Ford Puma buying tips/ look out for
Ford Puma buying tips/ look out for
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Driver Rider

Original Poster:

606 posts

223 months

Sunday 27th December 2009
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I am looking to buy a ford puma soon could anyone be so king to advise me on what to look out for with these cars. such as common weak points etc

Many Thanks in advance.

deevlash

10,442 posts

263 months

Sunday 27th December 2009
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look for rust, rear arches, sills, the area where the glass boot lid meets its aperture, front wing where stones are thrown up from the front tyre. They pretty much all have rust in these places now unless theyve bee incredibly well looked after or have had it fixed.

Driver Rider

Original Poster:

606 posts

223 months

Monday 28th December 2009
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thanks for that anything mechanichal you feel i should look out for?

deevlash

10,442 posts

263 months

Monday 28th December 2009
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theres a few things, nothing that major though. Have a look at pumapeople.com they have an extensive buying guide.

Driver Rider

Original Poster:

606 posts

223 months

Monday 28th December 2009
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thank you i will check the website out!

anonymous-user

80 months

Thursday 31st December 2009
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Yeah as someone else said, check carefully for rust as Pumas get it quite bad. I wouldn't buy one without checking underneath, inside wheel arches, etc.

Driver Rider

Original Poster:

606 posts

223 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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do you think an '02 example will have rust to worry about ive seen a nice example. is the rust easy to spot?

deevlash

10,442 posts

263 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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yeah pretty easy, just check the usual spots, rear arches, sills etc. Mines a 51 plate and has rust, the 02 cars are the same age as the 51 plates, they were just registered later as manufacturing had already stopped in 2001.

Driver Rider

Original Poster:

606 posts

223 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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thanks for post. are there any ways to prevent rust?

Driver Rider

Original Poster:

606 posts

223 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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thanks for post. are there any ways to prevent rust?

Sim89

1,611 posts

233 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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Driver Rider said:
do you think an '02 example will have rust to worry about ive seen a nice example. is the rust easy to spot?
Definately, my fiesta is 02 and the rust is pretty bad.

Cant stop it really unless it is cut out.

Driver Rider

Original Poster:

606 posts

223 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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okay im beginning ton have second thoughts my 2000 x reg fiesta didnt have any rust. i thought modern cars had got past rust?

Sim89

1,611 posts

233 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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Driver Rider said:
okay im beginning ton have second thoughts my 2000 x reg fiesta didnt have any rust. i thought modern cars had got past rust?
Fords come with rust smile

deevlash

10,442 posts

263 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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apparently the rear arches are a water trap, theres a guy on pumapeople who took off the rear door cards and waxoiled the insides of the arches, that apparently did the trick although he did it before the rust appeared.