Thread: New Defender, any good?

Yes both dealers in Perth owned by the same mob

Southerns have sort of redeemed themsleves today

However the new freelander is being purchased off the dealer with the cheapest price!

Dealer support locally isnt worth supporting for the price differential here in the west

Scallops I wouldn't worry about the brake reservior,mines been rubbing for 10 years!!. Pat

Week old 110 SVX, oil leak from the front drive shaft seal on the transfer case. 317 Kms on the clock. Not happy Jan!!! Rang Southern LR in Perth(where I bought the vehicle from) this morning. Couldn't do enough to help sort the problem out. By 1pm this afternoon. The jobs a good'n. Now I very happy Jan. Many, many (too many) Years ago I worked for Datsun (yeah that long ago), Holden and Bits-are-miss as a mechanic. Back then our service wasn't that good. So yeah not too bad a bunch at Southerns in Perth.

Originally Posted by PAT303

Scallops I wouldn't worry about the brake reservior,mines been rubbing for 10 years!!. Pat

Yeah - but mine was about to empty its contents, the rub was about to turn into a hole - then you have no brakes. The underside of the bonnet is being modified as we speak to prevent this.

if anyone is dissatisfied with there new defer i,m happy to swap it for a series3 no fuss choice of two to pick from

Just got back from a long weekend away in Southwest of WA in the new beast. Misses, three kids, tents, Engel fridge, fishing rods and all the camping gear I could stuff into the back of it. Fantastic! What a ripper engine, gearbox and all round truck. On road, off-road, hills, gravel, mud, highways and back roads. Have driven these roads many times before in all types of 4wd’s and this little thing puts everything to shame. Well the V8 petrol 100 series Cruiser on those hills I must admit did a better job. But Petrol and Diesel Patrols, Diesel 80 series and petrol and Diesel Low Luxes. The little 2.4 shames them all. Ergonomics take a little bit of a toll after 400 odd K’s in one hit. But for Me, I happy and so’s the Misses and Kids.
PS. Not to bad on the old fuel consumption either.

never had any problems with the ergonmics in ours and some of our journeys in one hit were over a thousand k's......

Thanks for the great info. I'm actually doing a bit of research for a touring vehicle as well.

Bit of a grave dig, but how is the dust sealing issue? Does it seal out dust/water as all?

Can it be improved easily, such as sticking on another rubber strip???