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I would say it's all realitive to your situation. Is the body rusting out? Interior still nice, or showing definate sings of wear? Engine smoking? If it's still good overall, 100k is nothing for a modern auto. My 09 MKX at 92k still looks and runs like showroom. (Ok, maybe not, but she's as close as you can get for 92k miles). Point is, if your happy, don't want car payments and after investing a grand in fixing her back up will conceivably get 3-4 more years of reliable transportation, then I would say, absolutely. A new one will cost you over a grand just for plates, full insurance, excise tax, sales tax, etc. Granted, nothing beats a new car, but .... a car is transportation first, and a luxury second.

Actually it's a good question. Washing the roof is a challange, especially if your short(er). (And by the time you hit you late sixties, you're going to be shorter. lol) I grown tired of hand washing; when I do I usually fire up the ol pressure sprayer and make short work of it. But only for the wife's convertible as she refuses to run it through the car wash. As I wrote earlier, I run mine through the local car wash every week. Gets detailed every other year, but that's starting to get a tad expensive. On my wife's Sebring convertible roof, I use a 3-step, step stool I bought at Costco. Light, easy to lift and move and tall enough. Has a nice plastic shelf that folds out to hold the soap bucket, too. Pressure washer makes short work of it. Foam the car down with soap, let it set and then power rinse it off. Finish with a gallon of distilled water sprayed on using the soap dispenser, and no water spots.

Just out of curiosity, have you checked the tightness of the front lug nuts?

It's kind of like a balloon pressed down on a flat surface like a tabletop. Press too hard (more load) and it flattens more on the sides (more wear on the edges). Inflate it too much and the center makes more contact, less on the sides. I should also have mentioned that running over-inflated causes road wander, your always having to correct the steering to stay straight. Properly inflated and you have the most tread on the road, making the car run straighter. The rating on the sidewall of the tire is the maximum inflation pressure permissible for that tire and should never be exceeded for long.

Unless you're carrying a full load, I would keep it at whatever the sticker says. Over-inflating causes the tire to ride up in the center tread and it will cause more wear to occur there. Not to mention it will hydroplane more easily, give a rougher ride and easier to lose traction on gravel. There's a reason the manufacturer puts that rating there.

Ask them to show you where it's stated to be a "maintenance" item. In no manual I've read is this drain listed as something that should be checked. Drains on the underside of each door, yes, but not this drain. And if it "is" a maintenance item, why didn't they check it during the periodic maintenance visit?

So, what do you call the other half?

Can you switch to heat? If not, my thinking runs along the line of a failed control.

I'll second that. That website is a mess, designed by a second-rate programmer. It exits only to sell you a new car or show you stuff that doesn't fit your car.

Don't know how to turn it off, but you can disable it by unplugging the microphones.

I'll hazard a guess as possibly tie rod ends.

I have an 09 MKX with AWD. You're going to love it in the snow. Even though there are more mechanical components involved, and the more parts involved, the AWD isn't anything to be worried about. Just have the transmission and transfer case oil changed at 60k and it should be ok. It will take a small hit on milage, 2-3 mph, but buying a luxury car to begin with your not worrying about the cost of gas anyway. How are the tires? Figure about a grand for new tread for decent tires on an AWD. Nice car, love the white, looks really, really nice in the sun. Appears that it was well taken care of. Congrats again.

What did you order vs. what did they actually send? Although you felt the substitution was not what you wanted, would you consider the substitution to be of equal value?

Should be part of the home screen. Try calling Sync support team at 888-270-1055 weekdays.

Standard on Titanium and Sport. On home screen, "settings" key on your home screen, touch "vehicle" and "ambient lighting".

Local car wash, every week, ultimate is $18, takes 5 minutes looks great, and has all the good stuff, tire shine, wax, Rain X, drive away dry and shiny. Screw the hours of washing, buffing. Good enough.

Also standard on the Limited, isn't it?

If it's listed on your window sticker, I'd be calling my sakes agent on Monday morning and asking where is it. Worst comes to worst, you can add it yourself. Vern talked about here in the firum, and the following posted pix on exactly how he did his http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/6122-diy-for-installing-homelink-in-se-sel-and-sport-edges/ I've done several, not hard at all. (You might get lucky and find one on Ebay from a wrecked car, at a much lower price).

Goto https://owner.ford.com/tools/account/sign-in.html Create an account, put in your VIN and it will tell you which version of Sync your car has, and if any additional updates are available.

Looks like an extra dot got added when I cut and pasted on my Android. The correct url is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&persist_app=1&v=Ot_CgAjyCFQ And the title is "Fixing A Car That Clacks When You Turn" by Scotty Kilmer. He makes it look easy.

Could always pop on chrome covers. Look good and might be less expensive.

Does it sound like this? (Scotty shows in this Youtube video just how easy they are to change). https://youtu.be/Ot_CgAjyCFQu

Post a link.

Your turbo "chirps" when you accelerate?

2009 MKX, I'll assume that later years are nearly the same. Measurements include all projections and assume a box-shaped structure, slid imto place. Width: 45", height:29", depth: 5ft. (In mine, the back seats do not fold completely flat). These are rough and a slightly larger box will fit.