RE: Ford Puma: Catch It While You Can
Discussion
trickywoo said:
GezG said:
EBC Discs & Yellowstuff pads along with fresh fluid has improved the pedal feel no end
My biggest issue with the brakes was that they felt over servoed. The first few degrees of pedal travel seemed to give 95% of the braking available. When you needed more the effort on the pedal needed to be much, much stronger and even then not a lot happened.I Liked my 1.7 I used to speed up for roundabouts not slow down - it just never stopped gripping! it was great fun, but ultimately was a crappy car. but it was cheap. and FUN!! ...and I also found myself being bullied on motorways by BMWs n Audis that want past. (I know they always do that, but i got it more in the puma than any other car I've ever driven).
The Celica Gen7 was 95% as fun, but fifty times the car.
I'd have another of either in a heartbeat.
The Celica Gen7 was 95% as fun, but fifty times the car.
I'd have another of either in a heartbeat.
tty , as that can be classed as collectable in 10years time..Chris71 said:
RedAndy said:
The Celica Gen7 was 95% as fun, but fifty times the car.
I'd have another of either in a heartbeat.
Interesting. I guess the Celica is another car on the 'affordable fun' list these days. What would you say were it's advantages over the Puma?I'd have another of either in a heartbeat.
From all accounts, performance and adjustable handling when pushed, playful rear end
s m said:
Chris71 said:
RedAndy said:
The Celica Gen7 was 95% as fun, but fifty times the car.
I'd have another of either in a heartbeat.
Interesting. I guess the Celica is another car on the 'affordable fun' list these days. What would you say were it's advantages over the Puma?I'd have another of either in a heartbeat.
From all accounts, performance and adjustable handling when pushed, playful rear end
It was faster, had a better ride over poor surfaces, felt better quality build and components, NVH was leagues ahead so quieter on motorways etc, the gearchange was amazing, no TC cutting power like the poom (but youhad to watch damp corner wheelspin starts), the boot was huge, the back seats more useable by adults, the driving seating position perfect and seats brilliant, stereo was great, the brakes sharp and it felt like it would stop when you wanted to... so sort of everything really!
The puma was more playful, but the celica was more talented and you were going considerably faster to have the same playfulness... which is both good and bad if you think about it!
I only had the 140 celica - i'm told the 190 is better once the lift kicks in which might claw back some of the playful character gap to the Puma...?
like I say - I'd happily have another of either.
Edited by RedAndy on Monday 23 January 12:26
As much as I love these cars (which is too much), I don't think I could buy one because you'd have to eventually do a bare metal restoration on it one day. I'm not surprised they've become so rare for that reason much like an Alfa Sud. Plus most of the ones I see for sale locally are all in that awful "racing" green colour which id have changed immediately which costs yet more money.
This was mine. Didn't look too bad, not a great deal of visible rust (was waxoyled a few years before, which must have helped). However, needed a lot of work doing otherwise and wasn't viable to keep it going, so i sold on ebay very cheaply. Great car to drive as everyone has said already.
Here is is on a 'thrash' up to Hartside Cafe and back.
Here is is on a 'thrash' up to Hartside Cafe and back.
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