Moonandback
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Hi guys, brilliant forum!
Bought my Puma last October with 6 months MOT for £350. Looking at the MOT history then the car had barely had any major fails, well I'm the owner who has been landed with the bill!
I've had many hot hatches in the past, R5 GT Turbos, 205's, 309's, FN2 Type-R, EP3 Type-R etc. Bought the Puma as a stop gap as I was skint and between jobs, never expected it to drive as well if not better than the cars I've owned previously. The FN2 - sold that after 6 months as got bored once I was used to the power, it just didn't have that hot hatch X factor.
The Puma on the other hand, steering, gear change, chassis, MPG and the way the engine behaves is just perfect for the back roads.
Anyway back on topic, MOT time came, rusty floorpans, sills, rear bushes shot, brake pipes gone, front arms and arb bushes!
Looking at £500-£600 my man says. For a car with 186k miles and probably worth £100 in its current state, fixing it wouldn't make sense to a lot of people but I'm in love so she shall be fixed. Gotta say for a Puma with those miles, the rear arches are solid, the car has very little visible rust and it drives so well. I'm looking forward to driving it once all the bushes are done. I'll get some pics up ASAP for anyone interested.
Bought my Puma last October with 6 months MOT for £350. Looking at the MOT history then the car had barely had any major fails, well I'm the owner who has been landed with the bill!
I've had many hot hatches in the past, R5 GT Turbos, 205's, 309's, FN2 Type-R, EP3 Type-R etc. Bought the Puma as a stop gap as I was skint and between jobs, never expected it to drive as well if not better than the cars I've owned previously. The FN2 - sold that after 6 months as got bored once I was used to the power, it just didn't have that hot hatch X factor.
The Puma on the other hand, steering, gear change, chassis, MPG and the way the engine behaves is just perfect for the back roads.
Anyway back on topic, MOT time came, rusty floorpans, sills, rear bushes shot, brake pipes gone, front arms and arb bushes!
Looking at £500-£600 my man says. For a car with 186k miles and probably worth £100 in its current state, fixing it wouldn't make sense to a lot of people but I'm in love so she shall be fixed. Gotta say for a Puma with those miles, the rear arches are solid, the car has very little visible rust and it drives so well. I'm looking forward to driving it once all the bushes are done. I'll get some pics up ASAP for anyone interested.