Recent content by BarryY

The time has come for me to sell my Puma. Its done me great over the last 4 years and it has never let me down. She has 131K on the clock and has the usual rust around the rear arches. MOT is till June. I am the second owner, the first being a lady who had it dealer Serviced for everything...

I think I might, I was looking at it last night thinking I may just go and do it. Now I've got back into it again I've got the bug! Are you doing it?

Was good to meet you and Neil at the Autosolo. I had a great time despite the occasional clutch slipping. I think my times were getting a little closer to you by the end of the day. My 12yr old son was taking some videos of the event, when you compare the 2 can see the difference between coil...

If they had fitted then thats exactly what I thought, a good compromise. I'll PM you with details Monday. Cheers.

I did the rear beam bushes before the MOT, I foolsihly bought these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150839585403 thinking that it stated that they were easy to fit so similar to Poly Bushes but not quite as harsh, but easier than fitting originals. I now have poly bushes. These items were a bad fit...

I agree, it is reasonable. I just wasn't 100% sure that the description they gave was the wishbone bushes. I had never heard them described as bonded suspension unit. I am just frustrated with myself that I didn't pick up on them when I checked the car over. This is the 2nd time I've taken it...

The Dampers seem fine, there's no leaking, splits or anything obvious. It is a terrible description though! I just don't want to go and replace the wishbones and it goes back in and fails!

Just had MOT failure on my Puma, it failed on "Nearside and Offside front lower (rear) bonded suspension unit bonding failed and part of unit is likely to become displaced". As the place I take it to doesn't allow the MOT testers to actually talk to the customer the guy on the desk just said oh...

Fantastic, how much do you want for it and can you send it soonest. I'm having withdrawal symptoms! I am having to drive the family car back and fore to work at the moment! PM me with details and I can sort you out by paypal if that's ok? Barry

I am hoping someone can help me, I am after the hoses that go into the HCV specifically the short one that goes into the RHS of the HCV. Mine has just split, just when it was being MOT'd, typical! I went to Ford but they wanted to sell me a complete set which they will not break up and were £75...

Got to admit I never thought that different fuels could give such different results. Could it also be down to the calibration of the pumps though. I've heard of people filling up at morrisons and getting much more in the tank than the tank should take, bearing in mind that the tank would not...

Hi Kwest, Welcome to the forum, I'm pretty new here too but if I could add a thought or two to assist. I too spent quite some time looking for the right one, and when I did, I managed to pick up a Pacific Green W plate with 90K on the clock, one owner from new and full Ford Service History...

Tom, that is a very kind offer, Thank You Very Much. Where are you located, I may take you up on that one day! To be honest there is not too much that will phase me, I'm an Aircraft Engineer by trade but what I lack is the tooling at home to get stuff done on cars. If they were made out of...

Question is Tom, will a Focus box fit a Puma? I suspect it would need an adaptor plate of some sort. Judging by some of the ambitious and very cleverly engineered projects I've seen on here so far I'd be surprised if someone has not tried it. I wish I had the time and spare cash to tackle a...

I'm heading up on the 17th Aug so I will let you know what I get. Sometimes I do wish it had a 6th gear though, it would make it just that bit lower revving when cruising, which would allow it to be slightly quieter and increase the MPG by a bit too. Has anyone tried to fit a 6 speed box?