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It turns out that you have to call them to get the 5% AAA discount, rather than doing it on-line. That's $5.50 off (front liners only), and add $18.00 for shipping, so the shipped price is $122.45 Hey. five bucks is five bucks! -Kurt

What is this 3.5.1 I've seen people talking about? I've got the Energi with the 302a package. The other day the synch screen went blank 2 or 3 times, and said somethng about "Scheduled Maintenance". It was a royal pain - couldn't even turn the radio off! -Kurt

I's love it if the horn was a softer touch, so you could just tap it for a "friendly" toot, instead of pushing real hard like you are trying to squash something. And an optional PV panel on the roof with a trickle charger would be cool.

That sounds familiar. My 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander was t-boned by a lexus and totaled, so my wife and I went out looking for a new vehicle - we referred to it as "trying them on", since we weren't interested int est driving anything, until we know what felt comfortable. Looked at the Rav4, CRV, CX-5, Forester, Hyundai Tuscon, and stopped by the Ford dealer to look at the Escape. When we mentioned that we were going to look at at Prius, he showed us the C-Max, then the C-Max Energi. Which had far more interior room than my Outlander did. Also showed us the Fusion Energi, but it wasn't comfortable to sit in, so that went by the wayside. The Tuscon, Rav4, and every modelof the Prius were not good fits. The Prius surprised me, because we'd driven a rented 2010 Prius on vacation for a week in 2011, and loved it. The new model? Nope, not comfortable. Took everything we hadn't eliminated out for a test drive a week later. Loved the Subaru, but couldn't find one in the trim we wanted with an automatic transmission - between model years.The Escape had the most comfortable seats we'd ever sat in, but rode like a truck. The Mazda had the best ride of any of the vehocles, but the Worst! Seats! Ever! And the CRV had one minor little issue... the driver's seat belt connector is angled in slightly, and pushed into my wife's hip - just enough that we knew a trip would soon be very uncomfortable. (he Mitsubihi did the same thing...) We were able to wedge a folded cloth in between the connector and the seat, and that solved the problem. Then we took the Energi out for a test drive. Three days later we came back and took the Energi out for a second test drive, with plans to go test drive the Honda again. And we talked while we were at the dealership. *The Energi cost more than I paid for my house in 1984. *The Red one that was on the lot had that stupid $1300 panoramic sunroof that doesn't open. For $1300, it should open, AND give me a back rub! *For $30,000+, we shouldn't have to wedge a cloth betwen the seat and the belt to make driving a car comfortable. *The grocery store next to where I work has 2 free 240V charging stations. *Solar panels are being installed on the house. *Can they get the car I want in a reasonable amount of time? *Is $500 a large enough deposit? The dealership secured a loan from a local bank at 1.99%, and on May 29, we took delivery of our new C-Max Energi. I drive mostly locally, but we did take a 375 mile round trip to Connecticut for a graduation party a few weeks ago. The car had 161 miles on it when I picked it up. It has 2365 now. I've filled the tank 3 times. The last was on June 28. On the Mitsubishi, I would have put in about 11 tanks of fuel by now. So far, I've saved enough money on gasoline to make one payment. (And the electricity to charge it is miniscule.) I like this car overall. Two quibbles: The horn is too stiff to just give a "tap", and they really should have offered a rooftop solar panel with a trickle charger. -Kurt