Ford Kuga problem

farm tractor

I have a 161 kuga which i had serviced today,the mechanic left a report that there is a noise coming from engine and he recomends a timing belt change under warrenty.It has 42000klm and this is its second service at the ford dealership where i bought it new,wil this devalue my resale price

bazz26

If the timing belt/chain is changed and the car is then given a clean bill of mechanical health from Ford afterwards then I don't see how it would devalue the car. I would be asking Ford why this has happened on such a new car with relatively low mileage and serviced as per their recommendations.

Toyotafanboi

Without knowing the ins and outs of the Kuga there could be a noisy tensioner that he found or maybe a leaking water pump etc.

As above I couldn't see it devaluing the car at all. If the job is done right there will be no evidence of there ever being an issue unless you want it recorded.

Zubeneschamali

bazz26 wrote: »

I would be asking Ford why this has happened on such a new car with relatively low mileage and serviced as per their recommendations.

Since they are proposing to fix it under warranty, they are acknowledging that there is a fault. Not much more to be said.

bazz26

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

Since they are proposing to fix it under warranty, they are acknowledging that there is a fault. Not much more to be said.

Acknowledging the fault or Ford replacing it is not the issue. I'd still like to find out what caused it so that the same thing doesn't just happen again a few years down the road when the warranty has expired and Ford tell you pay up to repair it or go away. If it's a defective part that has been replaced by a superior part then fair enough but otherwise it could be wash, rinse and repeat.

farm tractor

I asked salesman about trading it and he said it wouldnt be a problem but quoted me over 9k for a 181 kuga 1.5 and over 12 k for a 2 litre kuga .My one is a 2 litre ,looks excessive to me

colm_c

farm tractor wrote: »

I asked salesman about trading it and he said it wouldnt be a problem but quoted me over 9k for a 181 kuga 1.5 and over 12 k for a 2 litre kuga .My one is a 2 litre ,looks excessive to me

It doesn't seem excessive to me for what will be 2 year old car, given a new Kuga is 40k. It's also a facelift model, which will reduce the value of pre-2017 cars.

4.5k/6k per year isn't bad IMO.

What did you expect it to cost you to upgrade?

farm tractor

New kuga 1.5 is 31k 2L kuga 33K

farm tractor

That puts a value of 21.5K on my one,everywhere i look they are between 24k and 26k for 161 2L kuga

Casati

What exact model is yours? Is it the 150 bhp 2.0 or the 120 bhp? What spec is it and what spec are you looking to trade into? The new 1.5 120 bhp is a peach of an engine - should be more economical versus yours and a nicer drive

Dealer cost to change is like everything negotiable / or beatable with another dealer e.g. If yours is a 120bhp and you can trade to a 1.5 for 8k after two years I'd think thats good going. If its 12k on the other hand to upgrade to an equal car I think Id leave it another year