Ford Puma in general

The Puma is Ford's version of a sports coupe- sleek, sexy, fast but yet affordable. Though production stopped in late 2001 (it is built on an old Fiesta platform, and the demise of that car meant the demise of the Puma) as of late October 2002 it is still (just about) possible to get your hands on a new one- the list price (with no extras such as metallic paint, air con, 6 cd player etc) is £12, 995- but you should be able to negotiate something in the region of a 5% discount depending on how eager the dealer is willing to clear up space. However, pretty much the only colour left is silver- though in my opinion this is not such a bad thing as that was the best ...

I bought my Puma in September 2001. It was 11 months old then and I paid 10995. I was fed up with my silver/grey Cavalier with its blue door, and at the last service the cav was starting to need some mechanical replacements ? see my op on it for more details ;) The time was right for me to buy a new car. I'd looked at the Ford Ka and that was well within my budget and I was looking a brand new Luxury version. What put me off was the sheer number of them about and the fact that it didn't really have street cred. I looked at the 206 which has some very good looks, but in the end again there are too many of them and I felt they were over priced. ...

Ever heard the story of the Emperor's New Clothes? Well, when I purchased my 2001 Puma 1.7 I started to wonder if there wasn't an element of that old fable to be found in the hyperbole and all-round praise lavished on Ford's baby coupe. To be short, it's a very good car, but that final step towards being a truly great car isn't really there. Firstly, the impracticalities. Forget Ford's claim that the car seats four adults - three is a more realistic alternative. Furthermore the front seats can only go a certain distance forwards before the top of the seat hits the curvature of the roof despite there being more room on the runners. Think ...