tocoty Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 picked up cmax on monday 7/29. white platinum 302a package :) got the splash / mud guards and the interior/exterior protection package ... being done tomorrow. I installed the preordered husky floormats and the lloyd cargo liner. First thing I did upon leaving the dealer was embark on a get aquainted journey of 244 miles. drove from southwest Virginia to White Sulfur Springs , WVA. journey terrain turned out to be along the lines of:... 70 miles of interstate @ 63 mph, 50 miles thru jefferson national forest @ 45 mph, 50 miles of mountain terrain ( 4 or 5 fairly steep grades) at climb and decend speeds and 70 miles of 55mph 2 lane roads .... car drove GREAT !!!! Great handling and getting aquainted with the EV mode was rather easy after all the help i have received by reading this forum's numerous posts. I got 44.8 mpg for the total trip. i'll post a mpg pic that i took ...when i learn more about pic postg. i thought my car might have the new ev to 85 mph software installed, but no evidence to such. one big surprise was how much coasting charges the batteries .... surprisingly, i found great mpg was maintained at hwy speeds of 63 mph on eco cruise with decently charged batteries, but 65 mph and above was a mpg downer. I had a name all picked out before it's arrival, but after seeing it and driving it, the name did not do it justice, so the naming journey continues... sorry for the ramble, but i am "giddy" about this machine. slampro, salsaguy, ScubaDadMiami and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfruth Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 sounds nice, ramble on :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adair Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 We LOVE ramblin' new owners! Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METROMAN Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Welcome aboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Congratulations tocoty! Welcome to the forum. You'll love your car. We are pleased with ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-MaxSea Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Nice read, great start for you & your C-Max - thanks for the ramble & welcome! Looks like you will find it easy to get good mpg's. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaDadMiami Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Great FE, especially on the first trip, with all of that hilly terrain! :drop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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