[CripplingLeo]

@bhphog

I am thinking of buying a used 1.5 tdci. I have some questions.
1. Should I go for freestyle or Figo?
2. What are the changes I should make in it?
3. What would be the charges involved?
A little background- I own a 5th gen Honda City. I love the high revving nature of the naturally aspirated iVtec and have pre-booked the new Verna. But am thinking of cancelling that and instead buy some 7 seater for family and get the Ford for me.

[SaiSW]

Hi everyone,

I'm in dire need of a 7 inch frame stereo fascia plate/frame for the Figo Aspire (pre-facelift). No shop has stock of this product, I've asked almost everywhere, from shops in my state to some shops in Delhi and Mumbai. I've got a Sony XAV 5500 stereo but no frame to fit it with. What shops do have is the 9 inch type for android stereos, that jut out of the center console and I hate that look, and I don't have plans to install android stereos as well.

If anyone could help me out here, I'd be really grateful.

Originally Posted by CripplingLeo

@bhphog

I am thinking of buying a used 1.5 tdci. I have some questions.
1. Should I go for freestyle or Figo?
2. What are the changes I should make in it?
3. What would be the charges involved?
A little background- I own a 5th gen Honda City. I love the high revving nature of the naturally aspirated iVtec and have pre-booked the new Verna. But am thinking of cancelling that and instead buy some 7 seater for family and get the Ford for me.

1. Freestyle anyday. Provided it is the Titanium Plus variant with the SYNC3 system. Yes, you can buy a non-titanium variant of the Freestyle or the Figo and then add a good stereo later, but you can refer to what I wrote just above this reply and understand from that, that is sometimes a hassle. Just get a Figo Aspire or Freestyle with the SYNC3 system (for the Aspire, SYNC3 was added after the 2019 facelift).
2. If you're going for the Figo/Aspire pre-facelift, the stock tyres (not for Sports version), would be 175 section, change that asap to 195 or atleast 185 section. The stock tyres do not match power available in this car. Preferably go for one with warranty on it, which you can still later decide to extend or not. Mine didn't have warranty on it, I took a risk and so far no major issues (touchwood), I also did a stage 1 driveability map and I am lining up more mods for it in the coming months.
3. Aspire (facelift) and Freestyle for T+ you can expect around 6-6.5 lacs for a good low mileage one. Figo might come a bit cheaper. The best time to buy was when Ford announced the exit and people were panic selling their Ford cars thinking they would suffer for servicing it, you could have gotten a low mileage T+ for less than 6 lacs back then. Now most owners have realised that the Figo trio cars are pretty reliable and Ford service has not yet abandoned them on the side of the road like Chevrolet, so you won't get as good a deal.

I went the same road as you did, I bought a decent condition used Ford Aspire diesel for myself, and yes it has some issues (none of them being engine related, 1.5 is very reliable touch wood), but everytime I put my foot down to make an overtake, it puts a B-I-G smile on my face. It's a shame that people did not give these cars the sales it deserved, it is exponentially more fun to drive than something like a dzire.

[bhphog]

Originally Posted by CripplingLeo

@bhphog

I am thinking of buying a used 1.5 tdci. I have some questions.
1. Should I go for freestyle or Figo?
2. What are the changes I should make in it?
3. What would be the charges involved?
A little background- I own a 5th gen Honda City. I love the high revving nature of the naturally aspirated iVtec and have pre-booked the new Verna. But am thinking of cancelling that and instead buy some 7 seater for family and get the Ford for me.

Hey,

Really sorry I completely missed your post.

Considering the car is mainly for you and I'm assuming will be seating usually 2, occassionally 3:

1. Get the Figo. Its more planted compared to the Freestyle.
2. Depends. 1.5 Tdci as an engine just needs a Wolf Stage 1 and a BMC air filter. Exhaust is as per your discretion.
If you get the Figo S, suspension setup is perfect and nothing I would change.
If you get the non S variant, just upgrade to Figo S shocks and springs.
As for the cost, tune + filter should be about 30k.
Figo S suspension setup would be 10-12k.
Irrespective of the variant, get grippy tyres - Yokohama S drives maybe.

I, too have the latest gen city, the 5th gen and had the 2011 City as well and Figo is a better driver's car for sure. Stock or Tuned, Figo triumphs over City.
So, you are in for a better experience should you go for the Figo.

My personal opinion of Verna and Hyundai is very poor.
Yes they are a better comfort oriented package but far far away from a driver's car.
This opinion is based of driving multiple Hyundai's including the N-Line i20 DCT which really boils my blood that a package like that cost 14 big ones.

Please connect with me personally on DM or here anytime.

[Redline Shooter]

Originally Posted by CripplingLeo

@bhphog

I am thinking of buying a used 1.5 tdci. I have some questions.
1. Should I go for freestyle or Figo?
2. What are the changes I should make in it?
3. What would be the charges involved?
A little background- I own a 5th gen Honda City. I love the high revving nature of the naturally aspirated iVtec and have pre-booked the new Verna. But am thinking of cancelling that and instead buy some 7 seater for family and get the Ford for me.

I was in the same pickle a few months back. Finally found a well loved Figo S '18. Figo S suspension+tyres(sticky ones)+wheels setup is something i wouldn't want to change. They are super planted and look butch too. Freestyle has more vertical and horizontal movement on the highways...

Like SaiSw mentioned, procuring a 7 inch frame for the dashboard was difficult. But i have it in my car now and SaiSw has managed to find one. So I am sure we can help find one
As for the changes - if you buy a Figo then definitely consider upgrading the tyres. Also wolf performance / Code 6 stage 1 tune is. fine way to get more out of the car.

[antz.bin]

To all Figo / Freestyle / Aspire / EcoSport owners with NaviMaps Navigation, just in case you ever wanted to update the maps and don't know how, send the following information to navimaps@mapmyindia.com

Model Year:
Model Name:
Registration No.:
Registration Date:
VIN No. (Chassis Number):
Mfg Year:
Engine Number:
Ford Dealership Name:
Navimaps Version:
SD Card Device ID:
Maps version:

Most of it is self explanatory

These values can be found in under the settings of your HU.
Navimaps Version:
Maps version:
SD Card Device ID:

The last one is actually called Service ID on the HU but MapMyIndia identify it as SD Card Device ID

There is more information on how to do this in this video in a language that I do not understand :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkHEeI8JpeE

The update is free for the first 2 years (so all but a select few might be able to get the update for free) For the rest of us, there is a Rs.500 charge to get the updated maps. And even though this was free initially, the SVC did not bother to do the update at least in my case. The car did go to SVC for 3 routine services in the first 2 years.

Anyways, I had sent out the email this morning and paid the fees a few minutes back but haven't received the map updates yet. Will update the thread when I do.

So just in case you might be looking for a failsafe offline map in case of emergency, this could just be helpful.

Update: I just received the maps file. It seems that it is 2.9GB in size. Anyways, I will do the update and report.

[balphanso]

Hi All,

This is my first post here, after years of being a silent spectator.

I own a Ford Figo Blu variant 2019 (Diesel)

Of lately, my Flyaudio system has started to flicker often. This used to happen in the past but rarely. Since the last one month or so, the frequency has increased to daily.

So, here are my queries:

1. How can I fix this? The SVC (Navi Mumbai) did a reset, but didn't help.
2. I am leaning towards upgrading the infotainment to a Sony XAV0AX8000 or something similar from Sony products. Is this a good move or no?
3. Any other recommendations

Thanks in advance.