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The 17" wheels with winter tires mounted fit my 2014 Edge just fine. AWD and all winter tires at every corner really gets around in the slippery stuff quite well. In a couple of weeks I'll switch from the 20" Scorpions to the winter setup. It changes the look of the Edge a lot. But it's only for the winter and the difference in traction is incredible. If you like I'll post some photos and get the tire size info for you.

That ride looks especially good in tuxedo black. Welcome and enjoy the road ahead!!

Welcome Dood. Does being exNASCAR mean you once followed (or drove) NASCAR but no longer?

Be anxious to hear about your audio upgrades. So far the Sony system in my Edge has left me less than impressed. The same system in my Taurus sounds great. But in the Edge it sounds like something is missing in the music. Both systems are stock.

Like the others have already said, the HIDs are worth the money.

What was the song about black birds flying? Sweet looking machine!! Welcome!!

Welcome. Did you get FWD or AWD?

The Edge is popular vehicle in this part of the country. But I know what you're saying about the California market. By the time I left California in 1997 a US automobile was already getting to be somewhat rare. California was always a huge market for Toyota. If memory serves correctly it was the number one selling brand out there. So an Edge is probably a unique machine out west.

Always nice to have another Edge enthusiast on board. Is Tennessee a place you expect to need AWD much? I've been visiting the Oneida area for the last few years. Typically in January or February. So far I haven't been snowed on. But the roads in that area look like they'd be a lot of fun in a freezing rain.

Welcome aboard and enjoy the new machine!! It looks great.

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Absolutely. Every new car I've owned beginning in 2007 has had their products installed. Top quality and excellent customer service.

Welcome aboard and thanks for sharing the pics.

I didn't take possession last night because I want them to do the interior/exterior treatment today. But here's a picture to hold us over...

That's a great looking ride!! I love the color. May it provide many enjoyable miles down the road.

Watch out for those dear in your area they jump out at ya hiding in the ditches just waiting. Got mine in New Vienna.

That's a fact!! The everyday drive down Highway 61 into the Jackson and Scott County areas gets littered with carcasses and truck parts. A couple of days ago an older Honda Accord was sitting on the southbound shoulder. The deer was in the median. The Honda lost the grille, radiator and a whole bunch of trim pieces. It was towed away before I drove by the following morning. But you could see the automatic transmission fluid on the ground.

I watched the video of your deer hit. That beast came out of nowhere!! The Orange Crush put up quite a fight. It sure looks good after the visit to the auto body boutique.

Don't you love the welcome sign to New Vienna? It's the "envy" of Iowa. Clever.

Next stop for the grill modification is to order the new primed grill from the dealer. I'm leaning toward painting the two upper bars in gloss black. The lower bar presently left in chrome would be ruby red to match the bumper fascia. The jury is still out on blacking out the DRL area.

That's a great looking ride!!

You'll like Xzilon treatment on the paint. It was done on my 2012 Taurus and the paint still looks new. The parking space for that car was in the flight path for all the local birds. I always tried to wash the droppings off as quickly as possible. But some days it just wasn't possible. The crap had a few days to do the damage. But it washed off with warm water and Maguire's Gold Class car wash. Opinions differ on whether or not the product is worth the price. Personally I vote yes.

Enjoy the new machine!!

Testing a pic so in ready when 2015 edge arrives soon!

It works!! Looking forward to seeing the pix of that new ride.

Looking good!!

A slightly different view:

There aren't any cans of Plasti-Dip in the garage but I found some 1 1/2" electrical tape. It's not exactly the best stuff on the planet for applying to a piece of trim. However it does allow for a field test of the grill modification. And like PD, it alls comes off easily. If I like it well enough then I can get it painted.

etis.ford report has 4/27/2015 for a build date, and it was online for me on 4/28. Now I reprinted it on 5/1 because it's 4 pages with all the features listed. I ran into my dealer today, he said it's in transit and should be here in the coming week. Tricia at Ford had said 5/10, so it's getting close! Now my hubby is feeling the pressure to get my 2008 Edge ready to sell (we have a buyer). I have my STUFF emptied out--yes, I'm a typical woman who keeps everything but the kitchen sink in her vehicle! I have good intentions not to 'sow-up' the new one (my husband's phrase). But you can bet that all the hidden storage areas will be full:)

The etis report is a bit crazy with all the LESS... options that it doesn't have. I don't know what half of them are/or they aren't even options in the first place.

If I can figure out how to post pictures, mine will be the first Bronze Fire on this forum, and not a Sport.

There is a test forum at the bottom of the main forum page. You'll find some very helpful directions for posting photos. Plus you can make sure the photos are posting properly before putting them in the appropriate thread.

Looking forward to seeing the pix of your new ride!!

As you can see I also decided to black out the DRL area but leave the lower chrome bar.

