524021124im_/http://social.ford.com/assets/0/?w=94&h=57" width="94" height="57"></a><div class="scontent "><div style="max-height:40px;overflow:hidden;"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/escape/saved/" class="title">Saved. </a></div><div class="showdetails" onclick="showdetails("25274","0");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>EXPAND THIS STORY</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="col2 ">05.22.12</div><div class="col3 "><div class="s1 article_popularity_bar" style="background-position:-119px -619px"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div id="plarge_25274" class="preview"><div class="limagecnt"><div class="article_archive_img_dt"><div class="date_box"><div class="month">MAY</div><div class="day">22</div></div><a class="limage" href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/escape/saved/" id="plarge_image25274"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/escape/saved/" class="shorttitle">Saved. </a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25274");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/escape/saved/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt">I loved my car very much. I have never had any problems with it and it was very reliable. On Friday at about 5:30 it saved my life. I rear ended a Chevy Silverado doing about sixty... He was almost at a dead stop. The truck didn't have blinkers or brake lights. Before I could even safely react the </div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts oddrow"><div id="psmall_25273"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/Ranchero/my-first-love-3/" class="simage"><img src="/web/20120524021124im_/http://social.ford.com/assets/0/?w=94&h=57" width="94" height="57"></a><div class="scontent "><div style="max-height:40px;overflow:hidden;"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/Ranchero/my-first-love-3/" class="title">My First Love</a></div><div class="showdetails" onclick="showdetails("25273","0");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>EXPAND THIS STORY</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="col2 ">05.22.12</div><div class="col3 "><div class="s1 article_popularity_bar" style="background-position:-119px -619px"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div id="plarge_25273" class="preview"><div class="limagecnt"><div class="article_archive_img_dt"><div class="date_box"><div class="month">MAY</div><div class="day">22</div></div><a class="limage" href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/Ranchero/my-first-love-3/" id="plarge_image25273"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/Ranchero/my-first-love-3/" class="shorttitle">My First Love</a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25273");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/Ranchero/my-first-love-3/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt">After owning several "Bombers", I needed a dependable vehicle for transportation and work. My Uncle Petesey had a well maintained Ranchero that he offered for a great deal. This dark blue utility vehicle had a black wrinkle paint top, a great 289 ci engine with a factory 4 speed and a Hurst shifte</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts "><div id="psmall_25272"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/Custom Deluxe/my-first-car-17/" class="simage"><img src="/web/20120524021124im_/http://social.ford.com/assets/0/?w=94&h=57" width="94" height="57"></a><div class="scontent "><div style="max-height:40px;overflow:hidden;"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/Custom Deluxe/my-first-car-17/" class="title">My First Car</a></div><div class="showdetails" onclick="showdetails("25272","0");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>EXPAND THIS STORY</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="col2 ">05.22.12</div><div class="col3 "><div class="s1 article_popularity_bar" style="background-position:-119px -619px"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div id="plarge_25272" class="preview"><div class="limagecnt"><div class="article_archive_img_dt"><div class="date_box"><div class="month">MAY</div><div class="day">22</div></div><a class="limage" href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/Custom Deluxe/my-first-car-17/" id="plarge_image25272"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/Custom Deluxe/my-first-car-17/" class="shorttitle">My First Car</a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25272");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/Custom Deluxe/my-first-car-17/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt">My first car was a1951 Ford Custom. I bought it for $ 50.00 when I was 16 and a junior in high school. It was a wonderful car to have and I enjoyed it very much. I liked the body styles of the 49,50 and 51 Fords and I still do today. That car helped to improve my life and family members lives as w</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts oddrow"><div id="psmall_25202"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/Galaxie 500 XL/my-first-car-16/" class="simage"><img src="/web/20120524021124im_/http://social.ford.com/assets/0/?w=94&h=57" width="94" height="57"></a><div class="scontent "><div