Ford Kuga up to £15k - what to know?
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I had what I believe to be the 1.5 petrol , is that not a ecoboost ? I thought eco- blue was diesel ?
It was a st- line but maybe a x as had panoramic roof , heated seat / steering wheel etc , I really liked it , comfy , drove nice .
Only one down side I found was it was heavy on fuel compared to my 1.0 focus , 10 mpg + worse ( though parked next to each other it looked a lot bigger / assume heavier car .
It’s either a kuga or electric next as we’re comming upto retirement , kuga would have to be diesel but all the dealers say the hybrid is the way to go , but I would go diesel .
As for wet belts , my previous 1.0 focus went to 96,000 apx before loosing power , we had vacuum pump , turbo , wet belt as possible reasons for loss of power , present 1.0 focus is now on 72,000 , brought 15 months ago at 46,000 , only mechanical issue was 2 oxygen sensors , daughters 1.0 fiesta is 5/6 yrs old and no mechanical issues at all , all wet belt engines .
As I say I really liked kuga , only thing I didn’t like was mpg , so I’d go 1.5 diesel , though I believe there’s a 2.0 diesel which I’d try .
It was a st- line but maybe a x as had panoramic roof , heated seat / steering wheel etc , I really liked it , comfy , drove nice .
Only one down side I found was it was heavy on fuel compared to my 1.0 focus , 10 mpg + worse ( though parked next to each other it looked a lot bigger / assume heavier car .
It’s either a kuga or electric next as we’re comming upto retirement , kuga would have to be diesel but all the dealers say the hybrid is the way to go , but I would go diesel .
As for wet belts , my previous 1.0 focus went to 96,000 apx before loosing power , we had vacuum pump , turbo , wet belt as possible reasons for loss of power , present 1.0 focus is now on 72,000 , brought 15 months ago at 46,000 , only mechanical issue was 2 oxygen sensors , daughters 1.0 fiesta is 5/6 yrs old and no mechanical issues at all , all wet belt engines .
As I say I really liked kuga , only thing I didn’t like was mpg , so I’d go 1.5 diesel , though I believe there’s a 2.0 diesel which I’d try .
This is the reason I won’t go hybrid , we were given this at one point , hybrid ( think 1.3 but not 100% sure ) , this used as much fuel as kuga , which even though I’ve little to no knowledge of hybrids suprised me .
But Ford for whatever reason keep trying to convince me hybrid is the way to go , not diesel .
Nb don’t buy one of these , awful , glad to give it back , whereas I’d of keep kuga .
heisthegaffer said:
Hi all
Further to a previous post, my sister is looking at Ford Kugas now but can people give some advice on what engines to avoid?
She has no preference of petrol Or diesel. Am I right in thinking the eco blues are wet belt and eco boosts are good?
Thanks
Usage will dictate which engine is best for your sister, be aware wet belts will need changing every 4-5 years so if it hasn't been done (personally I'd prefer to buy one without it being done, that way I'd then know when it has been done) they're good cars the 1.5T & 2.0d are the picks.Further to a previous post, my sister is looking at Ford Kugas now but can people give some advice on what engines to avoid?
She has no preference of petrol Or diesel. Am I right in thinking the eco blues are wet belt and eco boosts are good?
Thanks
My father in law has a 2019 1.5 petrol, automatic, AWD Kuga. Absolute horrendous on fuel around the houses when I've used it. Like low 20's. I wouldn't recommend that combination of drivetrain
Might be better on fuel with the manual box, but I've no experience of that. Lovely car though.
Might be better on fuel with the manual box, but I've no experience of that. Lovely car though.
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Usage will dictate which engine is best for your sister, be aware wet belts will need changing every 4-5 years so if it hasn't been done (personally I'd prefer to buy one without it being done, that way I'd then know when it has been done) they're good cars the 1.5T & 2.0d are the picks.[/quote
Is that correct for welt belt ? Daughter 1.0 vignale fiesta ,69 plate has never had belt changed , my 17 plate , 73k 1.0 focus hasn’t , and my previous 65 plate 1.0 focus ,94k never did .
All serviced by Ford , I thought wet belt was 10 yrs , 100k miles ( or somewhere round that ) , if your right mine & daughters need doing , but Ford have made no mention of it , I’ll check service book & ring them .
Usage will dictate which engine is best for your sister, be aware wet belts will need changing every 4-5 years so if it hasn't been done (personally I'd prefer to buy one without it being done, that way I'd then know when it has been done) they're good cars the 1.5T & 2.0d are the picks.[/quote
Is that correct for welt belt ? Daughter 1.0 vignale fiesta ,69 plate has never had belt changed , my 17 plate , 73k 1.0 focus hasn’t , and my previous 65 plate 1.0 focus ,94k never did .
All serviced by Ford , I thought wet belt was 10 yrs , 100k miles ( or somewhere round that ) , if your right mine & daughters need doing , but Ford have made no mention of it , I’ll check service book & ring them .
Gas1883 said:
This is the reason I won’t go hybrid , we were given this at one point , hybrid ( think 1.3 but not 100% sure ) , this used as much fuel as kuga , which even though I’ve little to no knowledge of hybrids suprised me .
But Ford for whatever reason keep trying to convince me hybrid is the way to go , not diesel .
Nb don’t buy one of these , awful , glad to give it back , whereas I’d of keep kuga .
There’s the epower which isn’t a hybrid as the 1.5 engine never drives the wheels and only charges the small battery, the electric motor drives the wheels 100% of the time. However unless someone has removed the “epower” badges from the front wing that car isn’t one of those.
We have had one for about 18 months and it’s averaged 45mpg over that time, not too bad really for a fairly big 190hp car. It’s nippy enough in the mid range as well.
I drive an 18 plate Kuga 1.5 diesel manual for work, its covered 110,000 miles so far and been totally reliable.
The engine is the Peugeot based unit with a dry timing belt which has been changed once, oil changed every 6000 miles.
I get 50mpg in daily use and don’t dawdle about, the engine performance seems pretty strong, as long as you drive sensibly, but with only 115 bhp its no fireball. However it has plenty of available low down torque, noticeably more than my E46 328i.
Pretty tall and quite heavy compared to a Focus or C-Max which both handle way better.
Avoid the auto boxes as they typically blow up before 100,000 miles and cost £5K to repair, excellent boxes until they break though.
The engine is the Peugeot based unit with a dry timing belt which has been changed once, oil changed every 6000 miles.
I get 50mpg in daily use and don’t dawdle about, the engine performance seems pretty strong, as long as you drive sensibly, but with only 115 bhp its no fireball. However it has plenty of available low down torque, noticeably more than my E46 328i.
Pretty tall and quite heavy compared to a Focus or C-Max which both handle way better.
Avoid the auto boxes as they typically blow up before 100,000 miles and cost £5K to repair, excellent boxes until they break though.
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