Jbird
Kick Henry Jackassowski
There's a 2013 somewhat low miles, low price C-Max about 100 miles from me, and I've been considering getting a newer vehicle.
I was wondering if anyone's driven one, or has relatives/friends that have one, etc. My biggest concern about a Hybrid is when the battery starts to go it's probably pretty expensive to replace. And This is Fords first foray into this market (?). It doesn't seem to me after searching on the web that anyone has any long-term experience with one.
The one I'm looking at has the leather, upgraded stereo with the navigation & back-up camera, extra speakers, etc. (The SEL model).
I have a 2007 Ford Focus hatchback right now, and I've been wanting to stay with a hatchback if I can. The C-Max is a hatch. It's built on the newer Ford Focus platform (excellent chassis), has the same 2.0L 4-cylinder engine the Focus has, with an added Atkinson electric motor for the hybrid. Gives it a usable 188 HP with both engines, and from what I gather, it will out-do a Focus in 0-60 times because of the electric motor. I can live with the looks too, of a very small mini-van crossed with a station wagon
I would love to have a newer Focus, but I don't want to take a chance on their dual-clutch auto transmission. They can be horrendous if you get a bad one. The C-Max has a CVT.
So, the C-Max is roughly the equivalent of a Prius V station wagon with a higher class interior, much more sportiness, and a bit less mpg, 42 city/37 highway.
I was wondering if anyone's driven one, or has relatives/friends that have one, etc. My biggest concern about a Hybrid is when the battery starts to go it's probably pretty expensive to replace. And This is Fords first foray into this market (?). It doesn't seem to me after searching on the web that anyone has any long-term experience with one.
The one I'm looking at has the leather, upgraded stereo with the navigation & back-up camera, extra speakers, etc. (The SEL model).
I have a 2007 Ford Focus hatchback right now, and I've been wanting to stay with a hatchback if I can. The C-Max is a hatch. It's built on the newer Ford Focus platform (excellent chassis), has the same 2.0L 4-cylinder engine the Focus has, with an added Atkinson electric motor for the hybrid. Gives it a usable 188 HP with both engines, and from what I gather, it will out-do a Focus in 0-60 times because of the electric motor. I can live with the looks too, of a very small mini-van crossed with a station wagon
I would love to have a newer Focus, but I don't want to take a chance on their dual-clutch auto transmission. They can be horrendous if you get a bad one. The C-Max has a CVT.
So, the C-Max is roughly the equivalent of a Prius V station wagon with a higher class interior, much more sportiness, and a bit less mpg, 42 city/37 highway.
