Hi Mate
Lets start off with money, i personally wouldent spend any less than £8750 on a FRP. You should get a decent one with about 55k on the clock for that money which will of had most of the problem bits replaced. I would also make sure you buy one from an enthusiast.
The FRP has the following over a normal puma
- Imperial Blue Paint Scheme
- 17” MIM Ford Racing Alloys 215/40/R17
- Eibach Shocks / Springs - developed for the car
- Wide arches (Steel rear, Aluminium front)
- Alcantara trimmed interior, Sparco seats , Alcantara Trimmed Steering Wheel
- Modifyed GearBox - I belive 1st / 2nd gears have been strengthened
- Diffrent Cams (Piper i belive)
- Ford Alcon 4 Pot Calipers & 295mm discs
- Modifyed Airbox with cold air feed
*off the top of my head*
It also comes with
- Heated Front + Rear Screens
The only "really" expensive thing ( that will need replacing ) are the brakes
Brakes , because theres no dirt seals a lot of people dont clean them when changing the pads which meens all the crap that sits around the caliper gets pushed into the pistons. This meens the pistons get pitted which in turn meens leaky/underperforming brakes. A brake refurb which includes a full clean and new pistons / seals costs £550 this would only be needed if the brakes havent been looked after. Discs are around £218 each and a set of pads are £112. As you can see there expensive but the stopping power is amazing and well worth the expense.
You also have the panels which you wont want to damage, Front and Rear bumpers are about £700. Rear Archs are around £519 and the Front archs are about £800 each. Expensive because there isnt a great "supply / demand" as so little cars were built.
Apart from that your looking @ normal puma money to run. Suspension bushes / Hego sensors / Exhausts / TPS Sensors / Tyres ( I can get Yoko Parada Spec 2s for £75 Fitted ) . Servicing is no more expensive than a fiesta / puma either but if you were to buy one it would be a much better idea to get it serviced at a specialist like pumabuild / pumaspeed.
The Racing Puma is an awesome car to drive and for the money you wont find much that will keep up with it in the handling department. Nor will you find something that gives you the same kind of grin factor. The seating position , the noise , the handling , the braking , the attention it gets. It really does have the whole package.
I suggest you go and test drive one
Oh and one other thing, Would i ever buy a normal puma , No way
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Not much more bumpy to drive, but then I'm used to 17/40/205 tyres anyway 
, hmm, who knows 
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