Quote Originally Posted by Dockstrada View Post
I think you may need to have another read of my first post .Until I went through all the bad drivel about the Puma written by owners on this forum I had 100% faith in the Defender .

Now I’m reading about problems with clutch, engine, dif, water leaks, EGR on and on and on and on, so it was only thanks to the members of this forum that I have this negative vibe about the Defender.

But in any case my initial post was just a way to understand the level of reliability of the new gen Land Rovers, don't get all tensed about it .
If a few people get their nose out of joint because I express my bad luck experience and opinion with previous models that perhaps they may own, I can understand that ... it’s like a chick telling you old fella is to short right.
It took me until this post to completely be sure I had understand the original posts point.

So you've just got the vehicle, it has no issues but you've read all the doom and gloom from assorted other peoples experiences which are singularities, no one has experienced a total sum of all faults in one vehicle. And on this basis you're doubting the integrity of the chosen one.

It's a good thing you didn't end up with my D2. By the first 20,000k's I had it for it had a new engine, auto, MAF & heater core. But I wouldn't swap it for anything (except maybe if I found my first restored S2 again).

As said the Ford engine is a trooper whether its used by ham fisted gear crunchers or seasoned self servicers. If something is going to go wrong because it was built on Friday then it would have happened. No matter which component it is or which vehicle it's fitted to. If the Ford employee had an extra pint for lunch, then Defender or Transit, something will fail.

Best you can do is what you've done. Be pro-active & self aware of what to keep an eye on and what to listen for. Make the seller aware of any issues that have the potential to raise their head (diffs sound like a good place to start).