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Nice looking Edge... they look good all in black don't they? They are very rare over here too. I see another one about once a month at most! You can see some pics of my one here.

Welcome to our forum Ronkeras. Always nice to have someone else join us from this side of the pond! Do you have any pics of your Edge you can share with us?

Hi Ben. All the Euro Edges are AWD only. There's only one engine option available too, and that's the 2 litre duel turbo diesel - 210 HP for the automatic and 180HP for the six-speed manual.

Hi there. Welcome to the forum. Nice looking Edge you have there.

Hi Dave, welcome to the forum. It's always nice to have a fellow Euro Edge owner join us. Do you have any pics of your Edge you can share with us?

Welcome Bob. It's good to have you join us.

Hi, welcome to our forum UnholyDjMiku. Please let us know how you get on with your projects.

Looks like you did a really neat job there. It certainly changes the rear appearance and looks a lot more tidy. However the impracticalities of not having a rear wiper far outweigh that in my opinion - it's essential here nearly the whole year through.

I guess it depends on your model, but you can select any of these languages on my touchscreen: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Turkish or Russian.

Gosh - where do you live? Somewhere it hardly ever rains and the roads don't get wet?

Why would you want to delete your rear wiper? I need mine almost every day, especially at this time of year. And what exactly do you mean by delete in this case..... remove it completely and plug the hole in the rear glass...or just disable the switching?

Don't the spares come from the Oakville factory in Ontario, Canada?

Thanks that's handy to know Omar. It's just finding the button down there, pressing it the requisite number of times and putting the indicator on all the while there's some impatient person driving far too close up behind you makes it all rather difficult sometimes. That, and the fact parking spaces in UK car parks are now all too small for our 21st century cars!

Interesting. I've had my Edge now for nearly a year, so have had opportunity to try out most of its gadgetry. Rain sensing wipers : Use, but often need to override if not responding quick enough. Auto high beam : This doesn't work well enough to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic, so is switched off. Adaptive cruise control : Very useful if you have an endorsed driving licence and are driving on motorways with average speed control cameras. Lane Assist : Always on. I find the little nudge quite useful. Active Park Assist : Not worth using. Takes far too long to set up and find a space large enough. Eyes work better. Adaptive headlights : Always on. It works better than it did on my old Mondeo. Heated/cooled seats : Love them. Will often use the heated seats for short journeys in lieu of cranking the heating up. Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system : I think the warning lights for when you are driving too close are really useful. The pre-collision alert seems a bit over sensitive though. It seems to go off when cars are still a long way away! Paddle shifters : What's the point? If I wanted a manual Edge I would have bought one! Sync : I don't see how you can't use this? Mind you, I don't think Sync 3 is as good as Sync 1 & 2, especially when it comes to playing any of my iPods. Sirius : I have no idea. What is it? Auto Headlights : I always have the headlamps on auto. They seem to work really well. AdvanceTrac : Always on. I'm not aware of any situation where it would need to be turned off. Front wide-view camera : Not fitted. Rear view camera : Useful, but still rely more on the rear-view mirrors. Hands free tailgate : I will only use this if I really don't have either hand available. Sometimes you can be waving your leg about all over the place before the sensor activates! 10-way power seats : The memory function is useful but sometimes too easy to accidently over-write the stored settings with the current setting. Traffic sign recognition : A useful feature, helps save your licence. 240v socket outlet in centre console : Of limited use. Only time I have used it was for my laptop mains plug when I wanted to use Forscan. Otherwise it always has a 5v USB converter plugged in for rear passengers' phones etc. Panoramic roof : Blind is usually always open to let lots of light in. On hot days I will often open up the glass roof rather than using the air-con. Parking sensors : Useful, but I wish they could be adjusted so that they only sound continuously at a much smaller distance. They aren't that helpful if they are already going off continuously with more than 6 inches to spare when driving the car through small gaps or passing cars on narrow lanes. Heated front windscreen : Doesn't stay on long enough. I'm constantly turning it back on again!