There is a lot of chrome on the front end of the Edge. But I'm not sure of just what method to use to turn it down a notch. But using a photo from the dealer's ad for my Edge and Microsoft Paint it is possible to experiment with some options. Here's the first try:

Thanks for the tip about getting the images to post in a reply. Next step is to post it in the appropriate thread.

When replying to a post, in the "Attachments" section:

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I remember my first car I ever bought. 1973 chevy vega. 70 series wheels on the front with 50 series on the rear. That engine was so bad that I actually found other working engines and trannys kept two of each on hand so I could change out the engine or tranny when they blew. I must of went through a dozen engine and at least two trannys in that car. I kept used oil in milk jugs in the back just to keep her topped off and running. I also got so good at engine changes that I could come home friday after school and change the engine out in time for my date that night.

 

That being said I have never had a vehicle like my orange crush ford edge that I have been able to put so many miles on. The work the manufacturers have done with engines today is hands down a display of engineering and fabrication process improvement examples that can not compare to the old days as they say. The manufacturers have learned a lot about aluminum and steel combinations that have opened up many doors.

 

Imagine having a Ford edge sport with the 2.7 back in 1973?! Nothing would beat it and people would be in awe.

Putting a lot of miles on a car today isn't considered a big deal. But back in 1959 Pontiac placed a small badge inside the Bonneville that said "Pontiac, the 100,000 mile car" as if it were a major accomplishment to roll the odometer over once. The expectations of sub 100K lifespans were matched by the manufacturers build quality. If you lived in a climate with road salt added during the winter then chances were good the body would rot away before the engine failed. So it really wasn't out of line to brag about a car capable of reaching 100,000 miles. Contrast that to your present ride.

Your Vega experience cracks me up!! During the early 1970s I was stationed in California. Nothing rusts out there unless its right on the coast. We were inland. One of the guys on base went through about half as many motors in his Vega as you did. He finally pulled the plug on the four cylinder slug and transplanted a small block V8 into the car. Needless to say, it transformed the car. It was a hatchback model. After the V8 swap the only way he could keep the hatch closed was to weld it shut. It wasn't exactly an engine swap performed within a Jay Leno budget. I forget where the guy was from but he called the swap "hillbilly engineering". The car was quick but you can imagine how difficult it was to keep the tires in some reasonable state of traction. Was the tire size only 13"?

My first car was a 1970 Ford LTD Brougham 2 door formal roof sedan. Bought it used in 1982 and the rotted frame broke three months after I bought it while trying to pull a "hole shot" in front of my buddies house....I took the motor and transmission and front clip and put it on a wrecked 1969 LTD XL sportsroof.....

 

Pulled the motor and trans as one using my dads 1975 F250 Hi-Boy that had a Western all hydraulic snow plow on the front. The ram lifted the motor and trans enough to slide it out after I pulled the front clip off. Backed out and then drove it into the XL, then installed the clip....ahhh, those were the days....

The image of that engine swap in progress is way too funny!! Oh man, the stuff we did when we were younger. But hey, it worked!!

My dad had a 1970 LTD with some monster motor in it. The power steering was so over boosted that at first I thought the steering shaft had broken in two. Before actually driving it I got out of the car and looked at the front tires while moving the steering wheel. Everything worked but it didn't inspire a sense of confidence. Dad called it a one pinky driving experience. The car was so quiet that it was almost disconcerting. Marshmallows were substituted for springs and shocks. You had no idea what the road surface was like. The most unique design aspect of that car was the four door hardtop structure. it had no B pillar. It looked pretty neat when the windows were all rolled down.

XB70, yes, a sport roof - made to look like a convertible, only not a cloth roof. Were cool cars back then. I loved my Ventura, had a trunk bigger than a efficiency apartment.

That's the one. It had all the right creases in all the right places. If vinyl tops had been in vogue back then you can be certain the sports roof models would have had them. Thankfully this car had a painted roof. The trunk was enormous!! Yet the size of the car didn't seem out of place in that era. Cars were just big. They rode around on 14" tires but those tires filled the wheel wells.

To the question asked by the OP about comparing the first car to the present car. We've come a long way in build quality, handling, economy and performance. We view safety as more accordion than battering ram. It would be interesting to drive one these old cars again. The memories will always be there of the feeling of freedom of mobility. But I'll bet the driving experience would be a blast into the past. That's especially true when it comes to hauling one of these four wheel drum braked tanks to a stop.

It was a 1962 Pontiac Catalina sports roof with a 389 and full power everything including AC. It was just a cruising machine. Geared for the autobahn apparently. It wouldn't light the tires up even on a rain slicked road. But if you put the pedal down and waited a few seconds it would gather itself up and run well past the speedometer limit. However it wasn't a great handling car at that speed. At normal highway speeds it was smooth and quiet. Much like the later Panther class Ford and Mercury cruisers.

JOJO, I always thought that the Impala SS of that era was a great car. But if I recall correctly it was not a good selling ride. Too bad. You don't see many of them anymore.