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warren

Member Since: 14 Oct 2009
Location: East Lancs.
Posts: 903

2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Santorini Black

There are good ones!

Just incase theres anyone who's thinking about getting a Puma, and only finding faults with them all over the internet (as I did before I got mine), there are good ones!

Mines done 8200 miles in just over 4 months, and it's been absolutely perfect! It had the occasional burp in France when it had only done about 1000 miles, but that seemed to fix itself and it's been fine ever since.

I know two people who both got Pumas, had a load of trouble with them and got shut, so I was a bit reluctant to recommend them to people, but I think I possibly would now.. maybe - They seem to have got most of the niggles sorted.

Although I guess it's the same with any new model, there's bound to be faults. Although I guess with the different environments the Defender is expected to work in there'll have been lots of faults to find, and I'm sure there'll be more issues...

But yeah, not sure why I felt the need to post that, I guess just so people know that there are good ones!

25th Oct 2009 2:29am

110SEB

Member Since: 29 Jan 2009
Location: Essex, England
Posts: 1444

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black

Poisitiveness for change! Glad to hear all's well Warren. Ours is pretty well behaved too and we love it. Mind you the bad stories we hear on here really are the worst cases and they don't help my paranoia much!
Happy weekend.

25th Oct 2009 7:22am

Chunk

Member Since: 19 Oct 2009
Location: County Durham
Posts: 154

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Picking mine up tomorrow so this is a reassuring post to read.

Need to make my checklist today and make sure I go through it objectively and not get blinded by the bling!

25th Oct 2009 10:02am

Grockle

Member Since: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Peak District National Park
Posts: 2266

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

Good one Warren

2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up.

25th Oct 2009 10:09am

jlerra

Member Since: 10 Jul 2009
Location: Gibraltar/London
Posts: 149

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black

I can second your comments Warren.
I've had my 2007 90 Puma - and have had no problems. It runs great even though I travel back and forth extensively from UK to Gibraltar (often in bad roads).
I am very pleased with my truck.
Can't faulter it

'El pepe flamenco'

JLS
'El Pepe Flamenco'

25th Oct 2009 10:23am

Bomber82

Member Since: 20 Oct 2009
Location: Alessandria - Italy
Posts: 216

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Zermatt Silver

Mine 110 is working great, even if it has some problems, but not so important.
I've done a list of things to do that I'll take to the LR garage next week.

The only serious problem is the sleeve from turbine to intercooler wich have been damaged, rubbing against a bolt. Matteo
Defender 110 Td4 SE MY 09

25th Oct 2009 12:33pm

Sonic3d

Member Since: 28 Jan 2008
Location: Ross on Wye
Posts: 1505

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS DCPU Stornoway Grey

My new one drives a lot better than the last one

25th Oct 2009 12:41pm

landyman1

Member Since: 11 Jul 2009
Location: Pembrokeshire,South Wales
Posts: 57

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

as others above my new 110 utility performing faultlessly for 2months now.

1981 series 3 swb gone
1986 v8 110 station wagon current
2009 puma 110 xs utility station wagon latest addition

25th Oct 2009 1:57pm

discocuzzy

Member Since: 16 Jul 2008
Location: surrey
Posts: 1200

4 months and 9k and no probs at all, no leaks, no clunks, perfect

just wish the seats were not so

! You cannot teach stupid people to do clever things

25th Oct 2009 10:05pm

mrwoo

Member Since: 03 Jan 2008
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 280

43k miles and about the only thing to go wrong was the vacuum pump, replaced under warranty so Job's a gooden!

I love it!

25th Oct 2009 10:52pm

Lee S

Member Since: 06 Sep 2009
Location: Solihull
Posts: 43

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Tonga Green

Good post

I'm going for a new 110 Utility in 2010 - my 1st LR. Fingers crossed i get a good 'un !

26th Oct 2009 12:15am

dgardel

Member Since: 30 Nov 2008
Location: Veneto (Heart & Head)
Posts: 3586

Sonic3d wrote:
My new one drives a lot better than the last one

Can you describe "a lot better"???

Ciao

Daniele Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition

IID Pro MV License

26th Oct 2009 12:16am

Willie

Member Since: 08 Oct 2009
Location: Stockton
Posts: 48

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Rimini Red

Are there any good ones? No, just less bad ones!!!!!
Willie Defender Virgin

26th Oct 2009 12:24am

warren

Member Since: 14 Oct 2009
Location: East Lancs.
Posts: 903

I've yet to have a bad experience with any Land Rover thinking about it. Theres a very early 200Tdi in the family that spent most of its life on a farm in the Lakes, now it's on ours and spends most of it's time lugging diggers up and down fields, the rest of the time it's just sat in a field. Starts first turn of the key whatever the weather, no matter how long it's been standing.

Then I bought an early 300Tdi which had one owner for 13 years, and that just spent every one of it's 13 years being abused. That was the same as the 200Tdi, never put a foot wrong. Well, I tell a lie, it did shear a brake disc, but that was due to shoddy maintainence from it's previous owner, can't blame it for that.

Aaaaannyway, I've gone a bit off track there, I'll post pictures of them on here at some point.

But the Puma is living up to the reputation of the others!

Also unrelated, glanced down at the speedo at the right time the other night, pulled over and took a picture of this...

Ever so childish....

26th Oct 2009 1:28am

willy eckerslike

Member Since: 15 Jun 2009
Location: North yorks
Posts: 1789

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HCPU Keswick Green

8000 miles and no issues to worry about, plenty of offroad time as well. No doubt I'll break something but thats what the warranties for

Original Member Pie n Pea Club.
110 HCPU Tipper

26th Oct 2009 8:25am

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