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What about brokers? I leased mine (write off purposes) but if I had of purchased, I would have got a broker to bring one up from the US.

Not all mods need "function" in order to achieve a look and I think it looks awesome! Personally, I'd consider adding the brush guard as well but I don't think I'd add the lights. Steve

Congrats my dear! Good luck fighting over the drivers seat! :P Steve

Awesome job Merlin! In going to 4 or 5 Ford dealerships in my area looking for an Edge, the first thing I thought of is that THEY need to watch this and learn how to properly promote the features as you have done. I have a business consulting company and teach various sales and marketing strategies and I LOVE your enthusiasm! The bloopers at the end were hillarious! Cheers, Steve

I would imagine the Edge is decent in an off road capacity but not great. Not much ground clearance and improper tires would be the biggest challenges but AWD coupled with the type of HP we have, I would think it would handle moderate terrain. These are built for cruisin moreso than muddin...

We're heading to the mountains this weekend (about 4 hours away) and I heard that I shouldn't use the cruise control on the hiway for the first 2000'ish Km's and that I should vary my speed. Any truth to that? Cheers, Steve

After a quick search I found this that has some details on the Limited: http://patmillikenford.cms.dealer.com/new_...1f41e93e8d29a51 Steve

Welcome Mike and enjoy your new CROSSOVER! :yup: Steve

Here in Alberta, they'd just shoot through it first and ask questions later... Only the windows back from the front driver and passanger sides can be tinted here. To me, this makes great sense. If I were a cop walking up on a vehicle I had just pulled over at night or dusk, and couldn't see how many people were in it or if a gun was pointed in my general direction, I'd be concerned. Officers need to take every aspect into account when approaching a car and many have been killed with routine traffic stops. I'm just glad I'm not a cop in Florida! It does look cool though! Ya just need some "bling" on those wheels now! Steve

I know it's illegal here to increase the tint on the drivers and passenger side front windows from factory and the fine is hefty! May be the same thing there...

Well I would NEVER condone street racing EVER, in fact, that may be the first time I ever have… :shades: I've often said :"it's not always the car", but in an automatic it's pretty much a no brainer. I can see blowing a shift in a 5 speed and going home with your tail between your legs but it's not like he got a huge jump on me at the lights... Now granted the Edge is carrying way more weight but I was shocked! He started out about half a car length ahead and maintained that up to about half a block. There was construction ahead so that's as far as we went and we both backed down. I'm going with the theory that it's brand new (143KM) and maybe there's a "break in" period before it maximizes its HP. Steve

LOL... no kidding! We get so spoiled now that it's just the way we think. Our kids have never seen a rotary phone and can't believe we didn't have cell phones "back in the day"! With regards to turn signals on the side mirrors, after driving my wifes Bug many times at night, I personally don't find it an issue. It's certainly not blinding to a point where you can't see out of the mirror while it's flashing! Being that we can't pull anything of any real size with the Edge, I don't forsee that being a barrier in any way but more personal preference. Side note; I got beat by a Pontiac Pursuit this morning. WHAT'S THAT ABOUT??? Not a happy guy... Steve

Hey Nicky and congrats. My first advice would be to take along a male partner if possible. If not, make sure they know that you have eyes for another vehicle and are making your choice this week. Tell them you have a deposit on another car but... Leave out a "trade-in" if possible because they love to play with that middle number. Tell them that you are making your decision on this number they are providing for you today so if it's not their best number, it would be a mistake. Put down a refundable deposit if need be. I got them down a bit in price and then negotiated my LCD 2 way remote car starter that was installed at the dealership prior to me picking it up. I felt good about the sale and that's what is important. If you are concerned on price, maybe there's someone in the pleasanton California area on the forum that could give some insight into your deal? I'm a wee bit further north... :P Good luck my dear and welcome. Steve

Congrats on the new Edge. Picked up mine yesterday!! WOOHOO! I'm also a BIG fan of the 300C as that's the only car I ever rented when I traveled. I would have bought one but here in Western Canada, it was just too many ponies and RWD which isn't a great combination come Oct. Enjoy the new wheels! Steve

Ok then... what about ILLEGALLY? lol...

So I picked up my Black SEL+ AWD yesterday at noon. Since then, I've put about 75 miles on it and thus far, I LOVE IT! Some observations; It doesn't really seem like 260+ HP and I'm a little dissapointed in the "get up". Mostly from a stand-still... It does have some nice passing gears and once the RPM's are up, she has good torque. I've been driving a Taurus with the Duratec 24V engine for the past few years and it seems comparable in power to that. Wish it had auto up windows but instead, just a drivers side auto down. I didn't notice ANY glare even though I read much about that over the past couple of weeks. Very comfortable and extremely quiet. Nice ride for a shorter wheelbase vehicle and not choppy at all. It has an AMAZING turning radius. Premium sound system is sweet! If a rear window is lowered more than half way with the front windows up and Vista roof closed, there's a real disturbing sound that is REALLY irriatating! Somebody try it and let me know if you find the same... The kids LOVE the reclining rear seats and their own sunroof. I didn't realize it had lights under the side mirrors and it looks pretty cool at night when parked and lit up. Being a "premium vehicle" IMO, I would have liked to have seen signal lights on the side mirrors as a safety feature. Even my wifes '03 Beetle convertible has 'em... Oh... and it gets LOTS of looks! Good on the ego ya know... All in all, it has lived up to my expectations early on and I got up at 7am (on a Sunday morning) just to take it out for a drive... :hyper: ... I know... I'm a bit strange... :wacko: Steve

A little anal maybe but is there a way to run just the park lights and fogs lights without the driving/headlights coming on? I just really like the look of that. When adjusting the switch to the park lights and pulling the switch out, it will work while in park but as soon as it's in gear, the driving lights come on. Is there a way around that?? Cheers, Steve

Thanks for the links guys!

In my 2 months of serching, the last 2 choices were the Equinox Sport and the Edge SEL+. Both were AWD and had 260+ HP. I waited 2 weeks for the new sport Equinox model to come in prior to making my decision just to see the difference. The Edge obviously has a more stream lined look but Chev stepped up the Equinox with this Sport version. Pricing is slightly less on the Chev and it was impressive. Obviously not impressive enough as it was less than an hour after test driving it that I bought my Edge. Less than 5 hours till I get it.... :hyper:

So I pick up my Edge today but I have a couple questions for techies here... Is there a reason why Ford didn't add the ability to add a cargo cover for the back? That seems like major oversight even though the windows do have a dark tint. Opinions? Are there "performance parts" that anyone has added to their 07 Edge? Anything to bump it up a bit in HP? I read where someone added a custom exhaust but I'm looking for additional feedback on this and other mods as well. Also, any dress up mods available that anyone has done other than the obvious tires & rims? Much appreciated! Steve