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| I feel like you need to see the interior control panel |
Never in my life have I had such an enjoyable experience with a car salesman. His name was Al, and he was the sweetest, nicest car salesman ever. Even my daughter, with a pretty severe bout of stranger anxiety lately, loved Al. She let him hold her. It was amazing.
So we walked in and asked to see the Escape and the Explorer, he asked what we were looking for in each of those, and ended up recommending the Edge, which is right in between the two in size, and is basically awesome.
The Escape immediately posed a problem for me, in that it was no larger than my Tiguan, so the size issue, the trunk space issue, the leg room issue were all still problems. The Explorer has more than enough of all of these, but it also has a 3rd row of seats. This would be nice, but I don't really NEED it. Ya know? And the Escape is a little more expensive than the Edge, which is a lot more roomy than the Escape, and only seats 5, which is more than enough for the needs of my family. If I were to go with the Edge, I could get the limited edition for a few extra thousand but still be spending less than I would with an Escape.
So good old Al gave us the keys to a Limited edition beautiful white pearl Ford Edge and I'm immediately in love. It's got leather interior, heated seats, and a touch screen internal panel that includes navigation, Sirius Radio, bluetooth connections to your phone. The steering wheel controls a lot of it too, so it makes it a lot easier to drive and change things up.
A few of my favorite features of the car are these:
- It shows your gas mileage average and your current gas mileage while you drive
- I love the backup camera and sensors (something I have never had in any of my vehicles, I know it's not "new" technology but it is to me)
- I love the moon roof.. Sonja does too, gives her more than the ceiling to stare at while we drive
- It's a smoother ride than my Tiguan and quieter
- I love the navigation system
- I love the back lighting - the car has lights in it at night, you can actually change the color from blue to green to purple to red.. yellow, whatever your in the mood for, and it lights up your feet, the cup holders, the door handles... it makes it very easy to find things in the dark.
- It has remote start... I can start the engine from my keys
- The trunk closes with the push of a button, and the seats actually fold down with the push of a button in the trunk... something that would come in handy if I needed to haul something. They also do it separately, so I could keep the baby in her seat and fold the other two down.
- The drivers seat is programmable for 2 people, so when I sit down, it automatically adjusts the seat to my settings
- blind spot mirrors on the side view mirrors
- The way the windows are designed, it feels more open, and I feel more like I'm really outside...
Things I would change:
- My Tiguan is faster, and speeds up a lot faster, but it has a sports mode, and if I wanted that in the edge, I'd just have to go for a sports model
- I don't like how hard it is to see out of the rear view mirror at night, I suppose the backup camera helps with this, but I wish it was easier to see. I'm not sure if it's the tinted windows or why it's that way.. maybe it helps with the glare of people's headlights... I didn't think about that until just now
- It's a ford.. and I am suspicious of Fords
Another cool technology they have as an option in Fords, and probably other models, is parking assist. It actually finds parking spots for you and then parks for you. Usually parallel parking would be the ideal type for this because I suck at it. I have not yet tried this feature but I am telling you that would sell me on the car if I were to move into south Austin, where everything is parallel parking.
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