kblast523 Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Howdy all. I got WAY ahead of the curve, traded an Infiniti I30t on a 2005 Prius level 4 with Katskinz leather, drove it until May 2009...and it broke. One Toyota dealer wanted $24k difference on a $31k Camry Hybrid, so I regressed into a 2009 Ford Fusion SE 2.3. Fast forward to December 2014, drove my wife's 2012 Focus SE to Scottsdale and back. Permission granted to trade...drove a Fusion SE Hybrid in Albuquerque on the way out, non power passenger seat was the only complaint other than being OVERWHELMING in size. Wife nixed it and said keep looking. Got home and only ONE C-Max within 300 miles of me, a 2014 SE in white with black cloth and not much else. Certified Used yielded two C-Maxes, a 2014 SE in Wichita with about 27k miles, the other a 2013 SEL Pano roof and 22k. Traded over the phone, never saw the car, picked it up Dec 24. Other than nothing in the console working (Nav, seat heat, power ports, lights) it was all good. Monday, before returning home, Joe Cooper Ford Tulsa fixed it by merely plugging in a connector, apparently left disconnected at the assembly line. While there, the service manager asked if I wanted the DRLs turned off...no. Records indicate this was a Hertz car in service in the area of New Orleans, and had been on the lot at Owen Thomas Ford in Stillwater since February. We have driven this car a little over 2k miles in just two months and love it. Cold weather=observed 36.8 to 37.5 mpg. Warm weather=observed 38.2 to 39.0 mpg. This is a small town, so city driving is about the same as highway, but at 25 degrees it takes about 9 blocks to fire the heater after leaving a 40 degree garage. Loving the Ice Storm, and REALLY loving the comfort of this great car. Jus-A-CMax, ScubaDadMiami, brbevil and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brbevil Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Great story - Welcome to the crowd. Ive got a 13 SEL with pano roof in ruby red. Just turned 32K with no problems. Love driving the car. kblast523, C-MaxSea and Dman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markd Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) Welcome, I have a ice storm 2014 sel with the 303a package, no roof, I didn't like it. I hope you love your C-Max as much as we do ours. Edited February 27, 2015 by markd C-MaxSea and kblast523 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian_L Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Welcome aboard. There are some very knowledgeable folks around here. My wife and I also felt the Fusion Hybrid was monstrous in size. I tend to think the C-max is a much more versatile car. kblast523 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsteblay Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Welcome. I predict you'll be getting in the 40's for mileage by end of summer. Takes some technique but becomes second nature after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordService Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Howdy all. I got WAY ahead of the curve, traded an Infiniti I30t on a 2005 Prius level 4 with Katskinz leather, drove it until May 2009...and it broke. One Toyota dealer wanted $24k difference on a $31k Camry Hybrid, so I regressed into a 2009 Ford Fusion SE 2.3. Fast forward to December 2014, drove my wife's 2012 Focus SE to Scottsdale and back. Permission granted to trade...drove a Fusion SE Hybrid in Albuquerque on the way out, non power passenger seat was the only complaint other than being OVERWHELMING in size. Wife nixed it and said keep looking. Got home and only ONE C-Max within 300 miles of me, a 2014 SE in white with black cloth and not much else. Certified Used yielded two C-Maxes, a 2014 SE in Wichita with about 27k miles, the other a 2013 SEL Pano roof and 22k. Traded over the phone, never saw the car, picked it up Dec 24. Other than nothing in the console working (Nav, seat heat, power ports, lights) it was all good. Monday, before returning home, Joe Cooper Ford Tulsa fixed it by merely plugging in a connector, apparently left disconnected at the assembly line. While there, the service manager asked if I wanted the DRLs turned off...no. Records indicate this was a Hertz car in service in the area of New Orleans, and had been on the lot at Owen Thomas Ford in Stillwater since February. We have driven this car a little over 2k miles in just two months and love it. Cold weather=observed 36.8 to 37.5 mpg. Warm weather=observed 38.2 to 39.0 mpg. This is a small town, so city driving is about the same as highway, but at 25 degrees it takes about 9 blocks to fire the heater after leaving a 40 degree garage. Loving the Ice Storm, and REALLY loving the comfort of this great car.Welcome, and congrats! Here's hoping that's the only "ice storm" you see the rest of winter. ;) I'll be around if you have any questions. Meagan C-MaxSea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowStorm Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Here's hoping that's the only "ice storm" you see the rest of winter.Agreed! Ice is bad - but snow is good. We were quite intrigued by Ice Storm too but settled on white - and the roof. We love the roof. Your mileage will definitely go up with warmer weather and longer trips. Welcome! (P.S. Ford should have a Snow Storm color! Oh, already do - two in fact. Anyone for Rain Storm?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockwallRick Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 I think Florida is the only state that hasn't had snow this winter! We don't miss the Ice or the snow!! We also got the 303 packageand the pano roof was a must have! :rockon: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb9153 Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Not much chance of snow here on the west coast, except for up in the sierra mountains. But with very little rain elsewhere in Cali there's very little snow even in the mountains. Not sure what we are going to do for drinking water in the next couple years if this drought goes into a 5th straight or more years. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anaphora68 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Georgia winter and I'm averaging around 41 MPG, mixed driving. I absolutely love my C-Max. Welcome to the club! C-MaxSea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus-A-CMax Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Not much chance of snow here on the west coast, except for up in the sierra mountains. But with very little rain elsewhere in Cali there's very little snow even in the mountains. Not sure what we are going to do for drinking water in the next couple years if this drought goes into a 5th straight or more years. ;)...drink beer. Water is overrated. :baby: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb9153 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 used to do allot of that Brother Jus, but have cut consumption back to only when out on the town with the wife or out with friends. I'm a sucker for a pint of red ale. :drool: Jus-A-CMax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus-A-CMax Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 well, c'mon down and we'll same ale for yer ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 32k miles on my SEL. Low to mid 40 mpg summer. Mid to upper 30mpg winter. No problems except control buttons on steering wheel one time. Dealer fixed. Love this car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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