New to landrovers, have a couple of questions

Hi,

As the title suggests I am new to landrovers. We have just been given a caravan and have a newborn, so decided on a freelander to cater for our needs.

It's a 2004 td4 face lift model with only 36000 miles on it, but it is a basic model so absolutely no gadgets. I would really like to know what can be retro fitted.I noticed there are wires behind some switches, so unsure how plug and play parts would be?

On another note, are these characteristics of the car:

Windscreen wipers have a couple of seconds delay when selecting speeds?
The clutch seems to engage quite low down,no problem changing gear but just seems low?
The hill decent makes a nasty noise. Sounds to me like the abs is working but it is a loud noise?


Thanks for your help
Lorne

Mistake one -

You didnt introduce yourself. Head over to the intro section before anyone notices!!!

Secondly dont drive through puddles as the doors will fall off!

Ello you

bankz5152 said:

Mistake one -

You didnt introduce yourself. Head over to the intro section before anyone notices!!!

Secondly dont drive through puddles as the doors will fall off!

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I'd rather the roof fell off, as it's a base model that would feel a bonus having a convertible!

You will probably get more useful answers (no offence guys ) posting in the freelander section.

As for your questions, I think HDC does make a noise as it is preloading the brakes. The clutches on FL1s never feel great as they are done via linkages, ours is the same you just have to take your time and not rush it.

Dunno about the wipers, not had that one.

I would not be concerned with gadgets mate, you need to ask yourself a simple question:

Is it important I complete my journey?

The wipers stopping halfway through the cycle is a common fault - Do a search and all will be revealed.

36,000 miles eh? What a find. Mine is the 2004 base model and now has 142k on it. It keeps going because I keep it regularly serviced....Don't worry about the missing heated seats, spend the money on maintenance and you will have years of happy driving.

As James says, post in the Freelander section. Lots of info will be forthcoming there

Oh and welcome.