Tigger wrote:

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This reminds me of a time when we tried to “upgrade” the house. We Looked at several/many houses, all for more money, yet every time we came home, we couldn’t believe how much nicer our current house was!

The FL2 is a hard car to match, let alone beat, without spending a lot of cash

And that Your Honour sums up the problem with this case  No Longer the owner of a 2013MY Fuji White GS

"Fiat Lux" a philosophy not a car

Nearly there??

After all the searching and several test drives of various makes/models .....
I've taken an option on a used Ford Edge Vignale - loads of spec and a good solid car

Need to decide later today (Ooooooo err Mister)  No Longer the owner of a 2013MY Fuji White GS

"Fiat Lux" a philosophy not a car

Interesting wild card. I had to look it up to see what they’re like:

https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/ford/edge/driving

Most significant piece of advice would seem to be not to buy the manual version. Was it as spacious and quiet as the article says?

Is it significant that this car is being discontinued?

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.motor1....-edge/amp/

Very sadly, if you expect nothing from Ford’s customer “service”, then you won’t be disappointed I’ve seen people get better results out of LR’s goodwill on cars two years out of warranty and with over 100,000 miles, than I got on my brand new Focus RS*. Prior to that, it was a new Transit where the supplying main dealer would only accept mine in for any warranty work if I agreed to pay for the work first and that get a refund IF Ford eventually accepted the claim (and that was starting with the first claim I ever made!).

* A good example: The car was about 2 months old. I bought a pair of roof bars and removed the panels which allow you to bolt the bars into nuts welded into the seams on the roof. None of the nuts were useable as they’d all been completely filled with semi rigid sealant at the factory. Ford said that they wouldn’t accept a claim to get them cleaned out because “no one had complained about this before, so we don’t accept that it’s a problem”! I never was able to fit the bars and had to sell them, unused. And that was on an RS, Fords other “premium” brand

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Isn't the Vignale just a styling exercise on the front end, sort of new grill for Europe, looks better than the US version but not as good as the original which was almost an LR copy my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

Almost, it is a direct import with trim changes (for the better) and of course the Diesel engine, get the latest bi turbo if you can and DO NOT buy a manual version...... Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

I recall when I had a few Ford company cars that there were sometimes warranty issues with dealers but when I mentioned that it was a company car and leased by Dial Contracts or Swan National their attitudes changed. These leasing companies seem to have a lot of power over the dealer networks 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

Boxbrownie wrote:

Almost, it is a direct import with trim changes (for the better) and of course the Diesel engine, get the latest bi turbo if you can and DO NOT buy a manual version......

Decision made

Collect on Thursday confirm she has the BiTurbo and Auto box as well as mile long list of 'goodies' - cracking car still under Mfr warranty and yes it's another white one


 No Longer the owner of a 2013MY Fuji White GS

"Fiat Lux" a philosophy not a car

I do like the Edge, and ill definitely look to see what prices are like when I come to change (which knowing me could be next week )

youll have to let us know a review of it after you've settled in

It looks like a small car but it is 4830mm long & 2100kg. Just as well Ford stick a 2.7L twin turbo in it. Discovery 4 4829mm long! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

Great looking motor,
Enjoy.
Dave DAVE.

Indeed it is big, for Europe.....in the States it’s called a mid size SUV

It’s a good car though, built strong.....not exactly F100 tough (long time ago) but over engineered, just don’t expect it to traverse the Rubicon

Lovely in white  Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

Lightwater wrote:

It looks like a small car

Compared to Ayers Rock

Sorry......Uluru...... Jeez! Stick with Ayers Rocks for Petes sake, or Bruce’s  Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

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Brilliant looking car you have probably bought the Freelander 3 that Ford Premier Automotive would have built , if they had retained ownership of the LR brand . Much sharper looking and more purposeful than the Discovery Sport . 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned !

2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto .

I wasn’t really aware of this car before this thread but it’s good looking bus that is I like it.