Ford Flex
06-05-2009, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by RossoS2K,Jun 5 2009, 12:26 PM
well. I just told the dealer to clean it up and we will be in at 5:30 to pick it up.
06-05-2009, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by CG,Jun 5 2009, 10:55 AM
Congrats! I look forward to seeing better review from you on it soon. Just remember to keep thick skin because you know you'll be flamed for buying a Ford.
06-05-2009, 05:23 PM
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Nice! I like! Visual impact outside is like a big Mini Cooper. Interior space is like a Suburban, gas mileage like a Pilot, interior looks like the Ford-designed Land Rovers (which is a good thing).
Congrats to you and to Ford for starting to focus on the product and not just the gimmicks!
Congrats to you and to Ford for starting to focus on the product and not just the gimmicks!
06-05-2009, 09:19 PM
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The EcoBoost is not out in the Flex...yet. I did just see that Ford took an EcoBoost Flex & MKS to the drag strip and was running low 14s!
It's a sharp car, but some people are very turned off by the styling. My father hates it, but I like it a lot. It's a very functional and unique car. If you like it, buy it!
It's a sharp car, but some people are very turned off by the styling. My father hates it, but I like it a lot. It's a very functional and unique car. If you like it, buy it!
06-05-2009, 09:55 PM
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Looks good and congrats.
06-06-2009, 07:21 AM
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Not a bad choice at all. When my wife was shopping for a new ride last year I took a sit in a nearly fully-optioned Flex on the showroom floor. It was very nice and had the leather diamond-stitched seats yours has. Classy look. After driving the Honda Element, an 05 Lexus RX, and the Ford Edge, she settled on buying a used 07 Edge that had every option but AWD and the 8-speaker stereo. Hers has nav, the vista roof, leather, traction control, and a few other extras, and rides on the same platform, engine, and tranny as the Flex. She adores the thing, and I think it's a great road trip car that gets decent mileage (we get 21-23 mpg combined cycle).
The only negative I've ever heard about the Flex is from C&D, and they said it needed more power. I've never driven it though. Our Edge has pretty good go-power when needed but it's no quarter mile star.
The only negative I've ever heard about the Flex is from C&D, and they said it needed more power. I've never driven it though. Our Edge has pretty good go-power when needed but it's no quarter mile star.
06-07-2009, 01:11 PM
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Can't wait for the 2010 SHO. Nice ride Rosso, I think the Pilot is a small bit nicer objectively, but I'd take the Flex over it for not being such a boring appliance. I've definitely eyeballed the few I've seen around here.