style="max-height:40px;overflow:hidden;"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/Galaxie 500 XL/my-first-car-16/" class="title">My First Car</a></div><div class="showdetails" onclick="showdetails("25202","0");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>EXPAND THIS STORY</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="col2 ">05.21.12</div><div class="col3 "><div class="s1 article_popularity_bar" style="background-position:-119px -619px"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div id="plarge_25202" class="preview"><div class="limagecnt"><div class="article_archive_img_dt"><div class="date_box"><div class="month">MAY</div><div class="day">21</div></div><a class="limage" href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/Galaxie 500 XL/my-first-car-16/" id="plarge_image25202"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/Galaxie 500 XL/my-first-car-16/" class="shorttitle">My First Car</a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25202");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/Galaxie 500 XL/my-first-car-16/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt">My first car was a 68 Ford Galaxie XL. Wimbledon White with silver blue interior and Black (!) vinyl top. The WHOLE car cost me 300 hundred in 1978. It had 68 thousand miles on it. It was automatic with power steering, factory Air conditioning, black GT stripes on the rocker panels. 302 V-8 and cool</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts "><div id="psmall_25201"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/our-ford-f150-now-in-200k-club/" class="simage"><img src="/web/20120524021124im_/http://social.ford.com/assets/3037/?w=94&h=57" width="94" height="57"></a><div class="scontent "><div style="max-height:40px;overflow:hidden;"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/our-ford-f150-now-in-200k-club/" class="title">Our Ford F150 Now In 200k Club!</a></div><div class="showdetails" onclick="showdetails("25201","3037");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>EXPAND THIS STORY</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="col2 ">05.21.12</div><div class="col3 "><div class="s1 article_popularity_bar" style="background-position:-119px -619px"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div id="plarge_25201" class="preview"><div class="limagecnt"><div class="article_archive_img_dt"><div class="date_box"><div class="month">MAY</div><div class="day">21</div></div><a class="limage" href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/our-ford-f150-now-in-200k-club/" id="plarge_image25201"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/our-ford-f150-now-in-200k-club/" class="shorttitle">Our Ford F150 Now In 200k Club!</a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25201");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/our-ford-f150-now-in-200k-club/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt">We wanted to let Ford know that our Ford F150 Super Crew just past the 200,000 mile mark and is still driving great and looking great! We want to thank Ford for producing a great vehicle back in 2000! All we had done was a paint job when I handed down the truck to my 16 yr old son! Not many car</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts oddrow"><div id="psmall_25200"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/explorer sport trac/my-wreck-2/" class="simage"><img src="/web/20120524021124im_/http://social.ford.com/assets/3036/?w=94&h=57" width="94" height="57"></a><div class="scontent "><div style="max-height:40px;overflow:hidden;"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/explorer sport trac/my-wreck-2/" class="title">My Wreck</a></div><div class="showdetails" onclick="showdetails("25200","3036");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>EXPAND THIS STORY</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="col2 ">05.21.12</div><div class="col3 "><div class="s1 article_popularity_bar" style="background-position:-119px -619px"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div id="plarge_25200" class="preview"><div class="limagecnt"><div class="article_archive_img_dt"><div class="date_box"><div class="month">MAY</div><div class="day">21</div></div><a class="limage" href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/explorer sport trac/my-wreck-2/" id="plarge_image25200"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/explorer sport trac/my-wreck-2/" class="shorttitle">My Wreck</a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25200");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/explorer sport trac/my-wreck-2/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt">On April 29, 2012 I was 2 miles from home, coming back from Marietta Oh. I rounded a banked curve, don't know if I dozed off or what, but I looked up and there was no time to react, there was a telephone pole right there. I hit the pole, clipped it in two, and the landed into a tree head on. My </div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts "><div id="psmall_25180"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/explorer/first-road-trip/" class="simage"><img src="/web/20120524021124im_/http://social.ford.com/assets/3031/?w=94&h=57" width="94" height="57"></a><div class="scontent "><div