salsaguy

well we should see a bunch of Cmaxes here in so cal, with it being the Prius capital it seems. i see prii on every corner. saw my very 1st cmax on the road (non dealer)this past week on 5/1/13 or so on the 5 South freeway in the morn around 630-7am right before city of Anaheim A white one that was filthy covered with mud/clay dirt all over it. didnt know they offered the cmax in 4wd option :) or the owner just doesnt care or didnt get around to washing it yet. hope to see more here soon, preferably ours first :) looking to get one for the wife in 1 to 3 months we hope. great cars. sunny warm weather should help with getting best mpg and fast engine warm up times and slow traffic under 50 mph. i average 25 or so mph on my tankfull trips each time i check my mpg so i should get some good numbers in my wifes soon to be cmax hybrid SEL

If you find out whos renting the cmax let me know. i called Every rental agency this week and NO ONE has them for rent yet. wanted to take one for 3 days on our anniversary trip down to San Diego in 2 weeks in May but no go. I even had Ford call around to all their expert contacts and nope he said no rentals. sucks since that would really help sell them even faster.. we want to get an SEL hybrid but need to be sure the wife will like driving the hybrid (first for us)

Perhaps they need to recommend owners to reset lifetime data after the break in period. also wonder how many not in the know didnt reset their lifetime data after picking up their car from the dealer, as im sure many owners had miles on their new car due to inefficient test drivers using their car and early drives at factory and moving it around dealers lot. also low sample size of data on fuelly.com and fueleconomy.gov for cmax owners vs prius owners is not a representable comparison hope ford can figure out how not to lose momentum on this great car due to the sue happy freaks out there and work with epa and improve testing methods for hybrids like this new car, as it does seem much different and better than the prius in many ways.

Hi, salsaguy here from sunny Southern California. My wife is due for a new car She currently drives a 99 Toyota 4Runner Limited, which current gets about 16 ti 19 mpg due to a bad catalytic converter. She loves Toyotas and the SUV feel of driving up high. She was looking at the Prius V but Ive been reading on here for a few weeks and watching all the video reviews of the cmax so trying to get her to go Ford instead. we went to the dealer and sat in one and played with it for 15 mins and she loved it. no test drive yet as they didnt have an SEL in the non Energi on the lot. salesguy said to go rent one (after we told him we are still comparison shopping) but... NO ONE rents them yet (i called all rental agencies and even had ford check with their contacts). we want to take one for a few days to really try out, instead of a 15min around the block trip where you dont get enough time to really get a feek for all it can/cant do. Myself I drive a 2012 VW Passat 2.5L SEL Premium I go by kinglerxt at fuelly.com Ive been practicing with the Power and Glide technique lately to get better mpg and for when we get a hybrid. cant wait to join the cmax owners club for real in the next 1 to 3 months. looking to learn a lot from you all here