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Seriously looking at getting a 2014 Ford Edge before all of the selection is gone with the redesigned 2015 ones coming out now. I have emails or calls out to a bunch of dealers seeing the best they can do for the one particular one I want (link below). They have 0% for 72 months (I'll take free money) plus $1000 customer cash, plus I would get $750 conquest and $500 student discounts. Or not the financing and $4000 customer cash (plus the conquest and student). We have good credit, so we might actually be a little better off taking a all of the cash and a lower interest loan.

It was enticing to look at the 4 cylinder turbo, but it takes premium fuel so that is a deal killer. I like the 2014 regular V6 as well because it is not DI and the engine looks pretty easy to work on.

Anyway, here is the vehicle:

http://www.inventory.ford.com/dealer/Pau...&branding=1

We are also considering this used one, even though it isn't dark interior: http://www.paulmillerford.com/Used-2012-Ford-Edge-SEL-Lexington-KY/vd/24941439


Any thoughts on the Edge from those that have a 2011 through 2014? We would plan on this being a 10 year car.
 
If that 4 cyl turbo was the 2.0, its no slouch. Iirc 240 HP, and enough tourqes that when dad planted his foot from a stop, in his new awd escape, he squealed the tires all the way up to 40mph
 
Why is premium fuel a deal killer? It looks like the turbo 4 gets at least 10% better mpg than the V6, which makes the price difference in fuel a non-issue (and you would probably come out better paying for premium fuel and getting that much better economy).
 
Originally Posted By: wallyuwl
it takes premium fuel so that is a deal killer.


I don't understand this statement, unless premium is unavailable to you.

Is that really the only thing you don't like about the car? maybe look over your math of the "deal" then.
 
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Premium can be as much as fifty cents more per gallon here. The extra 2-3 mpg doesn't make up for that. Plus the 4 cylinder doesn't come with the tow package option, which I think we'd like to have (problem is going to be finding one). And it is DI, and I'm reluctant to get another DI engine, albeit this would be a different make. The one I linked to above looks like it is sold out. Ford's inventory web site isn't up to date apparently.

Any thoughts on the model from those that have it or know people who do is appreciated.
 
Several folks I know who have edges, have complained of the front edge of the seat hitting their legs in an uncomfortable manner, but my uncle is on his second Mk*(what ever letter it is, the Lincoln version.) With no complaints...
 
Originally Posted By: wallyuwl
They have 0% for 72 months (I'll take free money)


There is no such thing as "free money". The interest is hidden in the price of the vehicle or in the loan "fees".
 
Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit
Originally Posted By: wallyuwl
They have 0% for 72 months (I'll take free money)


There is no such thing as "free money". The interest is hidden in the price of the vehicle or in the loan "fees".



He mentions $4K customer cash if self financed which is the "interest". Agreed it is a feel good game for someone to state got 0%!

My only comment(you can totally ignore) is $28k-rebates is a pricey vehicle for a student and will strap you in home ownership if that is your direction in those 72 months.
 
Hello, Let me jump in and out real quick.
Don't stop talking about what you're talking about.

1) Is the SelectShift 6 speed geared or a CVT? Me, I don't prefer them as a general rule.

2) As you shop be wary of the AWD versions as I'm pretty sure the system still requires 4 perfectly matched tires.
A friend's daughter has an Edge with the relatively common leaking transfer case. Some seal lets go and transmission fluid goes into the T-case and it's "always" a $900 part and 4-5 hours at a dealership.

As you were. Kira
 
Originally Posted By: Kira
Hello, Let me jump in and out real quick.
Don't stop talking about what you're talking about.

1) Is the SelectShift 6 speed geared or a CVT? Me, I don't prefer them as a general rule.

2) As you shop be wary of the AWD versions as I'm pretty sure the system still requires 4 perfectly matched tires.
A friend's daughter has an Edge with the relatively common leaking transfer case. Some seal lets go and transmission fluid goes into the T-case and it's "always" a $900 part and 4-5 hours at a dealership.

