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pequeajim

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  1. I am up to about 42 or so right now.  I have "refined" my entry technique when getting into the car so that I can zip in and out of the car very quickly.  I picked up some bad habits in the Prius.  I filled up this morning, and reset the trip and got 45.6 going to work.  I was seriously hypergliding and paying special attention to staying in EV a long as i could.  Plus I tried to stay at 60mph on the turnpike which is about 85% of my commute each day.

     

    GOOD NEWS!  I am being moved to an office that is much closer to home; (no more hour and 15 minute commuting).  The trip to the new office will take about 15-20 minutes, all country roads, mostly flat, which is unusual for this area.

  2. Settled on the C Max, (notice i use the word 'settled", I forgot how many forms you have to sign.).

     

    Any way, while driving, I was mildly watching my economy gauge, and so far after almost half a tank, I am averaging arounf 40.5 mpg.  I don't know how some people are getting 50+  Must be driving downhill all day.  Anyway, this is about what I expected. I live in central PA, which ranges from hilly to mountains, so I'm not complaining.

     

    The car did not come with the latest software update, and I'm going to wait for a little bit before applying it.  I almost trust myself to do this if I could, but will let the dealer practice on other customers before i tak mine i to the shop.

  3. I was debating buying the C-MAX for several months.  I had a 2010 gen III Prius and have been very happy with the technology and MPGs for that car.  I have been commuting 57 miles to work every day and put 78k miles on the Prius in three years.  It has served me well, but as I am getting older, and being over six foot with a very tall torso, I found that it was getting increasingly harder to get in and out of the car.

     

    The C-MAX is very easy for me to get into, I love the visability over the Prius, and it "feels" more solid/quieter.  I am about to change work locations, (15 miles), so I really don't care about the MPG difference so much.  Had it not been for the job location change, I would have perservered with the Prius a bit longer.  I was all excited about the Energi, but after seeing teh storage, (or lack of it), in the trunk, I opted for the Hybrid.  I am giving up some storage in the back as it is already, didn't want to go that far.

     

    Here is a picture of my C-MAX.  It is a SEL, with a bunch of goodies.  I did not want a sun roof, so I was lucky to find this one.

     

     

    Looking forward to chatting with you all to learn more about my car.

     

    Jim

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