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Help - I looked at one today but I'm not convinced !?

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cardiff_gareth:
well to give an update - the hunt is over and it wasn't successful, looked at another that was equally as bad as the last so i have decided to give the Freelander looking a miss for the near future and bought my self a 51 plate Renault Laguna 1.9dci Privilage Sports Tourer, the 4x4 days will be back.........someday ;)

Kaneda:
God alone help you when you need to change a front lamp, designed by the devil. You have to take half the front end off! You though the Disco rear lights were bad hahahahahahaha

Snake110:

--- Quote from: cardiff_gareth on December 23, 2007, 18:06:40 ---Well I looked at it.......and that one is staying there as well !

First impressions looked real nice. Tries the fob button to put rear window down and no joy ain't playing ball at all. Then I notice that there is so much damp / condensation in the vehicle that its actually formed large beads of water that are running down the windscreen. its even looks like it has rained on the sunvisor supports !
Gets into the rear and the safe lock is super stiff and once in it is so wet that when i touch the carpet it leaves my hands wet.

So I think what the hell, I'll take it for a quick blast, starts up a bit slow but she fires up. Cleans all the water off the windscreen and start to drive off. Something defo doesn't want to play ball in the rear and its hard work moving it. Once on the road i have to pull over onto a entrance slip road to the main road as I can't find 3rd ! The gearbox felt like nothing, no positive gears at all, every gear was a  struggle to engage - once you had found it. When engaging gears there is also a bang from the rear of the car somewhere. So as I'm thinking to myself 'hmm nice lemon' as we pull into the forecourt I try some slow full lock manuveres. Full lock and something behind in the engine bay starts banging away, then I drive slowly and when I take my foot off the gas it just stops dead - like the handbrake had been pulled up.

Keys were swiftly given back !!
Told the owner of the forecourt the problems and he says and I quote 'Land rovers aren't really for you are they'
 :(bigshock):

cheeky git !
He reacons the way of checking the IRD is wrong, all 4x4's (not just freelanders do it and I'm wrong.

I'll keep on looking - getting the impression all Freelander under 5K are bad  :?:

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sounds like IRD to me  :roll: walk away

Eck-T:
Traded my 1999 1.8i after spending over 4K on new engine , new tyres , new exhaust , new door wining motors/ assy
got sick of having to lash out dosh every few months
got 2000 for it with 47K on clock but have to say i was glad to get rid, freelander will never be a real landrover it a pile of crap, landrover avoid at all cost any responsibility for problems, engine was u/s after 32k miles absolutely rubbish, new engine from other supplier was much better but rest of vehicle drivetrain etc was on its way out, i wouldnt take a free one

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