Owning a Ford Puma today..
Discussion
It's one of those idle ideas based around the fact we've had so much fun this summer with our MGF we think there may be room in our life for a third car for a bit of all weather weekend fun for when the seasons turn.
Something small and not very expensive having splashed out 40K on our new car.
My wife used to have a Puma when I first met her. Apart from my spilling fish and chips over its interior on a date and subsequently cleaning it out and waxing it as a sorry I had little to do with it.
She loved the car and I've heard others praising them.
The one she had when we first met was fairly new and I understand they all rust, now.
So, bearing in mind I'm used to prejudice about cars and their faults having owned a lot of K and KV6 MGs, what's the deal with owning a Puma today?
The only one I really like is that blue special edition Puma Racing though I guess a couple of grand won't get me one. The model my wife had was the 1.7 and I recall it was quite sprightly.
So would one do as a winter weekend toy? I'm not necessarily after break neck performance. More something fun that I can chuck round country lanes in Northumberland.
I'm not a badge snob - clearly :-) I do like an old Ford, but sadly I am snobby about chavvy Supermarket car park at night type cars. Besides as a fat (well built) 45 year old bearded man I have a tiny bit of dignity left.
So tell me about the Puma or something else for no more than £2,000 please.
The K series doesn't scare me. I've had 6 over the last 21 years and never yet had HGF. Piss poor build quality isn't a deal breaker either. What's an MG ZR 160 like? I briefly had a brand new Rover 216 Bubble in 1996 and I liked it.
I suppose a 205 GTI or a Clio Cup would be out of the question?
Something small and not very expensive having splashed out 40K on our new car.
My wife used to have a Puma when I first met her. Apart from my spilling fish and chips over its interior on a date and subsequently cleaning it out and waxing it as a sorry I had little to do with it.
She loved the car and I've heard others praising them.
The one she had when we first met was fairly new and I understand they all rust, now.
So, bearing in mind I'm used to prejudice about cars and their faults having owned a lot of K and KV6 MGs, what's the deal with owning a Puma today?
The only one I really like is that blue special edition Puma Racing though I guess a couple of grand won't get me one. The model my wife had was the 1.7 and I recall it was quite sprightly.
So would one do as a winter weekend toy? I'm not necessarily after break neck performance. More something fun that I can chuck round country lanes in Northumberland.
I'm not a badge snob - clearly :-) I do like an old Ford, but sadly I am snobby about chavvy Supermarket car park at night type cars. Besides as a fat (well built) 45 year old bearded man I have a tiny bit of dignity left.
So tell me about the Puma or something else for no more than £2,000 please.
The K series doesn't scare me. I've had 6 over the last 21 years and never yet had HGF. Piss poor build quality isn't a deal breaker either. What's an MG ZR 160 like? I briefly had a brand new Rover 216 Bubble in 1996 and I liked it.
I suppose a 205 GTI or a Clio Cup would be out of the question?
Ghost91 said:
Seeing as you mentioned the K series...
I had an MG ZS 120+, one of the last ones ever made I think. It handled like nothing else, it was absolutely fantastic to drive even though it wasn't powerful. So good in fact that I'm thinking about another - but perhaps with the more reliable v6 engine. Even changing lanes on the motorway was fun in that car, and that's one of the most boring parts of driving!
Mine blew up on the motorway after two weeks of ownership but the head gasket had been done not long before I bought it and they probably didn't do a very good job - I know of plenty of these that haven't been ticking time bombs and serve their owners well.
My MGF has the 120 engine. It blew up on the motorway earlier this month. Lots of steam. Quite spectacular. I feared the worst but it was a busted hose. The HG was fine. I had an MG ZS 120+, one of the last ones ever made I think. It handled like nothing else, it was absolutely fantastic to drive even though it wasn't powerful. So good in fact that I'm thinking about another - but perhaps with the more reliable v6 engine. Even changing lanes on the motorway was fun in that car, and that's one of the most boring parts of driving!
Mine blew up on the motorway after two weeks of ownership but the head gasket had been done not long before I bought it and they probably didn't do a very good job - I know of plenty of these that haven't been ticking time bombs and serve their owners well.
I do like the idea of a ZR 160 but perhaps a 120 would be fun. I've been told I can't have a BRM by my wife because they look stupid apparently.
Would it be a fair comparison Puma Vs MGZR?
carinaman said:
Possibly not as much fun as the Puma, but what about a KV6 ZS180?
Sadly it would by "our" toy. I raised the possibility of this but she doesn't like them. A shame as again the Rover 216 or 218 I remember from 20 years ago was great. A mate had the Honda version and he loved thatloskie said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3QuH7z1Z1o
I've always remembered this episode of Top Gear was pretty amazing in its day.
DO IT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V_lG4GZNsM
I enjoyed those, thanks/I've always remembered this episode of Top Gear was pretty amazing in its day.
DO IT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V_lG4GZNsM
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