I have a Ford edge. It’s five years old and it has never given me an issue. I love it, tons of space and easy to park.

Anonymous wrote:I bought the last model year of a Ford Taurus X (formerly known as the Freestyle). I loved that car. It was everything I needed at that stage of my life. We owned it for 10 years and I ended up buying something smaller. But it worked out great. I don’t know why you wouldn’t. You can often get a better deal in that case too.

BTW, DH just reminded me that when we sold it, we got a premium price since they weren’t being made anymore. Those captains chairs in a non-minivan were valuable. Nobody gave a care that it was a Ford.

Anonymous wrote:I would never buy an American car, unless it were an exclusively electric brand. Reliability is an issue.

My Ford Escape is 13 years old and has 220,000 miles on it. No issues.

I would never buy an American car, unless it were an exclusively electric brand. Reliability is an issue.

I bought the last model year of a Ford Taurus X (formerly known as the Freestyle). I loved that car. It was everything I needed at that stage of my life. We owned it for 10 years and I ended up buying something smaller. But it worked out great. I don’t know why you wouldn’t. You can often get a better deal in that case too.

i just drove the 2022 as a rental last week on vacation and i really didn't enjoy it at all. Seems to be a very poorly designed car with lots of blind spots. Just saying, you might want to consider a different car?

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Anonymous wrote:The last model year means they have all the kinks worked out. You’re fine, car should last for a long time.

+1 is there any reason to not buy the last model year other than it will seem dated sooner?

Probably will depreciate faster since it will hold less value as used if there are no subsequent models. There’s definitely an (irrational) stigma.

But if OP intends to hold the car for 8-10 years, it should be fine and I wouldn’t care about depreciation. I would assume that if it’s the last model year, the vehicle is probably selling below MSRP (unless it’s some sort of vehicle with a cult following).

Anonymous wrote:The last model year means they have all the kinks worked out. You’re fine, car should last for a long time.

+1 is there any reason to not buy the last model year other than it will seem dated sooner?

The last model year means they have all the kinks worked out. You’re fine, car should last for a long time.

If the edge is being discontinued, no.

Anonymous wrote:A 10 year old car, no.

It's a 2023. But then what else is out there? Used Lexus? What model year is best value?

A 10 year old car, no.

Anonymous wrote:We're empty nesters and a five passenger vehicle is fine when we have guests. Also interested in Toyota Venza but good luck finding one. Issue is concerned that last model year means lower quality and more depreciation.

You should not be considering Ford, then.

Last model year, no. Nor the first.

We're empty nesters and a five passenger vehicle is fine when we have guests. Also interested in Toyota Venza but good luck finding one. Issue is concerned that last model year means lower quality and more depreciation.