RE: Ford Puma: Spotted
Discussion
aaron_2000 said:
Horsey McHorseface said:
aaron_2000 said:
This was a guy who took a shed Puma to drive across the US
http://usapuma.blogspot.com/2016/02/usa-puma.html
Strange choice for driving in a straight line for thousands of miles.http://usapuma.blogspot.com/2016/02/usa-puma.html
gigglebug said:
Funnily enough when I had my Puma arches replaced I was advised to stop doing exactly that as blasting the liners and saturating them with water was probably the last thing it needed.
I did wonder about that, either way is not good, I did squirt a load of wd40 on the inside but that probably got washed off as soon as the roads were wet. Poor design.The A pillar on the Puma can restrict visability and the lights are piss poor otherwise fantastic little cars.
Raygun said:
The A pillar on the Puma can restrict visability and the lights are piss poor otherwise fantastic little cars.
Discs, pads and hoses upgraded on mine along with some fancy bulbs up front sorted the two genuinely disappointing/ slightly dangerous things for me. I also changed the drivers seat for something that went a little lower, a bit further back and lined me up with the pedals a little better too which made a hell of a difference as well. Top little motors though. Loads of fun, surprisingly practical for its size and cheap as chips to run (until you have to pay out for any rust correction of course). Plenty of scope for good cheap upgrades as well if tinkering is your thing, I did lots of little bits and bobs on mine in the end. If I had a mountain of disposable cash I'd definitely be hunting down the best Racing Puma I could lay my hands on. Edited by gigglebug on Saturday 6th April 11:32
bx14 said:
I had a 1.7 about 8 years ago. Brilliant little thing and perfect for zipping about the countryside. Laughable build quality though; the parcel shelf with a mind of its own, red hot /freezing cold gear stick nob and melty steering wheel!
Don't forget that opening the boot too quickly after a rain shower would result in it dripping into the car. Amazing little car though, that 1.7 engine was a beaut! Mine went when it started rusting and needed some suspension work done. Speed bumps would put it out of alignment in no time at all too.
Horsey McHorseface said:
aaron_2000 said:
Horsey McHorseface said:
aaron_2000 said:
This was a guy who took a shed Puma to drive across the US
http://usapuma.blogspot.com/2016/02/usa-puma.html
Strange choice for driving in a straight line for thousands of miles.http://usapuma.blogspot.com/2016/02/usa-puma.html
aaron_2000 said:
Horsey McHorseface said:
aaron_2000 said:
Horsey McHorseface said:
aaron_2000 said:
This was a guy who took a shed Puma to drive across the US
http://usapuma.blogspot.com/2016/02/usa-puma.html
Strange choice for driving in a straight line for thousands of miles.http://usapuma.blogspot.com/2016/02/usa-puma.html
Leonardo101 said:
A rare puma thats not rotted out like a 70's Lancia!
Yep! What a damn shame Ford stuck that carpet - like sound/vibration proofing on the outside of the arches! It killed Fiestas too and both were such a good drive, even if the driver’s rear view was pathetic in the Puma, though the same fault didn’t stop Audi TTs from selling. A mint Puma would still be great, but, sadly, you just sense that they will have been rusty at some point, and the majority bodged.The rust issue is nothing to do with the stuff in the arches , it originates far higher up in the double skinned section of the rear wheel arches and is primarily caused by condensation that has nowhere to go in the "V" of the inner and outer arches . If a anti rust wax had been injected in this area the cars would never corroded at all . I saw a battered 1998 puma in Portugal with zero rust !
Edited by Charlie Croker mk2 on Monday 8th April 23:55
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