↓ Advertise on Defender2 ↓

Home > Puma (Tdci) > Depressed - after reading about Puma faults
SHOULD I BUY A PUMA 90 XS
YES
84%
 84%  [32]
KEEP MY 300TDI
15%
 15%  [6]
Total Votes: 38

Post Reply  Down to end
Page 4 of 4 <1234
Print this entire topic · 
warren



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

England 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Santorini Black
Thumbs Up

Mine seems to try and get a bigger 'issues list' every time it goes in for a service... Think this time round it might be the longest, going to try and start knocking it together tomorrow... wipers, battery/alternator, paint (again), clutch (again), gearbox (again) just to name a few off the top of my head. Oh, and a grumble from the front end. Oh, and the back door doesn't seem to have any effect on the alarm...

Although on the drive home from the pub tonight it was absolutely faultless!! .. friggin thing! Evil or Very Mad
Post #101292 21st Nov 2011 12:27am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
WelshGas



Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Posts: 935

Wales 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black
Sorry to hear about your problems Warren. My experiences are more like bm52. Have now covered 17,600 miles and the only warranty issues have been noisy front wipers ( now replaced under warranty ) and a rear heated window to be replaced in the next few weeks ( top 3 elements not working ) and 1 rusty headlamp bezel and mud flap bracket picked up by dealer and replaced both sides. Mechanically, a smile everyday. Looking forward to the next few months. Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Thumbs Up LANDYWATCH

Neighbourhood Watch for Land Rover Owners

http://www.landywatch.co.uk/smf2/index.php
Post #101302 21st Nov 2011 6:48am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
gtveloce65



Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 107

United Kingdom 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Epsom Green
Glad you're pleased with the puma...I certainly wouldn't swap back to a Td5.

Mine's done 30,000 miles, never broken down, always loved driving it, but it has been in for it's fair share of warranty work - if it had been an older vehicle I'd have shrugged and treated/painted the various corroded bits myself, but I was glad of the warranty for the various mechanical issues. Most will hopefully now be resolved for a while, but I do get nervous about the future cost of gearboxes and clutches - I'm on my third of both, and finally the gear-change is almost ok!! But for how long?? Confused 1953 80
1965 Alfa Romeo GT Veloce Sprint
1980 Fiat 124 Spider
2008 110xs
Post #102004 23rd Nov 2011 5:14pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Post Reply
Post Reply  Back to top
Page 4 of 4 <1234
All times are GMT

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



Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
DEFENDER2.NET RSS Feed - All Forums