I'm in Vegas and only pay $145 a month on a Lariat 4x4 5.4l and I'm 26. I have had no tickets or accidents so that must be the reason for the higher insurance. As for gas mileage I average a little better than 15mpg and I drive both city and highway mixed.

 

I like it! Atleast you didnt get into a chevy.. or even worse.. a DODGE!

My insurance is only $81 per month, full coverage on my truck.

I'm looking to move into a house soon and when I do, the truck is Bye Bye. I'm gonna get into a Mustang GT. My daily driver right now is a Ford Focus.. the insurance on it is $140 for 6 months..LOL

 

haha funny you say dodge.... I was dead set on the dodge charger, until i drove the Edge.... might still look at a charger couple years down the road if they have it still... but I like the edge and the deal was just too good to pass up cause i was getting out of the truck... The salesman was kinda surprised how fast I cleaned out the truck haha... "damn your quick, no remorse huh? here's the keys."

 

In addition to my F150, I own a 2007 Ford Edge SEL Plus, black. It's my wife's. I was against it entirely until I drove it...I'm actually really impressed with it. I'm a big guy, but I'm really comfortable in it. It drives nice and smooth, is quiet, and feels very solid...has plenty of creature comforts. It definitely has a modern look and feel, but I kinda like that. We drive it on the longer trips and leave my F150 in the driveway, so I've cruised it quite a bit. It's quick, responsive...I like it. I drove a customer's new Lexus SUV today, and quite honestly...like our Edge better. We've had it since June and not a moment's trouble. I think Ford has a winner here, my personal opinion. It does not, however, get stellar fuel mileage. That 16-18 quote above is dead on. It's not bad, but it's not real awesome either. We've tinted the windows and that's it on the Edge...but I do want to put these wheels on her in the Spring.

All of that said, I think you have a good vehicle there...BUT...that chunk of change you put down to buy your way out of the F150 would have probably bought your insurance and a chunk of your fuel for the next year.

 

I guess I do alot more driving than yall do but I spend around $600-900 a month on gas. So all of you that are complaining about gas dont even start.

 

HOLY!!! Where in the hell do you drive to spend that much on gas?????

 

That sounds like some smart moves. I hope the edge helps you save the money and get your financial life on track. Having a kid, you have to have stability over all. I've wasted a ton of money buying and trading new vehicles. I hope I am over that for a while.

Take good care of that edge and drive the wheels off of the thing. Once its paid for, you cant be upside down any more and if something major breaks, just think of it as a short-term car payment.

 

im right there with ya. im about $800 average. im really thinking about getting a focus or something cause its getting out of control.

 

i too have a f150 and my wife has a blazing copper edge.i wish i had an edge for myself but i dont need 2 of them.we get 20 mpg in our edge with mixed driving.good luck with the new ride.

 

My gas bill on my truck alone is about $700-$800 every month too. Shell loves me cause it's always shell gas. Luckily for me, my work pays for every penny including a nice truck allowance. I just have to cover repair & maintenance. Not bad for me I don't think. Much better situation than the Dodge 1500 4 door 2wd (brand new too) they offered me. I would rather drive my truck any day.

 

Grats on the EDGE...they are very nice vehicles. DAMN they are smooth! The leather seats in those things are outrageously comfortable too. I was "seat hopping" at the international auto show and I went from a $147,000 Mercedes to the EDGE and I honestly thought they felt exactly the same (seats and leather). Talk about bang for your buck with the EDGE!

In fact, my next vehicle will be a loaded to the gills charcoal EDGE SEL on stock chrome 20s....give it a year or two, once the Ecoboost is on the EDGE I will be pimpin' that sucker

 

You're gonna love your Edge...

I do..

We got the Edge SEL Plus, minus only the Panoramic roof (Not avail in 2007 w/DVD system), AWD, and Navigation.

We got the roof racks (had to have those- just for the look), Audiofile system (really nice), leather, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Absolutely love it. It's the finest Ford I've ever had the pleasure of riding in. Made me not miss my MDX as much as I thought I would.

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Gas here is running $3.00/gal if your lucky, and I drive 150 miles per day (65 to/rom work, 20 various). In a 06 SCab 5.4L 27gal tank, I get about 300 miles before filling up, meaning I fill up every 2-3 days.

30 days/month filling up every 2.5 days = 12 fills @ about $65 per fill means I spend $780 per month on gas........dang glad that its a company truck!

 

Looks good! My wife is picking up her 2008 AWD Edge Limited with navigation, panoramic vista roof, and 20" chrome rims tonight. I love that sync system that they put in them. And she got black, so now our vehicles match!

 

The more i drive her the more i love her... thought i lost my aux input jack from the truck for the mp3's but found it nicely tucked in the center console



I gotta get some tint on her, i feel weird having people see me lol.. my truck had limo all the way around... oh well, temp situation till a holiday, "honey can I get some tint for _____ (fill in holliday) hehe...


oh yeah... about the christmas thread i posted... I got a shiney rock on the finger, no truck toys... ofcourse the ring shines better than any truck part could