Thread: 2013 Defender 90. Long term vehicle?

Originally Posted by Leroy_Riding

you can go buy a new car, or you can buy a Defender which is like buying a new friend.

Leroy

Wow,, this statement is so true

I hope it all comes good for you Leroy, and I love your philosophy

Have a 2009 model 110 SVX. 61k km after 4.5 years. After 3 months the EGR had a problem, replaced under warranty and all fine ever since. A year ago the rear diff seal started leaking. Again, replaced under (extended) warranty, fine ever since. Anything else,...? Not really, still have my first clutch, zero leaks, etc. Most importantly, every time I get into the Defender it puts a smile on my face I think the real problem with many problem Defenders is that people push them too hard, I know it can do a lot, but still demands respect as to what you do with it, and how you maintain it. It remains a 65 year old design you know, it is neither a Shermann tank, nor a Marauder. If you find that reasonable statement, then go for it and make the Mrs. smile

I put a deposit down today on a 2013 90. Cannot wait. Sold my 2000 110 Td5 6 months go and been dying to get back in the game.

My 2011 X-Tech has been to the Gibb river,Tallawana,Gary Highway,Gary Junction,canning up to well 33,crossed Oz Four times,Gunbarrel/Great Central,Kangaroo Island,Up and down the Kimberly Coast and many other places and the A/C stopped working properly 2 weeks ago,the only issue in 54,000k's and 18months ownership.My daily driver is a Tdi,the TDCi is light years ahead and as for the Isuzu's,give me a break. Pat

My Puma (2010 90) yesterday morning had it's second warranty issue in 3 years. When it started the emergency lights flicked once and the temp gauge jumped up, the revs dropped a bit and then everything settled and she ran fine.

Got to work and phoned the dealer who's looked after her from day one and they immediately called me over for a look. Turned out to be a faulty relay on the ECM which they swapped out there in the car park. Ran a quick diagnostic and all was fine. 15 minute visit and the service manage bought me a coffee while I waited!

This 90 is my 5th Defender and I've never been left stranded by any one of them. The joy being, as Pat wrote the Puma is by a country mile the the best out of the 5 in every single aspect. Mechanical sympathy when driving or operating goes a long way...

(BTW the first warranty issue was a loose wire on a loom plug on the immobiliser that wriggled loose!)

Cheers,

Lou

After a google search I found a video on ExplorOz,go to page three and look at the thread about outback conditions and there's a video of a bloke who did the Tallawana in 09,a good vid on the conditions mine been driven in without issue. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

My daily driver is a Tdi,the TDCi is light years ahead and as for the Isuzu's,give me a break. Pat

A bit harsh Pat! I believe the Australian Defence Forces are not renewing their Isuzu Perenties and Bushrangers with Puma's. From what I have read it will be Mercedes G Wagen's due to superior reliability than what is currently available from Land Rover.

The Isuzu powered Defenders are simple beasts and have proven to be exceptional performers for what they were built for. The first Perenties were delivered to the ADF in 1987 and are only now going to be released to the public. I think they will be highly sought after and will not be cheap even though some of them will be 20 plus years old.

Regards Warrick.

I think owning a defender is a way of life. I had a. Great td5 discovery 340k on it and never had the head off it. Every one said get a Japan can you won't have problems 18 months 80k and two crate motors later. I am in a 2012 defender and love it. I recon if it does break down on the side of the road I will still have a smie