The red monster

For those that still know me :rolleyes: I haven't been around much lately. Just couldn't resist to post some shots of my big pride. To celebrate passing the 160.000km's I guess :)

It helped me drive all the way to school every day for the last year or so. And with great fun, it did! The unreliable, expensive to maintain, heavy-drinking monster, nope, not talking about it's driver, but about my Ford Puma 1.7 16V.

Just like it's owner, it is doing better than ever. It has had basically everything attached to the suspension replaced. Brakes, axles, springs and dampers (gotta love those custom-made Koni's). The engine is still original, except tweaking it's ECU a little bit. 135 hp with 1000kg. Great fun still.

PS: I am gonna try and be a bit more active here again now I got my life back on the rails.

Greetings to all old members, new members, just anybody really!

Sjoerd

Hello! Thats a nice looking car (for a Ford) lol.

I'm not familiar with the Puma, as that must be a european model, yet it looks like nothing America. Do you have any idea what its American equivalent might be?

[quote=Magnum9987;958852]Hello! Thats a nice looking car (for a Ford) lol.

I'm not familiar with the Puma, as that must be a european model, yet it looks like nothing America. Do you have any idea what its American equivalent might be?[/quote]
The Mercury Cougar (sold in Europe as a Ford) was this car's bigger brother which is why the Cougar looks like a 150% version of the Puma. IIRC the Puma was built on a Fiesta platform.

Good to see you still alive, drakkie.

man i hardly ever see those (or is it the cougar we got?) anymore

We got the Cougar, but I think I've seen a couple of these around.. I don't think they ever sold them here though. There was the Laser Lynx though...

[quote=pimento;958856]We got the Cougar, but I think I've seen a couple of these around.. I don't think they ever sold them here though. There was the Laser Lynx though...[/quote]

Laser Lynx?? That's a ridiculous name LOL. Still, much cooler than those driving the Domestic House Cat.

[quote=f6fhellcat13;958853]The Mercury Cougar (sold in Europe as a Ford) was this car's bigger brother which is why the Cougar looks like a 150% version of the Puma. IIRC the Puma was built on a Fiesta platform.[/quote]
And the Cougar was a Mondeo Coupe.

We had one of the late 1.7s ages ago.

Great car, rubbish build quality.

[quote=DesmoRob;958857]Laser Lynx?? That's a ridiculous name LOL. Still, much cooler than those driving the Domestic House Cat.[/quote]

I think [URL="http://www.whyilovevermont.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/laser-cat1.jpg"]this[/URL] was the latest Laser Lynx released.

that engine will drop straight into the 1st model Ford Ka

(& the fiesta)

[quote=pimento;958856]We got the Cougar, but I think I've seen a couple of these around.. I don't think they ever sold them here though. There was the Laser Lynx though...[/quote]
Lazer Lynx was the same as the Mazda Neo

different shape entirely to the puma , but they may be related floorpan/chassie wise . i couldnt say if they were

[quote=pimento;958861]I think [URL="http://www.whyilovevermont.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/laser-cat1.jpg"]this[/URL] was the latest Laser Lynx released.[/quote]

Lmao!! Now that would be a Ford worth bragging to your friends about :D.

Isn't it lovely. May I present the Ford charginmahLaser Lynx.

[IMG]http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=347879&stc=1&d=1296559148[/IMG]

Nice Puma, Drakkie.

[quote=Magnum9987;958852]Hello! Thats a nice looking car (for a Ford) lol.

I'm not familiar with the Puma, as that must be a european model, yet it looks like nothing America. Do you have any idea what its American equivalent might be?[/quote]

The only thing in America that might come near is a version of the Fiesta. Maybe the Fiesta ST or something ?

[quote=clutch-monkey;958855]man i hardly ever see those (or is it the cougar we got?) anymore[/quote]

Same over here. There's still 1700-ish Puma in the country here of which about 800 1.7's. A real shame as that engine is awesome :D

[quote=Ferrer;958860]And the Cougar was a Mondeo Coupe.

We had one of the late 1.7s ages ago.

Great car, rubbish build quality.[/quote]

True. It is easy to fix though. A lot of the problems can be solved with creativity. For example the shaking door panels are attached rock-solid now on mine using bolts and clips from a Renault Megane Coupé :p The parcel tray falling off is still annoying but can be sort of solved with drilling a new hole and putting in longer bolts. Suspension parts are mostly from a Fiesta (or Escort!) so good to come by. The more unique parts for the engine for example are a bugger to find though. For example a tensioner for the timing belt cost me €380 !!

[quote=IBrake4Rainbows;958889]Isn't it lovely. May I present the Ford charginmahLaser Lynx.

