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NeilsC
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17th Jul 04 at 00:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
alright people,

what do you guys think of these, yes i know it's a ford, but ltd edition end of the day. thinking of getting one soon as the price of them has come down alot from 23K

cheers,
neil
mattyboy199
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17th Jul 04 at 01:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My mate used to work at ford apparently their good but a bit tacky trim panels falling off etc, nice though wide arches kit cool engine
nickyboy01
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17th Jul 04 at 07:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dont like em, they look horrible with the big arches and the wheels dont fillem at all. They sound quite nice but aint any quicker than an XE, certainly not worth the £23k new price
Joff
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17th Jul 04 at 07:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you can pick up a cheap one, then the Racing Puma isn't a bad car.
NeilsC
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17th Jul 04 at 09:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there is one near me for £9200 only 27K on the clock, so im going to look at it in the next couple of days
Adam-D
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17th Jul 04 at 09:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there horrble to get in and out of
if you can stand a mk5 fezzie dash then thats ok

and boot? there isnt one
ajscorsa
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17th Jul 04 at 09:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i h8 pumas the racing one is ok but still a pumo there slow tacky and mingin
NeilsC
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17th Jul 04 at 09:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hmmm....wot to do
ajscorsa
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17th Jul 04 at 10:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
buy a nice astra coupe for the same amount of money
starkmotorsport
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17th Jul 04 at 11:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They look really nice, but never had a run in a racing so couldnt comment. Had a run in a mates S1600 Puma...it handles like its on rails and is one of the fastest accelerating cars Ive ever been in...but its 60-80k
Nismo
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17th Jul 04 at 11:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
have nice seats , thats about it.
NeilsC
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17th Jul 04 at 11:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have heard it's based on a track car. the car has new discs all round only on 27K, abit worryiny as im abit heavy on the pedel
Marc
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17th Jul 04 at 11:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They look the bollocks, just dont have big power to back it up.
DAYZEE
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17th Jul 04 at 12:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There was one ay the RS national day when they first came out, it was really fast round the track, catching all sorts of cossies in the corners. Straight line speed isn't all that but point to point its pretty mental.
jaffa
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17th Jul 04 at 12:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
love em
stuyw
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17th Jul 04 at 13:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
any stats on these
jr
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17th Jul 04 at 13:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bad performance imo, 16.3 1/4 mile

0-60: 7.75
0-100:22.27
max speed 123.9 mph
stuyw
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17th Jul 04 at 13:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
especially the 0-100

thought they would of been faster than that
MarkW
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17th Jul 04 at 13:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if ur finkin of spending tht kinda money i'd be going down the Jap route - Supra, RX7 etc after all its a ford
Ian
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17th Jul 04 at 19:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice car, look good, same heritage as Cossies, Focus RS etc. they're not as fast as every other Japanese vehicle on the road today but thats not everything is it!
Rob H
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17th Jul 04 at 19:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
... Isnt there a turbo conversion for that engine?....
Ben
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17th Jul 04 at 19:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
saw two of them racing down m1 , never seen one up close
ed
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17th Jul 04 at 19:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There is also a guy who'll turn it into a 4wd Cosworth turbo for a few pennies...

[Edited on 17-07-2004 by 1800ed]
nickyboy01
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17th Jul 04 at 20:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They're reasonably quick off the line but lack of torque means mid range isnt up to much

155bhp at 7000rpm
162lbf.ft at 4500rpm
126mph

Only 500 were made tho

[Edited on 17-07-2004 by nickyboy01]

[Edited on 17-07-2004 by nickyboy01]
kerzo
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17th Jul 04 at 20:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
pure handling ability makes up for it though

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