Thread: puma ??

Originally Posted by one_iota

The only thing I miss (from the Disco) is the variable intermittent wind screen wiper.

and the cruise control. man, I miss the cc from my D2

Cruise control - one of the first after market additions I got! Can't live without it!

I never had a Disco but if I had, I'd miss the variable intermittent wipers. I had them in my Rover P6B (God that was an awesome car).

I don't know if Discos had intermittent rear window wipers but if they did, and I'd had one, then I'd miss that too.

Originally Posted by jakeslouw

Johno, what's your opinion on the Humvee?

Post some pix, will you?

The Humvee is an awsome vehicle but in all honesty apart from 37"tyres, hugh ground clearance and low centre of gravity the Puma gives it a fair run for its money. Plus the Puma is a LOT quieter






Cheers,

I think my Puma has more down travel on the front suspension than that photo shows. May be just the photo.

Allan

Hi Allan, No you'd be right the Humvee does not have a lot of travel it is set up VERY stiff as it was designed to carry heavy stuff over rough terrain. It doesn't take much to make it cock a leg (made perfect for posing ) infact without the centre diff lock its very easy to stop it in it's tracks on a very small diagonal wheel lift.
It's main strenght is in the touque of the engine and the overall ground clearance.

Cheers,

I had a quick test drive in Juddy's new Dual Cab and was very impressed although if I could have driven it for an hour longer I would have probably stolen it from him

So a couple of kilometres drive in one has convinced me that when the time is right I'll be at the dealer with cheque book in hand

On another note, I purchased a new "Ford Territory" which had many, many faults. Most were put right under warranty, but many were not. The scariest was when a bottom ball joint collapsed at 100kph Would I buy another ?? No way

I agree, all makes have problems of varying degrees and every model of every make have those built on a Friday afternoon in the last couple of hours just before knock off. Everybody knows about those and unfortunately some get to own them!

The big difference between "us" and "them" is that we are prepared to site in a circle and say "Hi, my name is Lourens, and I drive a Defender...It leaks water in... oil out...it has a mind of it's own... but I have no intention ever to stop doing so..."

Drivers of other 4x4 marques just keep living in blissfull denial!

Cheers!