Anyone drive a Ford with SYNC?

RCcola159 · 04-26-2008, 03:20 PM

Just wondering how many of you guys are actually using SYNC. I'm looking get a Ford Focus or a Fusion after I get my license. SYNC so far looks like the best way to integrate my Zune and my WinMo phone.

SilentWalrus · 04-26-2008, 03:21 PM

That would be a good idea, if you have the cash to buy the car/the parents have the cash to buy the car. Also that would be amazing to have a Zune friendly car.

AquaToad · 04-26-2008, 03:38 PM

wish i have one of them...or could drive...

runtohell121 · 04-26-2008, 03:40 PM

SYNC isn't that useful.. just a bit of somewhat called integrated feature that you have to pay a lot more.. so i wouldn't recommend it..

RCcola159 · 04-26-2008, 03:41 PM

Yeah, good grades can go a long way :P

And SYNC is actually a standard feature now. With any other car, I would have to pay extra to get an Aux-In or a new head unit. So it might save me some money.

I have a feeling I'll be using the car as a large speaker system more than actual driving.

Trogdor · 04-26-2008, 03:42 PM

mszunefan on this site does, you may know him as the zune tattoo guy

Darth Camel · 04-26-2008, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Trogdor616

mszunefan on this site does, you may know him as the zune tattoo guy

What? The zune tattoo guy has a zB account? That's awesome! |That guy is my hero.|

KaJuN · 04-26-2008, 04:43 PM

I'd love to have a system like SYNC. But then I'd have to buy a Ford and live with that ugly Mach 3 grille they glue onto every model. Yuck!

/wants Euro Fords in America

Trogdor · 04-26-2008, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth Camel

What? The zune tattoo guy has a zB account? That's awesome! |That guy is my hero.|

he mentioned that he was going to get the first tat a month before he did, recently he revealed his car type, phone, and actual name over youtube

Little Horn · 04-27-2008, 08:34 AM

I read somewhere that that dude was trying to change his name to Microsoft Zune. Is that the same guy? I like the Zune and all but that's just crazy.

Darth Camel · 04-27-2008, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by floorpuncher

I read somewhere that that dude was trying to change his name to Microsoft Zune. Is that the same guy? I like the Zune and all but that's just crazy.

Yeah, that's the same guy. It's kind of sad, when you think about it. Actually, you really don't have to think about it to realize that.

lilray3 · 04-29-2008, 03:44 PM

i would try it out first to see if it is out of the ordinary which i doubt

MadOx23 · 04-29-2008, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by runtohell121

SYNC isn't that useful.. just a bit of somewhat called integrated feature that you have to pay a lot more.. so i wouldn't recommend it..

$400 is not "a lot more" money. Its not like the overpriced $1900 nav systems in the Fords....

Honestly, I've test driven a Fusion. The Sync is a nice little feature. Not a deal breaker either way, though it is the only car that I drove where I could control the Zune without having to actually grab it. It sucks that more cars don't give you the option of using any MP3 player instead of just the iPod. My boss's iPod integration in his Infiniti is amazing.

I'm still on the fence about buying the Fusion. The Sync feature won't be a major factor in my decision, but its certainly not overpriced.

Zazuneafoon · 05-04-2008, 04:57 AM

When the Car show came to city, I went to it with my dad. It was cool and I saw the Ford cars with bannars every where saying SYNC technology, so I climbed in a Ford Focus and took out my Zune.( I don't go anywhere without it) and try to connect it it wouldn't work I tried multiple times it wasn't set for Zune (because it's Canada). The guy in the passenger side connected his Windows Mobile phone and it worked. I was like "wtf!" I asked one of the floor men about the problem. When I mentioned my Zune he had no Idea what it was he said he said it could SYNC with upcoming Microsoft products. (Zune? maybe) And by the way the banners all show Zune looking things, but they have more buttons and don't say any thing about Zune anywhere. So my conclution is that Ford SYNC isn't made for life in Canada! unless with out update.

crcooley · 07-31-2008, 09:37 AM

We just purchased the Ford Fusion and it does have SYNC and it does work with the Zune --- well, kind of. We pay the 14.99 monthly subscription fee to Zune. All the songs we have downloaded from Zune Marketplace do not play...the display says PROTECTED. Any songs we ripped from CD or already had on our computer play fine. We haven't synced the Zune in over a month so not sure if that would make a difference. Will try that and see but if it doesn't, seems like a rip off that even though we pay the monthly fee we can't listen to the songs in the car....it's not like we are sharing them...just listening thru the radio.

