Originally Posted by
.Seth.
Aoshi people wont be buying the flex for there kids like these people do the xb's and xa's, TC's etc. this is a family SUV, you know like expedition, explorer, Tahoe, pathfinder, etc.
plus IMO 34k for a fully loaded AWD SUV isent bad at all. it gets like 24mpg city and like 30 mpg highway. name another fullsize SUV that does that? fullsize as in seats 7.
I have no idea where your getting those gas mileage figures from man.
From fueleconomy.gov
Front wheel drive version
MPG (city)
17
MPG (highway)
24
MPG (combined)
19
AWD version
MPG (city)
16
MPG (highway)
22
MPG (combined)
18
Hardly 24 city 30 highway, and seriously seth, you think this is an SUV how? It has a 130mm ground clearance, which most ford CARS have. This isn't a SUV, its not a crossover, its a wagon.
Want a actual SUV with that sort of gas mileage? Toyota Highlander has good ground clearance, and gets 18mpg city, 24mpg highway. And seats 7 with the optional 3rd row seat. Oh, and for 39k you can get the hybrid thats 27mpg city 25mpg highway.
Or for 28k, you can get a rav4 with 7 passenger seating that gets 22mpg city 28mpg highway.
As much as I do like fords, yeah they've upped their quality but their gas mileage is still eons away from toyota.