What’s your next car?

[Airflow]

Uh oh. The MKC order bank closed?! My wife’s MKX goes back in June and we need to decide on what’s next. I hope we can find something with the colors and options that she likes from dealer stock. 

[R2D2]

11 hours ago, bbf2530 said:

Hi R2D2.  Zalvern mentioned it, but you may have missed it. The information on that Build Sheet for the 2020 MKC is actually for the Corsair. So according to that Build Sheet, the current schedule states that the Order Bank will open on 5/13/19, and JOB1 is scheduled for 8/5/19. The Order bank for the 2019 MKC is already closed.

Hope that helps.

Yes, you are right, I missed it. but still far our and not sure if pricing will fit with what I am trying to do here.

[Chris109]

18 hours ago, R2D2 said:

?.... that's great

I don't know what happened officer, my cat was driving ?

You would have met both of them if you weren't one of those high class individuals that lives in one of them gated communities with armed guards and killer dobermans.  ??

[Chris109]

18 hours ago, R2D2 said:

?.... that's great

I don't know what happened officer, my cat was driving ?

You would have met both of them if you weren't one of those high class individuals that lives in one of them gated communities with armed guards and killer dobermans.  ??

Another duplicate.  Trying to make a point.  

Edited April 10, 2019 by Chris109

[R2D2]

20 hours ago, Chris109 said:

You would have met both of them if you weren't one of those high class individuals that lives in one of them gated communities with armed guards and killer dobermans.  ??

Now I know what happened, the cats saw the dobermans and pressed the 'R" to reverse out.?

[MKZMark]

On 4/9/2019 at 1:20 PM, drolds1 said:

You can take your cats on a car trip?  Wow, I envy you.  Mine carry on like I'm burning them with cigarettes on the 15-minute trip to the vet. ?

Ours too!

[Chris109]

4 hours ago, R2D2 said:

Now I know what happened, the cats saw the dobermans and pressed the 'R" to reverse out.?

Munchers helping me drive. Notice the paw on the wheel.

Now taking a nap cause she drove half way.

[drolds1]

9 hours ago, Chris109 said:

Munchers helping me drive. Notice the paw on the wheel.

Now taking a nap cause she drove half way.

??

[Mcondo]

Cats aside, my '14 MKZ has the technology package. i can't imagine having a car without these options again. Far too important to safety, convenience and piece of mind - and I was sure I was going to hate adaptive cruise, proximity warnings, keyless entry, etc. Next car, likely a '17 MKX, will have to have them. Reserve probably. 

[Blackbr]

My wife and I will drive 7 hours to our cabin with our cats.  They hate the car ride, they are smart enough to know we are packing for the cabin, and they make themselves scarce... the little cat is a master hider.

Our larger cat perches himself in my lap and drapes his front paws over my right forearm the entire trip (I’m driving). I know I should get carriers for them... should...

 

[drolds1]

On 4/12/2019 at 8:25 AM, Mcondo said:

Cats aside, my '14 MKZ has the technology package. i can't imagine having a car without these options again. Far too important to safety, convenience and piece of mind - and I was sure I was going to hate adaptive cruise, proximity warnings, keyless entry, etc. Next car, likely a '17 MKX, will have to have them. Reserve probably. 

I thought that the adaptive cruise was a gimmick.  I wouldn't be without it again.  I had a  '14. Now I have a '17, and they upgraded the ACC to include stop and go.  This makes heavy traffic that much more bearable.  It's still aggravating to be in stop & go traffic but this feature takes the edge off a little and makes it less fatiguing for sure.

 

2 hours ago, Blackbr said:

My wife and I will drive 7 hours to our cabin with our cats.  They hate the car ride, they are smart enough to know we are packing for the cabin, and they make themselves scarce... the little cat is a master hider.

Our larger cat perches himself in my lap and drapes his front paws over my right forearm the entire trip (I’m driving). I know I should get carriers for them... should...

 

They do know when you're leaving, don't they?  One of mine always puts his favorite toy in the suitcase.  It's as if he's saying, "don't forget about me."

I still can't conceive of driving with a cat unrestrained and in your lap.  But it's great if you can do it.  May daughter-in-law doesn't own a cat carrier for hers either.  They moved from NY to AZ by car with them (and 2 dogs).  A 4-day trip.

[Chris109]

1 hour ago, drolds1 said:

I thought that the adaptive cruise was a gimmick.  I wouldn't be without it again.  I had a  '14. Now I have a '17, and they upgraded the ACC to include stop and go.  This makes heavy traffic that much more bearable.  It's still aggravating to be in stop & go traffic but this feature takes the edge off a little and makes it less fatiguing for sure.

