Should i a 90 ?

[rangieman]

Been dreaming of a Deefer and a 90 fits the bill.

Ive have owned 2 110,s a Tdi and Td5 now thinking of PUMA 90

Whats the concensus on the pumas towing a camper say 1100 kg,s:cool:

[nedflanders]

Love my TD5 90 to bits and I towed a camper trailer heavily laden from Perth to Albany with no problem so a Puma should handle it easily. I think unless you need the space there's nothing better than the little 90's but the only downside is the size of the fuel tank. I realize there are options to increase it but since mines a daily driver and I don't need to be carrying 120ltrs of fuel everywhere I can handle carrying a few jerry cans on the odd occasion I do some distance.

I did drive a Puma round Nepal for 2 months heavily laden with 5 squaddies towing a trailer weighing over 2 tonnes and the engine was so strong I couldn't believe it, there's some big hills in that country and not once was it a worry, the only thing that would stop me buying a 90 Puma is the rear seats.

[Sue]

I've done a lot of towing with my 90.. (caravans 2770t and Campa 1600kgs - that's unladen weight) .. no problems at all.. in fact hubby was disgusted when I easily overtook him in his Disco 2 uphill still in 6th gear while he was struggling with a lighter van in 3rd.. :)

[justinc]

Hey, get the 90...:cool:

JC

[Psimpson7]

If you want one, just buy it! They are awesome! :)

Mine is a td5, but it spent most of the first couple of years of its life as a dedicated tug, and moved a lot of suff up to (and probably over) 3500kgs with no drama atall.

[rangieman]

Hey, get the 90...:cool:

JC
In short tell me the truth:p

[rangieman]

Im not worried about a Td5 been there done that and i loved that 110 Td5 ;)
The Tdi 110 was always wanting more power , My concern is i currently drive a Tdi D1 modded with lots of goodies and with lpg the power claims with dieselgas are way out to the fact a $4000.00 kit i dont bother using , I didnt pay for the gas as it was on the car which i got real cheap with a cooked motor.
After spending 10 days in the vic high country towing the fully laiden camper the Td1 is just way too gutless i know a Td5 would have done well ,The salesman told me the puma will pull the arse out of a Td5 :eek: Yeah right salesman talk ill sort that bloke out latter
Now part of the reason the 90 fits the bill is there is just myself and the lady friend and a new camper so room is not a issue .

The other reason is my lockers out of the D1 will interchange;) This will become a Tuff tourer and a weekend warrior as all my Landys have been used for the purpose they were built
I should realy do a post on my D1 if the purchase goes ahead cause the D1 will be stripped:angel:
Thanks for the input all

[justinc]

Yeah just do it already Chris!:p The lockers are a straight swap, as are axles etc etc so there are your first 'free' mods....:cool:

They DO pull like a train in a 90" body shell, those 2.2 engines....


JC

[discojools]

Yeah 2.2 is a ripper..had a mate who has a TDV8 70 series landcruiser (chipped and exhaust) in the Def 90 yesterday and he was most impressed. Have towed just over 3 ton with mine so 1100kgs should be no problem..