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Afternoon all, quick introduction to myself and my new (to me) 2012 Kuga 2.5T…
Having owned numerous cars with various drama’s along the way, each with their plus and minus points…
Evo 8’s https://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=199871
Megane 225’s Martin1977 's 'CUP' Adventure | RSMegane.com
Golf R32’s.. Amarok etc etc…
Having been driving this quaint little vitara for the past 3x years, 2wks ago it decided to ‘lose’ a sparkplug electrode into it’s no2 cylinder…
One ruined engine later and my £300 purchase / 24K love affair was brought to an abrupt halt… black arm band day indeed….The car had performed BRILLIANTLY.. Going through deep mud / deeper snow / kid school runs without issue. It was indeed a FINE car.
I decided to take the plunge on this 2012 Kuga with the 2.5T flavouring of engine. I also decided that I wanted the car to be ‘manual’ rather than the ‘auto’ version as I wasn’t sure how the auto box would react to a remap if and when that modification ever took place…
After a few weeks research and a million questions on History / owners / servicing / work done, I purchased this with 24K miles on the clock, FSH and ½ a tank of fuel (i.e- around 50miles). .a day’s flight plus train journey from Aberdeen to Nottingham had this sitting on the driveway..
Before I’d even got home there were a number of things I’d picked up on that weren’t quite to my usual (OTT / anal) standards…
- No Floor Mats…..
- Milky wing mirror indicators……
- A stereo that isn’t exactly intuitive to use….
- Some paint defects (all minor)….
- Some spider web hairline lacquer cracking on the polished parts of the wheels…
- HID lights do work well.. except point to about 20m in front of the car,,,(frustrating that these don’t come with the ability to set the lights ‘height’ from inside the car)….
- Wheels out of balance (vibration around 70mph+)
Plus some other bits that I’d normally upgrade and would need as a matter of course:
- HID fog lights
- LED interior lights
- LED registration plate bulbs
- LED puddle lights
- Mud Flaps (with my local rural roads, I’ve learned the value of having these the hard way)….
- 17” wheels for winter use (we had over 3ft of snow last year)
- Tow bar hitch (detachable) for the kids bikes
- Engine remap because I like to see the trees ‘wilt’ as I drive past…
- Possible exhaust to free up some of that 5pot’ noise…
- Dash Cam Install as you never know what you may ‘see’ up here ( I appreciate that some things can’t be ‘un seen’!!)..
All of the above minor ‘issues’ will be resolved in due course… to assist with these, I’ll be using the advice already contained within the forums further documenting these with photos as I go for owners who are considering undertaking similar repairs.
So… Here goes…..!!
Having owned numerous cars with various drama’s along the way, each with their plus and minus points…
Evo 8’s https://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=199871
Megane 225’s Martin1977 's 'CUP' Adventure | RSMegane.com
Golf R32’s.. Amarok etc etc…
Having been driving this quaint little vitara for the past 3x years, 2wks ago it decided to ‘lose’ a sparkplug electrode into it’s no2 cylinder…
One ruined engine later and my £300 purchase / 24K love affair was brought to an abrupt halt… black arm band day indeed….The car had performed BRILLIANTLY.. Going through deep mud / deeper snow / kid school runs without issue. It was indeed a FINE car.
I decided to take the plunge on this 2012 Kuga with the 2.5T flavouring of engine. I also decided that I wanted the car to be ‘manual’ rather than the ‘auto’ version as I wasn’t sure how the auto box would react to a remap if and when that modification ever took place…
After a few weeks research and a million questions on History / owners / servicing / work done, I purchased this with 24K miles on the clock, FSH and ½ a tank of fuel (i.e- around 50miles). .a day’s flight plus train journey from Aberdeen to Nottingham had this sitting on the driveway..
Before I’d even got home there were a number of things I’d picked up on that weren’t quite to my usual (OTT / anal) standards…
- No Floor Mats…..
- Milky wing mirror indicators……
- A stereo that isn’t exactly intuitive to use….
- Some paint defects (all minor)….
- Some spider web hairline lacquer cracking on the polished parts of the wheels…
- HID lights do work well.. except point to about 20m in front of the car,,,(frustrating that these don’t come with the ability to set the lights ‘height’ from inside the car)….
- Wheels out of balance (vibration around 70mph+)
Plus some other bits that I’d normally upgrade and would need as a matter of course:
- HID fog lights
- LED interior lights
- LED registration plate bulbs
- LED puddle lights
- Mud Flaps (with my local rural roads, I’ve learned the value of having these the hard way)….
- 17” wheels for winter use (we had over 3ft of snow last year)
- Tow bar hitch (detachable) for the kids bikes
- Engine remap because I like to see the trees ‘wilt’ as I drive past…
- Possible exhaust to free up some of that 5pot’ noise…
- Dash Cam Install as you never know what you may ‘see’ up here ( I appreciate that some things can’t be ‘un seen’!!)..
All of the above minor ‘issues’ will be resolved in due course… to assist with these, I’ll be using the advice already contained within the forums further documenting these with photos as I go for owners who are considering undertaking similar repairs.
So… Here goes…..!!
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