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On 1/7/2022 at 4:20 PM, 1004ron said:

Keen to see the pictures, but can confirm that mine bought in 2017 does not attach to the back seat headrests. 

Same here. Guess mine must be the updated version.

14 hours ago, SC_ST said:

Have the updated OEM version, love it 

How has it been updated?

Hi there. Welcome to our forum.

25 minutes ago, Dave C said:

That looks super, I was looking at that colour of 1 In the Uk. Import was too expensive on it unfortunately.  That would've been my 1st choice! Looking at getting a tow bar fitted to mine too, not sure how well my bike rack will sit, tow bar mounted is a bit more stable.

Thanks. I would have preferred one in Electric Spice (below) but they'd discontinued it in the model years I was looking for. Canyon Ridge was my second choice but it's a great colour and really makes the car stand out in a crowd.

Yours doesn't have the tow-bar attachment fitted as standard then, just needing to add the removable hitch?

Nice looking Edge... they look good all in black don't they?

They are very rare over here too. I see another one about once a month at most!

You can see some pics of my one here.

Welcome to our forum Ronkeras.

Always nice to have someone else join us from this side of the pond!

Do you have any pics of your Edge you can share with us?

On 11/22/2021 at 5:33 PM, ben senise said:

 

Are the Edges in Europe All Wheel Drive or Front Wheel Drive or can you get either? I posted some pics of an Edge in a BCN dealer years ago:

 

Hi Ben.

All the Euro Edges are AWD only.

There's only one engine option available too, and that's the 2 litre duel turbo diesel - 210 HP for the automatic and 180HP for the six-speed manual.

Hi there. Welcome to the forum.

Nice looking Edge you have there.

Hi Dave, welcome to the forum.

It's always nice to have a fellow Euro Edge owner join us.

Do you have any pics of your Edge you can share with us?

Welcome Bob. It's good to have you join us.

Hi, welcome to our forum UnholyDjMiku.

Please let us know how you get on with your projects.

8 hours ago, Nick Halstead said:

Thanks for the tag @onyxbfly

I plugged it, as I have every car that I have owned with a rear wiper. I didn’t want to play with buying the wrong plug so I went DIY with some plexiglass. Removed wiper, glued and sealed a square piece of glass with some sealant on the inside. Cut another piece the size of hole. Filled it again and then stuck a quarter in it for fun. Then put a piece of vinyl over that.

Looks like you did a really neat job there. It certainly changes the rear appearance and looks a lot more tidy.

However the impracticalities of not having a rear wiper far outweigh that in my opinion - it's essential here nearly the whole year through.

I guess it depends on your model, but you can select any of these languages on my touchscreen:

English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Turkish or Russian.

3 hours ago, VanDookie54 said:

I don't use it, have no need for it and think the car would look much better without it.  I am talking about removing it and plugging the hole in the glass.  Did it on the Focus ST, never missed it. 

Gosh - where do you live?

Somewhere it hardly ever rains and the roads don't get wet?

Why would you want to delete your rear wiper? I need mine almost every day, especially at this time of year.

And what exactly do you mean by delete in this case..... remove it completely and plug the hole in the rear glass...or just disable the switching?

On 12/10/2021 at 9:16 PM, Xtra said:

That whole supply chain thing, I think my bumper is in a cargo ship just offshore waiting to be unloaded.  

  

Don't the spares come from the Oakville factory in Ontario, Canada?

1 hour ago, omar302 said:

 

I have learned that they are always scanning, so even if you happen to just pass a suitable spot before pressing the button, the system will still indicate that it found this spot as soon as you press the button and will park you in it. So you don't have to always press the button to start searching for a spot.

Thanks that's handy to know Omar. It's just finding the button down there, pressing it the requisite number of times and putting the indicator on all the while there's some impatient person driving far too close up behind you makes it all rather difficult sometimes.

That, and the fact parking spaces in UK car parks are now all too small for our 21st century cars! 

Interesting.

I've had my Edge now for nearly a year, so have had opportunity to try out most of its gadgetry.

