Thoughts from the Curb

Aug 18, 2008 - Different Ford Flex, Different Wilderness, Different Country

Hello from Canada, home of myself and the Ford Flex. I'm up here in Toronto on vacation and picked up a 2009 Ford Flex SEL AWD fresh from the Ford factory in nearby Oakville, Ontario. I grew up about 10 minutes from there and frequently drove past the sea of mostly Windstars. Today, it's a sea of Ford Edges, Flexes and Lincoln MKXs -- much better.

Last month, I wrote that I thought the Flex was the best family crossover. After another weekend driving up to another cottage country (in Southern Ontario rather than Southern California), I still believe it. I actually better enjoyed the ride afforded by the SEL's smaller wheels, rather than the bigger one's in our short-term Flex tester and our new long-term Flex.

Since I drove it up to Kashagawigamog Lake for a family get-together, I got a chance to get the Flex's pulse from a gathering of 16 Riswicks. The general concensus was quite positive -- everyone thought it was very cool, from my 55-year-old uncle to my 14-year-old cousin Cooper. I was most impressed by the latter, since having a kid (who is way cooler than I was at his age) thinking a mom mobile is cool is definitely a good thing for the Flex's fortunes. I also had a woman in a Jeep Patriot take a camera-pic while driving, while numerous people walked up to check it out. The only thing I've driven recently that gets this much attention is the Challenger, Smart and R8 -- and none of those are as comfy and useful as the Flex.

And now for a touch of Canadiana. I give you the Flex parked in front of Canada's Smallest Jail in Coboconk, Ontario.

-James Riswick

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