Just bought a 1.7 one for SWMBO to replace her French slug. What a little motor, drives like a real 'un, PlayStation accuracy, looks good, excellent lights, faultless ergonomics, bought the first smile of 2002 after a 40 mile dash along desterted A and B roads in the dark... Never owned a Ford before....look forward to Roundabouts now just to boot it it out of them. Perfectly weighted controls, superb gearbox, real modern rev hungry engine. Looks like a hairdresser's car drives like a classic, all this out of a bog standard Fiesta...This is most definately a 3.00am car: Tee bloody hee
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Enjoy, as if you needed the encouragement!
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Great, as long as you don't need to put anything bigger than a briefcase in the 'boot'.
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The dynamics of this car have been known for some years where have you been?
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Slarti,
Brings back three memories.
First drive of a V8.
First Alfasud, a leap forward in production car handling balance.
Saab 99 Turbo in the early days before anyone had experienced turbos, 2200rpm and fly
Quite impressed by the pickup on the tractor these days.
David
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Totally agree with your findings they're great cars.
However the only thing that spoils the Puma is the cheap and nasty fittings. Wiper arm retaining nut plugs that fly off, door trim panel plugs that come off when you close the door, and nowhere to store CD's etc.
Charles
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Albert,
Saving up the money to buy one
and getting old enough, in the process, to make the insurance affordable ! (£360.00 fully comp including business use, I must be old !)
re: the small boot - yes the boot mught be small, say by Mondeo standards, it is certainly much bigger than the French slug it replaced if the opening is very small.
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Remember the old saying: "By the time you're old enough to afford it, you're too old to enjoy it".
I wonder what it refers to? Probably cars ;-)
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