Thread: Puma 130 to be or not to be

I disagree with some of the posts in as much as you'll instantly love it or hate it. I reckon anyone that got in one would instantly hate it. The first day I bought mine I wondered what the hell I'd done. Slow, noisey, handbrake sticking into one leg and the door pressed against the other. Had I yearned for one of these for years?
By the next day I was head over heals in love. We have a Freelander 2 which I must say is one of the most comfortable and easy to drive vehicles I've ever been in, but I'd rather driver my Defender. It's like an event I look forward to every time I get in it :-)

Originally Posted by fender22

I disagree with some of the posts in as much as you'll instantly love it or hate it. I reckon anyone that got in one would instantly hate it. The first day I bought mine I wondered what the hell I'd done. Slow, noisey, handbrake sticking into one leg and the door pressed against the other. Had I yearned for one of these for years?
By the next day I was head over heals in love. We have a Freelander 2 which I must say is one of the most comfortable and easy to drive vehicles I've ever been in, but I'd rather driver my Defender. It's like an event I look forward to every time I get in it :-)

so have you put youre name down on this trip...


http://www.aulro.com/afvb/upcoming-e...r-day-out.html

Mrs hh

Oh I don't know there fender22. 12 months earlier I drove past a 130 in a sales yard. I stopped and looked it over. It seems odd to me because I was looking through Japanese comparative glasses. It didn't seem to have much going for it I concluded. The simpleness of it struck me as...well how can these compare, they are just plain and simple, have no carpet and holes in the floor. And check out that dash. I sat in it, discovered the hand brake took up leg space. Door rubbed on my arm, seat had little adjustability, and the cab seemed cramped, compared to a Japanese car.

When I got the opportunity to actually drive one, all that seemed to go out the window. I started to see the car through Land Rover glasses, it's is comfortable after all. The radio is not a stretch, my knee doesn't ache because I actually sit fairly true or correctly, instead of slobing. No carpet means no mouldy smells or vacuuming dirt, sand, or grass seeds for hours out of it. I love that it doesn't tell me something is not closed, on, off or other. And slow means good for my licence, wallet, and going down hills.

But yeas for sure, every time I drive it, it's a fun experience in itself.

I reckon I for one could put my hand up for instantly hating it or loving it.

Originally Posted by The ho har's

so have you put youre name down on this trip...


http://www.aulro.com/afvb/upcoming-e...r-day-out.html

Mrs hh

Sounds good! Is it a 4wdriving day or just a get together?
Are there any Land rover show days scheduled for Brisbane?

Love looking at Land rovers!

Originally Posted by newhue

Oh I don't know there fender22. 12 months earlier I drove past a 130 in a sales yard. I stopped and looked it over. It seems odd to me because I was looking through Japanese comparative glasses. It didn't seem to have much going for it I concluded. The simpleness of it struck me as...well how can these compare, they are just plain and simple, have no carpet and holes in the floor. And check out that dash. I sat in it, discovered the hand brake took up leg space. Door rubbed on my arm, seat had little adjustability, and the cab seemed cramped, compared to a Japanese car.

When I got the opportunity to actually drive one, all that seemed to go out the window. I started to see the car through Land Rover glasses, it's is comfortable after all. The radio is not a stretch, my knee doesn't ache because I actually sit fairly true or correctly, instead of slobing. No carpet means no mouldy smells or vacuuming dirt, sand, or grass seeds for hours out of it. I love that it doesn't tell me something is not closed, on, off or other. And slow means good for my licence, wallet, and going down hills.

But yeas for sure, every time I drive it, it's a fun experience in itself.

I reckon I for one could put my hand up for instantly hating it or loving it.

Couldn't agree more on all points! Sounds like it must have taken me about 12hrs longer to get smitten though. There are so many parts to a LR that you just "get" after a while, and everything starts to make sense. I find mine extremely comfortable to drive.