mtberman Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Great news for buyers, Ford will continue to offer a cash incentive on the C Max after January 2, 2013. I was told that they generally ratchet down rebates on popular cars, rather than stopping them, in order to avoid throwing a wet blanket on sales momentum. The amount will drop from $1000 to $750. It expires on April 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmckinley Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 When the word starts to spread about the real-world gas mileage, they'll probably have to up it to $2,000! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtberman Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) When the word starts to spread about the real-world gas mileage, they'll probably have to up it to $2,000! Please. This mileage thing is nothing new. And why was this not a problem back in 2003 and 2004? You know, back when no one was getting anywhere near the EPA rated mileage in their new Priuses? It was all over the internet forums but Consumer Reports didn't seem to notice or care all that much. Toyota just said that YMMV depending on factors like weather, how you drive, and so forth. Same thing as today, only without all the finger pointing and lawsuits. The only difference was that, back then, people looked at me and my Prius as some sort of science experiment. No one cared that it dropped to 32 MPG when the temperature was below freezing. Consumer Reports' Toyota Prius C only got 34 MPG in their "city MPG" test. It's rated at 53. That's 19 MPG below what the sticker says. Soooo... Where is the outrage about that? Edited January 4, 2013 by mtberman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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