Chevy Driver goes Ford?

[martunes]

I've been driving a 2004 Chevy Tahoe Z71 that I bought used 5 years ago. It's time to replace it and as one of my sons heads off to college, it's an opportunity to downsize a bit. The styling of the Ford Edge caught my eye a couple of years ago and when I read about the improvements made in the 2011 model, I decided that it would be my next car. I will be waiting to make my purchase for a few months to let the 2012s come out and the resale prices of the '11s to drop a bit, and then be on a search for a white or black limited with the adaptive cruise control, a tow package (dirt bike rider), and a black interior. I'll be looking for one with 15-25k miles on it, so that it's still well within it's warranty. I like to join forums such as this one to get a clear picture of where the vehicle's trouble spots exist, so that I can be an educated shopper. It certainly looks like the MFT is the main sticking point with this vehicle, which I actually take as a positive. The ability to update the software and eventually fix the system negates the level of seriousness of the problem in my mind. This may sound a bit naive to those of you who are stuggling with the MFT, but I'm going to be optimistic and believe that there will be relatively bug-free update available by the time I buy. One area of concern for me, that I will be watching the forum for ideas to solve, is the headrest. I'm 6'3" and it puts me in a VERY uncomfortable position. I've seen the 'take out and turn around' and 'swap with back seats' solutions. So, I'll be lurking around for awhile and hopefully be able to ask some intelligent questions along the way.

[akirby]

I've been driving a 2004 Chevy Tahoe Z71 that I bought used 5 years ago. It's time to replace it and as one of my sons heads off to college, it's an opportunity to downsize a bit. The styling of the Ford Edge caught my eye a couple of years ago and when I read about the improvements made in the 2011 model, I decided that it would be my next car. I will be waiting to make my purchase for a few months to let the 2012s come out and the resale prices of the '11s to drop a bit, and then be on a search for a white or black limited with the adaptive cruise control, a tow package (dirt bike rider), and a black interior. I'll be looking for one with 15-25k miles on it, so that it's still well within it's warranty. I like to join forums such as this one to get a clear picture of where the vehicle's trouble spots exist, so that I can be an educated shopper. It certainly looks like the MFT is the main sticking point with this vehicle, which I actually take as a positive. The ability to update the software and eventually fix the system negates the level of seriousness of the problem in my mind. This may sound a bit naive to those of you who are stuggling with the MFT, but I'm going to be optimistic and believe that there will be relatively bug-free update available by the time I buy. One area of concern for me, that I will be watching the forum for ideas to solve, is the headrest. I'm 6'3" and it puts me in a VERY uncomfortable position. I've seen the 'take out and turn around' and 'swap with back seats' solutions. So, I'll be lurking around for awhile and hopefully be able to ask some intelligent questions along the way.

 

I think they may have fixed the headrest issue with the new Explorer where the headrest tilts. At least that's what I thought I read awhile back. I would expect that design to trickle down to other vehicles. Not sure if the 2012 Edge would get it or not but I think it's a possibility. If not the explorer headrests may work.

[carbonedge+]

I'm 6'3" and it puts me in a VERY uncomfortable position. I've seen the 'take out and turn around' and 'swap with back seats' solutions. So, I'll be lurking around for awhile and hopefully be able to ask some intelligent questions along the way.

Welcome to the forum! I'm 6'4" and the headrests have not been an issue for me but I also probably have the seat leaning back more than most folks.