thinking about buying a freelander
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DONT!
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HG = HGF = head gasket failure - to name just one fault - do a search and yu will find enuf to give you nightmares.
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unless its under a grand dont buy it!
take our advice seriously!!!!!!!!!
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take our advice seriously!!!!!!!!!
td4 or di only ones worth avin!
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any advice on this jeep?
quote] JEEP!!!!ER phookin jeep. . . .went elp un er newbie fine . . .but ur phookin jeep!!!MRS MING. . .SORT THIS DAFT TWOT OUT WILL YER
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Well it is a jeep in the generic sense.
So are commercial defenders jeeps or vans?
Tylor - as much as I'm fan of the 1.8 FL, it is an enthusiasts vehicle, I dont think its what you are looking for.
You dont need to be mechanically minded to own one but it helps. Although if you do have some boating knowledge you are halfway there, probably tell some of the tratter boys a thing or two..
If you are towing a boat, you might want to think about a low ratio gearbox, Freelanders dont have them. The Suzuki Vitara has.
Its not unknown for steep slipways to trail boat and vehicle into the water, lowbox would be beneficial on those slipways.
Gravity....... BIG FORCES at work + no tyre friction = not good!
Again if its reliability you want, the Nissans and earlier Honda CRV's have 2wd and 4wd
So are commercial defenders jeeps or vans?
Tylor - as much as I'm fan of the 1.8 FL, it is an enthusiasts vehicle, I dont think its what you are looking for.
You dont need to be mechanically minded to own one but it helps. Although if you do have some boating knowledge you are halfway there, probably tell some of the tratter boys a thing or two..
If you are towing a boat, you might want to think about a low ratio gearbox, Freelanders dont have them. The Suzuki Vitara has.
Its not unknown for steep slipways to trail boat and vehicle into the water, lowbox would be beneficial on those slipways.
Gravity....... BIG FORCES at work + no tyre friction = not good!
Again if its reliability you want, the Nissans and earlier Honda CRV's have 2wd and 4wd
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What a f*cking bull**** you are writing here? the freelander petrol isn't as bad as you are writing. it depends on when the freelander is build. i have a 2004 petrol freelander, and it's quite good car. even the engine works good. no hgf, no waterloss, nothing since 50000 km. only oilchanging, filter changing, basta.
For a car from england not so bad.
Markus, Germany
P.s.: my german is better than my english. believe me.
the freelander petrol isn't as bad as you are writing. it depends on when the freelander is build. i have a 2004 petrol freelander, and it's quite good car. even the engine works good. no hgf, no waterloss, nothing since 50000 km. only oilchanging, filter changing, basta.For a car from england not so bad.
Markus, Germany
P.s.: my german is better than my english. believe me.
My V6 Freelander was 5 years old with just over 30k miles when it blew a head gasket.
The MG TF which has the same 1.8 litre K series engine suffers the same problem, premature head gasket failure.
The K series engine hasn't got a bad reputation for nothing. I think you're just lucky with your Freelander BelAir1968.
The MG TF which has the same 1.8 litre K series engine suffers the same problem, premature head gasket failure.
The K series engine hasn't got a bad reputation for nothing. I think you're just lucky with your Freelander BelAir1968.
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kinellers, where did mark slurry pop up from, ave yer bin inside fer that child bride o yours????
bel end1968, are you for real????, a german saying the frelander is a good car??? do you have no knowledge of the german car industry?????
now as much of a landrover enthusiast that i am i am sensible to know that german cars are far more superior in both build quality and reliability.and i dint think landrover would sell many if their advertising campaign were to state "for a car from england its not so bad"
bel end1968, are you for real????, a german saying the frelander is a good car??? do you have no knowledge of the german car industry?????
now as much of a landrover enthusiast that i am i am sensible to know that german cars are far more superior in both build quality and reliability.and i dint think landrover would sell many if their advertising campaign were to state "for a car from england its not so bad"
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Don't buy a fecking Gaylander they're ****e. get ur self a proper 4x4 like a defender or discovery.
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Carmon Pikey. Stop hiding behind metaphor and hyperbole, say what yer mean man FFS!
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