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I'm probably going to need a set of winter tyres, so I thought I'd look at getting a set pre-fitted to steels delivered so I can just swap them myself (and back again in the spring). Was also thinking that doing this would allow me to use narrower tyres which should perform better in the snow...

So after my HCV exploded a couple months ago I have been running on around 70/30 water to coolant (I put around 2 litres of water in to replace what it had dumped on the road). I realise that this is probably terrible for the system but what can I say, I've been very lazy! :D However with the...

The right hand coolant pipe sheared off a mile away from work this morning and pissed coolant all over my engine bay. I can source a new HCV soon enough but will it be ok to fill up with water and bypass the valve by connecting the coolant pipes together to get me home? I knew HCVs were a...

Corroded rear brake pipes and some joint (I couldn't hear him properly!). Paying to have it fixed but he advised I get rid before the next MOT because the advisory list is long. :( Such a shame considering the low mileage (63k), but he said the underside is all very corroded. Will see how I...

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/20/ford-escort-concept-shanghai-2013/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I really like it, a real shame they have no plans to release outside of Shanghai - I'd definitely prefer one over a Focus/Mondeo.

Does anyone know if it's a straight swap for the puma or are the lengths slightly different?

MOT is due in a few months so I thought it's probably time to start sorting the advisories from last years. Advisories are: 001 Nearside rear (inner sill) Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive [2.4.A.3] 002 Offside rear (inner sill) Suspension...

So I got to a stage with the Puma where I decided it was ready to be put back on the road today. Of course the law says you can't tax a car that isn't insured, so I called up my insurance company and switched my current policy onto the Puma. I waited a couple hours and then went to apply for...

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m53b0s99p1667/Toyo_Tyres_Car_Toyo_T1R_Proxes_Toyo_T1_R_-_195_50_R15_82V_TL_ Don't have them myself, but seems like a good deal for anyone looking :thumbs:

After reading some old threads it seems like the preferred wipers are the Valeo X-TRM flat wipers as can be seen in this old ebay listing. I can't seem to find a set anywhere compatible with the Puma though, have they stopped making them for older models?

Since I'm moving back to uni in under a month I was under a bit of pressure to score myself a Puma with enough time to sort it out ready to go. I posted a few weeks back about choosing between a silver 1.6 and a red 1.7. After reading some of your advice and having a bit of a think myself I...

Been lurking your wonderful forums for a while and reading some of the project threads really got me interested in buying my own. I have a bit of a thing for red cars and have found the red Puma to definitely be one of my favourite looking (and driving!) cars within my price range. About a...