[IMG]http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=347879&stc=1&d=1296559148[/IMG]

Nice Puma, Drakkie.[/quote]

The Lynx Laser looks like a modified Mazda 323. The Fiesta (on which the Puma is based) shares the platform of the Mazda 121, so i dont think they are related in anyway.
[IMG]http://www.schadeservicegroessen.nl/occasions/images/mazda_121.JPG[/IMG]

I also added some more pictures. These three are the ones put on the 'net by the seller a long time ago..

I still have a kind of to-do-list for my ride:
- Get proper audio
- Fix rust on rear wheel arches (tiny bubble but it means cutting it out and replacing both inner and outer panels, welding new, painting etcetera..)
- Install my Sparco seat + belts
- Play even more with the ECU and on our dyno
- Brake upgrade
- Start racing :rolleyes:

[quote=Ferrer;958860]And the Cougar was a Mondeo Coupe.

We had one of the late 1.7s ages ago.

Great car, rubbish build quality.[/quote]

A friend wanted to buy a V6 but stepped away from it in the last second because somebody told him that the Cougar was horrendously unreliable. And because the spare parts cost a million Euros.

We still have lots of them around here because there are always some young folks which want to drive a coupe but don't have enough money to afford a BMW or a Merc. And because there aren't that many jap coupes around, Ford coupes (which don't cost that many, even in good condition) are nearly the only choice ;).

Drakkie, your Puma looks very nice. I don't see one of these in such a good condition very often. You must truely love that car :).

[quote=Commodore GS/E;958932]A friend wanted to buy a V6 but stepped away from it in the last second because somebody told him that the Cougar was horrendously unreliable. And because the spare parts cost a million Euros.[/quote]
We were also looking at the Cougar, but we decided against it because it was too big, too thirsty and tow expensive.

By the way, drakkie, our door panels also fell off. After 3 years and 50.000km.

[quote=Commodore GS/E;958932]A friend wanted to buy a V6 but stepped away from it in the last second because somebody told him that the Cougar was horrendously unreliable. And because the spare parts cost a million Euros.

We still have lots of them around here because there are always some young folks which want to drive a coupe but don't have enough money to afford a BMW or a Merc. And because there aren't that many jap coupes around, Ford coupes (which don't cost that many, even in good condition) are nearly the only choice ;).

Drakkie, your Puma looks very nice. I don't see one of these in such a good condition very often. You must truely love that car :).[/quote]

I also considered a Cougar before buying this one. It was a little bit too expensive though for me to buy. It should be a daily driver (100km a day) and the fuel-cost would be too much. Not that the Puma is cheap with an average of 1l:12km.. And I don't need the extra space anyway. :rolleyes:

[quote=Ferrer;958960]We were also looking at the Cougar, but we decided against it because it was too big, too thirsty and tow expensive.

By the way, drakkie, our door panels also fell off. After 3 years and 50.000km.[/quote]

Jeez that is pretty quick. It's a problem (one of it's many), but someone at the Puma club found a way to fix it forever using the aforementioned Renault parts. Did you get it fixed under warranty?

[quote=drakkie;958976]Jeez that is pretty quick. It's a problem (one of it's many), but someone at the Puma club found a way to fix it forever using the aforementioned Renault parts. Did you get it fixed under warranty?[/quote]
We traded it in for a supercharged Cooper S. :)

Which was about the same, only better built. And much more expensive.

I was considering buying a Puma, even if Ford's interior aren't my favorite.
Then I remembered about a stupid new law in Italy: during your first 3 years of license you can't drive anything more powerful than 70kW and with a power/weight ratio over 55kW/ton, considering for the weight the kerb weight + 75 kg of driver.
The gf happens to be getting her license now...

Funny thing even a Toyota Yaris 1.0 mk1 is out because it's too light.
I don't know how many times I have to facepalm before I wake up from this nightmare.

there is a discussion going on elsewhere whether the correct italian word for the Alfa Romeo SZ was Il Mostro or Il Monstro...can you shed some light on this?

It's "Il Mostro", no "n" in the middle.

Booyah. :p

[quote=pimento;960675]Booyah. :p[/quote]

I'll re-edit your post, but can't remember where it was:D

[quote=henk4;960698]I'll re-edit your post, but can't remember where it was:D[/quote]

Hehe, me either. Somewhere in the nice looking cars thread. First to find it can edit it back... :D

Red is very attractive color also it alerts people to keep way from it..... very nice.. Really red monster...

[quote=imhsar;961060]Red is very attractive color also it alerts people to keep way from it..... very nice.. Really red monster...[/quote]

Yes indeed. It's also prone to fade, but luckily this one hasn't yet :)

Attached some pictures of last weekends Puma-tour. In total twelve cars, including a Ford Racing Puma showed up.