John inNH Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hi everyone I am a new owner of a 2008 Edge Limited AWD. Or I should say I bought it for my wife. Her beloved 2005 Freestyle started to have transmission problems at 110,000 miles and I just could not see spending $5,000.00 to $7,000.00 for a rebuilt tranny in a 10 year old car. We actually made it 3 months without a car payment! My wife actually wanted a Taurus X because she loved the Freestyle so much, but there ae very few out there and the kids are all grown so I convinced her to look at the Edge. I had checked out numerous other crossovers but the Edge seemed like the best combination of ride, performance and luxury. We checked out a few and found a redfire metallic loaded with sunroofs, navigation 20" chrome rims, red accent seats etc. I was very impressed with it and we got a great deal. My first question is does anyone know of a less expensive map update disk? The car still has the 2008 disk and my local dealer wants $175.oo for the latest update. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Welcome to the forum, John, and congrats on the new2you '08 Limited I had looked at Freestyle's/Taurus X's also prior to the Edge, just liked the overall "architecture". Do post a few pics of the Edge (and prev ride(s))! How many miles do you have on the Edge? Unless you know the history intimately, I would seriously advise you at least check the condition of: 1) The PTU fluid, and 2) The Battery, aside from the specified maintenance in the owner's manual, found online here: http://owner.ford.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Owner/Page/OwnerGuidePage&year=2008&make=Ford&model=Edge PDF: http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/catalog/owner_guides/08edgog1e.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cds71 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 hey John.....would like to see a pic of the new ride....welcome to the forums. Have checked ebay for updates to your nav.....you might be surprised what you find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John inNH Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Thanks for the welcome guys. I will check ebay. And I would like to post pictures, but the poor car is coated with salt and thanks to the horrible winter we are having I can't even wash it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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