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Great sleuthing A-Team (Snow, Web, Hybr., PT ... ) on battery stuff - keep up this work & thanks. :hat_tip: Nick

Congratz David another great tank! Great driving. Can't believe no one else noticed this. Looks like you are doing very well with your C-Max there in Long Beach. We 'touched down' in Long Beach a couple weeks ago for some Sunny weather. Now that's a beach! Hope Adair or Jus see this and get your name bumped up the list of 600+ soon. Nick

Happy Spring Everyone ! And you know what that means. Yah, you got it - MPG's. ;) (Sorry Noreasters & other cold places, but we hit a giddy (& very unusual ) 70 degrees in places around here today.) Nick (Our thoughts & prayers for the missing, their families & friends in the Oso landslide)

Foto, Your killing us - 'knocking it out of the park' with all of these great examples of the C-Max hauling - way to go! :victory: Love the Ginger Lillys, Nick

Salman, I gotta repeat what Laurel said, oh brother, not again. Hope you get the red carpet ............... and a fully functioning C-Max when the dust settles. Best of luck, Nick

Looks great Braker ! Love the black on white accents - reminds me of a dear friend EVe.

Great idea Wab. Kudos. Any tips, pic close-ups that would help the rest of us?

We have not had any problems with our C-Max, so we can't relate to yours SThompson, but we really wish you well in getting your issues resolved ASAP. There are many helpful threads here on problem areas, esp. battery failures. Best of luck, keep the dealer responsible, be diplomatic, kindly, but firm as a rock. Nick

Yes Good C-Max, I saw your photos and I am concerned along with you. When I rotated the stoppers down I eventually got a floppiness side to side because of the latch stop in the center - therefore I backed them out to where they stabilized the hood with three points of rest. I believe there is a thread talking about re-tooling the latch so that the hood can be dropped further with the stoppers still working (hope I remembered that correctly). It has also been threaded here that the 2014 hood seal is wider & a bit taller - I have not confirmed this. I will definitely be checking in with the dealer about the 2014 seal, and looking at threads here to learn how to seal off the engine compartment from the top - the hood that is. How about this: http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/topic/3616-cheap-2014-hood-seal/?do=findComment&comment=41300 Nick

Very good point Salsa. Sounds like the C-Max started with a five+ point handicap because they used an SE model rather than an SEL.

Welcome Kim & Cris !!! Enjoy your new C-Max. We are all in the same boat, hoping for a long and enjoyable ride with minimal glitches - but there may be. Nick

Adrian L. Welcome to the C-Max & C-Max Forum !! I too do not like to think of having to use 'techniques' for driving our C-Max. For the most part, we just drive 'normal'; but we do also attempt to do what I describe as driving 'carefully', braking slowly, and taking the conditions & route into consideration. If we have a low battery, and two routes to our goal, we might opt for an elevation gain first, and more downhill later or vice versa. Frank & Scuba are right, optimizing your gas use & charging the hybrid battery under ideal loads is fundamental. Another way of looking at it is to try not to use gas when you have nice downgrades - those are 'free' miles. Coasting is cool, efficient and fun. Enjoy, Nick (You need to 'meet' Laurel, one of your 'neighbors' in the lower BC area)

Sounds like we are a perfect compliment in perspectives P3G. That works. :). I would never (well at least not every day) throw CR or JDP under the bus, as I said they have meaningful data - taken in perspective. I would disagree about the forum. This is hardly a C-Max love fest here, rather a very self critical, helpful forum discussing some of the good things, learning tools, work-a-rounds, customizing ..... ; but with a heavy dose of glitches along the way. (ideally based on specific questions, concerns, issues, ...........................) Thankfully Ford finally heard our pleas and came on board. Too bad on the 164, maybe it was the dealer (I sure would not know), ours was a 244 and stellar - not for upkeep (reliability), just a great car in every other way! Nick

So glad you have reiterated your points P3G for the ____ teenth time. So glad there are a few brave souls willing to judge a car for themselves, and give relative weight to the so called facts of our self appointed 'fact' (often impression) keepers - CR & JDP. They only measure very limited aspects of a vehicle & its' ownership criteria. Surveys are surveys, and subject to radical departures based on misinformation, misunderstanding, ....................... not to mention the psychology of expectation. (expecting 10, get a 9 - not happy, lash out; expecting a 5 and get 7 - exceedingly happy .............. regardless, 9 exceeds 7) I am reminded of how easy it is to mislead with statistics - chopped graphs, 'push' polls, .......................... Yes CR & JDP mean well (at least I assume), and yes some of their information is very meaningful, but they are woefully misleading at times, and more importantly incomplete as to what constitutes a desirable vehicle to many. I can't imagine why you still drive your C-Max P3G with all of those terrible 'facts' on the table - glad you do! I know I would never have driven our Volvo to 300,000 miles if I had paid attention to the truth keepers - lots of upkeep, but the best car we have ever owned (probably still on the road with 500,000 miles by now). Best regards, Nick (If only we all drove a Skoda like the authorities 'recommended' - Nah, long live imperfect & sometimes innovative choices)

Plus 3, no offence, I just had to respond with a slightly different perspective. Yes the C-Max is a “problematic car” to be sure for some people (1 in 50, 1 in 100, 1 in 1000 ???), whatever “problematic” might mean to each of us; so too are BMWs, Mercedes Benzs, Toyotas, Chevs, ………………… ; but, it is not that for all of us. For many of us the C-Max is a dream car (engineering marvel / back loving orthopedic solution / tall person ……………………..) Recognizing its’ unique features & value places it in a much different place than just another “problematic car”. We love our essentially problem free C-Max, and like all first & second year buyers, ‘knock on wood’ for continued reliability. As far as recalls, I would describe your 2 recall first year high tech, hybrid system car an incredible ‘home run’. Combining ‘recalls’ with service schedules makes them a non-issue in most respects for most of us. The latest GM recall involves deaths and congressional investigations I believe – let’s keep some perspective on our recalls. Thanks as always for all of your great contributions here – I very much appreciate them, Greatest sympathies to the Stouts and hoping their issues are resolved soon, or they are freed from their ‘lemon’. (unless she is a troll) Nick (with fewer miles driven, I recognize I have very limited credentials for contributing here) (Have generally always disliked Fords, I have only owned one Ford, no particular grudges against any car makers. No relatives in Ford, no Ford stock unless in a mutual stock fund)

Love the Blue Candy, and the Ruby Red, and the ......... OK, ok, I'll take one of each ! ;)

:future: I still see Prius flanks in our future. (glad I have a 2013 with beautiful hips) Nick

Jason, yes there are several ways, and someone will answer more definitively for you, or refer you over to another thread on this. But for now, one sure way is to hit the freeway and run it up to 70 mph, for example, and hit the eco cruise and watch it switch into EV (battery operation as you say). I am guessing that your C-Max has been updated since last August, I believe. Welcome aboard and enjoy the C-Max. Nick

Paul, I missed that - did they actually upgarade / new gen the HVB? Nick

Sooo glad you've got your C-Max back Matt !!! Extra 'like' your take on snow driving Frank, I've always done well without 4 wheel drive, but then rarely these days do I find any snow ;). (Although Mt Baker is leading the nation in snow fall again this year, so they say (409 inches and counting)) http://www.king5.com/news/local/Two-of-biggest-snowfall-totals-are-from-Washington-248421151.html

+1+1+1+1 ......... what versatile vehicles our stealth fighter / moon buggies are !

Yausa Foto, that takes the cake ! Gotta give that one an award :rating:. Nice job !

Welcome Braker ! :victory: I just spent five days driving around LA in a 2012 VW Jetta - what an antiquated ride, like stepping back 30 years (great for the 1980's). Nick

I would expect / shop around / offer for a much better deal than that for the 2013. Not worth it for only $685. We see 4,5,6,7 .... K discounts around here. Another post for fodder. http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/topic/3504-used-v-new/

Well said Jus, I'll give you three or four cents for that. I love the balance of touch screen & buttons we have now on our SEL - together with voice command, more than enough options; just needs a speedier touch response & a spiffier screen display someday. (BTW, when I screw up the voice commands with my raspy operatic voice, my copilot wife waps me out of the way & fixes things with the touch screen ;))