RE: SOTW Special: Ford Puma
Discussion
olly22n said:
Riggers said:
redgriff500 said:
Seems a shame to scrap a 328 over a head gasket.
Hopefully the scrap dealer will sell it as a car - surely it would have got more on Ebay from a DIYer ?
Pumas are great little cars though.
'tis. But I promise you it was quite ratty. It's been in the PH classifieds for 7 weeks, with no serious bites even at £395 ono... I ran out of patience with it, TBH Hopefully the scrap dealer will sell it as a car - surely it would have got more on Ebay from a DIYer ?
Pumas are great little cars though.
Had a Puma as a company car back in '98. Great little car to drive, although never really warmed to the styling. Only had one problem with it...but it was pretty major, in that the brakes failed. Fortunately I was only doing 30 mph and didn't need to brake hard, but when I pushed on the pedal it sort of sunk and the braking effect was minimal. Luckily I was very close to my home and the Ford dealer so nursed the car there. They replaced the brakes under warranty but was surprised by their attitude i.e. didn't seem concerned at all about the failure (or perhaps just couldn't give a f***).
This SOTW looks in great condition. A lot of car for £1k.
This SOTW looks in great condition. A lot of car for £1k.
Riggers said:
Podie said:
BUG4LIFE said:
Hmmm, I wonder how much my Mum's Puma is worth - it's one of the grey Thunders [only a 100 made was it?] and only has 30k miles[ish]!
No, that's a typo. 1000 Moondust Silver, 1000 Magnum Grey
:geek:
One of the best drives I’ve had was in a little 1.7 Puma in the Lakes. I borrowed the ex father in laws and was a little embarrassed at driving a car (I perceived to be a bit girlie and underpowered) but it was brilliant. If I needed a cheap runabout I’d buy one myself. Not very fast but the steering, gear change and cornering speed are brilliant. Very addictive go kart handling too, especially after driving so many medium to large saloons.
I was working at Budget Rent-A-Car when the Puma was launched.
Due to ensuring that the Fleet manager had an above-standard-issue shiny Laptop he used to reciprocate and throw me the keys to much of the new stuff we used to get on launch days.
When the Puma was launched My Wife had a Scirroco GTII, so it was an interesting comparison.
As I drove up the M1 in it on launch day it attracted a lot of attention (mostly good) but I felt that I was sittting inside a coke-can what with the curved roof and the letterbox rear window
It handled beautifully and really felt like a modern version of the 'Roc but with Aircon and a CD player (luxury in 1996/7)Fantastic little car and funnily enough was looking at them yesterday as a cheap station car
Due to ensuring that the Fleet manager had an above-standard-issue shiny Laptop he used to reciprocate and throw me the keys to much of the new stuff we used to get on launch days.
When the Puma was launched My Wife had a Scirroco GTII, so it was an interesting comparison.
As I drove up the M1 in it on launch day it attracted a lot of attention (mostly good) but I felt that I was sittting inside a coke-can what with the curved roof and the letterbox rear window
It handled beautifully and really felt like a modern version of the 'Roc but with Aircon and a CD player (luxury in 1996/7)Fantastic little car and funnily enough was looking at them yesterday as a cheap station car
Riggers said:
Podie said:
Well technically, it came with the Lux pack (rather than the heated windscreen) and black leather.
:geek:
And I'm given to understand that if you had the heated screen option ticked, you had to forego the six-cd changer, as the Puma's electrics couldn't cope with both...:geek:
Great car, if you can ignore the sniggers of your work colleagues (someone bought me a pink cowboy hat when i bought mine) these things are really good. The 1.7 is lively, its light, well equipped and is the best handling fwd car i've ever driven. Thats the good news. The bad news is they do rust, the door locks and remote are flimsy and prone to packing up, the wishbones are weak (try not to make it jump too often), they dent easily, they often leak too. But for the money and as a realistic shed to own you can't get much better imo. If i was going to keep one for a while i'd consider changing the seats cos journeys over 1 hour are uncomfortable (but i didn't have the fancy leather you've got your hands on so this may have been addressed). Good shedding.
hora said:
Steve vRS said:
agree that the original turbine wheels were by far the best the car came with.
Heres mine. I think I bought it a month ago? It replaced a troublesome (permanent) Subaru Legacy Sportswagon and a temporary (troublesome) Focus. The Puma is temporary to me however I've already started lavishing attention on it...as in no need to spend anything as it runs ok (why?!!!!).
Minus's? Its no traffic light racer.
Positives? Once out of first gear its got alot of depth in its engine, a surge when blipping the throttle in 5th on the motorway for instance.
Down Snake pass its lovely.
Anyway heres mine
Its temporary until I find another Subaru Forester (that I've also owned before) but its not a shed. Its probably one of the most fun/best cars that I've ever owned.
I keep looking at these on Autotrader, they really appeal to me
out of interest what wheel and tyre size is yours sitting on? they look small but pretty wide
edit to add= how "temporary" is it?
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