Driving in for the few hours of work today, I came up alongside what I thought was a "monster" version of a Mini Clubman



Then I saw the blue oval . . . and laughed my head off for a half mile.

I like the look of these things, they are pretty cool looking and the inside is really nice.

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1981 300d

I think they are rather cool too. Absolutely cavernous inside too. Not that I'd ever buy it but it looks much better than a Honda Element or Scion.

Unfortunately it's rated at 17 mpg city.. doh. I think people are looking at mpg even more these days, this thing is destined to die.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

Somehow, "Flex" is not something that I want in my car.
I prefer "solid".

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

I know.
I have visions of my 1912 Rambler flexing like hell over the R.R. tracks.

However,the Flex seems the closest thing to my '57 Plymouth Suburban wagon.Why,in a flying f*ck off a rolling donut can't they do it right?

It seems to have plenty of storage space,great vehicle for cleaning out houses for antiques,etc. BUT,it is very overpriced,particularly with the anemic engine options and auto tranny.

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We had a '57 Plymouth Suburban station wagon. The worst car in the world. It was the trigger for my dad to start buying Mercedes.

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MBlovr
'59 180 Dad's original
'59 180 Dad's 2nd one
'67 250SE Dad's last one
'59 220 SE My first one
'62 220SE Coupe second one
'89 190E 2.6 5spd third one
'06 E350 4matic (sold)
'10 E350 4matic

I beg to differ from that assessment. It may have leaked thru the front windows,may have had sloppy power steering but the 2 speed Powerflite never failed and I rebuilt the "wedge head"V8 at 99k at which mileage I bought the car.

I have,of course replaced all the wheel bearings,bushings,control arms,etc,thus it has proven itself quite reliable,although it corners like the Q.E.II in a hard'a starboard squall.

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I applaud Ford and their car product line - the european stuff is excellent (especially the Mondeo), but we in the US get the generic crap that Ford makes. I like it when auto companies take a chance, regardless if it's pass or fail, and I like the Ford came out with the Flex - it's a suitable alternative to the SUV if you're fuel concerned.

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

The Jaguar X-type is based on the Mondeo. So in a way, you can get one here.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

I learned a long time ago that I'd never own a Jag.

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

17MPG. I get that in my Expy.

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83 300SD Dark Silver Dark brown inside

And the government wants to pump billion into them, yeah great idea.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Howdy All,
17mpg. I just did a trip in my Wrangler 4 door unlimited and got 20mpg.

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Frank X. Morris
17 Kia Niro
08 Jeep Wrangler 4 door unlimited

My wife loves them and I kinda like them (I do like the look). I'd much prefer it to a minivan to which we are currently beholden. I figure I'd give them a couple years to get some miles on them to see what breaks and then maybe pick up a used one.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I rode in one not long a go and that thing was really nice....for a Ford. The main problem is cost this thing had a sticker of $44K

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Keith Schuster
2006 E350 98K miles
2013 Ford Explorer 15K miles