Ford Racing Puma
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I've had mine a while now, IMHO great fun to drive, sound and look good too.
Watch out for the brakes and exhaust as these can be expensive to replace/repair, so make sure you check these out carefully before any purchase. Sparco seats are good though some people will be put off by the Fiesta Dash and seating position. also keep an eye on the rear arches as they are prone to stone chips.
Also have a look at www.pumabuild.co.uk www.pumaspeed.co.uk and wwww.fordracingpuma.com for more information.
www.fasterfords.com/mags/ is also worth a look, some reviews from around the time the FRP came out.
Good Luck with the search.
Watch out for the brakes and exhaust as these can be expensive to replace/repair, so make sure you check these out carefully before any purchase. Sparco seats are good though some people will be put off by the Fiesta Dash and seating position. also keep an eye on the rear arches as they are prone to stone chips.
Also have a look at www.pumabuild.co.uk www.pumaspeed.co.uk and wwww.fordracingpuma.com for more information.
www.fasterfords.com/mags/ is also worth a look, some reviews from around the time the FRP came out.
Good Luck with the search.
Being the proud owner of standard red 1.7 Puma I'd managed to keep the "FRP Monster" at bay saying "its not that much better than the standard 1.7 (which it isn't - especially when it rains!)..."
Then some g!t parked one on my street around Christmas this year...
Is there a better looking car under 10 grand?? If there is I'd happily like somebody to point it out for me....
Need... Need.... Need....
Watch out for Driveshafts - The standard car can muller them when driven, ahem, enthusiastically. An FRP will certainly need a pair inside 75K.
Then some g!t parked one on my street around Christmas this year...
Is there a better looking car under 10 grand?? If there is I'd happily like somebody to point it out for me....
Need... Need.... Need....
Watch out for Driveshafts - The standard car can muller them when driven, ahem, enthusiastically. An FRP will certainly need a pair inside 75K.
A former colleague had one. On the road it would easily out pace a VRS Octavia due to its phenominal cornering ability but on a motorway on traffic light GP its not that great.
Seats were great, the dash was straight from a Fiesta.
Sounded very nice, popping from the exhaust.
I'd have one if I had the spare cash.
Seats were great, the dash was straight from a Fiesta.
Sounded very nice, popping from the exhaust.
I'd have one if I had the spare cash.
fwdracer said:
Being the proud owner of standard red 1.7 Puma I'd managed to keep the "FRP Monster" at bay saying "its not that much better than the standard 1.7 (which it isn't - especially when it rains!)..."
Then some g!t parked one on my street around Christmas this year...
Is there a better looking car under 10 grand?? If there is I'd happily like somebody to point it out for me....
Need... Need.... Need....
Watch out for Driveshafts - The standard car can muller them when driven, ahem, enthusiastically. An FRP will certainly need a pair inside 75K.
Then some g!t parked one on my street around Christmas this year...
Is there a better looking car under 10 grand?? If there is I'd happily like somebody to point it out for me....
Need... Need.... Need....
Watch out for Driveshafts - The standard car can muller them when driven, ahem, enthusiastically. An FRP will certainly need a pair inside 75K.
I dont agree ref the driveshafts ! The R Puma wont eat them unless you like spinning the wheels in the dry / dumping the clutch for fast starts etc !
I owned 59 and loved every single second of ownership. I miss it soooo much
but beware they can be stupidly expensive to maintain ! myn cost me in the region of £2500 in a year Sam
Sorry bud but the drive shafts, they are weak point (as is the clutch) on the standard car. The extra poke through the drivetrain on the FRP does them no favours at all. As for wheelspin and dumping clutch.... pretty much abuse by my reckoning. However a driving holiday through the Scottish Highlands (amazing scenery and roads), in some places with dubious road surface, saw my drive shafts off and I've never felt the need to partake in traffic light GP (least not the road anyway!).
If an FRP has had a set of driveshafts on its service history then it is probably no bad thing, and judging from the FRP forums on Pumapeople, it isn't uncommon.
A helix clutch is a sound investment if you own an FRP. The scary annual running costs so far are the only thing that have stopped me taking the plunge. That and the missus
So not perfect (what is?) but I'd still love one tho'......
If an FRP has had a set of driveshafts on its service history then it is probably no bad thing, and judging from the FRP forums on Pumapeople, it isn't uncommon.
A helix clutch is a sound investment if you own an FRP. The scary annual running costs so far are the only thing that have stopped me taking the plunge. That and the missus
So not perfect (what is?) but I'd still love one tho'......
Edited by fwdracer on Friday 12th January 08:21
Absolutely love the FRP. Took one for a test drive about 3 months ago in Wokingham, it was fantastic fun, handled really well, pretty nippy through the gears ( not sure about top end tho) and sounded awesome especially coming down through the gears.
If it didn’t have a crappy body repair issue I think I may have bought it.
If it didn’t have a crappy body repair issue I think I may have bought it.
delfto said:
Absolutely love the FRP. Took one for a test drive about 3 months ago in Wokingham, it was fantastic fun, handled really well, pretty nippy through the gears ( not sure about top end tho) and sounded awesome especially coming down through the gears.
If it didn’t have a crappy body repair issue I think I may have bought it.
If it didn’t have a crappy body repair issue I think I may have bought it.
What he says^^^^^(I was sat next to him on the test drive)
As stated above brakes and exhausts can be very expensive
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