Puma Clutch Death Rattle Again

I'm with Disco 44 on this as I very nearly came back from the darkside and bought a Puma.
I've been chatting to LR in Albany but after this I definitely won't bother. My first worries were the lack of support outside of the metro area but now it seems from all I've read on here and the UK forums they really are not worth risking your money on.
I sold a Td5 I'd bought new because of the probs. following a breakdown and I'm certainly not going to be put in the same position again.
"Once bitten twice shy" the old saying says and I'm going to be even more shy after this.
What a pity such a great vehicle has been ruined by cost cutting.
Alan.

Don't care about all of this - just the quick drive home from work is enough for me to love mine, let alone using it for what it's meant for :D

Can't imagine a better combination of old and new.

Then again mine's still going strong (touch wood)...

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Originally Posted by ATH

I'm with Disco 44 on this as I very nearly came back from the darkside and bought a Puma.
I've been chatting to LR in Albany but after this I definitely won't bother. My first worries were the lack of support outside of the metro area but now it seems from all I've read on here and the UK forums they really are not worth risking your money on.
I sold a Td5 I'd bought new because of the probs. following a breakdown and I'm certainly not going to be put in the same position again.
"Once bitten twice shy" the old saying says and I'm going to be even more shy after this.
What a pity such a great vehicle has been ruined by cost cutting.
Alan.

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The hyperbole needs to be toned down to match all the evidence. This is a subset of the Toyota versus Land Rover argument. :mad:

If I was in Disco44's and your shoes with what appears to be your temperament, I wouldn't buy one either. They are not for the faint hearted. Those of us who have a half reasonable Puma Defender (and remember that not everyone has issues or at least can tolerate them) get to drive a brand new flawed Classic. :p;):)

There is no guarantee that the latest incarnation will be any better or worse than the last or the ones that came before them.

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Originally Posted by one_iota

The hyperbole needs to be toned down to match all the evidence. This is a subset of the Toyota versus Land Rover argument. :mad:

If I was in your's and Disco44's shoes with what appears to be your temperament, I wouldn't buy one either. They are not for the faint hearted. Those of us who have a half reasonable Puma Defender (and remember that not everyone has issues or at least can tolerate them) get to drive a brand new flawed Classic. :p;):)

There is no guarantee that the latest incarnation will be any better or worse than the last or the ones that came before them.

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Thanks Mahn, after owning one I wouldn't want anything else! Hell, I've been mad enough to buy another one!! :bangin:

Tim,

I'd noticed your signature. What colour this time around? :D

Further to the gist of the discussion above I would add that as the doctor mostly only ever sees sick people it must think that the rest of the population must equally be afflicted just as the mechanic who only sees crook vehicles suspects likewise of the rest.

Hope yours is a gooden and that the mechanic only gets to ask the Defender to say "aaaargh". ;)

Tomorrow a new puma is welcomed home.

Will provide a running report on how it beds in. Have previously had 2 new 110wagons (TDi + TD5, gripes aplenty) as well as the current 130. There was a S3 88" even before that!!

So am I afflicted with Landyitus....you bet.

aew849

aew849

You will enjoy the latest version (those are the rules)

Don't forget the photos (those are the rules).

Sorry the therapy has failed...there is no cure for you (those are the rules).

:D

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Originally Posted by one_iota

Tim,

I'd noticed your signature. What colour this time around? :D

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White again :) I was swayed by the Stornaway Grey, but the wait was too long.

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Originally Posted by TimNZ

Thanks Mahn, after owning one I wouldn't want anything else! Hell, I've been mad enough to buy another one!! :bangin:

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Yep, if I had the cash I'd be buying another one too - a 130 to sit next to the 110 :twisted:

These damn defenders seduce you, I look at my Puma 130 now with fruit on it and I reckon there the greatest looking ca getting around, and I keep harping on it but NO dual cab on the market currently IMHO feels as nice in the cabin for comfort and the dash of the Puma feels tougher and of higher quality than tritons etc. It ain't all bad in the puma!!