style="max-height:40px;overflow:hidden;"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/explorer/first-road-trip/" class="title">First Road Trip</a></div><div class="showdetails" onclick="showdetails("25180","3031");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>EXPAND THIS STORY</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="col2 ">05.18.12</div><div class="col3 "><div class="s1 article_popularity_bar" style="background-position:-119px -619px"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div id="plarge_25180" class="preview"><div class="limagecnt"><div class="article_archive_img_dt"><div class="date_box"><div class="month">MAY</div><div class="day">18</div></div><a class="limage" href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/explorer/first-road-trip/" id="plarge_image25180"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/explorer/first-road-trip/" class="shorttitle">First Road Trip</a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25180");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/suvs/explorer/first-road-trip/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt">Shortly after taking delivery of our new Explorer, we set out to TN. We averaged 25mpg with the EcoBoost. It was really amazing how it "knew" where to find gas and avoid traffic. We love the space, the quiet cabin and super smooth ride. Really a great travel vehicle and it was surprising that </div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts oddrow"><div id="psmall_25179"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/surely-built-ford-tough/" class="simage"><img src="/web/20120524021124im_/http://social.ford.com/assets/3030/?w=94&h=57" width="94" height="57"></a><div class="scontent "><div style="max-height:40px;overflow:hidden;"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/surely-built-ford-tough/" class="title">Surely Built Ford Tough</a></div><div class="showdetails" onclick="showdetails("25179","3030");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>EXPAND THIS STORY</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="col2 ">05.18.12</div><div class="col3 "><div class="s1 article_popularity_bar" style="background-position:-119px -619px"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div id="plarge_25179" class="preview"><div class="limagecnt"><div class="article_archive_img_dt"><div class="date_box"><div class="month">MAY</div><div class="day">18</div></div><a class="limage" href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/surely-built-ford-tough/" id="plarge_image25179"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/surely-built-ford-tough/" class="shorttitle">Surely Built Ford Tough</a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25179");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/surely-built-ford-tough/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt"> I am in love with my 2012 Mustang GT....it's base model without all the extras and I'm not disappointed at all. 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It was my first ride in a muscle car and clearl</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts oddrow"><div id="psmall_25177"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/the-truck-that-will-never-quit/" class="simage"><img src="/web/20120524021124im_/http://social.ford.com/assets/3028/?w=94&h=57" width="94" height="57"></a><div class="scontent "><div style="max-height:40px;overflow:hidden;"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/the-truck-that-will-never-quit/" class="title">The Truck That Will Never Quit!</a></div><div class="showdetails" onclick="showdetails("25177","3028");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>EXPAND THIS STORY</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="col2 ">05.18.12</div><div class="col3 "><div class="s1 article_popularity_bar" style="background-position:-119px -619px"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div id="plarge_25177" class="preview"><div class="limagecnt"><div class="article_archive_img_dt"><div class="date_box"><div class="month">MAY</div><div class="day">18</div></div><a class="limage" href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/the-truck-that-will-never-quit/" id="plarge_image25177"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/the-truck-that-will-never-quit/" class="shorttitle">The Truck That Will Never Quit!</a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25177");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/the-truck-that-will-never-quit/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt"> I just wanted to get my story out there. In 2004 I had just got married and bought a used 01 F150 4x4 Lariat. I was so excited about this truck and it was the very first that I had purchased on my own! Not but two weeks after owning the vehicle I was at my friend ranch helping him get two vehicl</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts "><div id="psmall_25176"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/focussedan/powerful-2012-ford-focus-sfe-mpg/" class="simage"><img src="/web/20120524021124im_/http://social.ford.com/assets/3027/?w=94&h=57" width="94" height="57"></a><div class="scontent "><div style="max-height:40px;overflow:hidden;"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/focussedan/powerful-2012-ford-focus-sfe-mpg/" class="title">Powerful 2012 Ford Focus Sfe Mpg!