Daveymars

Alright. I'm gonna step in here and get my head taken off but, seriously people, the Cmax gets the original 47/47/47. You drive the car the way the EPA tests it, it will get that and better all day long! I have a lot of mixed driving on mine. City, highway, & interstate. My lifetime average is 46.4 mpg for almost 17,000 miles. Speaking of interstate, that is the REAL problem. The EPA does not calculate for interstate.

 

Their highway test is at 48.3 mph, for 11 miles on flat ground, at a controlled temperature. So tell me, do you really expect your car to get the same mileage as in the conditions I just mentioned when you're cruising at 75 down the interstate, going over hills, having to speed up and slow down because of traffic, in a barrage of different types of weather? If you do, then you are not living in the real world! That being said I usually get 40-43 mpg avg at 75 mph down the interstate. If it gets over 90° It tends to be lower as the air has more work to do, but I'm sure it will help when I get the windows tinted.

 

As far as the the resale value,YES it's terrible, but it wouldn't be that way if all of these people that bought it didn't complain to everyone and their mother because they expect to drive which ever way they want and expect it do just as good as the meroney sticker says.

 

I love my Cmax, the same factors that affect every car affect it as well. After breaking in the vehicle I have noticed much better overall performance.

 

So I guess what I'm saying guys is lay off of Ford, it's the EPA. Plus think about it, do you know anything the government mandates, regulates or oversees that is worth anything? I sure don't!

 

I'll get off my soap box now.

I don't want to take your head off. (You seem like a "good egg" to me!) I am at 10,000 miles @ 38.7 mpg which considering that I haven't gotten a cover or a block heater is not bad.. got the car on MLK Day.   I promise I have never complained about my "low" mileage (best I have ever had over an all highway 75 mph drive of 80 mi/daily! ) I also love My Ford Touch! But my complaint remains with the fact that the reliaility of the car is so highly questionable. If something goes wrong will my dealer's mechanic staff actually know what to do?   Edmunds and consumer union's reliability rating is killing me.... I will put 100000 miles on a car in 4 years... so I am praying the batteries will hold on til 175,000 lol I can dream!

I really love the car... I just wish others did too! 

Good point.  Would I be happy if the insurance rated the vehicle much less than what it should have been?  No, I would not be happy with my insurance agent.  Here again, it is a risk taken by any owner of a new line of vehicle, that the resale value of a new line of vehicle may decline sharper because of unknown mechanical, style, or other issues that arise a year or so after its purchase.

WHigh is why I bought gap insurance. .. so that at least I wouldn't owe on it... 

I think that the mileage issues combined with the fact that Edmunds has rated the 13 cmax as the least reliable vehicle of the 2013 model year has Ford REALLY providing grounds for class action damages... and yet this is by far the car I've enjoyed the most of any I have owned....  It's almost like they needed another 6 months to get the car right... growl...

Give me a credit on my car loan or... a credit on new batteries if I want to run this car for 200,000 miles yet...

And also... this is the gentlest, most respectful forum I have seen... the only competition might be from the diesel Cruz forum. (Another contender for my purchase)

I am 6 ft 2 with spinal stenosis,  and drive 80+miles daily.   These were the two cars I could fit into...that were affordable and made mileage sense... Strangely, I never thought I'd get a hybrid. BUT when I got into this car, pain free, I was impressed, when I drove this car I was hooked!  A 4 BANGER WITH PICK UP! I bought mine on MLK Day 2014.  I have 9800 miles and am afraid to let them even change the oil because of all the trouble I hear about.. I know it also has some software upgrades and seat back issues which worry me because so many here have trouble AFTER servicing!

So follow me... I have a car that I love and no one else is crazy enough to purchase,  that I have legitimate concerns about its safety, mileage, and obtaining effective, safe service for...  What is THAT worth?

I have FINALLY found another cmax at my work place (University of Akron)!!!!  Exciting!  Gray cmax in garage across from school of nursing!    :love_shower: