This deal is profitable. The price is 17.6 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $6801
Fair price: $7782
High price: $8762
MPG: 17 mpg city / 24 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Medium Light Stone
Color: Dark Ink Blue Metallic
Dealer: Kraig Ford
Mileage: 164,468
Year: 2009
Ownership Cost for 2009 Ford Flex SEL
Estimated: $43538 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2656
$1275
$1116
$1009
$903
$6959
Insurance
$1740
$1800
$1864
$1929
$1996
$9329
Fuel
$1902
$1960
$2028
$2109
$2204
$10203
Maintenance
$2763
$1919
$1136
$1178
$2291
$9287
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$880
$880
$880
$880
$880
$1304
Total Ownership Costs
$10918
$8192
$7568
$7724
$9135
$43538
Message: Error encountered retrieving data: A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the pre-login handshake. (provider: SSL Provider, error: 0 - The wait operation timed out.)
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
TIRES
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2010 FORD FLEX, WITH A CLASS III TRAILER TOW PACKAGE. THE PACKAGE,ACCORDING TO FORD'S BROCHURE IS SUPPOSED TO INCLUDE A TIRE MOBILITY KIT. THE KIT, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IS ESSENTIALLY MADE UP OF AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND A CAN OF SEALANT COMPOUND USED TO PLUG A HOLE IN A TIRE. THEREFORE THE COMPRESSOR INJECTS THE SEALANT COMPOUND,WHILE INFLATING THE TIRE. ON PAGE 309, OF THE OWNER'S GUIDE, IS THE FOLLOWING WARNING: " WARNING: WHEN TOWING A TRAILER, USE THE TEMPORARY MOBILITY KIT AND NOT THE MINI SPARE TIRE IF NECESSARY. THE MINI SPARE TIRE IS NOT INTENDED FOR THE HIGHER TOWING LOAD LIMITS OF THIS VEHICLE. WHEN TOWING HEAVY LOADS WITH THE MINI SPARE TIRE, VEHICLE HANDLING MAY BE DIMINISHED, WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL, AND SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY." MY CAR IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE TIRE MOBILITY KIT, AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TELLS ME, "IF YOUR CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE, IT WILL NOT BE EQUIPPED WITH THE TIRE MOBILITY KIT". IT SEEMS STUPID TO ME, AND PERHAPS CRIMINAL, THAT THEY INCLUDE THE WARNING IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND REFUSE TO PROVIDE THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT THEY CLAIM TO BE NECESSARY, AND WHICH THEY CLAIM IS INCLUDED IN THEIR SALES BROCHURE. INCIDENTALLY, IT TOOK THE SALESMAN TWO WEEKS TO COME UP WITH FORD'S EXPLANATION, AND HE SAID, "IT'S ALL HUSH HUSH". *TR
