Picked up our 2008 Edge FWD about a week and a half ago (it was a bit of a rushed purchase as a new job dictated biting the bullet and buying a vehicle) and have been less than impressed with the gas mileage. Granted we have only put about 1100km on it, but we're finding that we're watching our gas gauge plummet.
As I'm a new car owner I haven't done manual calculations for mpg or L/100KM, but just out of curiousity, what is the average KM to E, or M to E? We've already had 3 fill-ups, and we thought the 72L tank would go father than 450km. At one point our KM to E was 571, which was a nice surprise, but after driving about 24KM that quickly dropped to 450.
Any ideas out there? Should I be taking it back to the dealership, or just kicking myself for not looking in to the fuel efficiency a little better?
As a sub-question, what can one do when they've just signed a 60mth financing term and feel like they're about to get destroyed by the ever rising gas prices? Can you trade in a week old vehicle electing for a much smaller one? Has anyone had an experience like this with Ford?
Thanks for the help!
