General Suspension is hard... is this normal on a sporting?

[Loops25]

Suspension is hard... & clutch bite high,is this normal on a sporting?

Hello guys

Only have my lovely Punto Sporting MK2 for a week.

I am trying to get used to driving it. I find is so easy to stall it

Also the suspension is quite hard, (not that i am complaining) just checking that this is ok.

I am comparing this all to my previous car which was a Ford Puma, then drove round in my moms Fiesta while searching for a new car

Thanks in advance

Lucie

 

[mark16v]

Hello guys

Only have my lovely Punto Sporting MK2 for a week.

I am trying to get used to driving it. I find is so easy to stall it

Also the suspension is quite hard, (not that i am complaining) just checking that this is ok.

I am comparing this all to my previous car which was a Ford Puma, then drove round in my moms Fiesta while searching for a new car

Thanks in advance

Lucie

Yes it is! you get used to it. feeling every little stone in the road

 

[midget4hire]

Standard suspension on a sporting is quite hard
Makes it more fun to drive tho

 

[Loops25]

Ok thanks guys!

How about the stalling it, the clutch bite point seems quite high, maybe i will need a new clutch soon

It really is fun to drive though, i am loving it!

 

[ozzy39]

Agreed compared with a focus the biting point on a punto is much harder to get, but once you drive it enough it becomes like any other, second nature

 

[Tris Harris]

the rides alot more crashy than a Ford set up tbh. It's normal.

What puma did you have? I've always wanted a Ford Racing Puma

 

[Loops25]

I had a 1.7 Puma, not the racing Puma... Gorgeous but sooooooo exspensive to buy and fix!

I really loved the Puma and was hard to sell it but i just thought about money saving, tax and insurance. Plus I started to see the dreaded rust appearing on the arches which they suffer really bad

Thanks for the replies

 

[Nickmitbm]

Agreed it's normal.I needed quite a lot of time to get used to it , as they really are stupidly stiff , especially at low speeds..Every time I hit a bump , I felt like the suspension would break...About the handling , I believe that it's more of an idea than reallity.I've driver many cars that handle way better , without this extreme low speed harshness!!They were more expensive though...
As for the clutch , 3 months after I bought the car I still hadn't got completelly convenient with it. Maybe mine has a problem..I've noticed that it changes a lot when the city button is on/off(due to the fact that the ECU is programmed to deliver less power with the CITY on) and it get hot and smelly very easily!Every time I park...Never broke down,though