Hi evry1 im thinking of buying one of these and was wondering if anyone has owned one and could let me know what they though of it?cheers

 

the wife has got a v reg 1.7 its f*cking great fun handles really well and is suprisingly fast. i can fit in the back seats and im 5.11 but wouldnt like to be there for a long journey. the boots ok but its got a high lip which lets it down other than that cant fault it parts are easy to come buy as well seeming as its based on a fiesta. buy one you wont regret it

 

Awesome car.

 

Great car. I'll let others tell you why 'cos I'm knackered

 

cheers, thats what i wanted to here makes me feel more confident about buying one! whats the standard stereo like in one of these?

 

The CD player's very good..............

 

'whats the standard stereo like in one of these?'

Of all the things to worry about !

 

the stereo is just like any other fords one really . if your tall dont get the early model with the electric drivers seat as it doesnt go down far enough!

 

Agreed, it's utter crap! CD Player yes, but it's arguable whether what comes out of it is actually music

Very easy to change though (just needs a £10 faceplate adaptor) and even a £100 mega basic aftermarket unit will improve the sound no end.

 

Great cars, my girlfriends got one

Although if you're tall like me (6ft 3") they are awful to drive as you seem to be sitting too high up and the a pillar is right in the way of your side view.

Other than that they handle great, cheap enough to run and in my opinion they look great.

As for the cd player, hers has a 6 cd multi changer which loads from the head unit. Nothing amazing, but does the job well and having the built in changer is a bonus.

HTH

 

Check the sill kick plates for damage from high heels

 

I fancy turning one of these into a track car in the non too distant......

 

I really like them

 

You mean like Ford did with the Racing Puma?

Steve

 

surely the puma has got to be one of the top 5 of all time hairdressers cars,not denying they are ok but you got to be a lady boy to drive one

 

^^this^^ 100% correct-a-mondo

Deffo a hamtouchers transport

 

Well its between 1 of these and a 106 gti and I have not heard gd things about the pug in terms of reliability etc and alot of pikeyts drive them lol

 

It was only a matter of time before the hairdresser stuff started . Providing you're comfortable with your sexuality, you won't be disappointed with the Puma. Image aside, the 106 GTI is another cracker but the Puma feels more grown up and better screwed together. Don't know about the 106's stereo I'm afraid

 

the puma wouldnt look quite so bad if the rear end wasnt 7 foot in the air.
how about a 200sx,306 gti or clio 172.

 

They are great on track Gary and that's a fantastic idea. Mine was out cornering quite alot of things at Bruntingthorpe but getting left on the straight but it was totally standard

 

We Had one, put 60K miles on it without fault apart from a joint on the brakings system leaking which was an easy fix

you can get 45mpg on a run but will average mid to high 30's all day. samw if not better than the 1.4

Not the quickest but great fun and handles like a dream for FWD. engine has to be worked to get the best from it but it is a Yamaha (developed) engine and tough as old boots.
Brakes good, in fact very good

I recon they are cracking cars.

 

My wife had one a couple of years ago - great fun to drive.

No real problems in the 18 months or so she had it.

 

My girlfriend has one. Cracking car and a hoot to drive. Visibility is a bit poor but that's about it. The handling is brilliant, and running costs are the same as a Fiesta. I'd get it in that nice dark blue/purple colour as it looks great.

 

Best car in its class, no doubt

Cracking drive, reasonably well made, one of the best gear change actions in the history of FWD cars (second only to Integra Type R IMO)

Get faster with miles, great engine, fantastic noise, great handling.

Do it, you wont be dissapointed.

 

The wife's got one, she loves it. Great fun to drive. She's had it nearly 2 years with no problems.

I would have to say the suspension is hard tho. Feels like they've just put very stiff springs onto standard fiesta suspension to make it feel sporty. It works well at speeds up to 80ish. Above that I'm not so sure, it doesn't squat down like proper performance cars do.

That (small) concern aside they are great little cars.

Oh, and the guy I bought it off really WAS a hair dresser.

Paddy

 

hang on a minute now correct me if im wrong but your user name is "mg driver" does that mean you either own an mg or had one? and your slagging a puma off for being a hairdressers car FFS an mg driver must be the person who brushes the hair up off the floor then LOL

 

yep ,well done

 

Id get a clio 172 instead. Non of the hairdresser etc comment and faster.

 

He asked about the Ford-fecking-Puma, not what Insurance Gp 17 car would AnalLover buy. **** me that's annoying .

Picture of your car with loaf of bread on bonnet please.

 

,nice reply