Finally, unexpectedly, got my beauty back from the garage on 10 Nov.
I am so pleased to finally have the car I ordered after 3.5 weeks of sheer misery. She is an absolute beaut'.
Black, sleek, get loads of admiring glances. Unique I guess, becauseI haven't seen another kuga in my neck of the woods yet. She's a youngster having done just over 100 miles in her first month of life, but friends already comment on her looks, speed and agility. Real glad I bought all the packs. It's fantastically lazy to have keyless open/close, auto lights, auto wipers, foolproofelectronic seat adjustment and front/back parking sensors. Now I've got her back I need to go back thru and set everything up the way I first had it - the garage reset everything to factory settings when they repaired it.
So one really really happy kuga owner here. (if only it had happened from day 1 - hopefully she stays sound and the pain eventually eases).