Thread: late td5 or early puma?

Happy to be proven wrong, but in my reading I haven't found much wrong with the Tdci motor itself. Sure the EGR is an every 10 to 60K lucky dip for replacement, however it can be banished forever with a remap.
Perhaps other parts of the car are more questionable regarding reliability. But others have said they should be sorted by warranties end, and hopefully replaced with reliable parts.

If it is a Tdci you buy, try and get a service and warranty history if possible. I'd try for one from LRA as well as the dealer. I have met a brave sole who purchased a Tdci, checked with the dealer before purchasing and it was great rig. However in a very shot period it went in for issues, and the sad truth of this cars ongoing concerns suddenly became very apparent.
Perhaps this car was made the day before Xmas, or the stripper had arrived but it sure has issues.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

in the face of the previous post

Given that it was an 08 vehicle that came with a 3 yr warranty that just screams....

why is it still under warranty?

i thought dans would have been 07 and with a 3 extended warranty

Originally Posted by weeds

i thought dans would have been 07 and with a 3 extended warranty

Yep - warranty until October next year. Either way, the OP will be very happy with either choice I suspect. If the budget doesn't run to a Puma - get a TD5 and you'll love it...if you can perhaps afford a Puma but only if you think it's good value for the extra money, test drive one after the other.

Originally Posted by Samblers

I found the thread here

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Yes, most important to keep Mrs Goingbush happy.

I got the message that the A/C was carp and the interior room was cramped, & why did we sell the Landcruiser was a echo that would not go away. My answers of I can fix this if it breaks & it uses 50% less fuel would only last so long. Every time a JK Jeep went past I got the "oh - I like the look of that" song - (even to the point of If the Rubicon Unlimited wagon came In a Diesel I would have had a look)

The 2 options left to me were Puma or fix the Td5 , you saw the A/C tutorial post.

Hands down the Td5 is now everything we could want, for $1000 Im laughing & could not imagine how the A/C could be any better, And more spacious front seating to boot, happy to meet up with any doubting Thomas's for a demo.

The other difference btwn Puma/Tdci that no one has mentioned is you can not open the front vent flaps under the windscreen on a Puma.

I dont know how you pressurise the interior on dusty roads on a puma but I would be lost without the opening vents of the Td5.

ah yes the puma has no front vents ... for that reason I am out!

Yes i like the front vent idea also.

Last car had quarter-vent windows

Vents are overrated! Drive both - see for yourself! Biggest thing for me is zero turbo lag and the only Defy without it is the Puma. Flash it and you are in heaven.

I'm pretty sure I know of a couple of defenders that have 0 turbo lag as well...

when you pop round Just give me a minute or 2 under your pumas hood and I'll pull the AC clutch connection then we'll see how you rate not having front vents.