2001 1.6 from Romania

[Wolfy75788]

Here's my lovely and slightly rusty 2001 1.6 Puma
Got it in may last year from a sketchy dude that apparently deals in obscure cars as a replacement for the 1996 Opel Vectra B(arge) I had until the gearbox turned into a grenade.
The car was first bought new in Germany (still has the Kuttendreier dealership sticker) and was brought in Romania by the second owner in 2016, me being the third.
Needs a bit of work, currently waiting for new shocks and a fresh fuel pump.
Except for the led conversion in the headlights it's pretty much stock. Currently thinking about repainting it and maybe lowering it, but given that Romanian roads have as many craters as the surface of the moon, might keep the ride height stock until a new daily driver comes along.

 

[John Woodward]

Here's my lovely and slightly rusty 2001 1.6 Puma
Got it in may last year from a sketchy dude that apparently deals in obscure cars as a replacement for the 1996 Opel Vectra B(arge) I had until the gearbox turned into a grenade.
The car was first bought new in Germany (still has the Kuttendreier dealership sticker) and was brought in Romania by the second owner in 2016, me being the third.
Needs a bit of work, currently waiting for new shocks and a fresh fuel pump.
Except for the led conversion in the headlights it's pretty much stock. Currently thinking about repainting it and maybe lowering it, but given that Romanian roads have as many craters as the surface of the moon, might keep the ride height stock until a new daily driver comes along.

Standard suspension is quite good on rough roads, we have a lot in the UK in my area.
I understand that Ford did the ride height high at the back for something to do with the handling and the aerodynamics.