back in 2013 while on a family vacation to Vancouver Island, we rented one of these (can't remember the trim level, but it was the Ecoboost and was loaded with the park assist, leather, MyFordTouch, etc). My wife, mother in law, and 3 late teens/early twenties boys all fit in here with our luggage for a 5 day vacation. I feel in love with the power, handling and comfort of this thing, my wife and mother in law never got over the appearance, however I was making progress on converting the wife to a believer - until my right foot got the better of me.
Some poor unsuspecting middle aged crisis fellow (wait - I am middle aged too!) in a Challenger RT with a hemi chuckled at me whilst sitting at a traffic light leading north on the highway and onto an expanse of open freeway. I looked at him and gave him the "nod" and began the tradition of silently building up the revs in the Flex with one foot on the brake and one on the gas. The Challenger driver recognized my challenge and when the light turned green, he threw down the gauntlet. To his (and my) surprise, the big old Flex got up in a hurry and left him in the dust - all the way up to a speed of about 50 kms north of the posted 100km limit! Victory for the Flex, however it was ultimately my loss as that event sealed my fate to never owning one of these hot rods, a quite back handed slap and a few choice words later and my wife had delivered her solid rationale and business case for my never owning one.
Someday, Flex, someday....
