New guy here. Got my wife an 08 last Nov. to date 12,250 miles on it. Very happy with both ride and space. Got out of an 04 Exploder Limited w/V8 AWD into this 08 Limited AWD, and power is right there, and the Edge has more room between drivers and backseat has more room for the kids too.
Have a very easy all highway commute of 50 miles roundtrip a day and have yet to see over 18mpg's.
Yes, 2 different drivers, 2 different styles of driving. While I like to cruise above the speed limit, the wife is content just keeping with traffic.
Thought it would be a bit better, Explorer was about the same. Either way, we are happy with it, with one exception, the Sync system. But i'll save it for another thread.