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daist:
also how reliable are freelanders diesel ill be buying
mill2020:
Generally the diesel's are pretty much sound, just search out service records and such.
The early diesel's 1998-2001 are pretty good work horse's and quite simple to fix. The later 2001 - 2006 (td4) BMW Engine is more powerful and more refined, but more expensive.
Also check the Drive train, in particular the center coupling (vcu) this is a known freelander weakness.
The one in the advert is a comercial (Van) vehicle, so minus the back seats. Just so you know, It's not made very clear.
2 very good freelander websites are www.mad-freelanders.org.uk & www.freelanderclub.org
If your not in a major rush to buy (few weeks) mine will be up for sale, soon due to the arrival of a Freelander2 :D
daist:
thanks for the info i was thinking it was the comercial which would be no good for me as the reason i am looking for a 4x4 is for the extra room and i need 5 seats im going to have a look tomorrow i cant buy private because i need to part ex my car
carbore:
A good indicator of VCU health is tyre ware, uneven tyre ware is a bad thing on the Freelander as it can show the VCU is iffy. Also mixing tyres is a bad thing as it stresses the VCU. You want a car with nice even tyre ware and the same tyres all round, or at least same on an axle.
Space is a funny issue. In many ways a freelander is not much bigger than a hatchback, however it does have an advantage in loading height and a easy to load area. I could get a window in the back of our golf, that wouldn't go in the freelnader, however I got a huge generator in the back of the freelander that would not go in a hatchback due to the lack of a boot lip (godsend for heavy stuff). I recently did a lot of moving with the seats down and it was ideal. That said with the seats in normal position the boot space can be found lacking.
If you regally take 5 bodies and kit then maybe a Disco would be better, running costs are higher, but there are a lot of ex-school run discos (and other 4x4s) around now due to those costs and purchase prices are therefore low. You just need to find a good one.
daist:
just looked at a freelander today and its a tad to small for me so im going to look at a disco tomorrow r reg 74000 miles full service history for 2995
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