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Great Idea! :) Post a picture here Please. :) Paul

What tires do you have on the car? Using OEM Michelins they should last 60k+, Think I'll hit 80K on my third set. It is important to use 50psi to get even wear or the edges will wear faster. Take a picture of the tire so we can see what is going on. Rear upper control arm isn't adjustable and has to be replaced with new one to change camber. This could be the problem. Paul

I just couldn't give up the extra room to carry big stuff when I need too. I still think my HWY mileage is better a Volt too being able to go 700 miles on a tank. :) Paul

This is true. :) Paul

Boy at 375k mi. the ICE cover is got to be scary dirty. :drop: Paul

Here is my take on this: Most of my coasting in neutral is at FWY speeds and usually on long down hills. I will use D with EV or ICE to get to traffic speeds and then shift to N, if I continue to gain speed at around 5 mph over I'll shift back to D to maintain speed with regen. This usually keeps me from increasing speed, but when I start losing speed I'll go back to N. When I drop below traffic speed I'll switch back to D and EV to maintain speed as long as I can. In your first case the only loss different from your second case would be aero drag, tires losses would be about same for both cases. Gains would be lowering HVB temp causing higher output Wattage from HVB which I see alot of the time when doing N coasting. :) Somewhere I read Regen was around 80% efficient where as Coasting in Neutral is close to 100%. Paul

I'm wondering if you have a bad 12v Batt. connection. :headscratch: Check the batt. voltage to make sure it's ok. Paul

I monitor TFT using ScanGaugeII and I'm wondering how much of a difference in temp there is. :headscratch: Paul

What is G_PHTMP? :headscratch: Paul

It would seem you wouldn't need to get a EV with that much range in that case and save money with less expensive EV car. :) Paul

I agree with above, you really have to tug,pull hard and there are alot of sharp metal stuff to seriously cut, scratch your fingers and hands, it is a very tight fit. :drop: :gaah: And then you have to get it lined up right to screw it back together. :sad: Watched the video and his didn't fit as tight as mine. :headscratch: His didn't look that dirty either. Paul

That is strange in 5 minutes. :headscratch: I hope someone has an idea, FORD could be expensive. :sad: Paul

The air filter is a royal pain to replace and I haven't replaced my spark plugs yet, I have about 98k ICE miles and I think platinum plugs last 100k mi. Mine seems to be running fine. To bad you don't have repair records. :sad: Plugs could make a difference. Paul

Good Luck :) Paul

WOW! That is alot of miles, now we know how long a 2013 CMAX can last. Grill Covers are the best thing to do first. Top Grill Cover isn't necessary in warmer climates. Other things are: 1. Make sure you have EOM Michelin Energy Saver tires with 50 psi in the tires. Worth 2 mpg. 2. I'm surprised that your fuel injectors have lasted this long, use NOS Octane Booster in the tank when you fillup with Premium next time. Worth 2 -4 mpg. 3. Wheel covers are worth around 1.5 - 2 mpg with rear fender covers. ​Wheel covers need to be 18 3/8" in diameter and around .17" thick. I use foam window seal 3/16" x 3/8" from Lowes, Home Depot or Walmart. I have had some problem with the foam coming out. I machined a aluminum plug with 1/4-20 x 1 3/4" screw with fender washer to go through LEXAN then 1/2" x 1/2 nylon 1/4" hole bushing. Screw is threaded into aluminum plug. 4. Checkout "How to get Great Gas Mileage in a CMAX/FFH" again to make sure we have covered all the bases. 5. ScanGaugeII is good for monitoring WT, TFT, SOC and HVB temp. You should be getting atleast 45 miles per gallon. BTW your ODO is off 1.8% on the mileage with the Michelin tires so you gain about .5 mpg when using actual fillup gallons. Let us know how things workout. :) Paul

I'm at 190k mi. and HVB works fine, remember max usage is only 32% so at this rate the car will fall apart before the HVB dies. :) Paul

You couldn't pickup one in Montana? I Wasn't Prius bashing exactly, more pointing out the big difference between FORD's Hybrid system and Toyota's. I have driven my daughter's 2011 Prius a number of times on trips with her as well as test drove 2016 Prius. When you drive a CMAX as compared to a Prius the first thing is the CMAX is very responsive to the accelerator pedal. The Prius is very sluggish, we have many previous Prius Owners on this Forum and this is the number one reason people changed, plus CMAX is a nicer car all the way around. :) Let us know how things workout and we have a thread towing CMAX's. Paul

For now a PHEV/Hybrid are more practical if you only have one vehicle and affordable, I'm getting my moneys worth out of MADMAX with 189k miles. :yahoo: Paul

I usually stay to the right, but keep up with traffic, because I try to draft semi's when I can. If traffic is heavy just go with the flow of traffic, staying behind bigger vehicles is better, but don't get to close, you never know when someone is going to slam on their brakes. :) Remember I do all the things that are in my videos. I drive 5k miles on a trip across country and average 49 - 51 mpg using Premium 93 octane and usually get close to 700 mi. on a tank. BTW it usally takes 13 -13.5 gal to fillup my tank. :) I know my car pretty good with 308 fillups. Paul

Drove a 2018 CMAX Hybrid Titanium to compare to my 2013 SEL, mainly interested in MPG's and handling/ride feel. I wanted to make a close comparison so I managed to talk the salesman into raising tire pressure to 50 psi, taping on my center and lower Grill Covers. Went on a 8 mile city driving trip and only managed 41.9 mpg, a little disappointed to say the least. :sad: So I tried to figure out why, here are some potential problems. The car only had 50 miles on it, we were using Regular, trip was mainly going up and down hills for 8 miles. I'm thinking the ECM takes some miles to learn how to drive efficiently and the car wasn't aggressively trying to go into EV, accelerator was very sensitive about dropping out of EV as compared to my car. Things that should made it do better, temps were 73*F, installed Grill Covers which got WT upto 207*F in 6 miles which is very good, 50 psi tire pressure. By comparison I drove a 2017 CMAX Hybrid Titanium under less favorable conditions and got 46+mpg going 20 miles without Grill Covers and 50psi tire pressure. The car did have 250 miles on it. :headscratch: Paul

With temps in the 65 - 80*F range we are in the best MPG range for the CMAX Hybrid and FFH now. Here is my last trip to N. Atlanta and my tank fill up. Trip going up temps 78*F, little tailwind and speeds 75 - 65mph. Trip going back temp 73*F, little head winds and speeds 70 - 60 mph less drafting. Actual MPG for tank 56.6 mpg and almost 800 miles. :) YouTube video views upto 6500 now. :) I use Fuelly.com to keep track of my fillups and gas mileage. I use GasBuddy.com to find the best gas prices which you can save 10 - 20%. :) Paul

I went to the Atlanta Car Show and apparently Wade Ford supplied all the FORD cars which there was a CMAX Hybrid and Fusion Energi. Did they have a FFH or Energi? I think FORD only brought New Bullet Mustang and New Ranger. There are many 2018 CMAX Hybrids down here. :) Paul

I couldn't find any CMAX Energi's either within 100 miles. But Electric Dealers do have some CMAX Hybrids. :) Paul

The labor could be more to take apart the trans,, you will have to take out the ICE/Trans, but bearing cost wouldn't be much. Paul