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| Buzz Member Since: 11 Oct 2011 Location: Inverness Posts: 235  
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19000 miles!!!! to right you shouldn't have had any problems lol!
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22nd Feb 2014 8:21pm |
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| cozz Member Since: 15 May 2013 Location: nottingham Posts: 544 |
19k in 5 years
that is low |
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22nd Feb 2014 9:57pm |
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| borderterrier Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1677  
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Had mine for 13 months and have 16k on the clock. No serious issues to report, just some minor bits and pieces.
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22nd Feb 2014 10:46pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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You had to do much sweeping to keep the cobwebs down?
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23rd Feb 2014 6:33pm |
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| BigWheels Member Since: 21 Mar 2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 1405 
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That's my mileage. Total inc prev/1st owner's is 27500. Another 1000 & I will have driven 20000 in the Puma. Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender
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23rd Feb 2014 7:07pm |
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| BigWheels Member Since: 21 Mar 2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 1405
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No sweeping. There are spiders, there was a mouse that hitched a ride in a bale of hay. Lives somewhere in my garden, if its avoided the large local cat population & owls. Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender |
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23rd Feb 2014 7:12pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2770
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Good to hear
The puma is a great car, you'd be forgiven for thinking not, reading this forum, but then I guess this is where people come with their problems mostly. Fewer people post 'all is well' then 'how do I fix this?' etc. Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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23rd Feb 2014 7:48pm |
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| martinfiattech Member Since: 13 Nov 2013 Location: leicester Posts: 422 
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glad to see some ones got a good one my gearbox has just gone wrong again after 194 miles of getting a new one fitted, large oil leak and notchy gear change hows your luck ! all at 23889 miles
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23rd Feb 2014 8:19pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
Hope Martin gets his latest problems sorted pronto. The gearbox change on the Puma certainly isn't the fastest or slickest - and if it was a sports car i'd be moaning - but it's an olde worlde design of off-roader with transmission slap - so you have to be realistic about how good it could ever get.
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23rd Feb 2014 9:35pm |
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| zone30 Member Since: 07 Sep 2012 Location: Gent Posts: 669  
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Bought mine with just under 25k kms (15k miles) on the clock. Now 11 months later I have just under 61k kms (38k miles) on the clock with a fair bit off off roading. No issues worth mentioning.
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23rd Feb 2014 9:55pm |
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| 67_6Cyl Member Since: 10 Feb 2010 Location: France Posts: 97 
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Same here. 160,000Kms in 6 1/2 years.
Only a few minor niggles but nothing that has stopped the show. Real pleasure! Largest charge is the diesel. Jon |
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24th Feb 2014 4:19pm |
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| milesr3 Member Since: 12 Feb 2013 Location: Suffolk Posts: 873 
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Are you still taking it back to Sturgess Leicester? Mine was supplied by them and it took my local dealer 2 days to put it right. It now drives like a different vehicle; the improvement is remarkable! |
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24th Feb 2014 5:32pm |
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| martinfiattech Member Since: 13 Nov 2013 Location: leicester Posts: 422
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At the risk of hijacking someone else`s thread I will keep it short,
Yes its back at its second home. Emailed mike at lr await response, rang sturgess you have to go thru lr assist, man from lr turned up at 10 o clock had a look at it explained the problem ok he said that's a bit poor sir (well you can imagine the talk between two mechanics about a leaky gearbox and poor quality of service) apparently he was at a dealership down south when a customer just lost it and the police were called to calm things down. I must admit this is how I feel but you can`t do much from a prison cell ! Anyway all booked in was ready to have a calm and mild chat with the service manager but he was off site, will ring him tomorrow. On the up side the disco 4 is quite nice, I`am beginning to wonder if I have gained caterhams gremlins if so please leave my engine alone that's been ok. |
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24th Feb 2014 6:57pm |
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| BigWheels Member Since: 21 Mar 2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 1405
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Puma clutch is the best Defender one. (Series were lighter but...)
I've never had a modern car with a slick gear change. 1st was a Hillman Avenger, then Fiat Tipo, then Austin Metro, followed by Suzuki Vitara (1995) & lastly the Defender. So am used to slow methodical shifts, & unspectacular acceleration on 4 wheelers. Next/last/also will be an automatic (like a TD5 Disco 2 if there are any unrotted ones around). Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender |
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24th Feb 2014 9:22pm |
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