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The five-seat Ford Edge (Endura in Australia and New Zealand) is 4779mm long, while the seven-seat model is 4878mm long.

There was a mid-model update released on the Rodeo late in 2005. It’s probably relating to that.

Stacked with features and with good looks the Ford Edge (Endura in Australia and New Zealand) is a stylish, well-appointed mid-size SUV. The 2019 model update was only launched several months ago so there hasn't been enough time for reliability problems to pop up, but any car should be treated with mechanical sympathy and serviced on-time to ensure longevity.

You need to get the air out of the system by pressing the priming valve, which is a big button on top of the fuel filter housing. You’ll have to do it up to 50 times or so, slowly, once every two seconds. If it doesn’t start then, prime it again.

You had to replace the airbags in some older vehicles built before the mid-1990s, but the airbags in vehicles later than that last the lifetime of the vehicle. There’s no real way of testing them to know they will work when needed.

The Mazda3 and Holden Astra are both good alternative choices, but you could also consider a Toyota Corolla or Kia Rio or Cerato.

If you have a bench seat, then you would need to change to buckets to fir a console, but if you have two individual seats you should be able to fit a console without changing the seats.

Air conditioning was a $2000 option on the MGF, but that was when new. I wouldn’t expect it to add that to the value of a used example now. Try and negotiate the asking price of the car down.

Most likely it is coming from the windscreen area, so make sure the drains are clean and flowing freely.

Dry the floor and carpets out, and then have someone hose the windscreen down while you watch from inside to spot any water coming in. It could be the windscreen seal is leaking. Perhaps you have had a windscreen replaced?

Yes, I think the dealer is doing the appropriate thing. It’s not unusual for a whole door to be replaced; it’s easier and quicker to do that than repair the door panel. For you the end result is almost certainly better doing it that way. There’s no reason or justification to replace the car.