komondor

Since we can see where the car is has anyone asked or received a discount from their insurance company, since it is similar to Lojak .

I just picked up mine that was on the lot for a long time and I have had no issues at all, I think it has a April 2013 build date.

You don't want to tear up a ticket most states now all talk to one another and you will find yourself having trouble getting your license renewed.

Funny how even on boards with police officers posting there is no agreement on other states rules vs the state you are passing thru

http://forums.officer.com/t85260/

and 

http://www.redding.com/news/monty-hight-tinted-windows-legal-elsewhere-may

Seems like if your state does not issue front plates  and you are in a front plate state you could get pulled over and given a ticket technically.

The biggest issue with the traffic is that it only seems to cover major roads did you set up your phone to be a hotspot for sync?

Hi Crystal I think I know you from the Flex, or Escape boards welcome here :)

I think it is funny Ford gets dinged for stuff not working as well as it should but a a lot of the stuff Ford offers the competition does not.  I have a friend with a 2011 Subaru and the GPS/NAV and Phone are really basic, he was always envious of my 2011 Flex he is going to really dislike the capabilities of my new 2013 CMAX.

To me you need to balance the basics of what the car needs to do vs the finer points, does Ford get dinged for putting the mood light button on the overhead console?

I am new but I thought the battery issue was tied to people not using the gas engine and the battery never getting charged.  The only solution would be to monitor the battery and force the engine to come on, the same way the  Energi has a stale gas sensor that will make the gas engine run if the gas is over a year old.

I would think if it was a real issue that most of the folks that had  Energis and made short trips would be having issues, the long term for  Energis would be to route some of the voltage from the wall to charge the 12V battery