[silverbeast]

After nearly 10 years I have finally part exchanged my Puma for a Subaru BRZ. I know I haven't been the most active person on here but I have loved every minute of driving my Puma and kept it even after getting a company Golf that was so dull that I still kept my Puma for weekends and it became my daily again when I was made redundant.

As the Puma was 13 years old I was losing a battle with the rust and the costs were stacking up when it developed an oil leak and with it needing new tyres, exhaust, battery etc

As for the record I think it was doing well as it still started first time no trouble with the original motorcraft battery that is 13 years old!

I would really like another Puma at some point but for now it's goodbye although I will probably lurk for a while

[happy-kat]

Wow 13 years, I had to replace mine again a couple weeks ago so in my 15 year old Puma I am on the third. I think though the low miles don't help batteries last.
Hope the replacement lives up to the Puma. :-)

[Y0ungn1ck]

Hope you enjoy the BRZ, we have the GT86 and also a couple of long-lived Pumas.

[Perfect Dark]

I'd be interested to know how the BRZ/GT86 stacks up against the Puma.

[Pumairl]

Still on my first puma....bought new Jan 2000, see that there are few of the original gang left on here

[happy-kat]

Hi Peter
Hope your Puma is running well for you.
Can't see anything to tempt me away from my Puma.

[eldoodarino]

Wow. .that battery certainly had a good innings

[Pumairl]

Hi Kat...

Likewise...don't plan on getting rid of it..ever...still gives me a smile on my face any time I can get the keys of it away from my wife....lol
Just has a few things that I need to get sorted on it....and will be as good as new again...
I was hoping that a new model of it may have been introduced...but can still dream..although..the new mustang did get my attention when introduced this year over here.....

[silverbeast]

The BRZ does feel bigger around town than the Puma, although the steering has a similar feel to it - I regularly drive hire cars for work and find so many cars have stupidly light steering - the previous model Seat Leon being horrible with no feeling to the steering at all very much like driving on ice. I do find I have to work through the gears where I would just my foot down coming out of motorway roadworks but have to drop down to 3-4th in the BRZ. The reaction from people on the road is interesting, the BRZ turns lots of heads (probably as in 3 months of ownership other than 1 or 2 GT86's a week I haven't seen another on the road!) and I find myself getting let out at junctions very quickly (which is always appreciated ) Fuel economy is not as good but not as bad I thought and the boot is wider but not as deep as in the Puma.

I did not see my Puma go up for sale but noticed it is now has 12 months tax on again so BT02XJU lives on, anyone here seen it?

[gimmickyflea]

Golfs about as exciting as watching Dot Cotton suckling on a fag! You defo made the right call there by keeping your Puma as you'd have died of boredom within a week driving that everyday ;-) You're going to miss it :-/