what did you own before owning a Puma ?
#1
Posted 11 February 2005 - 09:49 PM
1.7 litre BL Marina Highline
1.1 Mk1 Fiesta
1.1 Mk3 Fiesta
1.25 Mk4 Fiesta
PUMA THUNDER - only my 6th car in 23 years of owning a car
#2
Posted 11 February 2005 - 10:36 PM
1 litre Polo bought as a 2.5 year old car and kept for nine... excellent build quaility and reliable, sold with no rust on it and got Å“550 for it!
Mrk 1 1.4 (or might have been a 1.6) had at the same time as the Polo, fab car, MOT failure but could drive it as not classed as resident in the UK at the time. Took it home sold it for the same price and saw it a few years back fully restored
Escort 1.4 had this for a few years too, easy car to drive and cheap
Puma 1.7 3 years
FRP 3 years now too
#3
Posted 12 February 2005 - 12:58 AM
'98 Puma 1.7
'02 Mini Cooper (wife's. solid, fun, could do with being a bit quicker)
'98 Mondeo (trusty workhorse)
Before:
'94 BMW 325i Coupe (top quality. modded. quick. would love another one)
'01 Alfa Romeo 156 2.5 Sportwagon (lovely sound from v6, quick in straight line, too many trips to garage!)
'99 Lexus IS200 (very impressive, badly written off - still alive though!)
'99 Freelander (new baby=bye bye golf! practical, but diesel, so tractor-like sound and speed... days were numbered soon after buying)
'98 Ford Puma (wife's company car. superb car. should have bought it!)
'96 Golf GTi (mk3, so it was solid but not too quick)
'96 Vauxhall Vectra (mmmmm....never again)
'96 Honda Accord (had idea of buying and selling for profit. Just worked)
'91 Ford Fiesta XR2i (escort -> wife, XR for fun for me)
'94 Ford Escort (getting practical...3 cats in 1st year...troublesome)
'89 Ford Fiesta (wife's car, nothing special)
'91 Mini Cooper (great fun, but sold to dealer for profit [couldn't resist] which has led to years of hassle from wife)
'91 Cavalier SRi (bigger and comfier than nova, but slower than the Nova, wanted something quicker again)
'89 Nova GTE (quick, but wanted something bigger)
'82 Ford Escort (first car - as student, it leaked)
'98 1.7 Melina Blue (Gmax, S/S Exhaust, K&N, Powerflex bushes all round, Lower Strut Brace, 17" Alloys, Drilled/Grooved Discs, Carbon Splitter)
#4
Posted 12 February 2005 - 02:04 AM
Only once have I seen a car that I sold. My first car, the Sierra. I sold it to a guy that was going to Jersey. I saw it in my road 2 years later in a very sorry state with all four arches bubbled up and rusted through. (metallic Silca Gold, lovely colour for a pooe car).
#5
Posted 12 February 2005 - 03:08 AM
Citroen AX 1.1 (Blue)
Peugeot 106 1.0 (White)
Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 (Blue)
Peugeot 206 1.9 Diesel (Green)
Ford Puma 1.4 (Silver)
Ford Puma 1.7 (Silver) Written Off
Peugeot 106 1.1 (Red)
Ford Puma 1.7 (Green)
and I now have since April 2004 a Renualt Clio 1.2 (Blue)
& Ford Racing Puma 271 (Blue)
Ex Ford Racing Puma #271
Honda Civic 1.8 SE I-VTEC <!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
#6
Posted 12 February 2005 - 09:32 AM
2nd H reg nova 1.2 mildly modded (black)
3rd P reg polo 1.4 mildly modded (black)
4th 51 reg puma 1.7 standard so far... (black!)
