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Yea it's not just "quite responsive", but it drives much better than the V6 in almost all conditions.

It's simple. Ford has to meet the fuel economy regulations. To do that they have to sell 4-cylinder Edges, not V6s. The V6 will not come back unless the laws are changed. But remember people used to say the same thing when main stream cars started switching from V8s to V6s. Eventually people got over it.

That's like saying Ford should remove the AWD systems because the PTUs might leak.

Yea if you actually had 22C air blowing on your face in the summer, you would wonder why the A/C wasn't working. The air coming out that makes you feel cool is usually in the 4C-6C range.

If you look around any new car you're going to find dozens of unused holes and plugs. It's much cheaper to make one part for all markets and versions than to try to make each one unique. That hole could be used for an option you don't have, something on the 2.0L version of the Edge, maybe something on a Continental that uses the same bracket, maybe some part that's needed in China or Europe.

Why would you do that when Ford already makes a turbo version of that engine from the factory?

The OASIS report will pull up any work done by a dealership and charged back to Ford. It wouldn't likely show any kind of repair for transport damage; transport is the responsibility of a 3rd party and they would take care of any damage on their own. There is a build sheet (not part of OASIS) but all that will do is tell you what options your car should have, but stuff like the liftgate seals are standard so it won't show that. Then there are the internal quality systems from the plant. Those will show what repairs were done to the vehicle at the factory. But they won't tell you that it left the plant without a part. If the plant knew the part was missing and it was logged in the system, the vehicle wouldn't be allowed to leave until the part was repaired and the concern cleared. The truth is many cars have some pretty serious repairs done before they ever leave the plant, you probably wouldn't really want to know what might have been done. You can check the VIN stickers on the liftgate to make sure they match and if they do, just get the dealer to replace the part and don't worry about it.

400A without black wheels is 1 combination 401A without black wheels is 1 combination 401A with black wheels is 1 combination. Total is 3 combinations If you wanted a 400A with black wheels the total would be 4. By not offering this choice, Ford has reduced the combinations a dealer has to stock by 25%. That is a big deal logistically.

But neither of those things is going to happen in 2020.

Performance brake packages tend to not work so well in the cold. Seems likely Ford decided not to offer it in Canada because it wouldn't work well. As for the packages, you have to remember that Ford is a mass-market manufacturer and trying to sell hundreds of thousands of vehicles. Allowing millions of different combinations as they used to is very inefficient and drives cost into the system. So while you might think it's a "money grab", it's really just a way to try to keep the prices down.

The auto manufacturers have to assume that they will have to pay for every recalled vehicle to be repaired. That's the law. They can't just stop because they don't want to pay anymore. In the end though there's always a large number of vehicles that don't get the recall because they've been wrecked. stolen or otherwise destroyed.

Yea this is all just from lawyers, this has nothing at all to do with Takata or Ford. This payout is just to compensate you for "inconvenience", it does not mean your recalled vehicle won't be fixed. A recall is a recall, it's regulated by the government, not lawyers. Accepting a payout doesn't mean your vehicle is no longer subject to recall, in many states you wouldn't be able to sell a vehicle if the recall hasn't been completed, even if you accepted some kind of payout.

Whenever you consider these things, you need to ask yourself "If it was just simple programming that could improve power and economy, why didn't Ford do it from the factory?" If you are in Chile, chances are you experience fairly severe conditions and possibly low quality of fuel. These are all things that are designed into the software from the factory, and doing any reprogramming could cause issues with driveability, emissions and durability.

2011 systems use an entirely different electrical architecture from the earlier models. You'd need to create a CAN translator box and write software to convert all the network messages. Basically the parts speak different languages, so it's not going to be a project worth undertaking.

That's more than 10%. That's a huge difference. Imagine how you'd feel if you got a 10% raise at your job...

It usually just comes down to marketing. If Ford decides to advertise the peak HP on premium, they will put the note in the owner's guide. The 3.5 was probably rated on regular, so no need to mention anything.

It's true that the vehicle learns "drift" and will compensate for it, but this is a short term memory thing that resets on every key cycle. So it cannot be the reason for your steering pull. Try rotating the tires from one side to the other and see if it becomes a pull to the right. Ford sort's tires at the factory so that you have tires that balance each other out, but there's no way to do that in the aftermarket. Could also be that the shop's alignment machine is out of calibration.