• Rain sensing wipers : Use, but often need to override if not responding quick enough.
• Auto high beam : This doesn't work well enough to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic, so is switched off.
• Adaptive cruise control : Very useful if you have an endorsed driving licence and are driving on motorways with average speed control cameras.
• Lane Assist : Always on. I find the little nudge quite useful.
• Active Park Assist : Not worth using. Takes far too long to set up and find a space large enough. Eyes work better. 
• Adaptive headlights : Always on. It works better than it did on my old Mondeo.
• Heated/cooled seats : Love them. Will often use the heated seats for short journeys in lieu of cranking the heating up.
• Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system : I think the warning lights for when you are driving too close are really useful. The pre-collision alert seems a bit over sensitive though. It seems to go off when cars are still a long way away!
• Paddle shifters : What's the point? If I wanted a manual Edge I would have bought one!
• Sync : I don't see how you can't use this? Mind you, I don't think Sync 3 is as good as Sync 1 & 2, especially when it comes to playing any of my iPods.
• Sirius : I have no idea. What is it?
• Auto Headlights : I always have the headlamps on auto. They seem to work really well.
• AdvanceTrac : Always on. I'm not aware of any situation where it would need to be turned off.
• Front wide-view camera : Not fitted.
• Rear view camera : Useful, but still rely more on the rear-view mirrors.
• Hands free tailgate : I will only use this if I really don't have either hand available. Sometimes you can be waving your leg about all over the place before the sensor activates!
• 10-way power seats : The memory function is useful but sometimes too easy to accidently over-write the stored settings with the current setting.
• Traffic sign recognition : A useful feature, helps save your licence.
• 240v socket outlet in centre console : Of limited use. Only time I have used it was for my laptop mains plug when I wanted to use Forscan. Otherwise it always has a 5v USB converter plugged in for rear passengers' phones etc. 
• Panoramic roof : Blind is usually always open to let lots of light in. On hot days I will often open up the glass roof rather than using the air-con.
• Parking sensors : Useful, but I wish they could be adjusted so that they only sound continuously at a much smaller distance. They aren't that helpful if they are already going off continuously with more than 6 inches to spare when driving the car through small gaps or passing cars on narrow lanes.
• Heated front windscreen : Doesn't stay on long enough. I'm constantly turning it back on again!

Hi Rick, welcome to our forum.

Hi there. Welcome to the forum.

Do you have any pics of your car you'd like to share with us?

22 hours ago, bigbirdwpg said:

11 if I remember, starting from way back:

 

1951 Ford 2 door

1952 Meteor into which I installed a 1957 Desoto 341 Cu Inch Hemi and Torqueflite automatic Transmission

1981 Mercury Capri RS

1986 Mercury Sable

1991 Mercury Sable

1993 Thunderbird (V6)

1997 Thunderbird - swapped in a 2001 Mustang engine, supercharged it, beefed up the automatic transmission - killer stereo - went drag racing.

2005 Mustang GT - installed Whipple Supercharger, modified the transmision, high stall torque converter, 3:55 gears, Watts Link.  Won a few drag races and trophies

2012 Mustang GT -  Edelbrock supercharger - 690 HP Dynoed - motor blew replace engine and sold supercharger traded for

2018 Taurus LTD

2021 Edge SEL

Cool. Do you have any photos of these you could share with us?

I'd love to see what those 50s cars looked like.

21 hours ago, tsquale said:

I like to have my windows down in the rain but don't like getting rain in the face  I do like them and have had them on almost every vehicle that I have owned.

I agree. They allow you to crack the window open without the rain getting in!  They look good imo too.

One of the few Edge accessories you can actually get on this side of the pond!

On 10/30/2021 at 7:49 AM, igna said:

The shipment cost was around $1,000. The issue is the burocracy in Spain, a lot of paperwork, several fees... But it is worth since the car was almost new.

Cool. That's not that much really considering the overall cost of the car. And you get quite a unique vehicle - big powerful engine and in left hand drive too!

Are there any mods you need to make to make it legal for Spanish roads....like fitting rear fog lamps?

On 10/25/2021 at 8:38 PM, igna said:

"Hi, I need to register my car in Spain, my country."

Have you shipped your Edge from North America to Spain? That's interesting. I guess it wasn't too expensive then?

The model you have, the SEL and it's engine are not available on any of the European Edges over here- they are all diesels.

It'll be interesting to see how you get on and whether you have any problems getting spares and having the car serviced.

On 7/29/2021 at 1:55 AM, lildisco said:

Need to do more Highway to get my tank average over 500 ?

Good grief!

I can't believe how cheap your fuel is at just $2.95/gal.

We are paying the equivalent of $7.44/gallon over here (£1.43/litre).

Diesel for my Edge is even more - currently $7.65/gallon (£1.47/litre).

And it's still going up.

Sob!