[chaudhrysan]

Originally Posted by gemithomas

I also think its the engine not being able to attain optimum operating temperature due to the water splashing from underneath. But some how its strange.
I don't think this is the cause. Water splashing from below should not lower the engine temperature to a non optimum level.

Today morning i found a crack on the passenger side mud flaps too. So that means it wont last the next rainy day drive.
You mean to say that the pressure of the water forced onto the mudflaps by the wheels cracked the flaps, that too at 80-100kph only .

Another thing they will be refunding me the fourth years extended warranty cost since ford now says it is not giving 4th year extended warranty for Figo.
I guess the full maintainance plan (complete peace of mind) also goes for a toss.

Can you guys try to get the price at your dealers for these things
- Fog Lamps

My dealer quoted 4200/- for the Fogs

Originally Posted by Mustang.101

You know that in noida sec-16 if you ask a tyrewallah on what tyres to put he will say "Sir, Michelin is good but are soft tires & usually wear off near the 30K mark so i think you should go for apollo, Kaunsi apne racein lagaani hai?"

Very true .. lol.

Originally Posted by silverknight

How much did they cost you ? Did you go for upsize or kept the size same ?

No upsize (warranty void issue). I don't remember the cost per tyre of Yoko A Drive since I was only interested in the difference I had to pay for each tyre. I paid 550/- extra per tyre after exchange.

[sanjayc]

Originally Posted by gemithomas

And here are some updates...

Nicely put...

1. Am facing issues with the mud flap on my Fiesta too..though it is not broken, seems like it got stuck/pushed against the roadside kerb, as a result the screw has come out...but the mud flaps simply breaking like in your case, something to do with poor quality. Any aftermarket solutions avlbl for these?

2. Different prices at different dealers at different cities is something which is fairly common...heck, if you ask the price from different SAs at the same dealer, it is different...and when actually it is billed, it turns out to be different as well. At least, in Chennai Ford dealership, there is a dedicated guy dealing with accessories, and in my experience, I found this guy in best position to provide the correct pricing.

3. 4th yr warranty-this is atrocius. From the dealers perspective (taking it earlier and refunding it now), it may be undestandable..maybe Ford communication regarding this was not clear in the beginning. But, as a policy if Ford is not offering 4th yr EW, is this an indicator regarding the reliability??? Any ideas what is the max warranty, extended or otherwise, offered for similarly sub-5 lac cars like Beat/Punto/Spark/i10/Polo etc?
AFAIK, all ford vehicle have a standard warranty of 100K kms/2 yrs whichever is earlier. For 3rd/4th yr it is 150K Kms.

[RGK]

The mud flaps are of hard plastic which are not flexible on speed breakers and hence regular folding/bending of flaps causes a cut and breaks off. Ford has not given either good floor mats or mud flaps...

[Gilead]

Originally Posted by sanjayc

Nicely put...

1. Am facing issues with the mud flap on my Fiesta too..though it is not broken, seems like it got stuck/pushed against the roadside kerb, as a result the screw has come out...but the mud flaps simply breaking like in your case, something to do with poor quality. Any aftermarket solutions avlbl for these?

sanjay, just remove the mid flaps. My car does not even have provision for mud flaps.

gemi, appolos are indeed crappy tires. I have them on my 800 and they are fairly useless in rain. I can't even imagine taking them on a highway in rain.

[shubhodeepdas@g]

Originally Posted by gemithomas

Today morning i found a crack on the passenger side mud flaps too. So that means it wont last the next rainy day drive. Went to the A.S.S and showed it to them. They say i must have hit it somewhere. They say even a small rub would cause it to crack since its hard and not flexible. I checked out the Fiesta Mud Flaps. They are flexible and would just bend if pushed. The Figo Mud Flaps would not. They said that two more Figo's came in with broken mud flaps and they had scraped it somewhere. So i guess this is going to be a "every week affair"...replacing Mudflaps!!! It is a design flaw. One thing it is way too long and is less than around 90mm from the ground. Second it not flexible. I'm not planning to buy a new set of those. Thats for sure. I'm sending a complaint to ford today itself. Let's see how serious they are in helping out genuine customer issues. I hope they dont make me "feel the (in)difference"!!!!

@Gemi: You are better off without the Mud Flaps. In fact, anything that reduces the ground clearance is probably better to remove specially if there are muddy roads involved on a regular basis, irony. The flexible ones from the Fiesta would definitely be better if they fit, but they still would break off if they hit something large.

[sps]

Hello Gemithomas, Congrats on being the proud owner of the hottest new hatch of the year and the color you chose is surely eye catching.

Yet to see any figos in Trivandrum, eventhough I spotted a lot of them in Ernakulam and Calicut. Will keep my eyes open for this hot hatch with that unique 2 at the end of the number making it look like the starting number 7

[Captain Slow]

Can you "FEEL THE DIFFERENCE"?