 

Stop and go works great unless you are stopped for more than 3 seconds.  Then you have to re-engage cruise.

[DeeCee]

2 hours ago, Chris109 said:

Stop and go works great unless you are stopped for more than 3 seconds.  Then you have to re-engage cruise.

Or just lightly tap the accelerator.

[drolds1]

1 hour ago, DeeCee said:

Or just lightly tap the accelerator.

A light tap on the accelerator pedal of the 'Resume' button.  I do both.  It was a leap of faith for me to let it stop on its own.  It takes some getting used to.  It's occasionally a little late and abrupt for my taste.  I would brake earlier on my own but it's still a great feature.

[DeeCee]

1 hour ago, drolds1 said:

A light tap on the accelerator pedal of the 'Resume' button.  I do both.  It was a leap of faith for me to let it stop on its own.  It takes some getting used to.  It's occasionally a little late and abrupt for my taste.  I would brake earlier on my own but it's still a great feature.

I agree. It took some getting used to but now I feel pretty comfortable using it. I usually use a tap of the reset button to get going again rather than the accelerator tap. I use the ACC most of the time. Lets you concentrate on road conditions without a lot of attention to speed control. Much more relaxing ride.

[Mcondo]

Did we ever resolve whether the brake lights come on when the ACC slows you down for traffic?

[bbf2530]

1 hour ago, Mcondo said:

Did we ever resolve whether the brake lights come on when the ACC slows you down for traffic?

Hi Mcondo.  Yes. If the ACC needs to engage the brakes to slow the car, the brake lights illuminate.

[Chris109]

16 hours ago, DeeCee said:

Or just lightly tap the accelerator.

I'll check again but I do not think mine does that.  I need to press the Resume button.  Looking at the speed control, when stopped, on the dash the mph cruise setting has a line through it,  That tells me cruise is off and what the cruise speed is set for.

[Chris109]

Another CC question.  When I have a set speed on a main road, not a highway, with limited traffic, if the car ahead of me takes a right hand turn, my car comes to almost a complete stop before resuming even though the car in front of me is no longer in front of me having already made the turn.  And I mean as if I had slammed on the brakes.  Doesn't matter what distance is set.  Anyone else notice this?

[R2D2]

On 4/14/2019 at 11:22 AM, Chris109 said:

Another CC question.  When I have a set speed on a main road, not a highway, with limited traffic, if the car ahead of me takes a right hand turn, my car comes to almost a complete stop before resuming even though the car in front of me is no longer in front of me having already made the turn.  And I mean as if I had slammed on the brakes.  Doesn't matter what distance is set.  Anyone else notice this?

My car also has ACC and have noticed it detecting a car slowing down (to make a right turn or whatever) and have felt the automatic braking applied, especially if the distance between us is narrowing.. I don't really consider it a fault, just a reminder that I am a little too close. ?

[Zalvern]

ACC allows for larger gaps between vehicles than what most drivers are used to. Even at the smallest distance setting, it allows for what the system is programmed to consider a safe distance. Faster you go, the larger the gap between vehicles.

Quite the amount of drivers ride too close depending on speed, especially if they do not use ACC. I'll admit the one thing to beware with ACC is the gap may invite poor drivers to literally cut in front of you if traffic starts to tighten up. In my MKZ, I would turn off ACC as some drivers will lane change abruptly due to the distance gap, and upset the cruise with sudden brakes. I would drive "close enough" to a vehicle in front, of mine, just to deter abrupt lane changes. So once traffic is getting heavier, I usually drop the ACC.

On a side note, the latest ACC on the Aviator is able to adjust based on Speed Limits signs. I actually will like that feature at times. Want to see if it will allow for a grace speed limit factor.

 

...and now, two more days till New York Auto Show presses should spill the beans on remaining vehicles. Though Ford leaked the arrival of the HP 2.3L EcoBoost Mustang.

Edited April 15, 2019 by Zalvern

[Smokestone10]

Speaking of  cats... mine is the worst wash mit ever.

[MKZMark]

Hey, give me my cat back!

[Blackbr]

With my next car I’m going for features.  Or I can have luxury, probably not both.  It bugs me that Luxury makers force you into expensive options or packages that cheaper makers give you standard.  

 

Recently ive driven a loaded accord hybrid and I rented a loaded Altima. Both drove nice and had adaptive cruise and lane centering. Similarly equipped that’s a $50k Nautilus or $47k Corsair.

 

drove the Arteon recently too. Didn’t like it.  Too expensive for a car that didn’t feel premium at all.  10 more months...

[Blackbr]

I have a definite front runner for my next car.  Never saw myself with one of these, but I drove one and was VERY impressed.  The interior is stunning, the car feels well built, and has all the features I want.

 

Subaru Legacy Touring