O'Doyle · 07-31-2008, 09:58 AM

I'm in the car repair biz and I haven't heard to great things about SYNC, but I do know Dodge has something better than sync. Also they have storage out the wazoo!

AceofSpades1005 · 07-31-2008, 10:19 AM

It's not good because Ford made it.
GO CHEVY!

MadOx23 · 07-31-2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by runtohell121

SYNC isn't that useful.. just a bit of somewhat called integrated feature that you have to pay a lot more.. so i wouldn't recommend it..

A lot more for? The SYNC system is $400, and its more than worth it. I bought an 08 Fusion a month ago, and the SYNC has been great. I've found that anytime I get pissed about it not understanding me, it was because the song was tagged wrong or had strange characters in it. Other than that, its been bulletproof, even at highway speeds with the windows and sunroof open....

MadOx23 · 07-31-2008, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by crcooley

We just purchased the Ford Fusion and it does have SYNC and it does work with the Zune --- well, kind of. We pay the 14.99 monthly subscription fee to Zune. All the songs we have downloaded from Zune Marketplace do not play...the display says PROTECTED. Any songs we ripped from CD or already had on our computer play fine. We haven't synced the Zune in over a month so not sure if that would make a difference. Will try that and see but if it doesn't, seems like a rip off that even though we pay the monthly fee we can't listen to the songs in the car....it's not like we are sharing them...just listening thru the radio.

Something is wrong then, because 98% of the 25 gigs of music on my Zune are from the Zune Pass, and they play just fine....

O'Doyle · 07-31-2008, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by AceofSpades1005

It's not good because Ford made it.
GO CHEVY!

I can semi-agree with the first one, but the second one is outrageous!

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04-26-2008, 03:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
RCcola159 Zuner Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Posts: 96 Reputation: 10 $zB: 88 Donate	Yeah, good grades can go a long way :P And SYNC is actually a standard feature now. With any other car, I would have to pay extra to get an Aux-In or a new head unit. So it might save me some money. I have a feeling I'll be using the car as a large speaker system more than actual driving.

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KaJuN Experienced Zuner Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 165 Reputation: 19 $zB: 156 Donate	I'd love to have a system like SYNC. But then I'd have to buy a Ford and live with that ugly Mach 3 grille they glue onto every model. Yuck! /wants Euro Fords in America

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lilray3 Experienced Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 119 Reputation: 8 $zB: 107 Donate	i would try it out first to see if it is out of the ordinary which i doubt

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Zazuneafoon Experienced Zuner Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 218 Reputation: 14 $zB: 163 Donate	When the Car show came to city, I went to it with my dad. It was cool and I saw the Ford cars with bannars every where saying SYNC technology, so I climbed in a Ford Focus and took out my Zune.( I don't go anywhere without it) and try to connect it it wouldn't work I tried multiple times it wasn't set for Zune (because it's Canada). The guy in the passenger side connected his Windows Mobile phone and it worked. I was like "wtf!" I asked one of the floor men about the problem. When I mentioned my Zune he had no Idea what it was he said he said it could SYNC with upcoming Microsoft products. (Zune? maybe) And by the way the banners all show Zune looking things, but they have more buttons and don't say any thing about Zune anywhere. So my conclution is that Ford SYNC isn't made for life in Canada! unless with out update.

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crcooley Zewbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6 Reputation: 10 $zB: 2 Donate	We just purchased the Ford Fusion and it does have SYNC and it does work with the Zune --- well, kind of. We pay the 14.99 monthly subscription fee to Zune. All the songs we have downloaded from Zune Marketplace do not play...the display says PROTECTED. Any songs we ripped from CD or already had on our computer play fine. We haven't synced the Zune in over a month so not sure if that would make a difference. Will try that and see but if it doesn't, seems like a rip off that even though we pay the monthly fee we can't listen to the songs in the car....it's not like we are sharing them...just listening thru the radio.

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AceofSpades1005 Experienced Zuner Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 132 Reputation: 15 $zB: 162 Donate	It's not good because Ford made it. GO CHEVY!

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