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Hello my names patrick im thinking about buying a landrover soon and have come to wear your patience thin with my questions!

What model?

howardo said:

What model?

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Hopefully a diesel Freelander eh Howardo.

none yet,but just abotu got enough funds so im affter advice!

A Defender will keep you happy,where others fail.

Maharishi said:

A Defender will keep you happy,where others fail.

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Yep but not all that comfortable, disco's are a bit better, and best to stick with diesel. If its a defender dont get the non-turbo one, flat as a pancake.

And dont buy a freelander/gaylander/hippo, coz they are trouble.

But welcome anyway at the minute.

A diesel freelander will give you less trouble than a disco or defender in the same price bracket. Defenders rust, discos rust then rust again and then rust some more.
An L-series freelander has a perkins prima based engine that is fecking bombproof. Keep an eye on the VCU to preserve the drivetrain and enjoy rust free reliable motoring. They are not for serious off-roading though.

patmanscoop said:

none yet,but just abotu got enough funds so im affter advice!

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Be sure to make your own decision, alot of people here hate freelanders and most of them have never had one, or they were dumb enough to buy a petrol one and have never got over it.
I would rather have a defender than a disco. But a good defender is very expensive and they get nicked.

I agree, but I think the Defender is the true Land-Rover. A good choice of engine is the 200tdi, a good all rounder.
Good luck with your final decission.

patmanscoop said:

Hello my names patrick im thinking about buying a landrover soon and have come to wear your patience thin with my questions!

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How much are you thinking of spending?
What do you want to use it for?
How good are you with a set of spanners?

thanks for all your advice.
in reply to the last post i have about £4,500 to spend.
i plan to use it round the farm ive just taken over and do a bti of exploring else where! im a big fan of camping ya see!
and im also a qualified mechanic so i hopefully could fix a few broken bits... i dont wanna speak too soon tho.

patmanscoop said:

thanks for all your advice.
in reply to the last post i have about £4,500 to spend.
i plan to use it round the farm ive just taken over and do a bti of exploring else where! im a big fan of camping ya see!
and im also a qualified mechanic so i hopefully could fix a few broken bits... i dont wanna speak too soon tho.

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I'm a mechanic aswel and to be honest, I havent come across a job yet thats really that bad, and the parts are fairly cheap, but avoid some of the aftermarket stuff, like some of the britpart stuff. For that kind of money you could get a decent one, disco or defender, but try them both out first.