[2013 Ford C-Max SE]

Here's my car - picked it up last night. Thanks so much for the service you provide us impatient soon to be owners!

[Ford DISINCENTIVES!]

a lot of smug responses here. if you're telling him not to expect incentives on a hot car, why would ford have listed incentives? if i was buying a car, incentives that are offered by the manufacturer would certainly factor in my budget. if they weren't, they wouldn't be figured.

 

The Hyundai bashing is amusing particularly since you all seem to mock incentives. compare the Hyundai incentives versus what Ford's offering.

[Back in the Ford fold]

i could see the C-Max not being a big money maker. It's got nicer interior than prius, better HP, and imo just a better car at a real good price. I might be biased though, being a soon to be C-Max owner.

[2013 Ford C-Max SE]

Good afternoon - thank you for the service you perform here.

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Thank you!

[I Am In Color Change Hell!]

I am one of the few that loved the ginger ale color but switch to blue after Ford discontinued that color. After seeing the blue, I switched to sterling gray. You cannot go wrong with gray or white. I wish they had a green though.

we are the few, the proud(?), the lovers of green on cars.

[Ford's unfair and antiquated ordering system]

Isn't a sale not final until the customer takes delivery and signs the sale contract? I.e. putting down a deposit is not the same as a sale.

 

Do other manufacturers offer detailed online tracking of orders by customers? I know some mfgs will generally refuse to build to order at all, you take what Mother Factory builds for your area or buy something else.

I suppose I can see your point (and marginal's above). I would think though that a dealer would prefer a customer be able to track on their own, rather than bug the dealer all the time. I would also hope that Ford or any other manufacturer would see the benefit of a more transparent order process, but that may take more time.

[Useful resources for those joining the Ford Family]

Excellent info - it really helps having it all in one easy to reference place. thanks so much for compiling this.

[Ford's unfair and antiquated ordering system]

It's a fault in the system then if the dealers can track better than the customers. The dealers have less incentive to provide good service since the sale's already made. In this day and age, why a customer cannot do their own tracking is beyond my comprehension.

[My first Ford]

Thanks for the warm welcome

[Why was Paint Color "Frosted Glass" (P9) replaced with "Ice Storm" (YQ)?]

That's a good point. My wife and I can't really agree what color it really is - and I think lighting does make a differece with that particular color.

[My first Ford]

I've been a Hyundai guy for the past 10 years, and really didn't see any reason to change that. Was looking to replace my wife's car, and on a whim stopped at the Ford dealership. Wife fell in love with the C-Max, and here we are. We're still about 5-6 weeks away from delivery - I'm getting antsy because depending on how much we like it, I may have to consider a Ford for myself. Got my eye on the Fusion - it's a nice looking ride.

[New Fusion Owner Pics and Impressions]

That's a sharp looking car Tommy

[Why was Paint Color "Frosted Glass" (P9) replaced with "Ice Storm" (YQ)?]

I like the Ice Storm on the C-Max. It fits the car well.

[Lifecycle Analysis Comparison of a Battery Electric Vehicle and a Conventional Gasoline Vehicle]

Interesting info.