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Thanks both of you for your helpful information in my quest to own an Edge! Osiris, unfortunately, the car I'm looking at is only a FWD car, and not an AWD car. I'm not sure how much of a difference that makes in the overall price of the car, and if you think it's still a good deal or not on the vehicle. In regards the "Best Bang for Your Money" scneario, I would still prefer to get the SYNC inclusion for the vehicle. I am a technology nut at heart, and would love for my car to have more toys in it to play with, configure, and use! As such, I would probably prefer to take an '08 over an '07, just for the SYNC capabilities, so long as the price for the additional SYNC was comparable. That stinks that there's no way to tell from the pictures whether or not an Edge has SYNC or not, other than if it was a Limited, which would guarantee that it had SYNC. I was hoping there would be some buttons or something that I would be able to try to look for that would be a givaway that it had it in it. I'm currently located in Nowheresville, in the center of the United States. I would have hoped that would lower the price of the car that I was looking for, but it always seems like people get better deals elsewhere, than what people seem to get here in my area. I would love to go into a dealership and offer a lowball offer. However, my biggest fear is that they would counter back that their car is already listed below KBB and NADA, and that it is a good deal. I understand that it may be higher, but by not knowing what the standard going price is for these cars, I lose any leverage that I would like to have with respect to that. I do agree on your comment though that there seems to be a large number of these vehicles out on the market. I did a local check of all cars within a 250 mile radius of my location on AutoTrader, and there were 870~ Edges for sale. Hopefully I could use that to my advantage when trying to go in for a sale. I agree that I should probably stick with a FWD version. I don't have much of a need for AWD. I don't drive enough, or far enough, to warrant the extra driving help. I've had a FWD car the rest of my life, and I've gotten around just fine in the snow and ice. That should save me some money out of my wallet on my purchase. I will definitely be checking Carfax for any vehicle that I purchase, to make sure there have not been any problems reported on the vehicle. The last thing I want to do is run into another problem similar to the vehicle that I have now! Igcitng, you think that the price listed is way too much for the Edge? I agree that 50K miles is a lot of miles. But, I don't mind, mileage-wise, as long as the price is reasonable for the mileage that is on the vehicle. My last two vehicles had 135K and 125K on them when I bought them! But, if $19,000 is too much for an '08 Edge with 50,000 miles on it, then I definitely want to continue my search elsewhere. I filled out the information on Edmunds.com, and unless I did something wrong, the price was still similar to that of KBB and NADA. It had the price of the vehicle at around $19,500 with that milage. So does that mean the price is correct? I hope not, because I wouldn't mind spending less! I do have a Carmax near me. Unfortunately, it is also roughly the same price for the car as what the other dealers are selling for. They have an '08 SE, 46,000 miles, for $17,000. While I agree that [hopefully] their cars are in better condition than that of another random dealership, their price is still roughly the same. Thanks again for everyone's help!

Hi all! So (obviously) I'm a new user to the forums. I'm currently driving around a 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible with 155K on it, and looking to upgrade to a newer, less maintenance-prone vehicle. I've loved my vehicle since I purchased it, but since then I've sunk about $7,000 in repairs and maintenance into a $4,000 car. I think the time's about up for me to purchase another vehicle! I've been looking for over a year for a car to replace my current one with (yes, I am that afraid to pay money that it's taken me over a year to buy a car, lol). Initially I wanted to get a Charger to replace my Sebring. However, with rear-wheel drive, and all the snow we get, including the 2.5 feet we've gotten in the past two weeks, I decided it probably wasn't the best bet. I then moved on to look at getting a Grand Cherokee. However, with my Sebring bad luck, I'm a bit leery to go with another Dodge-based vehicle. I then came across the Edge while driving down the road, and it looked like a fun car. I got home, did some research, and it seems like it just may fit the bill for what I'm looking for. As an added bonus, my first car was a Mercury Sable, and I loved the thing to death. I certainly wouldn't mind going back to the Ford family! My only problem, as stated, is spending money. I hate spending money, and I would rather do without a car payment Of course, that's not always possible, and certainly not a possibility for me. I'm getting married in just over 8 months, so I'd hate to go into it with too much debt on a car payment as well. So, adding it all together, I would like to ensure I get the best deal possible, and don't want to overspend and under-purchase. I'm not looking to purchase a new one, as the cost of that is well over what I can afford. I'm looking more towards a 2008 or so, SEL package. I would like it to have the SYNC capabilities as well. The best deal I seem to have found online is this one: 2008 Ford Edge SEL $18,988 50,543 miles First off, I don't know how to tell if the Edge has the SYNC package or not. Is there any way to tell? Is it only those that have the touch screen GPS navigation that has SYNC installed? Or do others with the standard radio and CD player have it as well? If its the latter, how can you tell if it has it or not, other than actually looking at the vehicle in person? Second, I don't know at all if that is a good deal or not. According to KBB (and NADA too, I think), the rough price of that vehicle would be around $22,500. That seems like a lot to me, especially for a vehicle with 50,000 miles on it. However, I don't really have any idea as to the standard prices of these vehicles. Is it a good deal, and something I should really look at considering? Or is it way overpriced, and something that I could consider "low balling" the dealer on? If it's too high, what would be a good recommended price for the vehicle (assuming it hasn't been in an accident, there are no scratches, cigarette holes, etc in it)? Thanks all for any advice you can give. I hope to be able to purchase one of these sometime in the near future. I'm ready to "grow up" and move on to a newer, more classy car for a full-time working college-grad like myself! Thanks!