Buying advice

Wot, like I sed........................er, sorta!

Grippa said:

Wot, like I sed........................er, sorta!

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my point exactly were on here cos were drunk at 10pm in the house and our wifes have went ot bed in a mood there on here cis therrenat home while wife is clubbing with her mates cos they bought a **** car

I bought one fer me good missus an she loved it, an also cos I dont need a full on 4x4 it was LR like me Triumph, but now ! well it sits on the drive wile waitin fer stuff to be fixed.

bushytale said:

I bought one fer me good missus an she loved it, an also cos I dont need a full on 4x4 it was LR like me Triumph, but now ! well it sits on the drive wile waitin fer stuff to be fixed.

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Wiff weeds all around it, best to turn it into a fokin flower pot or sumut cause it aint ever gona be a motor wif a good or bad ENGINE in it will it.

Wot triumph did you have just out of curiosity, tell me it woz an acclaim or some of that ****e and it wernt a triumph.

Freelanders are good cars and (if you find a reliable one) easy to live with. Whatever you do, don't risk a petrol one. As said on here already, the 1.8 and 2.5 both have serious issues. If you go for a diesel, the TD4 is the better engine and has the bonus of being chain driven. It also goes well and is economical - This is the reason I didn't buy a Disco - 25MPG vs 40MPG.

You want to be looking at a 2002 or later as by then most (emphasise the word most - and not all!) issues have been resolved. Certainly, you will be far better off from an engine and most big mechanical bits point of view.

Have a scan through this forum to see common things that can go wrong and get out there and look at and test drive all the Freelanders, X-Trails, RAV4s, etc, etc that you can before you buy anything!!

PS: Unless you fit rubbing strips to your FL (should you buy one) don't park next to dozy old fookers in Hyundai Atoz's unless you want a chunk taken out of your door!

Cheers

Rog