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While not keeping a written record of the discrepancy, I've noticed the gallons used in Trip 1 is at least a half gallon less than the pump. For consistency, I've used the same pump this whole century. On my most recent fill, the pump measured three fourths of a gallon more than the vehicle report. (!)

Just for the purposes of documentation, I made my first natural 50+ this morning. Almost a round trip, I started about a mile from the house - nearly the same elevation - and ended at home. Hoping for improvement with increased vehicle miles and better driving technique. http://www.fuelly.com/driver/bemyax/cmax Red Sky graph took a serious dip when cold weather and E10 conspired. We can't do anything about the weather. Definitely sticking to regular grade fuel, however.

It's sad, but it also made me chuckle a little: I just tried calling back to get a better answer. I wasn't argusome, or anything like that. But they wouldn't even say it was okay to leave it on for fifteen minutes while waiting for a train. Oh, brother!

Called Customer Relations with this same question today. I would like to leave the vehicle turned on overnight and maintain a minimum cabin temperature. At first she read me irrelevant stuff out of the owner's manual. Then the gal put me on hold to ask a technical representative. The answer I got back was, No. If someone here can provide a slightly more comprehensive reply, that would be great. It would seem rather foolish to expect the customer to freeze to death in a rest area just because Ford can't commit to how long the vehicle can sit still.

This is my third week. My C-MAX whistles from around 27 to 31 mph. Driver's side only. It's a high pitch, so I figured the leak point is small, but I have no idea where to start looking.

Um ... that was just over twenty-five years ago. I didn't really look ahead thinking I'd be telling about it on a forum. I don't think there are any pictures. If I ever run across the old shoebox of prints, I'll dig through it! :sadface:

Way back in history I had a 1983 Ford Escort which got around 32 mpg on the highway. The boys and I needed more room for camping gear, so I rigged together a modified teardrop shaped motorcycle trailer to pull behind it. On the trip that summer I ran at 35 - 38 mpg. I've only filled the CMax once and I'm toying with the idea of a trailing teardrop aerodynamic prosthesis for highway driving. Crazy, huh?