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Muddybigdog

Member Since: 11 Apr 2014
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 1016

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

Another 4X4 Classic no longer being sold in UK

The Mitsubishi Shogun is DEAD (in the UK)

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/suvs/mitsubishi-shogun-dead-uk Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200
Puma 90 XS - Sold
D3 - 2.7 S x2 (both Sold)
Freelander 2 HSE - Sold
Freelander 1 - Sold
Disco 2 - Sold

7th Aug 2019 5:54pm

Bluest

Member Since: 23 Apr 2016
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 4204

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black

I used to drive these for work. The 3.2 diesel was a rough old lump, but they could really rack up the miles. We had 2006 ones that did almost 300,000 miles without too much complaint. The rear diffs got a bit noisy, but other than that. No problems. The mechanical cruise control was weird, the throttle pedal went up and down like it had a phantom foot controlling the speed.

The final facelift a few years ago was a nice improvement to the interiorbut it really couldn’t hide what was an old design and it desperately needed amore refined Diesel engine. 3.2l into four cylinders doesn’t make for a refined motor.

Also, one of the few 4x4 where you could run 2wd or 4wd open centre diff on the road. 2wd did seem a bit pointless unless you really wanted to save a couple of pence on fuel. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS

7th Aug 2019 6:15pm

landy andy

Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
Location: Ware, Herts
Posts: 5663

2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver

Had one too.

Rear diff failed, rear drive shafts needed to be replaced

Then the fuel pump failed £3500 for the part, and then fitting on top, plus four weeks to do was the quote. All at 64thou miles. I partxd it

Andy.

7th Aug 2019 6:36pm

Bluest

Member Since: 23 Apr 2016
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 4204

I don’t know if yours was an unlucky bad case or not, but we had a big fleet, I think we were Mitsubishi’s biggest customer. The Shoguns were way better than the Disco 3s and on a par with Land Cruisers we had from a reliability perspective. They weren’t used off road much though. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS

7th Aug 2019 6:43pm

bobs dad

Member Since: 25 Jan 2013
Location: northyorks
Posts: 4

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Keswick Green

Somebody ought to tell Mr Mitsubishi then, because i bought a new one 3 weeks ago! Shogun sport3. Plenty of the new model available on sale in U.k.

8th Aug 2019 10:11am

diesel_jim

Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
Location: hiding
Posts: 6090

I used to have a 2007 SWB "4work" as my company van.

Was good until the timing chain tensioner let go and mullered the engine.

Got the big FO pill from Mitz UK; eventually work got a replacement engine for it (my mum now has it) but it's not the same, has never run right since.

The annoying thing was about 8 months after the engine blew, there was a VOSA recall on them to check..,...

....timing chain tensioners

We tried to claim but got nowhere, so good riddance to them.

8th Aug 2019 11:32am

discomog

Member Since: 09 May 2015
Location: Notts/Lincs Border
Posts: 2526

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

Mitsubishi Motors pulled out from sponsoring Badminton Horse Trials after this year's competition. They probably feel that they now don't have a suitable 4x4 for the horsey market.

Defender 90XS SW
Mini Countryman Cooper S
Morgan Plus 8

8th Aug 2019 12:09pm

defender4

Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: South East London
Posts: 411

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black

Had a very early 1983(?) red soft top. It was branded Colt. Very reliable, can't remember much if anything going wrong with it, and did plenty of miles through the UK and Europe. Mind you, when it was finally px'd for a Wr****er in 1997 you could see the road through the rust holes in the floor. Got an enquiry shortly after it went because someone torched it in a field.

8th Aug 2019 2:27pm

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