goblue93

I have Camel interior. Glare has not been a problem and I live in Vegas. It's pretty much always sunny.

You can change the volume on the steering wheel but that's about it. Can't wait for Triptunes to see if that is better. It was supposed to be available at the dealer by now. I wonder if they are even going to bother with Triptunes now that Sync is coming out next year.

You're up there with the SUVs. You will like it. I can't drive a sedan because it feels like my butt is dragging on the ground. Perfect height for me and it's super roomy. I'm 6'2" and I don't even put the seat back all of the way.

I'm pretty much do exclusive city driving in a FWD MKX. If I go on the freeway it's for 3-5 miles at a time maybe a few times a week. I get about 17.5 mpg. On one tank I did about 30 miles on the freeway and it put me up to 19.8 mpg for the tank. I do notice that I get better milage if I have the mpg tracker on. I had to shut it off because I found myself coasting all of the time and driving like a grandpa (actual quote from a friend in the car).

I think you will regret not getting the MKX. It does have a better ride than the Edge. The ride is smoother and the MKX just feels more luxurious all around when you are in it. I didn't like the rear at first but I'm suprised how many people have told me how cool they think it is. The auto rear hatch and the heated and cooled seats rule. Get an MKX.

OK, it's 50 degrees outside, my climate control is set on 85 and the A/C keeps coming on even though heat is pumping out. Does anyone know why this happens. It would make sense if the car was warm because it was sunny, but it's cold in the car, the heat comes on and the A/C is on. I keep having to switch off the A/C button because I think it's a waste to have the A/C on when the car is heating up. Is there something wrong with my system or does this happen to everyone?

FWD MKX - I got 15 mpg with my first tank and 19.5 on the second. I had a pretty good mix of city and highway miles but no long trips.

I went with Progressive on my MKX. I had the same problem online finding quotes.

I thought I read that they were switching everything over to the "ice blue" starting with the new stuff coming out this year. I would guess that means the 08 Edge will go blue.

Nice to hear you are happy, we could tell you were getting frustrated but in the end when you really want something it's not that big a deal to wait a little longer than you expected. At least you're not like that one poster who couldn't wait a few extra weeks and settled for a RAV4.

That's a much higher sales rate than was initially projected for the MKX. Good to hear. I wonder how many they will sell in 07. I swear I read they were only projecting around 20-30,000 MKX sales this year.

Anyone know the process that is used to ship these things out west? I swear they must be on a truck going about 15 mph. There have been a number of Edges on the dealer inventory list out here since before Christmas and none are on the lots yet. I can't figure out why it would take a truck 3 plus weeks to make a trip that a car can make in 3-4 days.

The dealers are clueless because it hasn't been released yet. The trip tunes technology was announced last year as being available early 2007. It wasn't added to the Edge or the MKX but I believe it's supposed to be available as a dealer installed option sometime this month (which probably means next month). Ford Media - TripTunes

I thought the Edge was being released with the new cap free technology.

I've been tracking the MKXs and they showed up here in Vegas about a week ago. They were shown on inventory for a good week and a half before that though. They seem to show up on inventory when they are shipped and then shipping takes time depending on where you are. If the Edge is near as nice as the MKX it will be worth the wait. I checked one out on Tuesday and it was nicer than I had hoped. The dealers are in a bind since they really don't know where the trucks are until they arrive. Any day is a good guess.

Just got an email from my dealer that they will give it to me. I hope everyone's dealer is as accommodating.

I don't lease cars so I don't know anything about the residual or interest for a lease. Ford launched both models with a 1.9% for 36 mo., 2.9% for 48 mo., and 3.9% for 60 mo. The deal was you needed to take delivery on or before Jan. 2. Anyone who ordered an Edge or MKX is on the open market for financing right now as no new rates have been announced. I was guessing a $3k jump in payments over the life of a loan on an MKX with a standard rate car loan. There are a few tens of thousands of car buyers who ordered Edge/MKXs last year expecting these rates and are now in limbo. I'm surprised nothing has been announced or that Ford didn't extend these rates due to the delay in production.

Have you heard what the financing options will be? Since the old ones expired on the 2nd, there hasn't been anything listed for the Edge or MKX. I ordered an MKX planning on going through Ford Credit and now I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I don't want to have to cancel my order but the car will cost about $3000 more because it didn't get here by the 2nd. That's pretty steep considering I don't really need a car right now and can wait until they offer a half decent financing rate again.

Are you leasing or buying? All of the deals expired yesterday.

I saw the light sage MKX today and really liked it. I think it will look sharp on the Edge too.