DEFENDER2.NET - View topic - What mileage would put you off a Puma (if any) ?

↓ Advertise on Defender2 ↓

Home · FAQ · New Posts · My Posts · PMs · Search · Members · Map · Calendar · Profile · Donate · Register · Log In

Home > Puma (Tdci) > What mileage would put you off a Puma (if any) ?

Page 1 of 1

Print this entire topic ·

lightning

Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 3193

What mileage would put you off a Puma (if any) ?

Would you be put off a Puma that was in nice condition but had done 120,000 miles?

l know the TD5 can "go on for ever" but does the Puma have a mileage where it's likely to need a replacement engine.

l realise it depends to a large extent on how it's been treated.

25th Jun 2025 1:55pm

revd

Member Since: 20 Apr 2024
Location: England
Posts: 261

It is more the age now that puts me off a Puma, I was once told by an employee that Ford only ever engineer a product for the first owner, beyond that they feel it's not their responsibility

25th Jun 2025 2:17pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17822

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Without knowing the age it is hard to answer that question. I personally wouldn't buy a Puma which had done fewer than 10k miles per annum, since not using them seems to be more deleterious than using them. I would certainly not be put off a high mileage one provided that it appeared to have been well-maintained.

Condition is more important than mileage. Bear in mine that the youngest Puma is now nine years old and the oldest 18 years old, so anything under 100k is low mileage.

Says the owner of a Puma with 285,000 miles on the clock!

25th Jun 2025 3:32pm

Chicken Drumstick

Member Since: 17 Aug 2020
Location: Near MK
Posts: 915

revd wrote:
It is more the age now that puts me off a Puma, I was once told by an employee that Ford only ever engineer a product for the first owner, beyond that they feel it's not their responsibility

Surely that statement has to be true for 99.9% of all car makers the World over.....

25th Jun 2025 4:34pm

BrickBox

Member Since: 05 Oct 2021
Location: Wales
Posts: 989

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Zermatt Silver

I’d rather a high mileage one thats been used and maintained well than a low mileage one that’s been sat in a garage. The lower mileage one has more chance of causing you a headache from being sat around.

120k is relatively in my opinion. All the big ticket items should have almost been replaced by that point and ready for another 100k. 2008 2.4 110 Utility Station Wagon XS.

25th Jun 2025 4:53pm

bodstruck

Member Since: 09 May 2020
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 996

Mine had 185 on it when I purchased. Needed a few bits doing (vac pump,vcv, manifold clean etc) but ran really well.

Even if it was a 16 reg that is still not massive annual mileage.

I would not be put off.

25th Jun 2025 8:20pm

bear100

Member Since: 22 Mar 2010
Location: South Wales
Posts: 2010

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

120k is nothng really, a good service history and a clean straight motor at the right price your looking pretty good. check the usual obviously eg corrosion on chassis and bulkhead, oil leaks etc. 2023 Defender L663 V8
2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8 (gone)
2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI
2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone)
2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone)
1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone)
1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone)
1994 discovery 300tdi (gone)
90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone)
Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone)

26th Jun 2025 7:28am

Page 1 of 1

All times are GMT + 1 Hour

Jump to

< Previous Topic | Next Topic >

Posting Rules

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum