A Flexy for Sexy Rexy - 2013 Ford Flex EcoBoost

[CaptainHenreh]

glad everyone's OK. you just looking for another interstate gas sipper?

:dunno:

[SlimKlim]

You zigged when you should've zagged.

Glad you're alright. What's next? I really don't hate the new Volt.

[*insertusernamehere*]

I wish I could afford a volt right now, but I'm glad you're ok! 81 was a mess this past week.

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[JPolen01]

Ouch. On the plus side one more prius off the roads though!

[D_Eclipse9916]

You and I both know what you have been talking about forever... do it.


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[.RJ]

Use the insurance payout to add a tune and suspension to the flexy!!!

[WRXtranceformed]

Use the insurance payout to convert the flexy into a limo!!!

FTFY


Also glad everyone is okay!

[Steve85]

Glad everyone is OK! A new "stablemate" indeed...giddy-up!

[.RJ]

Oh, I get it, Rex is buying a m00stang

[WRXtranceformed]

Divine intervention.. the evil hybrid demon has been exorcised. You know what to do next

[CaptainHenreh]

Oh, I get it, Rex is buying a m00stang

No he's not.

Pending on what the adjuster says, I'd like a CT200

[WRXtranceformed]

Oh, I get it, Rex is buying a m00stang

No he's not.

Pending on what the adjuster says, I'd like a CT200

So basically a bougie Prius

But why

[CaptainHenreh]

Oh, I get it, Rex is buying a m00stang

No he's not.

Pending on what the adjuster says, I'd like a CT200

So basically a bougie Prius

But why

Because my wife's gotta drive 80 miles a day?

[*insertusernamehere*]

Oh, I get it, Rex is buying a m00stang

No he's not.

Pending on what the adjuster says, I'd like a CT200

So basically a bougie Prius

But why

Because my wife's gotta drive 80 miles a day?

Wow. What a turn around for me. Yall ready for this?

Rex, can I sit in your gas sipping Lexus? I'm intrigued.

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[WRXtranceformed]

Because my wife's gotta drive 80 miles a day?

28mpg highway



Surely you can sacrifice some mpgs for fun

[.RJ]

@ 20,000 miles a year its around $1000/year difference in fuel cost going from 40mpg to 20mpg, which is a pretty extreme step in the difference and annual mileage. Figure you keep the car a few years, so a few thou in your pocket is nice to have.

Buying a car on the basis of MPG is such a fucking irrational decision for most buyers working about a 5mpg difference
and driving 10k miles a year, but people generally make poor decisions so :dunno:

[D_Eclipse9916]

Oh, I get it, Rex is buying a m00stang

No he's not.

Pending on what the adjuster says, I'd like a CT200

So basically a bougie Prius

But why

Because my wife's gotta drive 80 miles a day?

I genuinely don't know much about hybrids but why not another Prius vs the ct200h? I thought I heard they only got low 30s in gas mileage. The Prius beats that easily.


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[JPolen01]

I am assuming the CT200h is more or less a luxury prius because Lexus. Last time I checked it used the same engine as the Prius and got 40+ MPGs.

[Apoc]

I looked into a CT200h awhile back. The general consensus is they're way overpriced for what you get... as in, near the bottom of its class. They basically took a Prius, made it worse, and charged more.

You’ll be forced to get used to low-speed travel while driving the CT200h, because acceleration is downright lethargic. Getting to highway speeds is a struggle, as the CT takes more than 10 seconds to get up to 60 mph—that’s slower than nearly all of today’s economy cars, and even more sluggish than the latest Prius, the Two Eco, which performed the same task in 9.4 seconds. Because the CT is stuck with an older version of Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive, it isn’t able to combine its gas and electric power sources as seamlessly as newer hybrids, and the four-cylinder drones noisily under hard acceleration. The decently tuned chassis is also let down by the vague feel of the brake pedal, and the mostly composed handling comes at the expense of ride quality, which verges on harsh when traversing rougher roads. For nearly $40,000 when fully loaded, we expect more refinement. And like most cars in this size class, the interior can feel pretty cramped.

Verdict: It could’ve been a satisfying hatch, but the hybrid powertrain is a letdown.

[WRXtranceformed]

Apparently the CT200h uses an older version of the Prius engine, so while it gets similar gas mileage the transfer between electric and hybrid motor is rough and unrefined. Which is weird and kind of counter-Lexus