My Ford Racing Puma... Advert Chat etc...

[Gally]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?642965-Ford-Racing-Puma-467-%A35250

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3930511.htm

I'll upload the PH link in 5, bloody pictures are taking ages!

Honest opinion guys? Go easy.

 

[Adam.]

A few of the pictures look proper bad quality :S ?

 

[crombie1]

nice seats

 

[Gally]

I think they would have been even worse from Photobucket tbf mate. They are from Flickr and both were taken from my iPhone4. It even ruined 2 Dslr pictures, the first 2!

 

[Jay Payne]

Lovely example. always liked them

I remember when we had one delivered to the dealer I worked at (think it was #37 or something low). The panel beater came out and ripped into the build quality/fitment of the rear arches, Lol

 

[Charlie.]

*A printed list from Ford of every individual part fitted to the Racing Puma and part numbers, something I managed to acquire through working closely with Ford.

f**king hell, turn it in.

 

[Kane.]

If I'm honest I didn't actually read it all but if I was buying a car, all of that information would sell the car to me tbh. Shows just how much it's been looked after.

 

[Sam@NP]

Interesting advert, I cant decide whether it would put me off or not. Strange I know.

I love the final pictures of the history, I have that for my T believe it or not.

 

[imprezaworks]

Superb advert mate.

 

[Munson]

Epic car. You want your head read for getting shot of that for a f**king TT of all things.

 

[Sam@NP]

Epic car. You want your head read for getting shot of that for a f**king TT of all things.

This, one is a superb and very special piece of automotive engineering, the other is a golf in drag.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Lovely car.

Still too cheap imho though, id advertise it at £5,995. That level of geekiness will appeal to the purists, not the type of people that scrape the barrell for the cheap ones. Like me lol.

 

[Bluebeard]

Lovely car.

Still too cheap imho though, id advertise it at £5,995. That level of geekiness will appeal to the purists, not the type of people that scrape the barrell for the cheap ones. Like me lol.

I agree. When I see something for £5250, it tells me that the seller wants £5000. If the seller wants £5000, just advertise it at £4999.

If it was mine, it would be up for top dollar. £5999.

 

[Munson]

Tempted to buy it for five large, just so I can sell it back to him for six when he realises he went full r****d.

 

[Gally]

Superb advert mate.

Epic car. You want your head read for getting shot of that for a f**king TT of all things.

White noise!

Lovely car.

Still too cheap imho though, id advertise it at £5,995. That level of geekiness will appeal to the purists, not the type of people that scrape the barrell for the cheap ones. Like me lol.

I really didn't want to go that high. It's priced honestly and hopefully to sell with no fannying around!

I agree. When I see something for £5250, it tells me that the seller wants £5000. If the seller wants £5000, just advertise it at £4999.

If it was mine, it would be up for top dollar. £5999.

It's on 109k. You know how bed wetters feel about anything over 10k.

I want 5250 not 5k.

 

[Flat Eric]

Great advert. All the info you want there. How long did it take to put that together

 

[Sam@NP]

Tempted to buy it for five large, just so I can sell it back to him for six when he realises he went full r****d.

FLOL!

 

[Rob]

Kev, the images need re-sizing before uploading. This should minimise the crap quality.

(Check my project thread for my last two zed photos, from iphone, to pc (resized) then emailed to phone and uploaded via photobucket phone app)

Want to email me them in full size, I'll reduce them all in photoshop? Then I'll put them on here and you can re-upload to pistonheads.

P.s £5250 minimum you spanner.

 

[Gally]

Please mate that would be fantastic. Will you edit my thread?

PM me your email.

 

[Sir_Dave]

I want 5250 not 5k.

If you want 5250, advertise at 6000.

At 5250 im gonna turn up with 4500 in 20's, find loads of faults with the thing, then drive off in your car knowing that ive just rinsed you. Thats how it works Gally

Re: the pic quality, i just reduce the size in paint by 50% then upload to photobucket, keeps the 'quality' then.

 

[Gally]

Yeah I know how things work. I might have done the same to someone. I now how much I want for the car. Someone can turn up with 4.5k if he wants. It's him that's wasting the petrol!

Seriously The price is the price. There is no ONO. Honestly.

 

[Charlie.]

I want 5250 not 5k.

I'd read £5250 as £5k.


Price it at £5500 if you want £5250.



Mind you the sort of nerds that will buy it will probably be too s**t scared and timid to ask try knock you down.


When are all the geeky Ford shows? I mean, if i fancied a Puma (which i f**king don't) i really couldn't be arsed to go to Scotland for it.





Oh yeah and starting a thread to talk about your advert?! Who do you think you are you c**t!!!!

 

[.GAZ.]

