oilBabe and I took the family to Atlanta for a long holiday weekend. We rented an Edge from AVIS via Priceline. $200 for 5 days seemed a good price since minivans seemed not less than double that.
Likes:
Comfortable, roomy for four and luggage, Sync and the customization of the instrument cluster, decent fuel economy, good power.
Dislike
Visibility, back up camera not integrated with steering, power port doesn't seem to hold plugs well, cannot pair bluetooth by passenger while driving. Turn signal lever.
I think we got a killer deal on the rental since the list price one would pay off the street was over double what we paid.
We put just under 1200 miles on this ride and averaged 21.8 MPG driving at 75+ MPH often in wind and changing elevation near Chattanooga.
On the way down I paired my android phone to listen to pod casts and streaming audio. Sound quality seemed good and when I played media on my phone I occasionally saw the artist and title displayed. The SYNC unit was not consistent, sometimes simply indicating an audio stream without detail. The media didn't seem to matter. Detection ofthe device was often slow and could be frustrating. Sometimes it would just start up without trouble. Other times necessitated toggling Bluetooth off and on. It did not seem to be any better with oilBabe's iPad.
As mentioned in the dislikes, you cannot pair while on the move which was frustrating since I had a passenger who could do this while I drove.
The drive was very smooth for an SUV and no major issues were observed. It was eager to downshift if I pressed down hard on th go pedal. Otherwise power delivery was smooth and quiet. Very little road noise except when on some textured pavement.
The turn signal lever was very bulky. It did not smoothly go to the turn position. It seemed content remaining in the off or lane change position, and highly resistant to the full on turn position.
Unlike my BIL Audi and MIL Maxima, the back-up camera did not display your likely path as you turned the wheel. That's a very useful feature, especially in an unfamiliar vehicle that you cannot easily see the corners.
I wouldn't buy one as I don't need such a large vehicle save for maybe once or twice year. But I might go for something smaller with SYNC if it was available with the same features.
Likes:
Comfortable, roomy for four and luggage, Sync and the customization of the instrument cluster, decent fuel economy, good power.
Dislike
Visibility, back up camera not integrated with steering, power port doesn't seem to hold plugs well, cannot pair bluetooth by passenger while driving. Turn signal lever.
I think we got a killer deal on the rental since the list price one would pay off the street was over double what we paid.
We put just under 1200 miles on this ride and averaged 21.8 MPG driving at 75+ MPH often in wind and changing elevation near Chattanooga.
On the way down I paired my android phone to listen to pod casts and streaming audio. Sound quality seemed good and when I played media on my phone I occasionally saw the artist and title displayed. The SYNC unit was not consistent, sometimes simply indicating an audio stream without detail. The media didn't seem to matter. Detection ofthe device was often slow and could be frustrating. Sometimes it would just start up without trouble. Other times necessitated toggling Bluetooth off and on. It did not seem to be any better with oilBabe's iPad.
As mentioned in the dislikes, you cannot pair while on the move which was frustrating since I had a passenger who could do this while I drove.
The drive was very smooth for an SUV and no major issues were observed. It was eager to downshift if I pressed down hard on th go pedal. Otherwise power delivery was smooth and quiet. Very little road noise except when on some textured pavement.
The turn signal lever was very bulky. It did not smoothly go to the turn position. It seemed content remaining in the off or lane change position, and highly resistant to the full on turn position.
Unlike my BIL Audi and MIL Maxima, the back-up camera did not display your likely path as you turned the wheel. That's a very useful feature, especially in an unfamiliar vehicle that you cannot easily see the corners.
I wouldn't buy one as I don't need such a large vehicle save for maybe once or twice year. But I might go for something smaller with SYNC if it was available with the same features.
