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A couple months ago, I went to a Thule dealer and he said that they don't have a k-summit that will fit my 245/55/19. They even emailed Thule company rep.

I got to sit in a 2015 Ford Edge yesterday. It was a preproduction model, being shown by a Ford Training and Product Specialist. I could have gotten the "Training" and "Product" reversed. What was great is that the specialist was there to train the sales people and my saleman called me to rush right over. The specialist explained all sorts of things that I don't think I would have discovered on my own. I ordered a Titanium AWD with 3.5 engine. Now I think I should have ordered a 2.7 EcoBoost, which doesn't come on the Titanium. Fortunately, my dealer will allow me to switch. I ordered based on photos and reviews. I have never been in a Ford Edge before. Before sitting in the new Edge, yesterday, my wife referred the Edge as the car I want to buy. Now it is the car she wants to buy! We like the back seat that the wheel well doesn't impede an adult getting into the back seat. It is a strange feeling getting into the new Edge's back seat. Here are a couple of important things to consider when buying the 2015 Edge.... 1) If you are going to put a rack on the top, don't get the panorama moon roof. If you do, you will have a high chance of scratching and cracking the glass and it is a BIG piece of glass. If you do get the moon roof, the specialist said that 3M sells a protective sheet to go over the glass. It will help with the scratches and the glass shattering into your cockpit. 2) If you want a tow bar, order through Ford. Do not do aftermarket. The lift sensor, for the hatch, is right were the tow receiver would be. The receiver will interfere with the foot sensor. If ordered through Ford, they install 2 foot sensors, one of each side, so the tow receiver does not block them. 3. I posted in another thread Sync3 will not be a software upgrade to MFT if you buy now. 4. I ordered Magnetic, but the black (or whatever Ford calls it) has multi color specks in it. Looks cool, close up, in the sun light. The Edge was dirty, so I didn't see the full effect. You may want to see the colors before ordering, not online like we did. 5. Of course the Turbo. Ecoboost or not to EcoBoost, that is the question.

I got to sit in a 2015 Ford Edge yesterday. It was a preproduction model, being shown by a Ford Training and Product Specialist. I could have gotten the "Training" and "Product" reversed. He said that the Sync 3 is all new hardware. The way he was describing it, with his hands, it will be much longer, vertically, than the current MFT LCD screen. Due to the hardware difference, he does not believe that the MFT can be software upgraded to Sync3. He downplayed the Sync 3 by saying if I am going to waiting for the latest new techonology, I will always be waiting for something else. He also said that much of the complaints, online, regarding the MFT are BS. Sync3 sounds good, but my wife doesn't want to wait.

The Costco Price, in the SF Bay Area, is Invoice less the $500 Ford rebate. I have one on order.