I have FELT THE DIFFERENCE and I don't like it either!

Well I was luckier and got Good year tyres. They are pretty good in wet conditions for me at least. They do make lot of sound but I can live with that.

To calculate FE I would use the Tank full to tank full method.

- Fog Lamps - 4500
- Front Chrome Strip for Radiator Grille - 425
- Read Chrome Strip
- Side Repeater Chrome Strip you mean the door moulding?? - 800 - (black) 2100 - (body color) 3600 - (chrome)

[Captain Slow]

gemithomas, Mustang any other Figo owner.

Im in need of some assistance.

When open my glove box, I can see some fuses and even some wires! And some other parts of the bonet!
Is this the same for everyone or is something missing here? Shouldnt there be some kid of cover or something?

[scorpio07]

Originally Posted by Captain Slow

gemithomas, Mustang any other Figo owner.

Im in need of some assistance.

When open my glove box, I can see some fuses and even some wires! And some other parts of the bonet!
Is this the same for everyone or is something missing here? Shouldnt there be some kid of cover or something?

Its the same for everyone, infact in the manual they would have mentioned the procedure to change fuses also.

[Mustang.101]

@ captain slow : It is the fuse box.

[Yamaha100]

Originally Posted by Captain Slow

- Fog Lamps - 4500
- Front Chrome Strip for Radiator Grille - 425
- Read Chrome Strip
- Side Repeater Chrome Strip you mean the door moulding?? - 800 - (black) 2100 - (body color) 3600 - (chrome)

Hey Captain,

Is the 'front chrome strip (425)' ford geniune accessory or local one? and where did you buy it contact number please.

door moulding? more details/photos please. thanks.

[gemithomas]

Thanks for all the replies friends.

Originally Posted by shubhodeepdas@g

@Gemi: You are better off without the Mud Flaps. In fact, anything that reduces the ground clearance is probably better to remove specially if there are muddy roads involved on a regular basis, irony. The flexible ones from the Fiesta would definitely be better if they fit, but they still would break off if they hit something large.

I am planning the same. Either i will remove the front ones (as if something is left!!) and throw them away. Let me check the prices of the fiesta flaps and whether they will fit on the Figo.

Originally Posted by sps

Hello Gemithomas, Congrats on being the proud owner of the hottest new hatch of the year and the color you chose is surely eye catching.

Thanks sps. Where are you in tvm? I am at prasanth nagar. The last day i happened to see 4 Figos. A red. A Chill and two silvers!!!

Originally Posted by Captain Slow

To calculate FE I would use the Tank full to tank full method.

- Fog Lamps - 4500
- Front Chrome Strip for Radiator Grille - 425
- Read Chrome Strip
- Side Repeater Chrome Strip you mean the door moulding?? - 800 - (black) 2100 - (body color) 3600 - (chrome)

Thanks. Is this the price by the dealer? My dealer is quoting Rs.1300 for the radiator grille chrome strip. The side repeater strip is the chrome around the indicator lights on the front fenders.

Originally Posted by Yamaha100

Hey Captain,

Is the 'front chrome strip (425)' ford geniune accessory or local one? and where did you buy it contact number please.

door moulding? more details/photos please. thanks.

Door moulding is the black strip that comes on the side of the doors (middle part)

Originally Posted by Captain Slow

gemithomas, Mustang any other Figo owner.

Im in need of some assistance.

When open my glove box, I can see some fuses and even some wires! And some other parts of the bonet!
Is this the same for everyone or is something missing here? Shouldnt there be some kid of cover or something?

Seeing the fuses is normal. But i'm not sure if you can see engine parts. You can actually open the dash further by pressing on the sides of the inside part. This will give you access to the fuse box. I dont think you should be seeing engine parts/things inside the bonnet.

[sps]

Originally Posted by gemithomas

Thanks sps. Where are you in tvm? I am at prasanth nagar. The last day i happened to see 4 Figos. A red. A Chill and two silvers!!!

small world !! I also stay at prasanth nagar

[joe1980]

@Gemithomas: Can you please let me know the FE figures for your car? What do you think about the claim that Ford makes about the FE figures for the Figo?

[gemithomas]

Originally Posted by sps

small world !! I also stay at prasanth nagar

Surely a very small world. So we surely should meet sometime

Originally Posted by joe1980

@Gemithomas: Can you please let me know the FE figures for your car? What do you think about the claim that Ford makes about the FE figures for the Figo?

I am getting around 14 in full city traffic with a/c and around 17 on highways. After services it should settle at around 15 and around 20 respectively. I think this is good mileage. I am not the kind who believe you can get 18-20km/l in normal city driving. Maybe i'll start believing when i start getting that much on my car. But i'm in no way expecting that