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I live in Pensacola, Florida, and I have NEVER seen a C-Max since purchasing mine in mid-September 2014. I believe someone on the forum has one in my area, but this is SO strange. When you normally buy a car, you start noticing how many others (like yours) are on the road. Not the C-Max!

As a writer, I was always taught to spell out the acronym and enclose it in parentheses at first use, such as Internal Combustion Engine (ICE); and only then am I allowed to use the acronym ICE without explaining its meaning in the rest of my article. Of course, exceptions are made for such common acronyms as IRS or USA or UK. I think we should be so courteous in this forum to follow the same guidance. Not everyone is conversant with such terms, so we shouldn't make assumptions and go rattling off these acronyms without explaining them to our readers.

The CoverKing takes me less than 30 seconds to put in place and a front seat passenger can actually make it a 15-second exercise. It's not a big deal to install and ANY type of shade requires finding a place to store it when not in use. :)

Here are a couple of pictures.

I couldn't find any mention of the CoverKing Custom Fit Sunshield for the C-MAX. As you know, the glass surface is HUGE and I wanted something that would really protect my interior from the glaring Florida sun. These products are approximately $37.00 on Amazon, a little cheaper than the $43.74 SRP from the manufacturer, and I'm an Amazon Prime Member so I didn't pay any shipping. My first response was amazement at how perfectly the CoverKing fits the C-MAX windshield, tucking into every corner with any gaps or buckles that can occur from a poorly-fitting stock sunshade. Here are some photos! The downside for this custom fit? It doesn't fold up quickly like the accordion designs at Walmart. You have to roll it up and use an attached velcro strap to secure the bundle. It's tall once you roll it up, as you can see in the last photo. Otherwise, it's probably the best-fitting sunshield you can find.

Actually, the Cube is the coolest-looking of our two cars. I love it, but I wanted a hybrid for a work car and the C-Max SEL is amazing. Absolutely LOVE the Sony Nav/Entertainment system and the HD radio is hard to beat. I'm a classic country music lover and I never realized that one of the Top 40 Country stations in town broadcast classics on channel 2. The technology in this car is just hard to match!!

Thanks for sharing your insights! I took the plunge and got the C-MAX last Monday. Looks like I may hit 500 miles on the first tank! So far the tank average is 41 mpg (about 50/50 highway and city. I still have half a tank to go. Drove 6 miles on Friday night to get a pizza and got 67 mpg. We traded my wife's 2012 Jeep Patriot Limited and avoided a HUGE sales tax hit, then we found a car for her yesterday...a 2013 Nissan Cube (certified pre-owned) with 31K miles. She's thrilled with the Cube.

@ShinyTop: Thanks for checking. I've been kicking the tires at Frontier for several years, but never got serious until now. I'm losing my fleet vehicle in a few days and I'm transitioning to a similar position with a company that does not have a corporate fleet. They plan on paying me $ .56/mile so my first thought was "hybrid."

Thanks, everyone! I had planned to call Ford's customer service line tomorrow and ask them directly. I have never purchased such a new vehicle with remaining factory warranty, but I read somewhere that former rental cars were ineligible for the warranty program. Maybe (hopefully) it doesn't apply to Ford. ShinyTop: The dealer is Frontier Motors on Beverly Parkway.

I have a down payment on a 2013 Oxford White C-MAX SEL with 29,000 miles and I'm a little concerned about having factory warranty coverage since it came from a rental fleet. Does anyone know if the remaining factory warranty will transfer with the vehicle? The price we have agreed is $20,900 which seems quite reasonable for northwest Florida and well below estimates by NADA and Kelley Blue Book. In addition to being an SEL, it has the 302A Equipment Group (premium audio & navigation pkg, hands-free technology pkg, power lift gate, rear view camera, and keyless entry/start/tailgate. It also has the panoramic sunroof and daytime running lights. I would really appreciate some quick feedback so I can decide to close this deal in the next day or so. The salesman (not a Ford dealer, but highly respected local used car dealership) advised that he thought the warranty would transfer. I plan to use this vehicle as a work car. I am a background investigator and most of my travel is city with an occasional long trip (quarterly) to work for 3-4 weeks in a major city location. Thanks so much!!