Robs Frst

Anyone used one as a daily, always fancied one of these. had the normal 1.7 versions.
are they simular to normal puma's with rust? etc

Thanks

Glenn_

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I see a few round where i live. Im sure there prone for stone chips on the arches. I would have one. I bet they feel nippy too.

It's Czech Mate

What a car!

I wouldnt use one daily as they are hard to get parts for.

Wings are alloy but rust happens in the usual places bar this, also as the arches are wide they are normally stonechipped to death or blown over badly unless you pick up a good one.

A MUCH MUCH better car than they look on paper

auldy

Stunning wee cars and ive heard they are brilliant to drive!

Is the engine just the same as the normal 1.7 pumas or is it tuned?

cheers,auld

zippyobrien

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155 bhp so about 30 bhp up on a standard one.

It's Czech Mate

Personally i'd also avoid the one with the lsd unless you are confident or going to track it, bit much for the road IMO

RS Grant

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Awesome little things, getting a good one isn't a simple task any longer though from what I've seen/read... and as above, I'd not be running it as a daily.


Cheers,
Grant

rhinopower

Why would you avoid the lsd?

It's Czech Mate

I know a few people who had FRP's with the optional one who came to a bit of lift off grief pulling in after a nippy overtake, both felt the diff contributed to the accident, to be fair both are not people i'd let drive me briskly on the road.

I've driven FRP's with and without diffs and really on the road they dont suffer from not having one IMO

massivewangers

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My missus has a standard 1.7 and it's fantastic. If the Racing is better, then it must be awesome.

I'd love to drive one. The only complaint I've ever really heard is that they're a bit stiff down bumpy back lanes, but I don't know how much truth there is in that.

Glenn_

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If you want one go and test.drive one and see what you think.Would love to have a drive of on.

Robs Frst

Yeah will have to have a test drive, know of a women local from me had hers from brand new and uses it as a daily still looks the part.

It's Czech Mate

Oh yeah, the brakes have no dust seals and are an expensive pain in the arse, a change to brembos is popular

Psycho Warren

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Very few people have actually changed the brakes to brembos. Brembos are a far inferior brake set up albeit less maintenance is required on them.

To be fair, the alcons are a motorsport caliper and an annual service is all thats needed for about Ł100. Its when they havent been cleaned or serviced for several years that you get problems and end up spending hundreds having to replace scored pistons etc.

It's Czech Mate

To be fair warren I know plenty of folk who changed them, I had one of their sets on my fiesta and they were a pain. Discs are astronomically priced and the service is a hundred quiud a year towards something useful. Fair enough on a track car where you will change pads often and clean it up, but for a road car getting a twelve month service it's unacceptable, especially considering the price of the replacement discs

Psycho Warren

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yu forget its not your average road car but a limited production special, so IMO its not outrageous to expect someone to service the brakes annually for such a specialist car. Cheaper discs have been available for years, and again you wont be changing discs regularly anyway.

m@tt100

I've had mine a year and a half, and totaly love it. Will never sell it

I wouldnt use it as an everyday car due to the costs of service and the rareness of the parts. Stone chips are very common, and even after only about 200 miles since a respray the stonechips have started to reappear. The wings and sills rust like its going out of fashion.

It's nice to see people respect them, lots of people dismiss them due to the stats which do not do them justice!

R4N SS

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has anyone turbo'd one?

m@tt100

It was originally meant to have a turbo, but budget cuts meant going for a N/A option. I think it may have been done, but some have had FRS engines. But as they are so rare, just leave them alone. The engine is fantastic for what it is.

R4N SS

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never been in one so cant comment - would love a drive of one just to see what the hype is about

Fiddy

A young lad from a 'well off' family where i used to live, got a brand new one bought for him for his birthday back in the day. only one i ever went out in, and was 10+ years ago, but i remember being very impressed for what they are.

personally, i love them, look the part, go well, handle well, and you dont see many about

Psycho Warren

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ideally the best place to drive one is a track where you can annoy much more expensive cars on the corners. failing that a good smooth fast winding A or B road.

It's Czech Mate

Warren I know full well what the car is and about the brakes, plenty of other cars don't have such stupid brakes. And if it's being tracked, the only time the brakes make sense then it's gonna use discs, which are eyewateringly expensive. There are cheaper alternatives that do a better job

cossie330

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The other has had one of these since 2005, very nice cars. Never fails to turn heads but she wants to sell it and buy a Focus ST3.

JayCC

See one near where I work. Used as a daily. Why not, it's a car at the end of the day! Probably infinitely more reliable than a fettled cossie!

alexno1dj

i use mine as a daily and its been fantastic, revs are abit high on motorways though.

Glenn_

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Sounds good.Hopefully its been looked after.

wattie

My chairman of our local Rsoc group has one that he bought new from ford, lives in a bubble and only gets used on to go for an mot once a year and very special occasions , seems a waste of such a capable car but it is factory fresh so you gotta hand it to him for that , would love to tear round knockhill in it tho !