Our favourite Ford Kuga tweets

09 January 2017 - 17:52 By TMG Digital
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The Ford Kuga is South Africa's hottest car - in other words it has a problem not catching fire.

The rear Ford Kuga logo
The rear Ford Kuga logo
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The Kuga's propensity to go up in flames has many South Africans afraid to use their vehicles, and their resale value has plummetted.

  • Resale value of Ford Kuga plummets following fires fiascoThe flurry of Ford Kugas which have self combusted on South Africa's roads have spooked owners of the family SUV‚ who fear that they will not be able to resell their cars. 

At least 43 Kugas made between 2013 and 2014 have caught alight in South Africa since Reshall Jimmy burnt to death in December 2015 while on holiday in Wilderness, Western Cape.

That figure includes two more Kugas which caught fire over the weekend.

  • More Kugas aflameTwo more Ford Kuga SUVs caught alight at the weekend as forensic investigators battle over which components are causing the family vehicles to combust. 

These are some of the best tweets we've seen about the Kuga.

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