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since the Stock rotors are so crappy I wonder what's a better version of it out there. Stock rotors are about $60 each at MSRP; $45 each online.

the reason I'm asking is after 40K my rear rotors look like crap; but still with plenty of pads remaining. Dealer wanted $500. I think I can tackle this job myself turning a few bolts. BTW, my front brakes still look like new, both rotors and pads

yes but i thought the rear does not have regen braking. Is it true when you brake gently or harshly the rear physical brake pads press against the rotors just like a regular car?

How long did your Rear Brake & Rotors last? Does Regen brake accelerate rear brake wear? I am asking because in order to get a great braking score you generally have to drag the brakes longer; and the rear does not have regen-braking

I do know how to maximize regen braking and I score 100% most of the time. However, The better tires are for peace of mind and more driving confidence in foul weather. The braking performance sucks on the CMax in emergency situation. I think a lot of it has to do with the LRR tires.

If gas prices remain low as-is I am willing to sacrifice a few MPGs for the added grip. I'd like to gain some braking effectiveness through better tires.

There are plenty of 150K+ high mileage CMax taxi cabs in NYC. Some are for sale on Ebay; Craiglist for a couple grand.

I wonder if waxing the metal where the rubber touches would help....

PROBLEM SOLVED!!!!! I used nothing more than WD-40. I had window creaking issues from a few months ago and never found a solution. Having the windows down a bit would solve the issue but it was annoying. I took a look today and decided to spray the metal with WD-40 where the fuzzy door rubber meets when closing the door. Car is quiet as a vault now. I was going to trade the car in last week.......!!!!! This may not be a permanent solution but it's good enough for now. My brain is relieved when driving.

I didn't choose the VW Diesel because I couldn't get over the vibration and clatter at idle. How's the vibration on the A3?

Other than the Transit connect which is undesirable to most familes, Ford does not sell any 7 seater with sliding doors in the US

The center seat in the middle row was stowed below the seat cushion of the seat next to it. This CMax is a 7 seater, from Germany.

Link: http://www.hkford.com/eng/grand_cmax/index.html Highlights: 7 seater with dual sliding doors Made in Germany 1.5L EcoBoost engine 6 spd auto w/ Paddle shifter 7 seatbelt sensors on Display Sync2 Bi-xenon adaptive headlights Stow-away middle seat in 2nd row 6 airbags not 7 A spare tire Price: about $31.5K USD over there including local tax. It is considered a very cheap 7 seater. Focus ST sells for almost $40K over there.

I bought an inexpensive set of fog light kits for my SE online and I'm about to install them after I get yellow H8 bulbs. It comes with everything I need. I tested it out with the car battery and it is working. However, I'd like to know the best way to run the switch wires through the firewall and to find a Positive wire under the steering column which is only live when the car is on.

Getting back to the topic, I did swap in a Leather driver seat into my SE which is without heating. The seat harness plugged right in but inside the SE plug a few pins were missing. As a result, the seat motors wouldn't work and I abandoned the installation. It's too much work to add a few wires and fuses for me at the moment.

I think Ford would sell a lot more CMax's in the US simply by naming the car as Escape Hybrid or Focus Hybrid in the first place

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I'm interested but I'm new to all this.. I have an android phone and the mount. What device do I need to purchase besides the software?

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This is a stupid design but thank you. Would you know what item 3 is?

same as topic? I only see the High pressure port under the hood

EVs are good but make sure you check the electricity kwh rate before buying one; and the range drops a whole lot once you use cabin heating.

I have an SE with basic radio without MFT the big screen. I added rear parking sensors and backup camera + a small screen myself with very little costs. I find the parking sensors more useful most of the time than the camera. You may want to add that first and see

Very nice. When your battery reads 13.3V, is your car on or off? My car reads about 12.5V when it's off and 14.2-14.5V when on. I do occasionally get "Battery low, audio off" message when I'm using the radio while car is off. However, the voltage still reads 12.5V

I had to throw away several Li-Ion batteries (camera / laptop) since I left them in storage for too long without enough charging. Same should be true for the car's battery.