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...after reading here I started using 91 on my 2013 sport (most of the Middle Eastearn countries offer either 91 or 95) and the only negative side is that it smells really bad on cold start when you pass by the rear of the car... it didnt notice the smell when on 95...

Black looks awesome! What's the size of the front emblem? Can you share ebay auction url?

Do you know if it is possible to completely disable this feature? Those tire pressure sensors are crap... and they die one after another - my dealer keeps replacing them for free (so far), but it is so annoying having this "ding-dong" always when I start my car now (not to mention the orange warrning light on the dash).

I just got TPS error on my way to work... I pulled over to check if it was not related to low pressure - it was not... I Wonder if they are going to fix it under warranty...

It is not as severe as Saudi Arabia, but still hot, humid and can be quite dusty as well... but to go with semi-synth oil? I doubt...

it is all calculated somewhere - they do offer bumper to bumper extended warranty in this part of the world, right?... and on one hand I agree - have you seen the air filter after one week of driving in Saudi?

 

But to require oil change every 3K ... no comment.

...the first day I brought it back home with me:

 

...my weekend fun:

 

...so now you see why I have a problem making up my mind

 

But I guess I will go for it. $1,000 for the ultimate peace of mind over the next two years sounds like a good deal...

I got extended warranty covered by a separate agreement (5 years / 200 000 kms), this is just the maintenance plan as far as I understand -> 60 000 kms of free servicing (7 services counting from the first one at 16 000 kms)

...I got an offer to go for ESP to cover my upcoming 7 service appoitments for $ 1,000 (I asked about the deal here). They replaced something in braking system, but the guy was too busy to tell me - brake booster I suppose, because the brake pedal is so much more sensitive now... Not sure if I like it...

 

Anyways, first service done. They cleaned the car even under the hood so it looks cleaner then when I got it from Saudi...

 

BTW. They didnt want to do anything about RDS until the latest available sync update is installed, but since updates can only be downloaded during business week (Mon-Fri), I have to schedule another appointment to get it done...

My servicing agent offered me ESP for $ 1,000, that would include free 7 upcoming service appoitments (10k will be first as I have already paid for the 5k service) and one set of rotors and brake pads (front/rear) + wiper blades (1 set also).

 

...that would mean no more servicing cost up to 40 000 miles.

 

Do you think it is a good deal?

Thanks Omar for the tip with wipers,

 

banditsrt - when I select RDS ON, nothing happens - it changes to ON for few seconds and comes back OFF in a moment... (link to previous Discussion)

 

As when it comes to 4 months - I took a picture of my warranty card (attached) It originally was 3 months - they just changed it to 4 :P it is riddiculous...

Today I will hit the 8000 km mark on the odometer. The below is the list of findings after driving this (great!) car for the past two months:

 

Pros:

- amazingly smooth, comfortable and quiet ride (love it!)

- great audio system

- 115 mph governor (otherwise I would be driving this car even faster - you can't feel the speed in it)

 

 

Cons:

- some noise is already coming from the roof when the roof blind is open

- windscreen wipers are bad already (!) after 2 months !!!

- roof seal starts making noises when approaching 150km/h

- servicing every 8000km (or 5k miles) or every 4 months (this is some sort of joke)

- $ 130 to open the first service ticket (at Bahrain dealer - because the car was bought in KSA)

- $ 130+ the first service... (I am paying for the stamp in my warranty card only, I guess...)

- headlights are crap, seriously... just bad. Maybe when they level it properly it will be better

- no RDS (the service guy said they can check if it is possible to enable it - I will find out soon)

 

More cons than pros, but I really like this car. I didn't even suspect that it would be so nice to drive! First check on Saturday, I wonder how much I will be charged for extra things I don't need (like cleaning, topping up the washer fluid).

 

Comparison - Golf GTI 2013 (I know, different idea, but I was actually considering getting it in the first place) - first service after 30 000 (18k miles) is free... second one, after 60k - less than $100...

yeah, not really intuitive to "save" the wallpaper after you select it from the list of already "saved ones"

 

Works!

I used the same drive to play my music from (MP3s are fine). I'll double check the resolution then...

Do you know if Edge is offered somewhere in the world in left-hand traffic version?

 

That one will definitely have the passenger side convex mirror with a specific part number that can be ordered from any Ford catalog... But where from? India? Australia? South Africa?

Don't recall that problem. It sounds like you have a bad APIM. Does it start with the vehicle, then disappear or does it just never come on at all?

APIM? hmm... It just does not start with the vehicle (the screen remains black). Stop/Start brings it back - I am running keyless, so I actually need to perform full stop in order to shutdown the ignition. And it happens once a week... rarely enough so I cannot show it at service, but I will mention it during the upcoming servicing appointment.

How often does it happen to you that you take off and just when you enter the HWY, you realize the screen in the console is off... ?

 

Is there any way to turn it back ON while driving if this happens? The only way I know is to pull over and stop/start the car, which is not always possible if you have just jumped on a highway...

 

And of course it is impossible to repro at dealer... Any ideas how to deal with it?

... is there any particular requirement to make the wallpaper work? I resized them to 800x378, went into settings, pointed to the file on a USB, then clicked OK and ... nothing happened. No error message nor confirmation... what am I doing wrong?

...dunno if it helps, but 2013 rings with default tone, no matter what phone I pair it with (either WP8 running on Lumia 925 or IOS on my wife's IPhone 5)

... it is 183kmph (115mph?) as per indication of the cruise control :P above that the throttle pedal just does not respond anymore...

+1 from my side here - lights in 2013 sport are BAD. I am looking for a set of HIDs but I am concern about the warranty and amount of modifications you need to make to fit 9006 bulbs into 9012 HIR projectors... is it that scary?

...then I'll better stay with l/100km

I am probably going to be the only one making fuel consumption stats in a country, where 1 liter costs $ 0.16, but I do it anyways

 

3.7 AWD:

 

12/16/2013 4 169 12.72 -> 22 MPG

12/15/2013 3 687 15.61 -> 18 MPG

12/12/2013 3 324 12.56 -> 22 MPG

12/11/2013 2 841 11.9 -> 24 MPG

12/9/2013 2 337 12.5 -> 23 MPG

12/8/2013 1 873 13.12 -> 22 MPG

12/7/2013 1 530 15.99 -> 18 MPG

11/26/2013 1 161 13.27 -> 21 MPG

11/23/2013 709 13.7 -> 21 MPG

 

values provided in km and l/100km -> translated into MPG. I usually cruise at 75 mph, but for every tank I spend at least 1 hour idling at the border crossing, so I believe those numbers could be even better.

 

Now the funny part - my stat app is saying that I have made so far 4168 km (2589 miles) and burned 115 USD worth of fuel (634 liters = 167 gallons). Welcome to Saudi Arabia...