[niks_devil666]

Originally Posted by anks_at

Indeed! Have been waiting for the same since Aug (last week) when it just closed since I am only interested in the 1.5 AT
But I am in no hurry for a car. Infact day by day my enthusiasm for the Ecosport just lessens by constantly following this thread & seeing various issues. Lets see what finally happens in Jan

What issues ? I dont remember seeing any issues reported by users here

[johannskaria]

Originally Posted by anks_at

Indeed! Have been waiting for the same since Aug (last week) when it just closed since I am only interested in the 1.5 AT
But I am in no hurry for a car. Infact day by day my enthusiasm for the Ecosport just lessens by constantly following this thread & seeing various issues. Lets see what finally happens in Jan

I think you shouldn't be discouraged!
Its worth every day.
No car is without issues. It is a machine after all!
As EcoSport is a more popular car it is subjected to more scrutiny in a faster time period along the length and breadth of our country by diversified owners.

As an owner myself from August,I haven't faced any of the 'so said' various issues stated in the thread!
All the issues stated are isolated and specific not following any trend (as to quality issues) !
The product is well thought out, modern & slow ageing design,of great quality and the ownership experience has been a pleasant surprise
So I would endorse the vehicle to the potential customers of a Compact Crossover with out a second thought and I don't think they will be disappointed!

[scarlet.fever]

Yea man I was looking to book the Trend petrol 1.5 variant.
Lets see if nothing happens by mid JAN I would shift to something else which is available in the market then.
I am surprised Ford did not take into account the demand for the car considering the amount of interest this car generated.

[anks_at]

Originally Posted by niks_devil666

What issues ? I dont remember seeing any issues reported by users here

Originally Posted by johannskaria

I think you shouldn't be discouraged!
Its worth every day.
No car is without issues. It is a machine after all!
As EcoSport is a more popular car it is subjected to more scrutiny in a faster time period along the length and breadth of our country by diversified owners.

As an owner myself from August,I haven't faced any of the 'so said' various issues stated in the thread!
All the issues stated are isolated and specific not following any trend (as to quality issues) !
The product is well thought out, modern & slow ageing design,of great quality and the ownership experience has been a pleasant surprise
So I would endorse the vehicle to the potential customers of a Compact Crossover with out a second thought and I don't think they will be disappointed!

Issues(didnt mean only technical issues with the car): dealer issues (rude, not bothered, cheating/lying-out of turn allotments etc. Just ruins the Ford brand for me. A company should be bothered to keep its dealers in control to a reasonable extent), inept Ford service (they havent been able to diagnose some issues reported by users, such as the check engine light by some here). Water wading claim vs reality. Removal of features, Price increases without protection for existing bookings (another rumored in Jan) shows Ford is least bothered about you & just acting greedy even when Renault & Tata have given a precedent of protecting their customers. Daylight robbery prices for official accessories! The sync issues (& check engine light if related). These are just a few quick examples that come to my mind. Obviously they will happen with only a few cars but its enough to raise warning flags. Tell me how many users will actually take their car through something like 500mm water to actually check whether the car delivers on its promise or not. So i guess we will hear about it very rarely only. I also understand, that sometimes things happen because of user error too.
I am still keeping an open mind & hopeful Ford improves in all these areas over the coming months when I actually have to make a decision to go ahead or not. If the car was already available, I would be already having it, but this wait has been a blessing in disguise in a way because it gives me more time to observe. Also it gives me more time to observe the soon to come competition in the likes of Honda, Maruti & Hyundai (which I have used before & trust more than Ford in being better in service & consistency).
All said & done, till now, I still want it if the car is available today & quite excited by it (am still a fan of the Ecosport but dont want to be blinded by my love for it). Future, we will see.

[arunphilip]

Originally Posted by risga

Guys, read the following post on another site TAI. http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/fo...eview-328.html

Issue 1: Toppling incident. Could well probably be driver error
Issue 2: Water wading capabilities extremely suspect. Kolkata user has reported that car got stuck in barely 250-300 mm of water. All other smaller cars were able to go through including nano, alto etc.

Originally Posted by HighwayBuddha

Just read this up...quite scary. Maybe it is time for all the owners to do an objective survey and come up with an revised unbiased review. ??