As you were. Kira


I agree, in fact i won't consider anything awd. I like some of subarus cars but none are available with 2wd selectable 4wd.
 
Originally Posted By: rjundi
Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit
Originally Posted By: wallyuwl
They have 0% for 72 months (I'll take free money)

There is no such thing as "free money". The interest is hidden in the price of the vehicle or in the loan "fees".

He mentions $4K customer cash if self financed which is the "interest". Agreed it is a feel good game for someone to state got 0%!
My only comment(you can totally ignore) is $28k-rebates is a pricey vehicle for a student and will strap you in home ownership if that is your direction in those 72 months.


Good advice. 6 years is a long time to be paying for a rapidly depreciating item. Even at "zero" interest you're carrying a lot of debt. But ultimately your call.
 
The 4 cylinder turbo doesn't require premium fuel. It will run just fine on 87. You will, however, get better fuel economy on 91 or 93 than you will on 87.

It's a torquey engine, that's for sure! Has a much better torque curve than the V6 and is a much more useful engine.
 
Originally Posted By: Miller88
The 4 cylinder turbo doesn't require premium fuel. It will run just fine on 87. You will, however, get better fuel economy on 91 or 93 than you will on 87.


Exactly!

Awesome little engine, I'd buy one if I could stomach the depreciation
 
Yeah, I get that you pay for the lack of interest by taking less rebate and/or a higher sticker price. It is the way it is. The car seems comfortable to me. I just got my PhD and have a faculty position, so not a student anymore but recently enough to get the discount. No way when I was a student without a full-time income I could have looked at a new vehicle. This one actually would mostly be driven by my wife.

If the 4 cyl can take regular fuel I'm intrigued by it again. It would be nice to have something that can tow a little if needed, but we don't have anything right now that requires it (no boat, etc.). We hope to get a boat and some snowmobiles in a couple years, but at that time we'd also probably upgrade our Equinox to a Durango or something.
 
Originally Posted By: Lolvoguy
Acc to fueleconomy.gov, they are spec'd to run on regular, not prem. Not just the turbo, but all the Edge engines

https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/PowerSea...amp;srchtyp=ymm



Originally Posted By: Lolvoguy
Originally Posted By: Miller88
The 4 cylinder turbo doesn't require premium fuel. It will run just fine on 87. You will, however, get better fuel economy on 91 or 93 than you will on 87.


Exactly!

Awesome little engine, I'd buy one if I could stomach the depreciation


It is great to drive. My parents have it in their escape. It makes great power and low end torque. Just don't expect a 2.0L engine to have so much torque off idle!

They went from 23 to 26/27 MPG by going from 87 to 91; there is definitely a benefit. It also seems to do a lot better in the hills by not struggling to hold 6th gear and overfueling/pulling timing. Or having to downshift.

Also doesn't require synthetic oil since the turbo is cooled by coolant. The oil just provides lubrication.
 
Looks nice, albeit a little Spartan for $32K - no leather, no DVD system, etc.

The four banger would be a hard sell to me - I would get the comparatively "simpler" six pot, especially if you want to do a light tow once in a while. Maybe the four would be OK in flat country. Not much of that around here.

I don't think you would have too many issues keeping it ten years. I bought the older GM semi equivalent CUV, a Torrent GXP, for my wife, and after six years I still enjoy driving it, and wish I had gotten a second one for myself.

The only caveat I have with these CUV class of vehicles is that they just don't hold as much as you would think they do. By the time you load a kid, and all the stuff they come with these days ( a lot more than they did thirty years ago ) and dogs, etc., they fill up pretty fast. They do drive nice, however, much better than an SUV.
 
It has almost as much cargo room as our Focus! Which we've found pretty good actually. The Tracker has 20cuft and its too tight for a good size stroller and a weekends worth of stuff. We are pretty much out of the stroller stage now and some people just get a roof top carrier to get through the stroller period.
 
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