Thread: Would you Pick a Puma over a Jap 4wd?

I'll put a different spin on this. LR's drive massively better than Jap cars on dirt roads. In my experience they can travel at faster speeds and be comfortable and safe. Could this be a factor for you?

Honest Answer; I've owned Landcruisers (70 and 80 series), I drive the new V8 Troopies and 200 series for work, from Series 2 (including a South African R6 which toured Africa for two years and 60000kms).

Even the work Toyotas, for all their reliability, had to have thousands of dollars of extras to make them do what what my stock Defender will. We constantly have them back in the shop for warranty issues, and they cost a fortune to repair. Sure the Defender isn't as comfortable or as the 200 series, or as powerful as the new v8 troopie, but it will go almost anywhere stock, turns heads on the road being a low volume vehicle, and has the one thing that the toyotas lack these days... Character.

Ok, I'm a little biased...

Lucus, what was the out come ???? I'm having a similar dilemma, which ute ???



Jeff

Originally Posted by jbell110

Lucus, what was the out come ???? I'm having a similar dilemma, which ute ???
Jeff

Hi,
this was part of my research into the same question, and was the deciding factor for me.
cheers

I decided against the defender due to the ergonomics of the single cable ute.

Im going to go for a space cab isuzu D-Max turbo Diesel.

I would buy the landcruiser v8 ute anyday,reliable work vehicle with a heap of grunt its your business and mortgage on the line here we are buying with our heads here not our hearts!!!!
The nissan is a pile of crap 3lt hand grenade(i know im a ex nissan mechanic) and they break chassis regularly at the rear coil mounts.
The land rover defender i own 300tdi 110 ute is my favourie vehicle i have ever owned,i have owned them all toyotas ,patrols,tritons, but the landy has character and everyone looks at it oh and dont forget the LANDY WAVE!!!!and the off road ability is unmatched by anything else.
Buy the cruiser they are everywhere and thats for a reason....Wes

Buy the cruiser they are everywhere and thats for a reason....Wes[/QUOTE]


yup damn good marketing

Originally Posted by Bigbird

I would buy the landcruiser v8 ute anyday,reliable work vehicle...

Reliable as long as you keep the oil topped up... Some people are reporting >3L / 10000km. Even the leakiest landy has a hard time competing with that!