You have a FRP? :O

 

[McGherkin]

I wrote a f**king long post here. I ended up binning it. Take 2.

The gist of it was that people are going to do their homework on FRPs before buying one, so I'm sure they'll learn about the design of the gearbox, and what so and so from such and such a magazine thinks of it. Keep it about your car. What makes me want to buy this FRP instead of the other one that's for sale? I know that you went into plenty of detail about what you've done to it, and this should stay (and be expanded if possible!). Just please, please, please, not an expanded history of the FRP. Do it brief, say it's a fantastic car with lots of praise, and that it's one of the best FWDs around, and they are brilliantly designed, but then move onto your car.

 

[Gally]

I wrote a f**king long post here. I ended up binning it. Take 2.

The gist of it was that people are going to do their homework on FRPs before buying one, so I'm sure they'll learn about the design of the gearbox, and what so and so from such and such a magazine thinks of it. Keep it about your car. What makes me want to buy this FRP instead of the other one that's for sale? I know that you went into plenty of detail about what you've done to it, and this should stay (and be expanded if possible!). Just please, please, please, not an expanded history of the FRP. Do it brief, say it's a fantastic car with lots of praise, and that it's one of the best FWDs around, and they are brilliantly designed, but then move onto your car.

Are you sure you read the right advert?

 

[Munson]

Oh yeah and starting a thread to talk about your advert?! Who do you think you are you c**t!!!!

I know. On a car forum as well.

 

[McGherkin]

Are you sure you read the right advert?

These are the bits I was referring to:

The Frp is believed to be Tickford's last ever conversion project and the story of the car is simply brilliant, It adds to the depth of character the car has and how special it feels to drive. From expensive release price and poor opening sales to post release quotes like these from the Evo's Richard Meaden...

"I can't think of another car that delivers such a feeling of oneness, feels so utterly planted or allows you to attack with such ferocity and unflinching confidence. It's a pint-sized Porsche GT3, a bonsai RB5."

"If it had come from hot-hatch stock it would be hailed as the greatest GTi ever created. It is, quite simply, the best driver's car ever to wear the Blue Oval and one of the most exciting road cars I've ever driven."

The Ib5 gearbox that Ford fitted to quite a few cars around that era is quite simply a work of art. In comparison to gearboxes released around the same time and even today to some extent it is leagues ahead.... (cut out the Always feels taut bit - this is specific and therefore OK.) ... the tight gears, short shift and a fantastically weighted clutch all add to the overall driving experience.

The Janspeed sourced OE system is simply fantastic. unobtrusive whilst driving at town speed, a total animal above roughly 3.5k and gets better the further you get up the rev range. With it's character defining pops and crackles on the over-run it really does brings out the inner child on every journey.

I just feel that you could say that in any advert for a FRP, regardless of its actual condition.


This is only really nitpicking, as like I've said it's an enthusiast's advert.

 

[Scrooge]

Wow that's less then I thought you wanted for it!!

 

[Rubicon_]

Oh yeah and starting a thread to talk about your advert?! Who do you think you are you c**t!!!!

Lol.

 

[Gally]

These are the bits I was referring to:






I just feel that you could say that in any advert for a FRP, regardless of its actual condition.


This is only really nitpicking, as like I've said it's an enthusiast's advert.

I do see your point mate. Thanks for the outsider advice.

Wow that's less then I thought you wanted for it!!

Wondering where you had been!

 

[.GAZ.]

Oh yeah and starting a thread to talk about your advert?! Who do you think you are you c**t!!!!

:lolup:

 

[Foggy32]

Awesome car, would 5k tempt you?

 

[.GAZ.]

I'll give you £5249.99 for it.

 

[Scrooge]

I do f**king love it (dashboard aside). I know I'd buy it, get it home then have to go buy another car as that id ruin within the year. I can't wait until I don't have to use my car for work.

 

[Gally]

Awesome car, would 5k tempt you?

Sadly not mate.

I'll give you £5249.99 for it.

Throw in an Irn Bru bar and it's yours.

 

[Rob]

Right, I've read the thing. Bloody good advert, a few bits I'd change myself but that's just personal preference.

I've just looked across pistonheads etc, why have you got it up so cheap??

 

[Sir_Dave]

Because muppet.

 

[jenic]

Right, I've read the thing. Bloody good advert, a few bits I'd change myself but that's just personal preference.

I've just looked across pistonheads etc, why have you got it up so cheap??

Miles maybe?

 

[Rob]

There's one with like 90k on, for more money and it looks pony!

 

[Gally]

Is it going to look really bad if I up it to 5.5k?

The thing is you guys think it's cheap. Someone in the market for one might think it's expensive for the miles