I finally found a what I felt was a worthy replacement for my Sable.
( Over the years I've either been really lucky, or I'm being guided to the right cars...)
I've liked the C-max since I saw the Top Gear review of the first gen models...way back when... Got excited when I saw they were bringing it to the states. Confused why they went hybrid only in N.Am., but... Ford knows better than me right?
I decided it was time for the Sable to go, knowing a few things that were coming up that I just didn't want to deal with ( can explain in detail later if anyone cares)
Also decided to read that the sable would be my last ICE only vehicle. Full electric would be cool, but I'm my price range, the only thing I saw were Fiat 500e's. Which I like, but I'd have to keep the sable for any trips over 80 mi.... Not a realistic solution.
I'm feeling Ford loyal, so I start searching for Ford hybrids, at least 5 yrs old, ~$10k, with 70k mi, or less.
Right away a 2010 escape hybrid pops up an hour away, 68k mi, $86xx.
Email them immediately( Fri night), back and forth with the salesman on sat, tell him I can't come up until Tuesday.
I get the sable all cleaned up and out Monday night, head up there Tues morning. " Oh, we sold that last night"
Week later, go to the local Dodge dealers budget lot, he has a near constant stream of used(2010-12) fusion hybrids from the fed. Govt, most around 60kmi, some as low as 5k mi. At that point they also had a similar MKZ hybrid, that I liked, " that sold yesterday, he's picking it up later today"
Took 2 of the fusions out, nice cars, drive fine, the seating position is just too low for me.
So after week or 3 of looking, and getting cars sold out from under me, I keep looking, last Thursday night I try true car on a whim, boom. Fresh trade in, 13 cmax hybrid. 64kmi, $10k, an hour away.
Email to confirm availability immediately, salesperson replies first thing Friday morning,it was traded in the day before, by a couple in their 80's, who need something taller.
I make an appointment for that evening, drive up after work, take it on a short drive, know it's the one. They give me $2k for the Sable, and beat the rate my bank had pre-qualified me for.
Sign all the paperwork Friday night. Can't take it home that night.
They hadn't even had a chance to inspect, service, or clean it yet.
My next day off is Tuesday, so we set up the "exchange" for Tuesday afternoon.
Monday morning she calls and say s almost everything passed their inspection, but it needs brakes all the way around. Which they had to order. So they sent it to detail.
Tuesday morning, brakes came in, can you wait until after 4 so they can get some other cars through.
So I get there at the stroke of 4, and as I'm deleting my phone from the Sable, there she goes in my c max, tearing out of the parking lot. ( Went down to the gas station to fuel it up)
She gets back, we trade keys shake hands, and off I go!
The only picture I've taken so far:
( Over the years I've either been really lucky, or I'm being guided to the right cars...)
I've liked the C-max since I saw the Top Gear review of the first gen models...way back when... Got excited when I saw they were bringing it to the states. Confused why they went hybrid only in N.Am., but... Ford knows better than me right?
I decided it was time for the Sable to go, knowing a few things that were coming up that I just didn't want to deal with ( can explain in detail later if anyone cares)
Also decided to read that the sable would be my last ICE only vehicle. Full electric would be cool, but I'm my price range, the only thing I saw were Fiat 500e's. Which I like, but I'd have to keep the sable for any trips over 80 mi.... Not a realistic solution.
I'm feeling Ford loyal, so I start searching for Ford hybrids, at least 5 yrs old, ~$10k, with 70k mi, or less.
Right away a 2010 escape hybrid pops up an hour away, 68k mi, $86xx.
Email them immediately( Fri night), back and forth with the salesman on sat, tell him I can't come up until Tuesday.
I get the sable all cleaned up and out Monday night, head up there Tues morning. " Oh, we sold that last night"
Week later, go to the local Dodge dealers budget lot, he has a near constant stream of used(2010-12) fusion hybrids from the fed. Govt, most around 60kmi, some as low as 5k mi. At that point they also had a similar MKZ hybrid, that I liked, " that sold yesterday, he's picking it up later today"
Took 2 of the fusions out, nice cars, drive fine, the seating position is just too low for me.
So after week or 3 of looking, and getting cars sold out from under me, I keep looking, last Thursday night I try true car on a whim, boom. Fresh trade in, 13 cmax hybrid. 64kmi, $10k, an hour away.
Email to confirm availability immediately, salesperson replies first thing Friday morning,it was traded in the day before, by a couple in their 80's, who need something taller.
I make an appointment for that evening, drive up after work, take it on a short drive, know it's the one. They give me $2k for the Sable, and beat the rate my bank had pre-qualified me for.
Sign all the paperwork Friday night. Can't take it home that night.
They hadn't even had a chance to inspect, service, or clean it yet.
My next day off is Tuesday, so we set up the "exchange" for Tuesday afternoon.
Monday morning she calls and say s almost everything passed their inspection, but it needs brakes all the way around. Which they had to order. So they sent it to detail.
Tuesday morning, brakes came in, can you wait until after 4 so they can get some other cars through.
So I get there at the stroke of 4, and as I'm deleting my phone from the Sable, there she goes in my c max, tearing out of the parking lot. ( Went down to the gas station to fuel it up)
She gets back, we trade keys shake hands, and off I go!
The only picture I've taken so far:
