I have now had my new Ford ST Line PHEV Kuga for just over
one month, it being delivered on 1 March 2022, which replaced my previous Kuga,
which I had had for twenty months.
James at Buckingham Ford has not only moved my car to a plug
in hybrid Kuga, improved the overall car specification substantially and
managed to reduce my monthly payments as well. This being due to the market
conditions of a high retail value in the second hand car market against market
and supply chain conditions for car manufacturing created by the COVID 19
pandemic. I placed the order in September 2021, knowing that delays; I finally
knew my car was available in late February.
I have lost count on the number of new cars we have had from
Buckingham Ford (possibly around 15 to 16 over 14 years) and I do believe this
is one of the best deals I have received to date.
The car itself is a major improvement on my old Kuga. The
comfort and design of the car is simply much better. The car is quiet, even when
not in electric power mode, it just glides effortlessly. Having an electric car
for the first time I was obviously looking for the advantages and I found them
and more! Running on electric for shorter journeys is a major saving on petrol.
It has also changed my style of driving knowing that easing off the accelerator
and also braking in a smooth manner returns electricity back to the battery.
One surprise I had was when I had to make a journey from Ringwood
to home, a distance of 101 miles. I had 0 miles of electric reading in the car
but due to the technology of the car, I found that over 39 miles of the journey
was actually performed on electric and not petrol. Totally amazing.
When I purchased the car, I was provided with a 3 pin plug
wall charger lead for home charging and decided to purchase a charging lead for
electric charging points when away from my home. I also decided to install an
electric point at my home. This was fitted by SLS Electrical Contractors, a
local firm. They ran the electric charging point from my main fuse box to
outside my garage wall. A neat, tidy and professional job was done.
As a result I have reduced the charge time by 40% and also
found that by using the charger, rather than using the 3 pin plug I have
increased the amount of miles charged by 25%. I now get over 40 miles on a
charge, the maximum distance I have received so far is 45 miles.
