Bought a ‘22 Titanium Elite on Saturday, now three in the driveway

[22CarbGrayElite]

Just bought a 2022 Ford Edge Titanium with the Elite package for myself on Saturday.  I traded in my 2016 GMC Acadia Denali for it as the fuel costs were getting to be too much for my liking.  It also had a torque converter stutter that was most likely going to let loose before too long and with 145k miles, I decided it was time for something different, and more fun.

 

This will be platform vehicle #3 for us.  I bought my daughter a ‘22 Stone Blue SEL+ last July and two years ago, bought my wife a 2020 Lincoln Nautilus Reserve with the 2.7 engine.  
 

Mine is the Carbonized Gray with the two tone black and Brunello (burgandy) inserts.  I love it.  20” polished wheels, the 301A and Elite packages round it up.  Gonna do a few things like window tint and some black emblem overlays, along with diff and PTU fluid changes.  
 

 

[22CarbGrayElite]

Changed the PTU and rear differential fluids this evening.  Neither appear to have been changed before.  
 

[Samurai Edge]

Very nice looking vehicle.  You didn't say how many miles were on the car.  

 

Don't forget to check any supplied maintenance records for engine oil, transmission and radiator fluid changes as well.  If none supplied, better safe now than sorry later.

[22CarbGrayElite]

49.5k miles on it when I bought it, tick over 51,500 on it now.  So far I have drained and filled the rear diff and PTU.  Neither appeared  to have been done before .  Previous owner left a handwritten log in the glove box showing oil changes and a couple of transmission drain and fills.

 

I just ordered a set of Motorcraft spark plugs and coil boots along with a dozen Motorcraft oil filters.  I also ordered a turbo oil supply line as it comes with the filter and new o-rings and a gasket.  Trying to hunt down transmission fluid.  Rock Auto as of yesterday did not have enough Ford or Valvoline in stock.  Gonna check out another brand called Triax.  Lots of good reviews and carries the Ford certification.  I can get a five gallon jug for $150.  Seriously leaning on it.   I am a maintenance person so I am particular to getting things done and keeping it rolling down the road smoothly.  My commute is like 550 miles a week to work so I don’t want any let downs if that can be avoided.

[enigma-2]

Change brake fluid, engine air filter, cabin air filter, spare tire pressure, pwr steering fluid, coolant, replace air in tires with summer air, check blinker fluid, etc. 

[Samurai Edge]

Is Summer air more expensive than Winter, Spring or Fall air?

 

[enigma-2]

1. Summer air is better because it makes your tires look sexier.

2. Winter air causes tire shrinkage on hot payment.

3. Winter air makes your tires look like blocks of ice. Summer air gives them that sleek, curvy look that makes all the other cars in the parking lot "jealous."

4. Winter air is way too heavy in the warm months, and creates massive rolling resistance. Premium summer air is lighter and molecularly "streamlined." It makes the tires roll noticeably smoother. It improves fuel economy by at least five miles per gallon. (Summer air literally pays for itself in gas savings.)

5. Summer air catches the light summer breezes and helps the tires to roll faster.

 

Of course all of know all this, just "preaching to the choir."