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When you want to operate without the A/C the air out of the vents when you start up has been baking in the sun. So when it is weather where I know I can live with just my windows open I turn on the A/C for about 30 seconds. It cools down the vents and the ducts quickly. I then turn off the A/C and can drive comfortably with the energy robbing A/C off.

I bought one tank of ethanol free gasoline. Could not compare mileage as was about to make highway trip. But it was $.40 more a gallon. Might give more power but I do not believe it is economical. What is the price difference for others that have bought it?

Auto does not turn my lights on as early as I like for safety in dusk. I don't run them all day for mileage reasons. So as I have for most of my life I turn them on when I want them off and turn them off when I exit the car.

Uhmmm, judging by your avatar it is probably just Bum making noise. He's good at that. :)

I am over 10K in 15 months. In local driving, 45-50 mph I get 50-60 fall and spring, mid 40's in Fla's hot summer. Highway at 75 I get 40, although one trip of 600 miles I got 47. Got into the sweet spot at 67 mph.

Happy birthday, youngster!

I got the 50+ at 67-70 MPH. The speed limit that I saw was 70 until I hit Texas and then was 75 but the traffic was flowing about 65. I will let you know about the return. Will probably be going back tomorrow or Monday.

I made my longest trip to date in my C-Max today. 512 miles door to door, Pensacola to Houston. My car reported mileage at 47.0 MPG. My best previous had been 42. This trip was all I-10 which is pretty flat. I noticed it frequently going into the mode where SOC is maxed and the instantaneous MPG was jumping up around the 50 mark for miles. I ran posted limits most of the way as traffic was moderately heavy.

I got the message and was concerned enough to check the oil. It was fine, I am about 8500 miles. Then I realized it was one year since I bought my car.

My daughter lives in Birmingham so I frequently drive I65. There is one stretch of road where the GPS gets about 30 meters off showing us on a parallel road. That last about 15-30 minutes then it resolves.

I retired three weeks ago and today went back to the office for the first time since. I was surprised that it still went into EV+ mode.

Who's a grumpy old man! Now get off my damn lawn! Regarding older citizens and computers, I am 67 and was building my own computers for many years. Was texting my wife from the grocery store when the clerk said, "That is so cool. Could you teach my grandparents to text?"

I have had my C-Max two weeks short of a year so it is 1. I am 67 so I guess we average 67. Damn.

And will probably not do it again. It was .50 more per gallon than with ethanol. I will see if other stations have it closer to regular but don't believe I will get a 20% boost in mileage so at least I will try it on this tank.

I just turned 67. I bet I'm close.