Intro. My name is Shayne and I live in a small city east of Vancouver, BC. I am a service technician and work out of my car (a van is just too much for the most part) and my hobby is modifying and serving BMW's. My toy is a 1993 BMW Touring wagon that I have upgraded with M5 suspension, a 1998 M3 lump, and replaced the slush box with a M manual. I can keep up to a stock C6 Z06 to the 4-5 shift... but then he walks away like I hit the brakes. Nice sleeper though. Purchased a 2013 SEL with the roof in platinum white a couple of weeks ago. I had a 2014 Prius c but it was just a tad too small so I figured I would move up to a Prius. I just couldn't get past the 1980's digital dash and "no need to see what's behind you" bar across the rear glass. So I tested a Prius v but still wasn't happy, too big and felt like a bloated 1995 Tercel. I visited a Ford dealer just to eliminate the C-Max as a purchase option but it did the opposite. This was an actual CAR... not the tin box on an expensive drivetrain like the Prius family. After testing a few I decided on an SEL with the roof so the issue became new or used. With financing rates a used car had to be less than 2/3's the price of a new vehicle and I happened across this gem. Traded in the Prius and never looked back. There is no denying the Toyota's do better on gasoline but fuel cost isn't absolutely everything. I averaged 4.9 (48 US MPG) with the c because I mostly travel on the highway but averaged an astounding 2.2 (106 US MPG) if I travelled under 50 km (30 Miles) in the city. The C-Max is the opposite; I average 5.4 (44 MPG) but can't get better than a 5.9 (40 MPG) in the city with the same driving style. Still an average 0.5 (4 MPG) difference is worth the comfort, size, and performance differences gained in the Ford. My only complaint is the compete lack of convenient, useable storage up front,
