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I have owned my Puma for 9 years but it's time to sell. A 1.7 with Eibach springs, EBC premium discs & Mintex pads. Bridgestone Turanza tyres at rear with reasonable tread, newer Pirelli P1 at front with approx 5mm. Good Bosch battery. 114,600 miles, being used daily to commute a few miles so...

My 1.7 Puma seems to have developed an irritating and potentially risky problem - When I take my foot off the accelerator to coast up to traffic lights or whatever, the car sometimes seems to lurch forward (like I had prodded the accelerator) and I can feel the car being pulled along. I...

Ive got myself some Mintex M1144 pads after reading some good reviews and wondered what advice you guys could offer on what discs to use with them for an occasional track day. Is it worth getting grooved &/or drilled discs or is the price premium not worth it? Do you think i should get Mintex...

Hi all, this subject may have been covered (please feel free to direct if it's already been asked!) but with everyone's experience, which are the best brake pads for track use? Ive got standard calipers but Red.Dot grooved discs. I had Red.Dot pads for my 1st & 2nd track day which seemed to...

When I start my 1.7 Puma from cold, and begin to drive, there is a noisy ‘ticking’ sound from the engine. I don’t think its the tappets because the noise is only there (and gets much worse) when I’m applying throttle; tappets would probably be tapping all the time regardless of throttle right...

Hi all. I want to remove the carpets that line the rear wheel arches so I can clean them up. There are a few bolts that I can undo, but I don’t know how to remove the one below! Do I remove the plastic surround by simply pulling it, or lever it off, or twist the metal spine in the middle or...

So the Puma finally got a dose of what it was bought for. A day out on the track at Mallory Park. Had a brill day, and the Puma performed spot-on. I did about 200 miles and got approx 17mpg, which was better than alot of other people. A guy I spoke to in an Audi TT 3.2 Quattro was returning...

Hi there all. Ive been getting used to the Puma over the past few months and its time to start getting it ready for a few track days. Im considering which are the best modifications for the money. Ive got a couple of things in mind. Ive seen that you can get an upper-front strut brace /...

So this is my 1st ever Puma. A year 2000 1.7 with Lux pack, 81,000 miles and generally good condition. Nearside arch is rusting but ive seen worse. Just changed the cambelt as i read here that it needed doing at 80,000 / every 5 years; thanks for your advise already guys, ive been looking at the...

This is my first ever post! Im new to the Puma world, but have just got myself a 2000 X reg 1.7. Im doing a couple of jobs to get it ready for the road, but im already stuck with a little problem. Im putting in a new air filter which I thought would be a 2 min job. Ive got a few torx bits (the...