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Hey guys Just put my car into the garage for loss of power and a rattlign in the engine bay its usualyl around the 2000 rev mark at worst and its only when accelerating or slowing down, when Im at speed the noise isnt there or noticeable. The garage put the loss of power down to my clutch...

Hey guys I took my car to the garage with an engine fault light up - it comes on intermitently. They did their diagnostic etc and told me the ECU had a fault on the MAP censor. Then they told me that ford puma;s didnt have MAP censors.... but now Im on google it appears they do?? the cars...

Hey guys A while back some thieving scum bag broke into my car and nicked the head unit and ripped out all the surround and cage etc with a screwdriver. Ive just gone to Halfords (yes i know...) and got their fascia kit and a new head unit in the sale. Now the fascia doesnt clip in at the top...

hey guys, Im on the look out for a decent mechanic in Bromley, beckenham or SE london area. Doesnt need to be dirt cheap, just reliable, honest and know what hes doing with a puma. Anyone have any ideas round here? My mates are as useless as me and just stick their motors in anywhere

hey guys, my car just passed its MOT LAST year, and it hasnt been touched really since then due to a wedding to pay for. now its due again (yesterday) and , from the last visit, these issues were mentioned: near side front brake pads wearing thin near side and offside rear brake pipes slightly...

hey guys Im in the market for a new CD player. I know i will save a few quid if I shop online but due to my house being empty and it being the weekend Id rather just go out and pick something up tomorrow. Do you know of anywhere reasonable in the SE London or Kent area? cheers :-)

My mate has just re-insured his car and instread of telling him he was a builder he told them he was a graphic designer. This saved him 400 quid?! how the hell. he got the info from money supermarket. Im too worried about lying on these sort of things though, id hate to smash my car and get...

hey guys anyone have any experience with these? I hear very mixed opinions, but since the Puma thi sis the only car Ive ever seen that Ive thought "i must have one!". well, I got my puma and i want the 350 next year. theyre a bit scary around the bends so I hear? any info would be sweet, cheers

hey guys Got broken into last night by way of smashed drivers window. anyways, I called Capital Windscreens and they quoted me 199 fitted at my address, duno if thats good or not but I rolled with it. The guy turned up who spoke about 3 words of english. With a toolbox that consited of god...

hey all can anyone tell me if these are any good? http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m53b0s99p11081 they look a good price, just wanted to make sure no ones heard anythign trerrible about them? ta :)

ok so last weekend I had my (crap) evo wing mirror kicked off the car and left dangling by its cables. I go to drive it home and it wont start the next day so i cant help but feel this is related. Turns out (in mechanics opinion) it had been hit so hard it had tripped the immobilizer. so...

hey guys, ive read a few threads but cant find the answer i want. Basically its tiem for some new front shoes on the motor as mine are shockingly bare. I rang the tyre place asking for some tyres for a standard puam alloy and he wants the tyre size....which i dunno. I figured theyd know that...

hey guys :) havent been about for a while but now my puma is feeling a little under the weather. She is in need of new tyres, the front ones are basically gone, and the rears could do with changing too. I dont have the first idea of tyres sizes, quality etc etc. any idea where i can get 4...

Hey all Just had the garage call me after MOT and service. Its passed but there are a few recomendations. Rear brake hosse starting to rust front bushes starting to split front tyres wearing on inside (down to 3mm) front pads worn front brake discs lipping, whatever that is. needs aux belt...

hey guys I was drivign home today when i suddenly heard a clankign from what sounded like the front off side tyre, I stopped and had a look and there was nothign hanging down or from my untrained eye it all looked fine. Sounded like a scaffold clip or lump of metal clunkign about, the same...

hey guys, Im getting a guy to install some speakers in my car and he has recommended for space getting an active sub for the boot and id also like to replace my door speakers. I bought a lovely new head unit the other day so Im right in the mood to get the audio sorted. Any recommendations, I...

hey guys, ive had a bit of a touch and im getting a new head unit next week. Are there any pro's or cons to a double DIN unit, they look pretty snazzy and being that I have the space in a puma Im tempted. Can you recommend any around the 200-250 mark? Or any better single din HU? Cheers :-)

After the last one I missed but it did look fun so I'm adding one myself. Dal could you please watch over it with your MOD goodness? cheers mate 1 : "And you ate the whole... wheel of cheese? How'd you do that? Heck, I'm not even mad; that's amazing." 2: "Now this car could be system-matic. It...

hey guys My central locking works when I use the key ion the door, but it wont work manually. I took it to a guy that specializes in vauxhalls mainly, but he took the key out the back for a while and did whatever they do and said that it was producing no signal at all and I needed a new remote...

anyone heard of these or rate them? Ive seen some alloys in Maxpower , theyre black and have a blue trim and I think they look the nuts. Not about to go rushing to buy them but in the future perhaps...