My wife has been needing an upgrade from the 2001 Taurus as it's just getting worn out and has many quirks. Found a 2016 Edge SE fwd with only 35k on it for a pretty good price. We don't need all the fancy gadgets in the higher end models. Even though we do get a good amount of snow every year, we didnt feel the need for awd and if it's that bad we take the truck. From
research the awd models have a few more issues (ptu) than the regular fwd.
We have driven the rogue, escape, rav4 and equinox. Liked the rav4 the most but was out of our price range. The Edge was the next favorite.
So far we are enjoying it. The 2.0 EcoBoost is a nice upgrade from the Vulcan Taurus and the focus' regular 2.0. It has enough punch to move when needed. We will be curious to see our average gas mileage long term. We're hoping for around 24mpg. It has Michelin latitude tires on it, which appear to be factory.
It has part of the factory warranty left. The dealer has a "free" powertrain for life warranty as long as you get the oil and vehicle serviced there. Not sure how big of a gimmick that is or if it's worth it to take it there and pay someone else to service it... I'm not usually
one to take it to a dealer for oil changes and service, kinda unsure if we will do it long term. Might do it for the first few years. Good thing is, it'll probably only get 10K miles a year so 2 ocis at a dealer isn't horrible. Has anyone else encountered one of these "free" power train warranties?
If we forego the power train dealer warranty, I have a bunch of RGT 5w-30 from the AZ clearance that I'd love to run in it.
research the awd models have a few more issues (ptu) than the regular fwd.
We have driven the rogue, escape, rav4 and equinox. Liked the rav4 the most but was out of our price range. The Edge was the next favorite.
So far we are enjoying it. The 2.0 EcoBoost is a nice upgrade from the Vulcan Taurus and the focus' regular 2.0. It has enough punch to move when needed. We will be curious to see our average gas mileage long term. We're hoping for around 24mpg. It has Michelin latitude tires on it, which appear to be factory.
It has part of the factory warranty left. The dealer has a "free" powertrain for life warranty as long as you get the oil and vehicle serviced there. Not sure how big of a gimmick that is or if it's worth it to take it there and pay someone else to service it... I'm not usually
one to take it to a dealer for oil changes and service, kinda unsure if we will do it long term. Might do it for the first few years. Good thing is, it'll probably only get 10K miles a year so 2 ocis at a dealer isn't horrible. Has anyone else encountered one of these "free" power train warranties?
If we forego the power train dealer warranty, I have a bunch of RGT 5w-30 from the AZ clearance that I'd love to run in it.