Charlie_The_CMax

Hi everyone New to the forum, and new to hybrid ownership (Nov 2014). We were actually looking at the Escape, but the C-MAX caught my wife's eye and it was love at first sight. Since taking ownership in November, we've noticed a few things that puzzle us. Feel free to comment or add more Why is there no 'low washer fluid' warning light? We completely drained our washer fluid, and being used to a Toyota that told us when the level was low, we were surprised that the C-MAX does not. So we filled it up (from completely bone dry) and discovered that the reservoir 'doesn't quite' hold a full jug of washer fluid! Whose idea was that?!!! At least in North America they are all a standard size, and other auto makers seem to have figured out that it should take a full jug to make things easier. Has anyone else thought about this? Every once in a while, we 'start' the car and the engine warning light comes on (for no reason). Shutting the car off and starting it again puts everything to normal. What's up with that?! I see Ford has published new consumption figures for the Hybrid. Yeah. We certainly don't get close to those, and winter driving (even with premium which seemed to help our last vehicle) makes the numbers even worse with the requirement to warm up the car, and using the heat, seat warmers, etc. That's a bit disappointing. Is there an indication of engine temperature anywhere in the instrument cluster? We still joke when pulling away without the gas engine kicking in that this is as close to a Tesla as we will get. Overall very happy so far with the car. I'm glad we put winter tires on before winter!

Hi We purchased the WeatherTech mat package when we ordered Charlie. The fit is very nicely contoured to the interior of the vehicle BUT these certainly aren't winter mats!!! Two issues we see with them... 1. They don't go far enough up into the wheel well on either the driver's or passenger's side. We have the medium stone grey interior and the carpet will become really dirty after snowy winter boots take their toll. 2. Unlike many 'ribbed' winter mats, these are just like a pan with flat bottom. During rainy and slushy weather water/slush pools and we have to take them out to empty the water out. Probably not a big deal for those who don't see snow! Overall I wish we had gone to Canadian Tire and spent (much less) money on higher end all season mats.