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Wrong. It doesn't just remove power - it does something you can't do: it applies the brakes to ONE spinning wheel which in turn sends power to the other wheel. e.g. if you drop one wheel off into some mud or ice that one wheel will spin and all the torque will be directed to it (without TC). With TC the brake would be applied, shifting the torque to the other wheel allowing you to move again.

Xenon simply refers to the gas used in the bulbs. Regular HIDs are only used for the low beams since they're on all the time. HIDs can't be switched on and off quickly so they're not suitable for high beams. Some mfrs have Bi-Xenon headlamps where it's one HID bulb with a reflector that gets moved back and forth to switch from low to high beams.

How could you forget the $5K trade-in? That explains the confusion.

Are you sure that's "out the door"? Out the door prices include sales tax which would make your actual vehicle price around $31k - again, way too low for X plan even with the $500 rebate.

Must be a typo on one figure or the other. You can't get the MSRP past $38K (must be the bug shield, etc.) and X plan with incentives is going to be around $33K - $34K before taxes, etc.

Check the syncmyride.com website. It doesn't matter if the phone itself supports it - depends on which bluetooth version it uses and whether that supports the feature.

Edmunds.com is a good source for incentives, and they usually list any dealer incentives, too.

Like I said - I don't agree with it either but it is what it is. Component speakers that have separate woofers and tweeters are normally round, not oval, thus the 5.25" woofer (or mid-bass) speaker. Crutchfield gives you an adapter to fit it to the 5x7 opening. Just get the 5x7/6x8 coax speakers if you don't want to bother with mounting the tweeter. Or get a shop to install them. Having the tweeters close to ear level makes a huge difference.

The door speakers are 2 way speakers and Ford counts them as 2 speakers. Not saying it's right, but that's the way they do it. I'd recommend the Polk db571 or MMC570 or Infinity Kappa 682.7cf or a 5.25" component setup like the db5250 if you want to mount your own tweeters.

Absolutely, definitely yes. Do you have the high mounted tweeters in the door near the outside mirrors? If so then get the 5.25" component sets and the tweeter will drop right into the stock location. If not you can still mount the tweeters near the A pillar for much better highs. Just replacing the door speakers with better speakers will also help but not quite as much. I have the audiophile on my fusion and the Polk Audio 5.25" component set is like night and day compared to the stock audiophile speakers.

See reply under accessories.

Go to crutchfield.com and they'll show you what fits. It's typically 5x7/6x8 or a 5.25" component. Infinity and Polk Audio have good stuff.

It might be a big deal if you have back problems like the OP.

I'd say $300 is a bit pricey!

I've heard of people removing it on mustangs and such, but I don't know whether it simply unbolts or has to be cut off. Check the mustang forums for more details on the procedure and end results.

You need to chill. All I was correcting was your incorrect statement about the test procedure. I wasn't commenting one way or the other about the MPG claims. I never said I had an Edge, nor do I remember that being a prerequisite for posting here. I'm planning to purchase either an Edge or MKX in the next 6 months - not that it's any of your business. And you seem to be the one dropping one liners and insults all over the place, not me. Get over it.

I forget the exact term (silencer?) but yes, it's there to reduce noise. Not exactly a muffler but serves the same function.

You didn't read the 2008 test procedure, did you? It now includes (at least some) A/C use and an acceleration up to 80 mph.

The list of compatible phones are on the website: www.syncmyride.com .

No, it's 42.

Sorry - I must have looked at it before knowing about the black dash and just assumed it was Light Stone. The seats look more grey than tan - maybe it's just the camera. I may have to reconsider the camel.

Once again I'm almost positive that kmhibbs has the medium light stone interior, NOT the camel interior. So it won't be a good comparison. If not I apologize.

It is a computer after all and those things do happen sometimes and when they do they're hard to troubleshoot. Glad you got it fixed.

Which other vehicles can control MULTIPLE mp3 players, not just ipods, with voice control? I'm sure the iPhone features are different than normal cell phones so give them a few months to get it fully integrated. The good news is whenever the software update is ready you can just pop it onto a usb flash drive and upgrade it.

But you have the Med. Light Stone interior, not the Camel - right? I don't think they're the same.