#7
Posted 12 February 2005 - 11:56 AM
1989 Mk3 Fiesta 1.1 Popular Plus
1996 Mk3 Fiesta 1.1 Classic Quartz
2000 Mk2 Saxo VTR
2001 Puma 1.7
2007 57 Astra VXR 2.0 Turbo - Arden Blue - 19s - Keyless
#9
Posted 12 February 2005 - 04:45 PM
2nd car mk2 ford escort
capri (bright yellow)
orange allegro (not that bad actually)
polo (shopping trolley)
mk 1 astra (nippy)
talbot sunbeam
austin maestro :rotflmao:
sierra
marina (Å“40)
cortina mk4
cortina mk5
citroen ax gt (great car)
fiat punto(mmmmm)
and now the puma
Also own a triumph spitfire 1500,which is amazing in the summer
Probably missed a few off that list,can't think at the mo :roll:
#10
Posted 12 February 2005 - 04:53 PM
Fiat uno, blew up
Fiesta 1.4, xr2 lookalike
Escort 1.3
Polo 1.1
206, 2 non fault crashes, after the second crash I drove from the garage to a Ford garage and got myself a Puma
*****
#11 Guest_XIIVVX_*
Posted 12 February 2005 - 06:47 PM
.. another Puma
XIIVVX (Odd thing is, they both had the same registration number :wink:
#12
Posted 12 February 2005 - 07:05 PM
(Prior to that several other cars and a few bikes)
#13
Posted 13 February 2005 - 08:39 AM
I bought the car on credit for Å“500 in 1985 20 weeks wages at the time. 2 months later I lost the back end in snow and ran through the side of a house :cry2: The car was written off. Then followed a series of cheap cars.
Cortina Mk4 1.6 estate
Escort Mk3 1.6
VW Polo 1.2
Renault 18 diesel
cortina Mk5 1.6 later to become a 2.3 v6 and a money pit but lots of laughs :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Ford Granada 2.8 v6 auto
Fiat Uno 1.1(skint after the fuel cost of the grandad) :cry2:
Nissan micra 1.0
Renault 21 diesel
Citreon xsara 1.6
Finally the PUMA :rotflmao: :rotflmao: Which i intend to keep and slowly mod over the next few years.
The reason for so many pooty cars is as well as two kids I have owned a series of expensive motorbikes over the years, from humble commuters to a 1170 kawasaki with big bore engine, big carbs and nitrous :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Chog
#14
Posted 14 February 2005 - 07:56 AM
#16
Posted 14 February 2005 - 12:59 PM
I also own a FIAT 126, 28BHP
Lou
#17
Posted 14 February 2005 - 01:07 PM
Ka
Puma
Fiesta
Puma
Fiesta
Renault 19
Since the first Puma and getting together with my wife, we've also had Mondeo Verona and Focus Estate.
Mods: K&N, EBC, Gmax, Piper, 17" Wolfrace Urbans, Stainless strut brace, powerflex all round, FSE boost valve
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#18
Posted 14 February 2005 - 03:48 PM
Fiat Panda
Metro
Fiat Panda
Peugeot 205 Gti 1.6
VW Golf Convertible (4 gear 1.6 picnic basket)
Fiat Coup‚ 2.0 16v Turbo (195 bhp)
Ford Puma 1.7
Think that's it. The coup‚ and the pug were great, as was the golf, but for different reasons...
#19
Posted 14 February 2005 - 04:16 PM
It was another Puma...
#20
Posted 15 February 2005 - 02:21 AM
1970 Mk 1 Escort 1100 (it had rust!)
1972 Vauxhall Viva 1200 HC (it had rostyles!)
1978 Vauxhall Cavalier 1600 (it had big reversing lights!)
1986 Vauxhall Nova 1300 (it had stripey seat covers!)
1991 Nissan Sunny (it was like a tractor!)
1992 Citroen ZX (it had a sun roof!)
1991 Toyota MR2 (still got - aka 'the landmark' - hasn't moved for 2 years but still starts!)
1997 Vauxhall Vectra (like driving your sofa)
2003 Ford Focus (still got - other halfs car)
& the Puma