Values rise for Ford Puma 1.7 Thunder

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RSlad

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:cool: I have noticed there has been a big rise in values for the Ford Puma 1.7 Thunder. My next door neighbour liked my standard Racing model but could not afford the present price tag so he found an immaculate 51 plate silver Thunder model and paid £2,300. It sounds a lot but its a great looking car and comes with a good spec, leather and air. Speaking to dealers they are taking some of the Puma models seriously and many are buying them for restoration and good future investments.
I only paid £4k for my RS and see how they have shot up recently.
Nice to see.
 
Hello RSLad,

Do you have an RS Escort/Focus/Fiesta/Sierra? Or a Racing Puma?

Welcome to the site, that does sound a lot for a Thunder to be honest, there's some cracking deals to be had with patience unless your neighbours is factory fresh in showroom condition.
 
Unless it's in a virtually showroom condition with very low miles your neighbour got done there
 
Anyone who pays more than £1,500 for a non-FRP is an idiot.

Thunders have risen in price due to demadn, but anything above £1200 is imaginary dealer inflation
 
Silly amount of money for a standard Puma. Values are now in the gutter - it'll be a long time before they go up.
 
RICHARD MANSFIELD2 said:
Hi,
I paid over £1500 for my 2000 moondust Puma.
Regards,
Richard.
Yeah, but in that case it was justified in a 'There ain't too many 15 year old motors with only 14,000 on the clock' type way. It could have been a Reliant Robin and still would have been very scarce and sought after.

Even there, that's 15 years old plastic and rubber component degradation which can't be avoided and if it had been kept outside, which it wasn't, you could have added UV related degradation of the paint finish and good old fashioned rusting of some metal components to the list.

Point is, Pumas are really great cars but we shouldn't kid ourselves that we are all sitting on goldmines with these. The rest of the world just sees these as 15+ year old motors.
 
Values are alway tricky to really nail on. However we have a 2001 1.7 moondust silver in A1 condition had from new a few thousand below 80,000 miles and have an agreed insurance value of £3000 should anything untoward happen. I’ve seen them approaching £3,500 for such mint condition cars (£13,500 for Racing versions) with mileage close to or slightly under. £860 is a basic glasses guide with high mileage (2019) and wear and tear with corrosion. Ours has none. Been a fantastic reliable car with no trouble. Will be replacing the original front disc brakes summer 2020, exhaust is original etc passing MOT last month with no advisories at Ford dealer that always serviced it. Original apart from tyres, cam belt, bulbs and servicing fluids.
 
Agree. Don’t think they will ever make big money, unless the Racing that already is, but if in very good condition will be worth a little, certainly more than depreciating to zero that the majority have as trashed and rotted into the ground!
 
I believe that values for Pumas will rise. Looking at ads in the UK, any car under 1000£ needs some kind of work. A nice car without rust is already totally worth 1500£ in my opinion. So very low mileage cars are worth north of this if you are looking for a weekend toy that you can keep in a garage.

The Puma is a great driver's car. I've driven quite a few new performance cars lately and on the right road the Puma is the most fun because all the basics are good and you can drive it balls out without losing your license.

What else can you buy that is as much fun for 2 grand? A low mileage Puma for 2 grand is a steal. I can imagine these cars will fetch between 3 and 5 grand in 10 years when most will have disappeared. No, that red 1.4 that was in the ads wasn't worth nearly 6 grand, but prices will start going up as there are fewer and fewer cars on the market.

In Switzerland at the moment there isn't a single 1.7 worth noting on the market, none, ziltch... if you want a nice one and have the money, you can't even buy one. Now is the time to buy a nice Puma. In 3 years it will be too late and that low mileage car that seemed expensive at 2.5 k will be a long gone memory
 
We’ve got our silver 2001 1.7 with lux pack with an agreed insurance value of £3,000 this month. They said we could insure it for more but that would need further communications evidence to agree a higher figure if they were happy to. No rust or damage always dealer serviced which helped the insurers agree without major workings to the £3K should anything happen. Expect it to go a little higher in coming years but never above £5K as very top. Racing Pumas same age and mileage going for £13,500 to £15,000! Best retained value of any car ever.
 
I think the Puma will undoubtedly gain classic status and prices will eventually rise,but that's a few years away yet.
Back in the day you would struggle to even give away a mk 1 Fiesta and even the series 3 Capri's were at rock bottom.
That's where the Puma's at just now,which is a real shame...however the only way is up and I'm sure many scoffers will look back in years to come and kick themselves!
If you've got a tidy,unmolested and standard car it's worth hanging on to.
 
Ours is 100% original, all in A1 condition outside and in without fussing over it. Changing original front disc brakes next June at annual service when 19 years old (on 75K this years service) with original exhaust still on working fine. Just replaced tyres, wipers, two bulbs, fluids and cambelt once. Replace belt again in 1 or 2 years time, dealer said all fine and with lower annual mileage told not to change belt until they say need to so one belt in 18 years 75,000 miles can’t complain about! Will keep it until can’t keep it on the road whatever that reason may be. Still a great small fun drivers car.
 
I agree,they're excellent cars to drive..I thoroughly enjoy mine :grin:
On the up side,it's still possible to buy genuine ford parts for them without breaking the bank....I replaced the original exhaust,springs,shock absorbers and brake's on my 2000 model with a genuine Ford parts from my dealer and I was surprised at how relatively cheap they were.However,once values start rising the cost of parts will undoubtedly follow!!
 
10. Ford Puma (1997-2001)
Available from: £1,000
MotorEasy says to watch out for: Cooling & heating system, braking system issues

In June this year Ford revealed its latest Puma - a chunky looking SUV. That model is a million miles away from the original Puma, released in 1997.
And it’s the old model which many are tipping for future classic status.
The appeal is in the dynamics of the handling, with the Puma seemingly defying the laws of physics at times.
Sporty Racing Pumas are already going for £15,000, but the standard versions can be had for a whole lot less. The 1.7-litre version is the one to choose if you can't stretch to the rally-inspired Racing variant.
This is Money says: Puma Racing models are already well out of the budget, but a good 1.7-litre model in original condition is the next best thing and - kept well - should increase in value.
Future classic likelihood: 4/5

Daily Mail newspaper today 2nd October 2019
Motoring section.
 
Mail taken it from Classic Cars reporting so someone in their motoring section thought it worthy of noting top 10 1980’s come 1990’s car to buy why reasonable provided in good starting point condition. (Daily Mirror and Star are by far the worst U.K. newspapers)
 

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