I have a 2011 Edge. I don't put on a lot of miles - under 15k over two years. My lease comes up in Feb (in 1 month). Some guy comes out to evaluate the condition of the car to see if there is any cost I incur (upon returning the car) or what trade-in value I receive (reduced by X) if I choose to buy out the lease. The inspection concludes and I'm told there's a problem with all the wheels; the chromed plastic covers have all peeled in places. Funny, I noticed this a couple of years ago within a few WEEKS when I first had the car. I thought it was adhesive/glue still on the wheel from the protective wheel covering at the dealership. You would think I would have pulled out the glue-be-gone or something to clean them. But, I never got around to it. I figured at first it would come off when the car was washed. Then I forgot to mention at the dealer when it was serviced. And, here we are, two years later. SO, to chime in, these clad plastic veneers are subject to peeling. And, this is not from some curb abrasion. It's clear that this is a defect and that some weather factor or some other non-impact has caused this to occur. I can assure you that I will never take a car with clad veneers again. So, chalk up a vote for polished alum or true-chromed metal wheels. Hopefully, the dealer doesn't charge me for this flaw...
