shouldbworking
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- Jan 5, 2013
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Hi,
I'd taken a break from the world of interesting cars recently after a long string of fun stuff - alfa sprint, gtv, x1/9, lancia beta vx, jaguar xjs and so on, and bought a focus tdci which was soul destroying. Then the turbo went and wasnt worth fixing so it was slow and soul destroying. Then after 40000 miles of slowness the dual mass flywheel finally destroyed the starter and off it went to the scrapyard.
Which left me looking for a car. I'd had a puma in mind for when the focus died, and luckily I found one for sale within walking distance. T reg... melina blue, clearly had been sat a while but mechanically sound, tidy bodywork, full mot and none of the usual rear arch issues. I looked at the flourishing mould on the back seat, contemplated the alternatives (endless leggy french hatchbacks), took a deep breath and offered a lot less than the asking price.
Evidently I didn't ask for enough off because the dealer practically bit my hand off. a thorough interior clean later and a cambelt change I now have a fairly nice puma.
On the to do list are
- Give it a thorough exterior clean!
- Replace a missing towing eye cover in the rear bumper, got one - just need to paint it the right colour
- Repaint the alloy wheel centers as some are doing the common flaky paint issue
- Heater control valve
- Replace the missing puma badge on the centre console
- Remove an old induction mobile phone antenna
- Keep an eye out for a replacement drivers seat (worn bolster)
- Passenger side seat trim
Still, its already done me a good 1600 miles in less than a month so alls well!
Anyway, the question I've registered to ask - whats the paint code on the standard blade alloys on the 1.7? as pictured
Pics to follow of the car once the cleaning has been done!
I'd taken a break from the world of interesting cars recently after a long string of fun stuff - alfa sprint, gtv, x1/9, lancia beta vx, jaguar xjs and so on, and bought a focus tdci which was soul destroying. Then the turbo went and wasnt worth fixing so it was slow and soul destroying. Then after 40000 miles of slowness the dual mass flywheel finally destroyed the starter and off it went to the scrapyard.
Which left me looking for a car. I'd had a puma in mind for when the focus died, and luckily I found one for sale within walking distance. T reg... melina blue, clearly had been sat a while but mechanically sound, tidy bodywork, full mot and none of the usual rear arch issues. I looked at the flourishing mould on the back seat, contemplated the alternatives (endless leggy french hatchbacks), took a deep breath and offered a lot less than the asking price.
Evidently I didn't ask for enough off because the dealer practically bit my hand off. a thorough interior clean later and a cambelt change I now have a fairly nice puma.
On the to do list are
- Give it a thorough exterior clean!
- Replace a missing towing eye cover in the rear bumper, got one - just need to paint it the right colour
- Repaint the alloy wheel centers as some are doing the common flaky paint issue
- Heater control valve
- Replace the missing puma badge on the centre console
- Remove an old induction mobile phone antenna
- Keep an eye out for a replacement drivers seat (worn bolster)
- Passenger side seat trim
Still, its already done me a good 1600 miles in less than a month so alls well!
Anyway, the question I've registered to ask - whats the paint code on the standard blade alloys on the 1.7? as pictured
Pics to follow of the car once the cleaning has been done!
