Thread: ultra reliable Defa

Is the thread about the ultra reliable Puma?
Mmm
Not sure Digger would agree with that

I reckon the OP was just trying to be funny comparing to his Defender, but it doesn’t make any sense. The thread probably needs a new title and should be in general chat.

It’s good to see a vehicle manufacturer properly held to account for a faulty vehicle.

Somehow vehicle faults are in a category of their own. Most other faulty products would simply be returned for a new replacement within the warranty period. Repairs are obviously more realistic on such a complex and expensive product, but surely there should be a two or three strikes rule and a replacement provided if a vehicle continues to have faults.

Defenders then wouldnt need driveline upgrades, etc because some pressure would be back on the manufacturer to modify the design.

Originally Posted by djam1

Is the thread about the ultra reliable Puma?
Mmm
Not sure Digger would agree with that

Like with a lot of Land Rover models, its a perspective thing....
If there are say a handful of faults with the Defender TDCi (puma, 2007 on), then the model before had 50 million faults.
The Defender / 110 has always been a hodge bodge of a vehicle. As new transmissions, engines etc etc became available, they were shoe horned into the existing vehicle with the very minimal of changes.

The biggest thing that ****s me with the last Defender TDCi model was some items that were the same as the previous model and rarely gave problems have suddenly become an issue with the TDCi. Two steps forward one step backwards.....

The best part about a Defender / 110 is sitting there looking at it, the next is driving it..... the worst part is working on them.