AZgman

Have you ever had the brake system flushed? If not, I would add that to the oil and filter change. I would also do the tranny fluid, but really don't know how critical that might be on this car.

It is going to be hard to beat the CRV in terms of an overall package.

You must have some really lanky legs! I find the range of adjustability of the seats to be pretty darn good.

If you drive on the highway in AZ at 57-58 MPH, you will be overrun! ;) Impressive accomplishment BTW...

Cables or bus bars...

Come to AZ... windshields get replaced at a very high rate here due to all of the rocks found in the desert. So far, only a minor chip in my windshield, but I have had the windshield replaced at least once on every car I have owned since moving here.

OMG I just changed our cabin filter for the first time. (had the car about a year) First off the screw holding the door was stripped at the head. I am not sure if it was originally a philips, torx, or allen, but nothing was getting it out! I had to drill the head off. Pulled the old filter out with a strong tug and it was filthy. Now the fun really began... I'd like to meet the Ford engineer who design the filter location and kick them right in their nether region. You can't see without lying on your back and contorting in a way that hurts. Then there really isn't enough room to push the filter straight into the slot. Nope, you've got to also contort the filter to get it in. I admit I uttered quite a few choice words but I finally prevailed.

Interesting to hear your assessment of the C-max coming from a VW. I had 2 VW diesels that were bought back and I now drive a 2016 Jetta Sport and my wife has a 2016 C-max SEL. I would much prefer to drive my Jetta over the C-max. Better in nearly every way except for in-town gas mileage, and it cost $10k less! She, however, loves the C-max.

Ah, that would make it difficult to find then! ;)

Not sure how to get to the lifetime stats. Frankly, the menu navigation on the C-max is not my favorite. I did just check the trip stats and with my wife driving it over the last 1241 miles she managed 355 EV miles! Better than me!

Interestingly... "PAGE 214 OF 207" is found in this very in depth paper!

As far as style of driving goes, maybe I have a bit of a different point of view. While I commend Paul for his significant efforts to maximize fuel economy, I do not find driving to maximize FE as being safe in many scenarios. For example, I often need to accelerate harder than "2 bars" so I can merge with traffic, I do not want to vary my speed in order to maximize time spent in EV mode because I would be in danger of being rear-ended, etc. I do try to maximize braking regeneration and will drive using FE techniques on occasion when I deem it to be safe. As a result, I am in EV mode about 15% of the time and I am averaging around 41 mpg. I am fine with that, and I am guessing many others are too.

Buy a new C-max... problem solved! ;)

For what it is worth... solar car fan Or this dual fan model!

Gas here in Casa Grande, AZ last week was $1.99 at Sam's Club, in Santa Rosa, CA 2 weeks ago, it was $2.99