Marc Smith

hopefully tint and weather techs soon...

thanks guys... bought a 2013 SEL

hmmm maybe I need to keep the sharkfin antenna from my Prius that I never installed and just get a rattle can and shoot it... Wish the SEL had nav... not ready to subscribe to sync yet for 60 bucks a month... I'll have to read on to really understand what EV miles really means.. a big diffeence with the pedal feel on the cmax... vs the prius. I do miss the EV and eco switch....

well I got a 2013 SEL with 11500 on the clock. no funky smells or anything. I haven't had a chance to really play with all the info screens but I did see 6000+ EV miles.... drove it with the sales guy for about 5 miles got back and then kicked him out and went for a 20 mile ride. in a mix of city and highway was able to get 42 averge and on the 60 mile trip home kep the mpgs close to 45 holding steady at 65... pretty happy with the purchase... 18,500... but I have to handle my own tags and taxes... which will put me close to 20k now I need to order up the weather techs and get the windows tinted... it was drizzling today so no pics.. it will happen tomorrow.. now I just need to begin figuring out the gadgetry.... Salsa, my wife and I have been payment free for over a decade.....Nice to not have to worry about payments...

Kos, thanks. I don't own a c-max yet so no owners manual to reference...:) Maybe tomorrow will be the day.... hopefully the owners manual is more logical than the prius....:)

Hey folks, looking at a c-max.....wondering... Do all C-max SE have a usb port for ipod or thumbdrive? or is it a specific option package... I see stock photos of a usb port in the center console... http://www.sheehy.com/bargain/Ford/2013-Ford-C-Max+Hybrid-797ca5b50a0a00de368014e075c52e9c.htm

tim... here is the one I drove.. http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&csDlId=&csDgId=&listingId=605911909&listingRecNum=1&criteria=feedSegId%3D28705%26rpp%3D50%26isDealerGrouping%3Dfalse%26sf2Nm%3Dmiles%26requestorTrackingInfo%3DRTB_SEARCH%26sf1Nm%3Dprice%26sf2Dir%3DASC%26stkTypId%3D28881%26PMmt%3D1-1-0%26rn%3D0%26zc%3D22182%26rd%3D50%26crSrtFlds%3DstkTypId-feedSegId-mkId-mdId-pseudoPrice%26mdId%3D49085%26stkTyp%3DU%26mkId%3D20015%26prMn%3D0%26sf1Dir%3DDESC%26prMx%3D20000&aff=national&listType=1 I think if I went in with a $20K check I coudl get it...... yeah the regular prius with the flying bridge inside is "odd" but with powered leather seats it is comfortable. the one thing about the prius v that I did not like, when the seats are folded down in the back, its not as finished looking the seat gaps and such. but the normal prius and c-max the rear hatch area seems more finished a few bucks and attention to detail to the prius v woudl have been nice... was impressed with the pep of the c-max., totaly different feel than the prius... My car before the prius was a 2010 Chevy HHR with the 2.4l i4. so from a power to weight ratio the prius was similar to the chevy....I love performance, but i also understand with a hybrid, we aren't looking for 0-60.... On the c-max all the buttons on the center stack were also very distracting... and not looking forward to having to stick a garmin in the car...A few months with built in NAV was pretty nice... for $1000 more... I could get a new 2014... http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?tracktype=newcc&csDlId=&csDgId=&listingId=607396969&listingRecNum=0&criteria=dlId%3D435707%26feedSegId%3D28705%26rpp%3D50%26isDealerGrouping%3Dfalse%26requestorTrackingInfo%3DRTB_SEARCH%26sf1Nm%3Dprice%26stkTypId%3D28880%26PMmt%3D1-1-0%26rn%3D0%26zc%3D22182%26crSrtFlds%3DstkTypId-feedSegId-mkId-mdId%26mdId%3D49085%26stkTyp%3DN%26mkId%3D20015%26sf1Dir%3DASC&aff=national&listType=1 been reading on the site and it seems that the c-max has had some "teething" problems for a new model..

Hey folks. thansk for the forum. I am an 2010 Prius owner...trim iv bad news, a tree fell on the car while I was stopped at a traffic light. Car was totaled. So I'm looking for a new ride. and based on the money from the Insurance company it puts me in the ballpark of a used Prius v(wagon) or a lightly used C-max, or another standard prius hatchback but severl years newer.. Or a 2010 prius with a few bucks left in my pocket... I am hoping to be "out the door" @ 20K nice thing...wife is going out of town on business for three weeks, so I'm not in a "rush" IE have time to search. lots of good sales right now and next weekend (end of month) Not sure how much wiggle room there is on a new 2013, I just figured I'd intro myself before I start searching and asking... fwiw...I only had 9 tanks in the prius since I got it in january, and I have logged a couple 500+ mile tanks. hard to be upset with that... I did test drive a '13 c-max defintily different than the prius...