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On Monday this week I had to take my Focus to my Ford dealer and saw this Kuga Titanium in the showroom. Loved the look of it and decided to have a sit in the driver's seat. I had to peal myself out of it before giving the rest of it a good look over. Have been keen on this type of car for quite a while, since riding in my brother's CR-V (wife told me that if I got one of those, she would refuse to ride in it - temptation
). So, when I got back home, started by telling her that I had sat in this 4x4 Focus, called a Kuga! Since then, I have been scouring the 'net to find out all I can about it. Luckily I found this forum.
Reading all the reviews I could find (and don't they start to look identical) I noticed that several "journalists" had noticed wind noise at motorway speeds. This is something that I find very irritating (not the journalists - the wind - although....) and so wanted to find out if actual owners found this a problem. Owners on this forum don't seem to have found this at all.
However, ploughing through the technical pages of this forum, I have noticed an apparently high number of potentially serious electronic problems, such as the ESP malfunction, keyless locking, and so on. Also, there seems to have been quite a number of trim and carpet problems. Then again, I do realise that those most likely to write to a forum like this are those who have problems - the, hopefully, majority of owners would not be prompted to look on line anyway.
It looks like many of the problems with dealerships could stem from the fact that this is a new car and a highly technical one, therefore they have not had the chance to build up much experience with them - you are their guinea-pigs.
When I bought my Focus (2004 2 litre auto Ghia) that model was some 5 years old, with many on the road, so the dealers had built up a considerable knowledgebase and, of course, Ford had ironed out a lot of the early niggles.
The question is - do I want to become another guinea-pig? I would not be able to afford a new car, but a pre-owned one. Then I wonder if I would be buying a troublesome one that someone had decided to get rid of in disgust. Oh, the agony of it all. I do so want one
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What do you think - is it safe to buy just yet?

Reading all the reviews I could find (and don't they start to look identical) I noticed that several "journalists" had noticed wind noise at motorway speeds. This is something that I find very irritating (not the journalists - the wind - although....) and so wanted to find out if actual owners found this a problem. Owners on this forum don't seem to have found this at all.
However, ploughing through the technical pages of this forum, I have noticed an apparently high number of potentially serious electronic problems, such as the ESP malfunction, keyless locking, and so on. Also, there seems to have been quite a number of trim and carpet problems. Then again, I do realise that those most likely to write to a forum like this are those who have problems - the, hopefully, majority of owners would not be prompted to look on line anyway.
It looks like many of the problems with dealerships could stem from the fact that this is a new car and a highly technical one, therefore they have not had the chance to build up much experience with them - you are their guinea-pigs.
When I bought my Focus (2004 2 litre auto Ghia) that model was some 5 years old, with many on the road, so the dealers had built up a considerable knowledgebase and, of course, Ford had ironed out a lot of the early niggles.
The question is - do I want to become another guinea-pig? I would not be able to afford a new car, but a pre-owned one. Then I wonder if I would be buying a troublesome one that someone had decided to get rid of in disgust. Oh, the agony of it all. I do so want one

What do you think - is it safe to buy just yet?