New '12 Edge Replaced Fusion

I really enjoy the Edge. It's been great so far and it drives really well. It's quick enough for me and handles more like a car than a SUV/CUV. (Yes, I know CUVs are supposed to handle like a car, but most that I've driven do not). I'm definitely not going to have a lot of miles on this. It's 6 month service is coming up and it only has 2600 miles on it. Since I've moved (my office is less than 3 miles away) I barely drive it at all.

After being in Germany for over 2 months, I had an Audi A4 S-Line rental. It was a great car and I fell in love with it. My wife kind of liked it as well (she was out in Germany with me for a couple weeks), but she tends to be very picky with cars. I had been searching all over California for 2012 S4's with a manual transmission and the sport differential. One finally popped up about 200 miles away and we checked it out. My wife over-ruled me on it as it would increase our insurance rates by about $20 a month and she really didn't like the idea of me wanting a manual car. She also complained that for the cost of the car, it didn't have anything "special". And of course, her last compliant was with Audi's MMI. I hated that too. No touchscreen and the knob was annoying for spelling out letters. Not mention, I know she really wanted to look at a SUV/CUV because she has been hinting at a kid and I know she likes having the extra space. It makes sense, and I end up using the extra space a lot for some of my work equipment.

All in all, the Edge has been great and it's been the only car we've owned that CONSTANTLY gets compliments. It's nice, but at the same time, a lot of people look at you while you're driving. I don't want to get caught with an accidental finger up my nose. :lol: Only kidding! The only thing I really dislike about it is that it's black. It's instantly dirty the second I drive it. But it sure does look nice when it's clean!