Hi, newbie here

[macatac]

:grin: Hi everyone, im a newbie on here and im looking forward to chatting with fellow puma lovers.
I went to a showroom today to look at a 1.7 Puma and i took it for a test drive, and i absolutely loved it.
I got back to the showroom and put down a deposit and i will be paying the remainder off in around 4-5 weeks time and then picking up my great car.
It is secondhand, but in new like condition. Its had 1 previous owner and done 73000 miles and got 7 service stamps in the book.
The year of reg is 1997 and its a beautiful red colour. There is not a mark on the car and a credit to the previous owner. He traded it in for a Tigra. God only knows why!
Anyhow, will catch up with you all again soon.
Dave

 

[bucky]

Hi Dave and welcome.

You will love the 1.7 and Red is the best colour (honest) lol

Where you from?

 

[macatac]

Im living in the East Midlands area.

 

[spike.]

Welcome along to the forum!

 

[Anonymous]

Hey Ho and welcome to the site... deffo best choice to make with the 1.7

 

[Dal]

Welcome Dave!

Nice upgrade in the car department

 

[red]

Hi Dave

Welcome to the site!

Hopefully you'll find all the info you need but if not just ask!!

Red looks amazing when polished up.

 

[macatac]

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Woke up this morning and first thing on my mind was my Puma. Ive still at least 5 weeks to wait before collecting it. Thats how long its going to take me to raise the outstanding balance.
Wow, what a difference its going to be driving the Puma after driving an old 306 diesel.
The Puma has the lux pack, air con, heated front screen multi-change cd player. Its the works!!
Rang my car insurance to see what difference there would be in my monthly payments and to my surprise its only going up by £10 per month until May, when it should be cheaper again when i get another years no claim bonus. Ive been driving for 23 months, and im fully comp and pay only £245 per year. Great price for newish driver, and driving such a lovely car as the Puma. My first car was a Fiat Punto Mia 1.2 and my insurance the first year was £550.

 

[red]

5 weeks :shock:

Yeah 306's are sheds, my wife had a 1.4 XL and it was horrid.

I cant ever see my insurance being that low lol. I've 7 years no claims and the insurance on my 1.7 Puma is about £600

 

[macatac]

Maybe it would be worth your while contacting Quinn Direct and getting a quote from them. I cant grumble at all with what i pay them. Any other insurance companies i have ever had quotes from for previous cars were way higher. Im more than happy to stay with Quinn.

 

[DradusContact]

£245 for fully comp? Sounds iffy to me, its quite a high insurance group id be amazed if it was that cheap. Welcome anyway!

 

[macatac]

Ive just been on confused.com and put in for a quote, fully comp and got a quote from an insurance company i have never used, it came up at £350 and that was with a 1yrs no claim bonus. Still not bad, but will stick with my current insurer, like i say, they are really good. My current policy however does not give you a courtesy car or replacement windscreen cover.
The new quote was from Done Deal

 

[DradusContact]

How old are you if you dont mind me asking? Im 24 and i really struggled this year to find anyone, eventually managed to get one for £550 with Adiran Flux, that was with the discount from being a member here.

 

[macatac]

Dont mind at all, im 46yrs old, but only passed my driving test in feb 2007. Passed 1st time with just 2 minors, was just a late learner. Moved to rural area where bus runs every 2 hrs and last bus comes through village at 6-30pm. It made me decide to learn to drive.

 

[DradusContact]

Must be your age and maybe your postcode, i live in a council/ex council estate, so not so good.

 

[martinblueprint]

What insurence group is the 1.7? Is the 1.4 the same group?

 

[red]

No they arent the same

from memory.. 1.4 is group 9 and 1.7 is group 12 unless special edition in which case can be 13 or 15 for the FRP

 

[macatac]

Red beat me too it, lol

 

[VorTeX]

Hello and Welcome!

I think the price I got on my FRP was quite good for insurance!

Im 22, 5 years no claims £410!

 

[DradusContact]

Sometimes they dont understand what the FRP is though, you 100% they knows its an FRP and not just a 1.7?