New here, but thought I'd jump in. I bought a '14 C-Max Energi with 99,000 miles at the end of August '17, paid less than $9500 for it and have put almost 40,000 miles on it without a glitch. I had a '10 Prius and sold it with 196,000 miles on it. I was afraid I'd take a mpg hit when I went with the C-Max, but that hasn't been the case.
I read somewhere that the '13 C-max was the one with tranny problems, something about the oil cooler pump only ran when the engine was on and that was changed in the '14. All that might be internet rumor though. I posted this on another site to update a thread there.
I thought I'd kick this old thread and update. About three months ago, I sold the Prius to a neighbor and he's loving it. I took the C-Max on a 1500 mile trip to the east coast and averaged 41.3 mpg for the trip. Since that trip, I've put 11,000 more miles on the c and showing 51.2 mpg for that distance. I'm really liking the Ford, except the routine maintenance is a pain compared to the Prius. To replace the engine air filter, the whole engine cover has to be pulled out to get to the filter cover. Oil changes require removing the whole under engine cover and the cabin air filter replacement is a nightmare, really tight place to get to and have to collapse the filter to squeeze it into place. I haven't had to replace it yet, but the 12V battery is located in the right rear under the floor like the Prius, but a lot of stuff needs to be disassembled to get to it. I replaced the tires with Kumhos and learned a lesson, next tires will be Continentals, I'm still liking the C-Max and it now has 131,000 miles and uses NO oil. Another thing, I really miss the flat cargo floor in the Prius.
