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Well, I better put some more money aside for maintenance. My wife has a 2014 Passat. Different engine, though.

What does this mean?

I only have two that I know of on my 2014 Energi. There is a 120v plug for ours as well. Does the C-Max hybrid have more 12v than the Energi?

Is this for a recent model VW TDI? FWIW, diesel is 1 buck cheaper here in LA.

The right hand driver display has the compass if you have Nav equipped. There was a TSB on the freezing problem, your dealer can check to see if it applies to your car. TSB should be done for free even out of warranty.

2014 has them only on fleet vehicles. 2015 US models have a driver selection.

I think the Escape is out. The profile is too high to be efficient. They went that route with the FEH, which I owned. I really wished there were an Escape hybrid or plug in.

They are selling the C-Max Energi in Holland. They allocated about a thousand of them. There is a thread over on the Energi site.

The dealer gives some mis-information. The basic warranty is 3 years, 36K miles. The hybrid parts (electric and CVT) have either an 8 year or 10 year warranty (depends on the state), and either 100K or 150K mileage. There are a considerable number of threads on this topic. It depends on your level of risk. I will be buying an extended warranty at 34K, if at that point I believe I will keep the car. The cost for the 125K / 7 years is about 2200 on the Internet (200 more with first day rental), at zero deductible. You can buy online if you are not living in Florida. I plan to take the quote to my dealer and they will match the cost. For me, I always buy the extended warranty until the auto loan is paid off. Note that the warranty can be turned in for whatever mileage and years have not been used.

Doesn't really explain why the biggest gun rampage in recent history was in Denmark, which has restrictive gun laws. America is a different place, and I think those of us born in the South have a somewhat different perspective on the issue. Also, the Detroit PD might have a rather different opinion. Quite a different experience than Chicago, which is trying to restrict gun ownership. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/24/packing-heat-in-detroit-motown-residents-answer-police-chief-call-to-arms/ Nothing to do with the C-Max of course.

Just a note on welds. When I got my Energi, it developed a really annoying squeak in the right rear. After tearing the entire back apart, they found a broken weld on the battery shield. I'm not sure why this resulted in what sounded like plastic rubbing together. Other than that the car has been fine.

He has a C-Max hybrid, not an Energi, so it wasn't MFM.

That sounds like LoJack. EDIT: Just noticed your profile - nice choice on colors, I have an identical one. Does yours have 303a?

Tier 1 is up to 1000KW hours, I think that is 11 cents per hour. Tier 2 is between 1K and 2K, that is 17 cents. Not sure what tier 3 is, maybe 20 cents or so. I calculate based on teir 2. So a L1 charger costs about 1.75 per day for a full charge. EDIT: My break even point is around 50 MPGe - it would be even to just buy gas. I'm at around 65 MPGe lifetime, although I have dropped near 50 at times when I went on a longer trip. But the EV is fun, and I'd probably charge anyway, even if the MPGe dropped lower. At least until rates increase too much. It's nice to know I have options, since the C-Max has an ICE.

If you have state incentives, the energy cost can be about the same as the conventional C-Max. Mine was within a couple hundred dollars, and I didn't need the larger cargo area of the conventional hybrid (the Energi has a big battery back there - check it out). A couple of clarifications. The Energi uses electric heat if the ICE is not running; when the ICE runs, it gets heat from the engine. The electric heater uses a lot of energy. I'd invest in a L2 charger and preheat the cabin in the winter - it will help ensure the ICE doesn't start. And if you can avoid the heater (the seat heaters are nice), you can keep the ICE off in winter.

The Escape has a conventional transmission; the C-Max has a CVT. The problem is not the engine, it is the transmission, which was not designed for those extra loads when regerating (slowing down). Having said that, the previous generation Escape Hybrid had a 1K towing rating. It you put brakes on the trailer it might work.

Once started, the Fob is not needed unless the ICE stops. So if they were able to intercept the codes (as is now possible), they could start the car. The person has to be close enough to read the codes when you use the FOB though. Was this LoJack, or some other location finder?

Water under the bridge; (congrats on your purchase), but on our recent trip to New Mexico and back, we got 46 MPG on our Passat diesel, with the cruise control set at either 75 (CA) or 80 (Arizona or NM). Average speed was 71. The mileage has improved as the engine breaks in. We have 22K on it. When new, the same trip and speeds returned 42 MPG. My Energi got 36 on this same trip and speeds - good, but not as good as the diesel.

Nobody seems to have given a simple answer for the battery "half full". For highway driving, the hybrid works by using the battery constantly to supplement the engine. It runs down to a certain percentage, then uses the ICE to recharge. That is why your battery will always display some charge. The car tries to use the battery efficiently, and will recharge from going downhill or during braking when possible. It is possible for the car to drive in pure electric (blue left hand displays) up to 85 MPH. For in town use, it is similar, but the car will tend to go into EV more often, and EV works better at slower speeds. There are lots of resources on this forum for tips on maximizing MPG in town. There is less you can do on the highway, other than slow down to 65 or less MPH.

The oil change indicator can come on as early as 5000 miles for severe conditions, and oil is recycled (at least here in CA). Also, my owner manual has the following warning about breaking in the engine, on page 184: BREAKING-IN You need to break in new tires for approximately 300 miles (480 kilometers). During this time, your vehicle may exhibit some unusual driving characteristics. The engine also needs to break in. Avoid hard accelerations and driving too fast for the first 1000 miles (1600 kilometers). If possible, avoid carrying heavy loads up steep grades during the break-in period.

Depends on the local energy cost (including value charge times), local cost of gas, and how short your trips are. In my case I can go for weeks without adding gas unless there is a trip on the highway. For the right commute, the Energi can save a lot of money. My cost of electric is around a dollar fifty cents per day, as opposed to using about 3/4 gallon of gas for the same commute. At 4 dollars per gallon, it saves about a dollar a day I guess. Probably more over my older car (an Escape Hybrid). But the EV is such a blast to drive... Also, here in CA, the Energi gets access to the HOV lane with a solo driver - a big asset in LA.

On my 2014 Energi, the parking lights come on any time the doors are open at night. They shut off when I close the doors. I believe the "auto light" feature is selectable (how long the lights stay on after turning off the car).

Well, you have to be familiar with the way they program Windows, which comes with experiencing the operating system. Not something to teach, something learned. I recognize their style every time I use the hands free controls.

Same here. I am often frustrated at the inability of the voice commands to understand well at higher speeds, but once you get to know the system, it is quite workable. But I suspect it is easier for Windows users than Mac, since we know how Microsoft thinks.

I'd recommend a diesel for mostly highway miles, but to be truthful, at 60-65 MPH, you would get similar mileage to a diesel with the C-Max (around 40). The diesel would do better at 75, for example, due to better aerodynamics. The only cheaper diesels I know of are VW. Out here in LA, diesel is one buck cheaper per gallon over RUG, which may be a factor for you. But at your mileage needs, you might consider a used vehicle - anything you buy is going to depreciate rapidly due to the miles. I'm a bigger fellow, and I fit into the C-Max (energi in my case, but the same design) well. It has great road characteristics, is easy to enter/egress, and has a lot of head room. I'd sit in one and check it out, but you probably would be more comfortable in the C-Max than a smaller car.