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Hi all I heard a ‘rushing air’ type noise whilst driving this evening, only under hard acceleration. After I parked up I had a look underneath and spotted this hole in my exhaust back box, which I assume must be the reason! Not too surprised as my garage told me there was a minor exhaust leak...

Hi all I’m on holiday in Portugal and was really pleased to come across this early Puma in the apartment car park in my favourite colour. The props are a bit scratched and the headlight lenses bleached by the sun, but I couldn’t see a spec of rust on the arches. I guess the climate on the...

Hi all I don’t normally buy magazines, but I noticed that Modern Classics have an article on the Puma this month so I had to buy it. They’ve done a nice 6 page spread and it’s very enthusiastically written. Makes me want to go out in mine! https://www.modernclassicsmagazine.co.uk/ Will

Hi all Interestingly there was an R Reg Puma on last nights’ new Fifth Gear Episode (which is sadly a bit hidden on ‘Quest’ TV channel nowadays on Thursday nights). Link here - about 22 minutes in: https://www.questod.co.uk/show/fifth-gear/video/episode-4/EHD_226379B A piece going over a...

Hi all My Puma is still on its original clutch and seems to have started slipping (when accelerating in a high gear i’m getting a lot of revs but no action initially, especially when going uphill) plus the bite point seems high. It’s definitely been getting worse this summer. Anyway I will...

3 weeks ago whilst moving in slow traffic in my daily driver (a petrol Nissan Qashqai) a metallic scraping noise suddenly developed. It sounded horrendous, like the exhaust had fallen off, so naturally I pulled over and had a look. But I could see nothing obviously wrong. On starting off again...

Saw this today on Honest John - a short write up but not bad. I've seen increasing exposure in various car magazines in recent times, all basically saying 'get one now before it's too late' :-) https://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/news/comment/2017-07/a-grand-monday-ford-puma/

In case anyone is interested i came across a great free app called Vehicle Smart recently. I find it a really useful way to keep track of MOTs and tax, and you can access all the mot history on a car instantly. You can set up a virtual garage to keep track of the various dates for your car(s)...

Hi all My Puma is tucked away in the garage whilst there is salt on the roads for the next few months. Up to now each winter ive just kept the tax and insurance going as it's useful if the family bus is out of action, and to avoid the paperwork hassle. Just curious as to what others do re...

Hi all Does anyone know of (or has experienced) voice recognition software specifically for MS Excel? I have the built in voice recognition within windows and whilst it works quite well in dictating and writing emails etc. it is not much cop with a lot of the Excel functions. Unfortunately I...

Hi all I normally fill my Puma up with Shell VPower Nitro+ mainly because (a) it's meant to be better quality fuel/higher octane than supermarket fuel, and (b) she is a cherished car not my daily driver. But it got me thinking recently, is this a good idea every time, given it has cleaning...

I couldnt find a dedicated thread so thought it might be interesting to start one up, to document our trials and tribulations at MOT time... Mine is going in Thursday. Here is last years' fail sheet: Last year was a bit of a shock (the mot from the year before via the dealer who sold the car...

Just enjoying my drive home from work this afternoon in the sunshine and was flashed by another Moondust silver Puma coming the other way. This has never happened so it made my day! I managed to wave back. It was on the A283 near Bramber, Sussex and the other car had large blue-theme...

What is your favourite car show? Mine change as I get tired of watching too much of one thing, but my list is something like this: Wheeler Dealers - used to be quite into it. Respect for Edd China, an engaging chap who knows his stuff. But the projects are a bit variable and I just find Mike...

Sorry for the idiot question I'd like to replace my aerial mast antenna as the rubber part is perished. Was this a Puma/Fiesta part only or more of a universal part? Im trying to keep my Puma original where I can. There are lots of patent-looking parts on eBay etc but they don't look quite...

Independent garage near Worthing town centre. I have used these guys for a few major jobs on my Puma now including sill welding, top mounts, brake pipes, fuel pump, and last week they did my cam belt, tensioner, water pump and aux belt. It's a very clean looking place, the guys are...

Just wondering if anybody has any thoughts or recommendations as to car covers for use in a garage? My Puma lives in a dry well ventilated garage, but a little concrete dust is stirred up from the floor particularly in the winter when it's not used so much. I've seen conflicting advice as to...

I had some rare time to myself to potter about today and decided to drop the spare wheel as i'd somehow neglected to look since I bought my puma a while ago. I guess this is what happens after 16 years of being exposed to the elements! Not sure if id want to risk using this if I get a flat...

At my local airfield. Had to be done :)

The latest figures for last quarter 2014 are out. Just 14,693 1.7's taxed (excluding special editions) from a high of 38k in 2002 SORNs continue to rise. We're losing 4,000 a year so in 3-5 years they will be seriously endangered! https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/ford_puma_1.7_16v"...