Couldn't agree more! It amazes me how good these vehicles are when it comes to serious remote outback travel. You can pick one up for under 20K and keep your PUMA for everything else you do in it other than the serious off road remote work. It would work out cheaper in my opinion than modifying your PUMA.
No other Landrover out of the box can come close to a Perentie.
4BD1 Isuzu 3.9 litre 4 cylinder motor that can be fitted with a turbo
Fully galvanised chassis
some with PTO winches
some with long range fuel tanks
some with dual batteries
external access storage lockers
RFSV has all the options plus 4 wheel disk brakes and power steering
The best part of the Perentie story is that they were designed for Australia and built in Australia.
I haven't seen or heard of many Perentie owners wanting to swap out the Isuzu 4BD1 for another engine. Could be that they are very reliable and good for 1 000 000kms if looked after!!!!
If you really want to spend north of 20K on your PUMA why not look into the turbo 4BD1 option when wanting to replace the PUMA 2.2. My only concern is that the PUMA gearbox might not be able to manage the torque of a turbo 4BD1 but if you are prepared to change the gearbox to a compatible 5/6 speed option it would be an exceptionable reliable remote outback vehicle .
Regards Warrick.
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