Gadget Guy

Greg is a Gadget Guy. Those shiny new techno cool toys just call his name. I could open his closet doors and show you all sorts of stuff that I have no idea what it is or how it works. But ask Greg and he could give you a run down and the reason he bought it. Some of it is pretty nifty.


When Greg was vehicle shopping, he asked me if I wanted to come with him to the dealerships. I replied, "No. You do the shopping, pricing, look on-line for the quality, etc. and once you bring it down to the two vehicles that you like the most, then let me know." He did so, going from dealership to dealership with a great deal of patience. It came down to the Sante Fe and the Edge.


I won't go into the differences. Both are very nice vehicles. Greg said, "I'm leaving it in your hands. You pick the vehicle for me." You'd think I would be surprised with that comment, but not really. Greg is known for something of this nature. When we go to restaurants, he'll tell the waiter, "You pick for me. I will give you three options and you decide the meal for me, but don't tell me. Let it be a surprise." You should see the waiter's expression ~ makes them so nervous!


I told Greg, "If I were to buy a vehicle for me, it would be the Sante Fe. It feels smaller and looks easier to operate. But for you, I'd pick the Edge, because it has all the gadgets and that would make you happy."


We went on-line to see what other Edge people thought of the vehicle. Lots of positive feedback, but we kept reading about the great BAMR, "Love the BAMR" "Never seen a BAMR like this before" "BAMR has awesome view" stuff like that; we had to investigate what BAMR stood for... (pardon the language as I quote the meaning) "BAMR = Big Ass Moon Roof" and yes it IS big!


There are lots of great toys in the vehicle; Greg is in his glory. You can preset the seat position to Setting 1 or Setting 2 for two different drivers. Greg told me to sit in the driver's seat and adjust it and he programmed it to Setting 1. I told him, "No, no. I should be Setting 2. This your vehicle." Greg replied, "You'll always be my number one." Awwww....


This "crossover" vehicle (new credo for SUV, I suppose) has the Sync system. Greg has an Ipod, so he loves this feature. The system also enables the bluetooth mobile phones and I have to admit.... the sound quality is superb, both hearing the person in the vehicle and being on the receiving end of the phone call. It's a little weird to talk to your car with voice commands, yet that's a great selling point to make the operations hands free.


Ok, I'm not trying to sell the vehicle, but it really is nice and I love the fact that I can adjust the steering column down. Hey, I'm short and I don't need a steering wheel in my view! But honestly, the main reason Greg wanted one of those two vehicles is because they both received 5 Stars for safety. The Ford Edge has 5 airbags, including the ones that come down the side. His safety is all that matters, gadgets or not. If he believes the vehicle is safe and I trust Greg's research, then I'll trust the vehicle as well.


Oh and I should mention that Greg got an additional discount for being a previous Ford owner. He really is biased towards Ford, which makes a lot of sense given the last Ford he was in with a head-on car accident... he walked away from it! With Greg's research, with the vehicle being a demo and it being a 2008 when 2009's are coming on the lot, we got a great price.


Greg held out the keys and said, "Best part about it - it's paid for!"