Fan blades for me. I’ve got a set of both types but prefer the blades - the quintessential Puma

I also do like the look of the ‘F1 alloys’ on the Puma Black edition, but these must be very rare nowadays as I never see them on eBay

Welcome
I live in Worthing and can confirm that Chipwick is still going strong! I second Yog - Ian G on this site is good for parts..he runs PumaBits and has helped me with several items over the years. I’m on my 2nd Puma, an early one in silver on the props

Hi Barry your Puma looks great as ever. Very useful to have the scrapper for spares. If I had the skills or the space i’d do the same. What do you think about saving Puma windows? I’ve seen some side windows for sale but not sure, as will be awkward to store. I’m assuming windows/screen will be uniq...

Good luck with the book Steve Has it just been published? I liked the introduction. It looks as if you put a lot of work in - and it is now on my birthday list. It will be interesting to learn more about the development of the Puma and i expect will be a good companion to ‘Puma: The Inside Story’ th...

Great stuff Barry. I do like the ride height on yours too - how the factory spec should have been. Yes mine is a 2 owner (including me) and ticked over 50k last summer. Its an early model and spent most of its early life sitting on a driveway in Wimbledon so it’s in not bad nick, if a little rust on...

Hi Richard
Looks good - I like the stripe it’s quite tastefully done. Did you sell your pristine Moondust silver Puma in the end?

Will

It seems a shame to scrap the car for just a broken door window. Hope someone buys it

Looks great Barry, wish I had the wherewithal to work on mine like that. That’s amazing - a completely clean sheet for a 17 year old car!

Will

I think the issue for a car under 25 years old is whether it conformed to US standards when it was originally on sale / if it was ever for sale in the US as a new model. Things like certain standards of bumpers, lights, reflectors - even crash-testing - might be necessary to conform to the standards...

Can anyone help for the uninitiated - what was actually the difference between the standard manifold and the FRP one? Any significant performance upgrade? I know the FRP has slightly more bhp but not sure how much of that was due to the inlet manifold.

Bad stuff March/April - book her into the garage to investigate maddening creaking noise from front left suspension. May as well open the wallet further for service and new rear trailing arm bushes (advisory on last MOT) at same time... MOT in May Good stuff March - bring her out of winter hibernati...

Hi Jeroen Welcome to the Puma! It looks lovely - you must have one of the very best examples in Europe! It’s great to have the original paperwork. Your garage are quite right about the cam belt. The cam belt (and tensioner) should be done every 5 years or 80,000 miles - whichever comes sooner. When ...

I’ve used Admiral multicar last couple of years with limited mileage like Barry. They seem fairly reasonable. As i’m in it for the long haul - and to slow the rust (may need new sills at some stage I expect!) as a 2nd car I can afford to lay up mine in the garage over winter to avoid the salt. SORN ...

Excellent - good luck with it. Mine is SORN’d for the winter also which will hopefully slow the rust. There is a company who reproduce Puma sills - Expressed Steel Panels. I’d like to order some soon myself to future proof my Puma (when my wife isn’t looking..)
Will

Puma is now Sorned in its new home for the winter. We moved late summer after many months of delays, but a nice compensation has been the garage, professionally tiled by the previous owner and even comes with its own wood burning stove! It feels stranglely satisfying to put her in hibernation for a ...

Funny things car seats. I’ve never had a problem with the standard Puma ones - I actually like the snug feeling when cornering although on a long drive they aren’t as comfortable as my Qashqai. On the other hand, I once took my wife’s car on a short drive, resulting in back pain for a week! I hadn’t...

Oh dear sorry if you have to think about a respray. I wonder if some colours are more prone to this than others. I've seen a few very faded-looking red pumas on eBay in particular.

Welcome - wishing you much happiness with your Puma

There is a lot of information here on Project Puma, but also there is a French Puma forum too which might be useful:
http://www.planetepuma.com/index.php

The branded puma products on the site good - thanks for getting them to produce these! I need a new iPhone case so I might order one

Looks good! Were many Pumas sold in Portugal? They must be a rare sight there.

Hi Barry your car looks good lowered on those tyres. It would have been better if all Pumas came out of the factory like that - always felt the rear rides slightly too high.

I've thought about lowering mine but don't want to destroy the ride as I like it as it is

Welcome Gary
I'm in same age bracket as you, I'm on my 2nd Puma - bought as a 2nd car after having one in my late 20's and regretting selling it ever since.
I'm on PumaPeople too it's a friendly place but sadly there doesn't seem much activity there these days.
Will

Just went through my paperwork (while the wife is out, needless to say!) and since I bought my Puma i've spent £3,386.93 not including petrol tax or insurance. Or - £1936.93 excluding purchase price, which in my head doesn't sound *too* bad in 3 years for an 18 year old car, I suppose :ok: fingers c...

Welcome! That is a nice looking car. I expect your neighbour will soon regret selling it, seeing it all shiny on your driveway

Welcome Steve! I'm in West Sussex too, Worthing area. I don't seem to see many Pumas around here these days.

My Puma is my own occasional escape from the Qashqai family bus. Enjoy it!