Hello,

Has anyone had experience with the above, good, bad or indifferent?

Cheers.

Lad at work ran a 2010 model for 2 years from new & had no problems with it,i think the latest version with the spare wheel fitted to the back door looks terrible. *Edit....as post below.....it wasnt a kuga i was following!* 

Edited 7 February, 201511 yr by mikey vrs

That is a Ford EcoSport with the Spare on the back.

........i shall edit my first post. 

The 2.0 tdci engine has a number of faults..things I didn't research before buying my S-Max. Chocolate injectors being the main thing. After the hassle with my S-Max I doubt I'll buy a Ford ever again.

2.0 TDCI, that's the chocolate injectors as already said and DPFs too

Son works for ford

Is the injector issues present on the 138/160bhp peugeot/citroen/volvo/ford unit? Thought it was only present on the older 130nhp unit.

Any other issues ie with the haldex 4wd system?

Mines a 140 and has had an injector replaced. I know of people with the 163bhp version which also have had injectors.

I seen one involved in a crash with a smaller car (KA) and to be fair the KA didn't look to bad considering it had been hit direct impact on the O/S but the Kuga had virtually disintegrated front end, and when i say disintegrated i mean i could see belts and fans poking through the grille

 

I personally dont like fords, like iv said in a previous post a friend of mine who i know through the motorbikes had the RS and he only bought that because it was a CAT D or C can't remember and he owns a body shop so he done it up back to spec + some more goodies. I sat in it and i wasn't very impressed, like the kinda feeling that make you want to stick around. But i suppose that comes from only every really using Fords for work propose , for e.g we hired a van to take a few motorbikes upto Scottish Highlands and i drove up there and back and didnt feel anything for the van i was driving. Yet just recently i hired a VITO and it was a nice place to be..... dont know if you get what I'm saying here....... Let me summarise, fords are (a fiery pit).

I've no experience of the Kuga but SWMBO & I do like the look of them. After owning the S-Max & being so pleased with it, we would consider a Kuga to replace the Rav4.

 

A guy in the next road has the 4x4 model and it copes well but not as well as the Rav4 in the snow (down to tyre choice IMO)

 

No issues here with the 2l 140bhp engine.

Thanks for all the replies, I think it's probably just a pipe dream at the minute as I don't think I'd get enough for my car in trade in for the one I've seen. I really like fords as theyve been our work cars for the last 9 years, I've driven focus, transit, connect, smax and mondeos and none of them has been a bad car. Our currently daily fleet are 9 s-Max's 2.0 TDi titaniums, they're all 11/12/13 plates and have between 35-80k on them, they've never had any real issues, even when they've been on tick over for over 24 hours on scene guards.

I've just never had any experience of the kuga, the other SUV I like is the hyundai (hi-and-dry) ix35, anyone had any experience of them? My biggest concern with hyundai is build quality of the cabin.

I seen one involved in a crash with a smaller car (KA) and to be fair the KA didn't look to bad considering it had been hit direct impact on the O/S but the Kuga had virtually disintegrated front end, and when i say disintegrated i mean i could see belts and fans poking through the grille

That's a good thing, it means the crumple zones have done their job, it's a 5 star euro ncap car. It'll be used for transporting my 13 month old around so I'll only consider a 5 star car with isofix points.

I would not worry about the interior quality of a Hyundai, maybe leave that to VW & other manufacturers to worry about.

 

What you see is what you get, so best to check them out and see what you think on the quality.

O.C.D, a member on here bought one last year, having sold his rather nicely detailed Mk2 Fabia, he can maybe comment.

 

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winterkorn rattled by non rattling hyundai i30

We had a new Hyundai ix35 as a hire car last year.

Comfortable and well built  but....

Very poor visibility past A pillars and especially rear 3/4's.

Rattly diesel engine.

Worst of all was strange woolly steering ,especially on lock if accelerating up a car park ramp for example.

It became very light and lost self centreing .

Re Hire Cars.  

best always check and re-set tyre pressures yourself then you know if they are right.

The same with Test Drive / Demo Cars, worth checking the tyre pressures as they supply the car.

We owned the AWD version of the Kuga (many are only 2WD) and we got rid after only a few months.

Once the novelty of having an AWD car had worn off, I was left hating the TERRIBLE fuel economy (only about 30mpg combined in the real world and way off the official Ford figures for the diesel) the small boot and the lack of performance, with body roll.

However, if I'm honest my good wife really liked it and was a bit upset that I traded it in.

We owned the AWD version of the Kuga (many are only 2WD) and we got rid after only a few months.

Once the novelty of having an AWD car had worn off, I was left hating the TERRIBLE fuel economy (only about 30mpg combined in the real world and way off the official Ford figures for the diesel) the small boot and the lack of performance, with body roll.

However, if I'm honest my good wife really liked it and was a bit upset that I traded it in.

 

In fairness though, if you want something fast, reasonably economical, with a big boot and no body roll and small 4x4 would not be the most ideal choice. 

 

I like the look of them, can add much more than that tbh. 

I don't mind the styling of the Kuga on the outside. Can you get one with a petrol turbo lump?

Yep. The 2.5 5-pot lump from the mk2 ST!

Yep. The 2.5 5-pot lump from the mk2 ST!

Thought so! I had the Mk2 ST. Was a lovely car. That induction noise was just sublime! :-)

Yep. The 2.5 5-pot lump from the mk2 ST!

Sadly detuned from the factory for a far more sedate 0-62 time of over 8 seconds and with pretty dire economy (expect 22mpg around town) and over £400 in road tax each year. Having said all that, it probably means they are cheap as chips second hand!

Sadly detuned from the factory for a far more sedate 0-62 time of over 8 seconds and with pretty dire economy (expect 22mpg around town) and over £400 in road tax each year. Having said all that, it probably means they are cheap as chips second hand!

I doubt it would do 22mpg around town mate. My ST did 17mpg on urban runs :-(

I doubt it would do 22mpg around town mate. My ST did 17mpg on urban runs :-(

17mpg?! What was done to it? Pretty sure friends saw high twenties from theirs on runs and one was supposedly running 280bhp via a DreamScience map and hardware. Lovely, characterful engines. The current two litre ecoboost feels comparatively boring!

£485 VED on the 2.5 petrols, 2010-11 plate

17mpg?! What was done to it? Pretty sure friends saw high twenties from theirs on runs and one was supposedly running 280bhp via a DreamScience map and hardware. Lovely, characterful engines. The current two litre ecoboost feels comparatively boring!

It was stock! Mid-high teens around town. Mid 20s if driven sensibly on an out of town run. High 20s on a long motorway run at circa 70mph... :-( Was a thirsty beast!

Yeah the character of the engine was fantastic. Can't beat that 5-pot warble :-), I've not driven one but I'd imagine the current gen 2.0 would be quite dull in comparison.