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Pics or it didn't happen. :yup:

Congrats!! Don't forget to post pics. I will hopefully be picking up mine within the next 1-2 weeks also.

That means the wheels on my 2010 should be ok. I will pick up a set of winter wheels and end up selling the 20's next spring anyway.

I just pulled my window sticker. Looks like everything is right on schedule :happy feet:

I more than understand the capabilities of my AWD vehicles. I have auto crossed for almost 10 years now in all types of vehicles and conditions. (RWD, FWD, AWD) Currently I do have a garage for them but that always wasn't the case. For several years I had to leave my car on the side streets for downtown Chicago. Good luck trying to get your car out of 6-7ft snow drifts without a good shovel and AWD. BTW, snow chains are illegal in Illinois so that is out of the question. Maybe you should inform yourself next time before jumping to conclusions. Seems like the over-confidence is coming from your responses instead of my driving.

Safer than FWD if all variables are the same. The way I drive is how I drive. No matter what vehicle I am in I always drive for conditions. No over-confidence thus a greater safety factor for me. No assurance can ever be 100%.

I wish you knew how to make paragraphs because that would make your posts easier to read and comprehend. In your initial post you stated. "AWD might help you get rolling a second or two earlier from a stoplight or a stopped position, but that is about it. $2000 for this feature is a major upsell by the auto industry similar to how concession stands at movie theatres upsell popcorn and soft drinks. A great 'feel good' feature, but certainly not respectable to the price for the product. 4WD vehicles..... certainly yes.... very worth the money. AWD vehicles... 100 percent not worth it unless money is no object and $2000 can be thrown around with no hesitation." If you know anything at all about AWD systems and how they work you wouldn't be calling this "feature" as an "upsell" the auto industry. I too have lived in some of the worst weather conditions being though I live in the Chicago area. I have seen as much as 18" on one calender day. Believe me FWD wouldn't get you anywhere on a day like that. True AWD is not needed 100% of time and that is why the Ford Edge is equiped with On-Demand AWD system. The MPG difference is minimal between the FWD and AWD models. You might see a 1-2MPG gain dependent on your driving style. So an "upsell" I think not. More so the assurance that my family and I will have a greater chance of getting out of that snow storm or safer in that torrential rainfall. You might want to look into Part-time 4WD and Systems that use a center differential like Audi's Permanent asymmetric four-wheel drive.

So where are the pics?

Very true. Alcantara has been used in Audi for years now and I have personally seen many Audi s4's with over 100k miles and flawless Alcantara interior. If you take care of them you shouldn't have issues. I wish Ford offered a black Alcantara rather than the gray. Here are some Audi examples.

Seems to me I referenced driving. So looks like your answer to my post was irrelevant. Apology accepted.

What does that have to do with his lack of knowledge of AWD vs. FWD and my post?

You sir are completely and 150% wrong. You need to do some more research and im not talking about driving around the block with your wife on a rainy day.

I was searching Craigslist and came across some great deals on OEM Edge wheels. First ones are in Detroit. $375 http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/pts/1430884611.html Second in the Dallas area come with tires and TPMS. $650 http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/pts/1436870349.html

This is why I ALWAYS hand wash my cars and NEVER run them through a car wash.

These should help out in the stopping department. I might go this route if the price is right after my wheel upgrade.

Sorry but i'd rather spend the extra money then be annoyed with the warning light.

Congrats!!!! Where are the pics? I pick up my 10' in a few weeks. :happy feet:

Good, I don't think anyone wanted to read more of your complaining anyway. You have contributed NOTHING to this forum but negativity so you won't be missed MR. "almost at the same level as the CEO".

Why would you pay $900 for a new wheel from a dealer? There is a guy on here selling 4 nearly new wheels for $600. If not him you could have checked ebay. They pop up there often. Sounds like you got taken.

Get ready to spend a few hundred more dollars.

EDIT: Not worth it.

Awesome!! That's the place I was looking to order mine from. The wheels I'll be getting are sold with plastic hub rings and I'd be much more comfortable with aluminum rings.

Congrats!! You might find that this forum is a little SLOW compared to your other forums. At least that is my findings. None the less there is some very helpful information here. So welcome! :happy feet: