New Defender, any good?

I've done a few trips now in the new defender and we now have plenty of dust inside.
But saying that, I also got dust inside my 200 Tdi disco I had before it.
As far as holes, you can see daylight in various underneath locations in a defender. I don't worry about them.

The one time I have taken the car thru the car wash the floor front and back was wet, as the door seals have gaps at the bottom to let water both in and out.

Regards

John D - Defender 110 2.4

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Originally Posted by jddisco200tdi

I've done a few trips now in the new defender and we now have plenty of dust inside.
But saying that, I also got dust inside my 200 Tdi disco I had before it.
As far as holes, you can see daylight in various underneath locations in a defender. I don't worry about them.

The one time I have taken the car thru the car wash the floor front and back was wet, as the door seals have gaps at the bottom to let water both in and out.

Regards

John D - Defender 110 2.4

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Can the holes be plugged up with rubber bungs? If so then the holes aren't a problem.

Also, as per another post the door seals can have extra sealing strips added so isn't a real problem.

The fact that this still happens in a 2007+ designed vehicle is a little worry though. How come the country and same company no-less that produces Aston Martins produces self-cleaning Deefers?

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Originally Posted by TheOtherLeft

Can the holes be plugged up with rubber bungs? If so then the holes aren't a problem.

Also, as per another post the door seals can have extra sealing strips added so isn't a real problem.

The fact that this still happens in a 2007+ designed vehicle is a little worry though. How come the country and same company no-less that produces Aston Martins produces self-cleaning Deefers?

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See my post on previous page - the holes can be blocked with foam - and if you run the fan on outside air, with the windows closed - you will not get dust inside the vehicle. The fact that this still happens on a 2007 vehicle is no worry, mate - nothing has changed design wise in terms of these issues. It is still the same old hand made Defender with gaps around the place - put there, according to some, on purpose.

We were very happy touring in ours - and it was dust free.

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Originally Posted by Scallops

See my post on previous page - the holes can be blocked with foam - and if you run the fan on outside air, with the windows closed - you will not get dust inside the vehicle. The fact that this still happens on a 2007 vehicle is no worry, mate - nothing has changed design wise in terms of these issues. It is still the same old hand made Defender with gaps around the place - put there, according to some, on purpose.

We were very happy touring in ours - and it was dust free.

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Hi Scallops, Yes, your post was what I was referring to so thanks for the insight.

The fact that it's a very simple fault to fix is reassuring too.

Before collecting our Puma from the dealers, I got them to take the bottom strip off the door and replace it with a rubber seal (from the TD5) on the bodywork. We now have great door seals with hardly any dust intrusion and it cost us nothing. Mind you the bottom rubber strips are cheap anyway.