As the thread title says really, what do you love and hate about your Puma (or current car for all you ex owners :lol: ). Obviously this can include any mods you've done to the car!
My first Puma
Love
+ Looks, especially Panther Black when polished
+ Gearchange, still the best gearbox I've experienced yet
+ Good compromise between handling and ride quality (before I ruined it by fitting Powerflex bushes)
+ Props!
Hate
- Rubbish on the motorway, could really do with a sixth gear
- Drivers seat is too high, even on the lowest setting
- Rubbish unsupportive standard seats (the phase 1 Puma seats were much better)
- The harshness after I'd fitted said Powerflex bushes
The FRP
Love
+ The looks
+ The looks from passers by
+ Scarceness
+ Awesome brakes (once warmed up)
+ The overrun from the exhaust
+ Great Sparco seats
Hate
- Setting my expectations of the car far too high.
- Running costs
- Too harsh and unforgiving to run daily, especially with a Piper exhaust system
- Unreliability
- Didn't offer enough over a standard Puma to justify the extra outlay
- Awful commuting car
- Mounting expense to get things fixed
- Insane prices for spares
Current - Mini Cooper S (R56)
Love
+ Perfect driving position
+ Cabin ambience, especially when illuminated at night
+ The turbo (works from 1500rpm onwards with no lag)
+ Exhaust burble, and the pops from it too!
+ No rattles!
+ Positive steering
+ Quiet and brilliant motorway cruiser
Hate
- Ubiquity
- Slightly notchy gearchange (nothing has matched the Puma yet)
- Can torque steer quite a bit
- Engine sounds rubbish on idle
- Prefer the original Cooper S alloys
- Pathetic boot
- No supercharger whine.
My first Puma
Love
+ Looks, especially Panther Black when polished
+ Gearchange, still the best gearbox I've experienced yet
+ Good compromise between handling and ride quality (before I ruined it by fitting Powerflex bushes)
+ Props!
Hate
- Rubbish on the motorway, could really do with a sixth gear
- Drivers seat is too high, even on the lowest setting
- Rubbish unsupportive standard seats (the phase 1 Puma seats were much better)
- The harshness after I'd fitted said Powerflex bushes
The FRP
Love
+ The looks
+ The looks from passers by
+ Scarceness
+ Awesome brakes (once warmed up)
+ The overrun from the exhaust
+ Great Sparco seats
Hate
- Setting my expectations of the car far too high.
- Running costs
- Too harsh and unforgiving to run daily, especially with a Piper exhaust system
- Unreliability
- Didn't offer enough over a standard Puma to justify the extra outlay
- Awful commuting car
- Mounting expense to get things fixed
- Insane prices for spares
Current - Mini Cooper S (R56)
Love
+ Perfect driving position
+ Cabin ambience, especially when illuminated at night
+ The turbo (works from 1500rpm onwards with no lag)
+ Exhaust burble, and the pops from it too!
+ No rattles!
+ Positive steering
+ Quiet and brilliant motorway cruiser
Hate
- Ubiquity
- Slightly notchy gearchange (nothing has matched the Puma yet)
- Can torque steer quite a bit
- Engine sounds rubbish on idle
- Prefer the original Cooper S alloys
- Pathetic boot
- No supercharger whine.