I noticed you were looking at Dealers in Malvern or Geelong. I can't help you there but I am purchasing mine through the dealer at Port Melbourne. They have been very helpful so far. I pick it up next week so I will keep you posted. Ask for Michael.
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I noticed you were looking at Dealers in Malvern or Geelong. I can't help you there but I am purchasing mine through the dealer at Port Melbourne. They have been very helpful so far. I pick it up next week so I will keep you posted. Ask for Michael.
Glad to hear that. From memory, neither had I at that mileage. Double it and I could have filled a New York Phone book with issues. A quick glance at the pommy Defender 2 Puma area would suggest many issues have not really gone away, even with the newer ones. But I hope your experience continues.Quote:
Originally Posted by PAT303
....the largest user of Puma, non military is a UK hire company that has circa 800 on the current fleet, and they recently stated that they are very close to Toyota in reliability....some may say that is not as great as it used to be, but in the UK the only Toyota work truck available is the Hilux, so i would say that is a compliment..having said that I have owned 3 new TD5's and they were essentially faultless.
I have a MY10 Puma with 24,500 km on the clock.
The only drama I have had is the AC which has been fixed twice under warranty.
The current Defender out of the box is the most cable vehicle ever built.
Make you get good rubber and you will go anywhere.
Cheers,
Beckford.
have they sorted the puma diff?
I bought my MY12 110 as a demonstrator with 86km on the clock from the dealer in early Feb. I bought it because I wanted the best looking 4x4. Done 2,000km so far and no problem.
Buy it because you want it. If you are afraid something might go wrong in the first 100,000km dont buy any car, 4x4 or anything else, because it can't be guaranteed - save your $60,000 and rent when you need one.
Oh by the way all my friends are envious as hell!
Rob
Diffs on 90's have been and are still pretty much strong enough for anything you might want to do with it outside motor sport, so no problem there.Quote:
Originally Posted by slug_burner
110's and 130's have been discussed at length on a recent thread about the longevity of Puma diffs. The after market suppliers recon they are useless, but the vast majoroty of them have no issues. Each to his own I suppose...
Face it my friend: we buy a defender because we want one and decide then and there to live with some of the headaches. The old adage of the glass half full holds true. You're guaranteed some issues but the good outweighs the bad. I have a 2010 Puma coming on to 53k and had some issues all of which LR were pretty good with the warranty (eg clutch and stone guards cutting through abs sensors)
But on the plus side I put 16k crossing the Tanami and Gibb river road and it never stopped. We got caught in massive storms near Mt Dare and were able to get to the station through slop that had EVERY other 4wd stuck on the side of the road. People bagged LR non-stop but guess who everyone wanted to go first when it was time to leave and the roads were still atrocious!? It gets you there and back; but keep your eye on your vehicle maintenance and servicing and it'll overall be a good experience.
If you look back on your other vehicles you most likely had the glass half full/empty experience there too!