Adrian_L

Let me ask you guys a question. Every bought a used car from a private individual? Did you calculate the fair, honest price of the car and offer the seller that amount, being careful not to give him less than the true, retail value? Even if he was asking less? Or did you try to buy the car for as little money as possible? I thought so.

Don't get me started. The sleaze-balls in my (ex) dealership make Donald Trump look like Pope Francis. BUT.......they had rock bottom prices and gave me $7,000 for an Audi A6 with a........well.....less than perfect engine. When we told the sales manager we wanted to "think about it" and come back later to sign, he freaks out and says "I thought we were doing a deal! We haven't sold a single car today!!!" (this was Saturday around 2) The next day we go back and close, and the insurance guy tells us "yesterday was crazy---we sold a dozen cars!" Always a good idea to check out google reviews. Just like everything else in life---dentists, teachers, psychiatrists, wives----there are good ones and bad.

Sorry, but there is not obviously an issue with the car. Or to put it another way, the "issue" may be as trivial as somebody spilling something back there and leaving it wet. Given that in the two years on this forum there has never been a serious issue with any kind of leaking or damp in the trunk, it may be leaky rubber seal or something fixable. Worth getting the dealer to check out pehaps?

I think we're at 20 months. Zero problems and a relaxing car to drive. I really should get around to taking the car in for those outstanding recalls and updates.

Does everyone know that the Mondeo and the Fusion are the same? Having been to China, the last thing I'd want there is a full-sized sedan, but Ford must have a valid reason.

There was a time when I would have almost given a body part for a 911SC. Now, unfortunately---I`d just be another guy pushing 50, with a mid-life crisis car :)

I sounds like he will be 100% at fault. Having said that (and only based on what you wrote)---I see a hi-performance car rushing up beside me in the slow lane and I am in the fast lane---I'm backing off the gas pedal and letting the moron go through. This collision "appears" to have been preventable.

The key to getting excellent mileage is to take your eyes of the empower screen and keep them on the road. Gentle does it on the gas pedal and avoid sudden stops--i.e. try to anticipate when you need to slow down for a light. Let the car figure out when to shuttle between EV/Gas modes rather than doing it yourself. And use the ECO cruise as much as you can, even in the city. You need equipment group 302A to get the rear camera and foot-operated power tailgate on the SEL model. After a year-and a half I prefer to use the FOB to open the tailgate. The foot thing is finicky and really only useful when you have a load of shopping bags in both hands. The camera, on the other hand is useful if you can force yourself to stop cranking your neck around and looking out the back window. Congratulations on buying a refined and rewarding car.

I'd have to agree with you. My previous Audi had a Bose surround system and you absolutely felt enveloped by the music. The Sony system is OK, but it is not a premium system in comparison.

You know what? If you're buying a car with 24,000 miles on the clock and (assuming you don't know a rotor from a drum) you don't have the car checked out by a mechanic, you deserve to be swindled. I find all of this largely meaningless---for every member on the forum who has had, say, a dead 12v battery you might as well suggest that the battery was swapped by the previous owner and is actually 10 years old! Of course it "might" happen, but members are looking for educated and reasonable suggestions to help them.

First of all, you don't know that the car was purchased used. The original post does not state this. Second, you "suspect" the vehicle has done 240 thousand miles in two years. That's 333 miles a day. A day!--------highly improbable. I drive 25 miles a day in the city and that takes me an hour. Even if you drove 5 1/2 hours a day at 60 mph with no stops, you wouldn't cover 333 miles. Third---it would be pretty obvious to the buyer of a car with 24,000 miles if the car has REALLY done 240,000 miles, don't you think? Unless the buyer was a complete moron. A car with 24k on the clock would, more or less, feel like a new car. A car with 240,000 k would be pretty tatty, as we say in the UK.

I think the OP would appreciate thoughtful responses based on the evidence at hand, rather than wild and improbable speculations.

First of all get yourself a cinder block or a really heavy suitcase and make sure that it is the cover that is bouncing up and down. 3M heavy duty double-sided tape may be the answer--the stuff that's about 1/8" thick. Personally, the only thing I hear going over speedbumps is a slight creak from the shocks or springs.

The issue here is that you're thin-skinned. You proposed an idea, and other forum members disagreed with you. You took umbrage to this as if their comments were some sort of personal attack. Most of them were polite--you just didn't like the fact they didn't agree with you. This is probably the most "respectful" forum I have been on. Bad apples get thrown out. But god forbid we have to agree with each other about everything.

Design is driven by marketing---there was probably plenty of negative feedback that the original Prius was "bland", "unsexy" or "utilitarian" or whatever. I'll reserve judgement until I see the real thing.....

Almost identical thread about three weeks ago that obob refers to. I'd go to Ford for a second opinion and/or maybe a warranty claim.

I predict that hardly any Prius owners will choose the (probably expensive) four-wheel drive option.

And perhaps an end to the "ATM dashboard", in favour of an homage to the glory days of automotive dashboards? Um........No. But the new Prius dash seems to have taken some design "inspiration" from the C-max, with its combination of black vinyl and brushed metal accents.

Please re-read my comment. I was not referring to "common" features shared by both models. Obviously a transmission problem would be universal since both models have the same transmission. But since you mention it, I'm intrigued.....how could a discussion of plug-in recharging times or pure-electric driving range benefit a Hybrid owner?

May I make two gentle suggestions: 1. Please no ENERGI-specific problems in the HYBRID forum. We love the Energi, but this is not the Energi forum. 2. "Are the Cmaxes any better?" As E.B. White wrote "Be obscure clearly". It is much appreciated when thread titles clearly indicate what the content/problem is.

Really?? I remember watching a documentary with a bunch of Ford Engineers and they were dead against Prius-esque "mode" buttons---they felt they were "gimmicky".

Steady on!! Forums like this attract people with cars who have issues. :)

For your info, I lived in Cyprus, which is a hell of a lot hotter than anywhere in the states. Funny----I don't remember ever being in a taxi or bus or car that didn't have the windows wide open.

You can't put up with 10 minutes of window-open driving like 90% of the planet without A/C in their cars? It just seems easier, safer, cheaper and more effective than chemicals.

I remember hearing about this a long time ago and it was recommended to turn off your A/C five or ten minutes before the end of your journey to let the vent blow fresh air through the system. In other words you don't want the A/C on when you stop the car.