Bought a new toy

[Syrch]

About a month ago i decided when I bought a new car i'd trade in my 01' F-150. Well two weeks ago I went to ford and looked at the Flex. I wanted something that had the room of a SUV/Expedition but the gas mileage better than that of my F-150 and the Flex seemed to be the perfect fit. I test drove the car about 6 times before I said yes to buying it. After talking numbers with them I ended up making the purchase. It certainly is a love itor hate it design but i happen to love it.

The interioris very comfortable and easily seats 7 people/6 adults yet going to and from the airport last weekend (40 miles) i averaged 29.5mpg. The engine doesn't have the same get up and go as my truck did but i really don't care as much about speed as I do comfort. I ended up getting the rear DVD for the kids and the built in navigation and sat radio for me .

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[Blieb]

I'm still mixed on it ... but congrats, looks nice!

I test drove an F150 recently and have to say I was impressed. I know a Ford Service guy and he raves about the quality in the Ford line.

 

[Blieb]

WAIT!? Where's the # pad!?!?!??

Oh, and how much did she run you?

 

[zerocool84]

Yes it's definitely a love it or hate it design. Not my cup of tea but if you like it and got a good deal on it then good for you.

 

[mrrman]

looks like a stretched Scion....not to my liking

 

[AstroManLuca]

Looks nice. I like that there are so many car-based SUVs these days. Most people don't need truck-based ones and really just want the room.

 

[ViviTheMage]

yeah...absolutely hate the design.

 

[K1052]

It's like the bastard American love child of a Range Rover and a Scion.

 

[dud]

I didn't think that anyone was buying SUVs anymore (and that looks like an SUV). I do agree that it looks like the Scion Xb ... the ugliest of the uglies.

I do like the interior ...

 

[tasmanian]

Whats up with all the tire marks on your driveway?

 

[xanis]

Not a huge fan of the exterior, but it certainly doesn't look awful. I like it. Congrats!

 

[nakedfrog]

29.5mpg, eh? What engine is in there?

 

[zerogear]

Its a van :x

Wee~ timewarp

 

[Martin]

I'm not a fan of that, but I'd be hella-down for the new Fiesta:
http://autos.canada.com/news/s...478f-8667-a420bc7dc44f

 

[soulcougher73]

I like it. I dont care for that exterior color choice myself though. How much did it run you?

 

[biggestmuff]

What colorblind dope designed that interior. That's ugly as hell. Grey, brown and wood.

 

[lokiju]

Wrong forum!

 

[Syrch]

yeah i test drove the F150 Platinum and if it wasn't for the family i think i'd have that now lol. The MSRP for it was $42 and i walked out before tax and title for $28, 34k-trade in. Tire marks in the drive way? New drive way new tires...no clue how they showed up. And it has fords V6 in it.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
29.5mpg, eh? What engine is in there?

3.5L Duratec and 6spd Auto

260HP

 

[thecoolnessrune]

I personally love the look and design of the Flex. I'd love to have one

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
What colorblind dope designed that interior. That's ugly as hell. Grey, brown and wood.

It looks like every other Toyota/Honda/Nissan I've seen.

 

[GCS]

Love to get one for the wife. She needs the capacity of a minivan but I would love to get her something with better gas mileage (like the Flex) but DAMN I hate the way it looks.

Great idea shot in the foot by bad aesthetics.

Greg

 

[TruePaige]

Absolutely hate the style, Kia Soul, Scion, Flex, ick.

But has some good tech in it most likely, did ya get the Sync system? I like that on the Fusions.

 

[Syrch]

Originally posted by: TruePaige
Absolutely hate the style, Kia Soul, Scion, Flex, ick.

But has some good tech in it most likely, did ya get the Sync system? I like that on the Fusions.

Yeah has the sync built into the navigation. Love it!

I can have each of the kids listening to their own thing on the headsets (each has its own channel) and me listening to what i want. So one of the kids can listen to their mp3 player while the other listens to the movie and i can listen to the radio/sat radio/internal HD/movie. Really love how well they did it.

 

[compman25]

I like it. Does it have the fridge?