Bruce Z

40 when I got my max and now 42

It would only honk twice when you return if you had left your keys somewhere. When you return and the keys are with you the car does not double honk. Cheers, Bruce

If you just park the car and leave it on it will automatically turn the engine on when you need to charge the battery. It shouldn't run often if you are just parked and only using the audio system. Once the battery gets down low enough the engine will come on to charge the battery, you will be using the high voltage battery this way and not the 12 volt I believe. Others may have other ideas or correct me if i am wrong. Cheers, Bruce

I think you might try mail polish remover on the glass windows. Don't think I would use it on painted areas as it may dissolve the clear coat and paint but you could test it on an inconspicuous area first if you want to try it. Cheers, Bruce

Ok so I might have exaggerated the "Giant" Helmicken Falls but is still pretty impressive (I prefer to see it in the winter when it builds the "Snow Cone") plus lots of other things to see in do in Wells Grey Park. My wife and I love to take friends and relatives to Wells Grey and spend a day or two just exploring inside the park. It's about 2 hours from Kamloops to Clearwater and then about another 45 minutes into the park to see the Falls and the many other hiking trails which can be short or long walks. Cheers, Bruce

Hey Nick, So much to do in this area as Laurel has said SunPeaks is definitely a highlight, but the Shuswap is not far as is Clearwater and the giant Helmicken Falls. Around Kamloops there are many fishing, hiking, biking areas you could spend years here just exploring. Hope you make it this way and enjoy your trip as much as Laurel has. Cheers, Bruce

I think the new speed limits just encourages people to go faster. I do think 120 is good on the highway but it needs to be enforced better so you don't get all the others doing 140 which is not safe. I don't follow to many big trucks as the Cmax has the power to pull into the fast lane and zoom on by. That is why I love the Cmax so much - fuel saving when you want and power when you need it. It is funny how we can find different things beautiful as I look around kamloops and love the look, I can appreciate the Sunpeaks beauty but will come home to the desert any day. Cheers, Bruce

Ah yes Sunpeaks the undiscovered Whistler. Probably the best mountain in BC to ski at and in the summer the alpine blossom festival is amazing. So much to do in such a beautiful setting. I'm glad you found it and hope your trip next year is great. I love living in the interior of BC with family in Vancouver it is great to visit them but I truly love coming home. Cheers, Bruce

Have a great trip Laurel, TIP should be able to find Heffley Lake. Weather here in the loops is about 30 degrees and supposed to cool a little bit the next few days but mid 20 to mid 30s is perfect weather in my mind to be heading to the lake. Cheers, Bruce

Missed the Fed Ex guy on Friday so picked up the $725 Canadian check today. Thanks Ford, keep em coming. Cheers, Bruce

If you push and hold the unlock button on your key fob for 10 seconds it will roll down all windows. It usually happens with the key fob in your pocket and it gets pushed when you sit down. Cheers, Bruce

The black strips on my C-max have two "doors" for lack of a better term on each strip, that can flip open and under is a threaded screw hole. I would guess it is to attach a roof rack system to it. Cheers, Bruce

You know way more then I also but I have tinted the sunroof with the lightest tint possible just for the SPF protection. It may have had some protection before but know I know it has it and have had no problems so far. You do not notice it being darker than before with the tinting. Cheers, Bruce

7 hours south sounds like an easy one to bring in if it available. Contact your local dealer and have them call to see if it is available and have it shipped up. When we went to our dealer and searched available vehicles on their inventory list they came back with a candy blue one available and we went to work getting it shipped. As it turns out after a call to the dealer who had it that it was infact already sold. It is the one problem I had with our search for a new vehicle. Not sure why ford can't mark vehicles in their inventory as sale pending if a deal is in the works on the vehicle. We finally settled on the ice storm and are now very happy with the colour. I wasn't so sure I would like it when we ordered it but once we got it I fell in love. Good luck on your search and hope you get what you want. Cheers, Bruce

Definitely the black with roof. I love how large it makes the interior feel, and you can cover I with the shade if you don't want the sun shining in.