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and I thort i woz mad!
Not only will one of these piles of rubbish use more petrol,it will also lighten your bank balance by a considerable sum.I would strongly urge you for the sake of your sanity to give up on the idea of buying one of these devil motors.I would suggest a much more reliable car would be a Jeep Cherokee 4.0.I own both these vehicles and can assure you that you will regret the day you heard the word FREELANDER.As a comparison the Jeep does 28mpg on a run and has had app £900 spent in 3.5 years.The freelander does 25mpg on a run and has had £1500 spent in the past 9 months,which obviously does not include the £3,000 the previous owner spent and also does not include the bill for air-con,rear window,rear wiper,sunroof repairs,etc.I hope this advice is of some help....flyboy2jersey said:Hi
We live in Jersey (channel islands) and are thinking of buying a 2003 Freelander.
We currently have a Chrylser Grand Voyager (3.3L Auto) which just drinks the juice !!! This is the main reason for changing the car.
My brother used to own a Freelander and has said that the 1.8 petrol one he had drank just as much juice as our voyager does now.
I can't belive this to be true. I don't understand how a 1.8 manual could use just as much fuel as a 3.3L auto which is probably twice as heavy.
Would anyone know what the MPG of a 2003 1.8 petrol freelander is ?? as we live in Jersey this would mostly be town driving !
Thanks for any help
rock said:I keep telling you lot not all Freelanders are crap. Some of us treat them like sh*t, very little maintenance and they just keep going. Sure the mpg averages about 30 but most folk would know this before spending thousands of pounds. If they didn't know before they bought one they must be thick. I also see constant critisism about the 1.8 petrol. Yet the ones that have the most serious disasters are the V6 and TD4 according to the threads on this forum. Considering the 1.8 is the most common model you would expect it to have the majority of threads about major breakdowns, but look around the site and you will find it's not so. (Not to mention extra servicing costs on V6 & TD4) I bought mine as a car, and I dont need to reach a ton to feel good about it. If I wanted speed I would have bought a hot hatch but alas my age, wife, common sense and desire to stay alive tells me to stick with the Hippo. I got a good one and I bet I am not alone..
To be honest I would put the freelander at the top of the list for looks,but looks ain't everything and I personally won't pay the sort of money it takes to keep one of these things on the road.I was lucky (must be joking) to have bought the car after the previous owner had the misfortune to fork out on an engine and other repairs,but I know the lull before the storm won't last.Pity Land Rover never made a V8 version with the ultra reliable Buick engine.This would have been a car worth having.......Flyboy2The Mad Hat Man said:oh Flyboy - yu aint biased are yu - lol. Yu need to rant in http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/floppy-hats-moaning-shed-33907.html
yu only spent £1500 - yu aint lived mate! Theres a couple of us (at least) have spent £4500 in 12 months!
Personally i prefer the X-trail.
Bet you did not know that Land Rover are compulsive liars.mondo said:Spot on rock !
or should that be rock on ??
The Mad Hat Man said:wanna swop? lol
The Mad Hat Man said:lol
still got the V6 till tomoz.
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