1. Toppling incident - been discussed to death. Yes, the CG is higher, and you can feel body roll. Drive accordingly.
2. I've been through water that other hatch backs went through, and we were all happy. I'd be shocked if the EcoSport bogged down where an Alto went through, unless it was a case of driver error (e.g. taking the foot off the throttle leading to the engine stalling).

[johannskaria]

Originally Posted by anks_at

Issues(didnt mean only technical issues with the car): dealer issues (rude, not bothered, cheating/lying-out of turn allotments etc. Just ruins the Ford brand for me. A company should be bothered to keep its dealers in control to a reasonable extent), inept Ford service (they havent been able to diagnose some issues reported by users, such as the check engine light by some here). Water wading claim vs reality. Removal of features, Price increases without protection for existing bookings (another rumored in Jan) shows Ford is least bothered about you & just acting greedy even when Renault & Tata have given a precedent of protecting their customers. Daylight robbery prices for official accessories! The sync issues (& check engine light if related). These are just a few quick examples that come to my mind. Obviously they will happen with only a few cars but its enough to raise warning flags. Tell me how many users will actually take their car through something like 500mm water to actually check whether the car delivers on its promise or not. So i guess we will hear about it very rarely only. I also understand, that sometimes things happen because of user error too.
I am still keeping an open mind & hopeful Ford improves in all these areas over the coming months when I actually have to make a decision to go ahead or not. If the car was already available, I would be already having it, but this wait has been a blessing in disguise in a way because it gives me more time to observe. Also it gives me more time to observe the soon to come competition in the likes of Honda, Maruti & Hyundai (which I have used before & trust more than Ford).
All said & done, till now, I still want it if the car is available today. Future, we will see.

The points you've made is quite interesting, noted and discussed in length.

let me tell you something.
I used own a 09' Ritz and drive 09' City (the new model) more frequently among other family owned vehicles !
And my family runs a small Maruti Suzuki dealership.

both of the above mentioned cars are my favorites, still to date!
Infact in the Ritz I changed my tires at 74k kms and the service costs was minimalistic!
Their reliability, drivability, servicing (especially Ritz ) etc etc...

after running about 87k Kms and the selling Red guy off, I infact finalised on my 2nd Ritz!
Even down to the Color Grey! Told my uncle, he said it could be picked up on the weekend !

Then I went for a test drive of EcoSport with my dad, in 10 mins we transferred the booking amount to the Ford dealership for a BLACK and let me tell you i haven't regretted that decision till date. Even my uncle said it was a great choice! And it is indeed a great Crossover!
I'm an avid Honda and Suzuki lover (love driving the Ertiga when all we cousins go out), but the 3 month old EcoSport made me into a Ford lover too .


All the above mentioned problems are faced by all manufacturers including the Suzuki's when they launch new cars!
I have seen our dealership counterparts resorting to all the above said malpractices and we facing unique unresolvable problems with our customer cars when Swift was launched! It is not a strange , new and unique phenomena. But now all is well.
It will take some time for Ford to catch up and put their house in order!
Coz they never expected the product to be such an unprecedented success.

Just remember one thing after all its just a machine, faults are bound to happen!
And they will be resolved too.
Atleast its not as serious as unintended acceleration of Toyota's and false mileages of Hyundai's !
If you are a person of wait and watch category, I suggest you stick to that!
I'm more of a adventurous kind ! So I like taking risk!
afterall its better to take risk and be adventurous at 22 than at 42!
And I'm pretty sure i would say my EcoSport risk has been paid off well when i sell it off in '16!

[anks_at]

Originally Posted by johannskaria

If you are a person of wait and watch category, I suggest you stick to that!
I'm more of a adventurous kind ! So I like taking risk!
afterall its better to take risk and be adventurous at 22 than at 42!

I am forced to wait presently (since the variant i want is not available). Since I am waiting, I prefer to watch rather than not watch at all

I do understand Ford has been swamped by the demand & everything. I have seen much better & transparent handling of things (bookings) by Tata when they were initially swamped for the Nano (& I took a risk then). So it isnt that every company is the same & has the same flaps all the time.

The competition is arriving soon anyways & will automatically decide overall long term worth in a year or so more.

So even I want to see an indication of Ford catching up now & taking control of the whole situation(s) so that I am a confident buyer in a few months & that they too prosper against worthwhile competition. The product is great. The company NOT as much (till now. Its my first experience looking at Ford) & I am getting disheartened by the company more than the minor technical issues with the product (which will eventually be sorted out if they exist at all). Again, I hope they do catch up.

