jimj

You're right, completely normal. I've had leather from every american (auto) manufacturer and they all did this. You'll also notice "seat crush" in the same area for the same reasons. Usually the taller the vehicle (or the shorter the person) the more you'll see it unless you step on running boards and sit directly on the seat without sliding across. It isn't really a weight thing though that speeds it up I'm sure. I'm 6'2 @210 but was 300 so have seen a wide range of conditions.

While I really,really like my Tundra it's not very practical with my new Shepard who while only 40 lbs now should be around 90 lbs in the next 7 months or so not to mention the mpg isn't fantastic and the A/C doesn't do too well cooling the backseat. Here in AZ where it's been 115-117 deg for the last week and not below 90 for a couple of weeks the puppy has been miserable in the back. I did a nationwide search with tight parameters and came up with the prices I posted. I didn't consider any non-franchise or secondary dealers and really tried to stick only to Ford dealers. This searching is really a PIA but I've always found the best deals after digging for a while. The last one was saving $20k on a new RV by going from MT to OK to get it.

I've been shopping for an Edge to replace my 08 Tundra. After looking at some of the prices (new) and the depreciation that all new cars suffer I started looking at used. After looking for the last couple of weeks I've noticed about 99% are rental cars purchased at auction. The prices are all over the board from a low of $20k to a high of $38k and milage goes from 1000 to 35000. I found a 2012 SEL leather w/14000 mi for $22k (former rental) that looks promising. I've also seen "comparable" Edges going up to $35k and thought "what the heck?" The questions that I've got are: 1. Does anyone have any good reasons not to buy a low mileage former rental? I've bought 3 in my life and so far (knock wood) they've been great and quite a bit less money. 2. Does anyone have any recent Manheim/OVE auction results that gives me some solid info on what they're being sold for? I can only make some guesses by the retail pricing I'm seeing for groups of Edges. 3. What I'm looking for is power front seats (for us) and decent rear air for my new puppy wrapped in a vehicle that gets decent milage and is fun to drive.