If there are any price increases, they won't hit specific vehicles, they will be spread across an entire manufacturers fleet. Just like delivery charges, you get the same charge if you live across the street from the plant or across the country. Ford and most of the other major OEMs balance production globally to hedge against currency and tariff fluctuations. Ford produces just about as many vehicles in Canada as it sells in Canada and exports about as many vehicles from Canada to the US as it exports from the US to Canada, so they will just balance everything out. I think Ford also has hedges against commodity price increases like aluminum, so you won't really see the true impact of the tariffs straight to the sticker price of the vehicles.

Does your 2011 have the manual climate control system? The Sony FCIM only has the controls for the automatic dual zone climate system.

Sync Services is not the same thing as Sync at all. Sync Services was Ford's attempt to mimic some of the OnStar features without having modems in the car. But as akirby mentioned, nobody used it because if you were going to need to have your phone anyway, might as well just use the phone. Now that Ford is putting modems in everything, they can use Ford Pass to offer the important functionality without requiring people to sign up for a subscription.

But if everyone is moving production around just because of tariffs, then the end result will be a less efficient system and higher costs for everybody. Higher costs result in lower demand, which results in lower production, which results in layoffs.

I know you've already found a great deal, but for anyone else reading through this, I've also had great success with Detroit Wheel and Tire. They are local to me so I've been able to go in person and they have great service and good quality items. Turned out to be cheaper to get a new wheel from them compared to the quote from a body shop to have one repainted.

The Edge only has a 18.8 degree front approach angle, so if the hill was really 25 degrees, you would have smashed your front bumper trying to pull on to it.

Here's a hypothetical but realistic scenario: Ford makes $10 billion profit in a year. They invest $8 billion of that into new factories in China, and pass on $2 billion to American investors. Toyota makes $10 billion profit in a year. They invest $8 billion of that into new factories in America, and pass on $2 billion to Japanese investors. Which one is "better for America"?

For a little background, this unit was referred to as the NGN (Next Gen Nav) system and was first used in 2009 models. It's basically the same Clarion system that was used by Nissan at the time. It won one of the JD Power awards for best infotainment system back in 2010 or 2011 I think. There were two "versions", the one in the pic above was the double-din plug-in unit that was used in all Ford vehicles that didn't have major refreshes done at around the same time the system was available. It has a smaller screen and the buttons are integrated in the unit. The other version was used in the Flex, MKT, MKS, Taurus and I think F150 and some others. It had a full 8in screen and a separate button pack along the bottom but all the functions are exactly the same between the two systems. Now here's the funny part. This system was developed between Clarion and Ford at the same time that Ford and Microsoft were working on Sync, but the two teams really were separate and didn't come together until the end. So these NGN systems are completely separate from Sync. I know on the Flex at least you could get the nav system without Sync, which means you had voice commands for the Nav, climate and radio, but no Bluetooth or phone connection. When you do have Sync, what you really have are two totally separate voice recognition systems that have been tuned to have the same voice so they sound integrated. But that's why you have to deliberately say "phone" or "radio", then wait for it to prompt again. That's the only way it can know which of the two systems to send the command to. You can't just say "radio 100.3 FM" because the Sync system won't recognize that command. Beyond that little hiccup, I really like the system, much better than the MFT that replaced it. This system has a fairly limited library of things it can do, but it is responsive and a little more logically laid out than the MFT. I also really appreciate the Jukebox feature - you can save a ton of music in the car and always have it available, though that assumes you have all your music on old-fashioned CDs! The nav system is very good, the maps are clear and the destination entry is pretty easy, but the POI categories are much more limited than newer systems and map updates can only be done by purchasing VIN-specific DVD updates. So to your specific application, since you already have Sync, you should be able to integrate it into the system. The Nav unit doesn't replace Sync, it just needs to be configured to work together. This might mean that you have to change the configuration of Sync, which isn't something that can be done through the downloadable updates, but maybe can be done with tools like Forscan. If you can find out how to do the configurations, for $300 and maybe another $150 for a map update, it's a pretty good system.