[Sheel]

Originally Posted by ecosport

I agree that it is a high GC car and should not be driven like a sedan, but the sheer number of topplings are really alarming. I am sure that Ford does not de-engineer their cars the way Maruti does when they launch them in India. But, because they could price it quite low here in India, I have always suspected that they had some serious de-engineering done on the Ecosport.

I haven't heard of many toppling, just the one at launch. But toppling is a case of driver error at all occasions.

Ford has a very beautiful steering & suspension set-up. I have a Ford & know its strengths. The speeds at which I corner, dare I say, few might be cornering on their door-handles. Needless to say its a clean corner (with 100% visibility, no traffic & good tarmac)

BTW, I do not expect Ford to issue a clarification. Until now, this issue has been confined to social networking and other websites. By issuing a statement, they would be giving it a wider publicity.

Its at every showroom I went to. All the sales persons are talking about this the moment you say EcoSport. Manufacturers & sales outlets who sell Cars between 6-12 L are talking about it. The damage has been done.

Ford would be a better judge to take a stand on this, but IMO, its better to be straight & let everyone know that this issue has nothing to do with EcoSport being an ill handling Car. They may use ACI's Anniv issue snippets with Naren driving & posting its timings. Its better than few Cars.

[Nilesh5417]

For those looking for regular (non-LED) scuff plates for their Ecosport like me, here is the "only" option i found online. Going to give it a try cause its Rs.770/- with free shipping to Pune. Looks decent enough in pictures so keeping my fingers crossed.

Stainless steel, non-LED scuff plates

[niks_devil666]

Originally Posted by Nilesh5417

For those looking for regular (non-LED) scuff plates for their Ecosport like me, here is the "only" option i found online. Going to give it a try cause its Rs.770/- with free shipping to Pune. Looks decent enough in pictures so keeping my fingers crossed.

Stainless steel, non-LED scuff plates

I had ordered similar set of 4 from ali express. the small ones don't fit at the back as the base is curved. Only the front two were a good fit. They had cost me $18.

[Nilesh5417]

Originally Posted by niks_devil666

I had ordered similar set of 4 from ali express. the small ones don't fit at the back as the base is curved. Only the front two were a good fit. They had cost me $18.

Damn! I just paid Rs.770!
When you say the base is curved, you are referring to the door sill? In which case no use of the rear ones at all?

BTW : Aliexpress has some cool patterns but i just couldnt get myself to use my credit card online to pay some bloke in China. Kept worrying about frauds. But looks like you had those delivered without issues.

[Dhrubo]

Originally Posted by arunphilip

1. Toppling incident - been discussed to death. Yes, the CG is higher, and you can feel body roll. Drive accordingly.
2. I've been through water that other hatch backs went through, and we were all happy. I'd be shocked if the EcoSport bogged down where an Alto went through, unless it was a case of driver error (e.g. taking the foot off the throttle leading to the engine stalling).

I assume, us petrol owners, would be less affected by the water logging. The air intake is the major cause of hydrostatic locks when passing through water. It might still be driver error but the petrol engines would be more forgiving. In the case reported in Kolkata the service advisor has pointed out that the water has gone in through the air intake which is almost at the base of the front bumper. This is definitely lower than the 550 mm mark as advertised by Ford. Is it too difficult to have the air intake placed a little upward just like they did for the glow plug module?

[niks_devil666]

Originally Posted by Nilesh5417

Damn! I just paid Rs.770!

When you say the base is curved, you are referring to the door sill? In which case no use of the rear ones at all?

yes i meant the door sill. Although I attached the rear ones vertically near the hinges ... they look good there too

[Rodeo]

How are these fog lamps? Its under 800/-.

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Ford-Eco-Spor...ht_1493wt_1163

I guess we will need a switch also inside for it. Any inputs please. I have EcosSport Trend.

[roy_libran]

Originally Posted by Dhrubo

In the case reported in Kolkata the service advisor has pointed out that the water has gone in through the air intake which is almost at the base of the front bumper. This is definitely lower than the 550 mm mark as advertised by Ford.

It is also entirely possible that the driver drove into the water a bit too fast, thereby making the water enter the intake. Point is - driving through water necessitates certain precautions, and a lot of judgement, failing to observe which can be catastrophic.