</a></div><div class="showdetails" onclick="showdetails("25176","3027");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>EXPAND THIS STORY</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="col2 ">05.18.12</div><div class="col3 "><div class="s1 article_popularity_bar" style="background-position:-119px -619px"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div id="plarge_25176" class="preview"><div class="limagecnt"><div class="article_archive_img_dt"><div class="date_box"><div class="month">MAY</div><div class="day">18</div></div><a class="limage" href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/focussedan/powerful-2012-ford-focus-sfe-mpg/" id="plarge_image25176"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/focussedan/powerful-2012-ford-focus-sfe-mpg/" class="shorttitle">Powerful 2012 Ford Focus Sfe Mpg!</a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25176");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/focussedan/powerful-2012-ford-focus-sfe-mpg/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt">Almost a year ago today my wife and I bought a 2012 Focus SFE at our local Ford dealer after her Kia's engine blew up. Sandy travels 50 miles round trip for work with about 45 of that on the highway. When we went to Apple Ford their sales rep Nick Cavallin pointed us to this wonderful car that JUST</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts oddrow"><div id="psmall_25166"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/one-of-my-best-decisions/" class="simage"><img src="/web/20120524021124im_/http://social.ford.com/assets/0/?w=94&h=57" width="94" height="57"></a><div class="scontent "><div style="max-height:40px;overflow:hidden;"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/one-of-my-best-decisions/" class="title">One Of My Best Decisions</a></div><div class="showdetails" onclick="showdetails("25166","0");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>EXPAND THIS STORY</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="col2 ">05.17.12</div><div class="col3 "><div class="s1 article_popularity_bar" style="background-position:-119px -619px"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div id="plarge_25166" class="preview"><div class="limagecnt"><div class="article_archive_img_dt"><div class="date_box"><div class="month">MAY</div><div class="day">17</div></div><a class="limage" href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/one-of-my-best-decisions/" id="plarge_image25166"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/one-of-my-best-decisions/" class="shorttitle">One Of My Best Decisions</a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25166");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/trucks/f-150/one-of-my-best-decisions/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt">traded in a dodge disiel for the new ecoboost, this new ford out performs that dodge in every way, and I don't have to pay those high desiel fuel prices any more</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="posts "><div id="psmall_25165"><div class="col1 "><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/my-first-car-15/" class="simage"><img src="/web/20120524021124im_/http://social.ford.com/assets/3025/?w=94&h=57" width="94" height="57"></a><div class="scontent "><div style="max-height:40px;overflow:hidden;"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/my-first-car-15/" class="title">My First Car</a></div><div class="showdetails" onclick="showdetails("25165","3025");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>EXPAND THIS STORY</div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="col2 ">05.17.12</div><div class="col3 "><div class="s1 article_popularity_bar" style="background-position:-119px -619px"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div id="plarge_25165" class="preview"><div class="limagecnt"><div class="article_archive_img_dt"><div class="date_box"><div class="month">MAY</div><div class="day">17</div></div><a class="limage" href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/my-first-car-15/" id="plarge_image25165"></a></div></div><div class="pcontent"><div class="ptopcontent"><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/my-first-car-15/" class="shorttitle">My First Car</a><div class="hidedetails" onclick="hidedetails("25165");"><span class="s1 arrow left"></span>HIDE DETAILS</div></div><a href="/web/20120524021124/http://social.ford.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/my-first-car-15/" class="s1 ctastory">READ MORE</a><div class="clear"></div><div class="excerpt">When I was in my early teens I began thinking about what kind of car I would want when I was older. Of course it had to be an American car and it had to be fast, so after examining various cars and reading reviews I thought that the Ford mustang would be the perfect car for me. 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The seats are comfortable, supportive, grippy, firm in the right places and the materials are rugged yet pleasing to the touch. The cabin is wonderfully quiet, something I don't take for granted on my 43 mile highway commute. 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