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sjh4444

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Hello

About to buy a 2004 1.8 SE Freelander 3dr

72k miles

Head gasket done last year

Cam belt and water pump done Dec 2010

Nearly a full service history and well documented

3 month standard warranty

Drives smooth and quiet

I have spent hours reading all the bad reviews on this engine but I am still tempted by the Freelander

I am guessing mpg of mid 20s??

I do 10 miles a day to work

Any thoughts would be much appreciated

Best Regards

Si
 
sjh4444 said:
Thanks for the 'advice'....

Sounds like the worst car ever made
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not the best for their engine - however you can find some lovely TD4 sports out there.

i had one and it was pretty good - the engines are pretty good also :D
 
First of all here is a list of the advantages of having a 1.8 petrol engine as opposed to a 2.0 TD4 engine:

Next I suggest you have a test drive of a TD4.

Don't try revving the nuts off the TD4 it will be faster if you change up around 2200 revs rather than any higher.

Next go for a run in a 1.8 petrol!

My choice was made on the handling and feel and had nothing to do with the reputation of the 1.8 - I actually hadn't heard any horror stories back in 2002 when I bought my first TD4.

190,000 TD4 miles further on now - thank God I made the right decision.

Be warned - but if you only do 10 miles a day - it wont matter much.
 
10 miles a day wont be much of an issue with fuel consumption, I do around 50 miles a day minimum in my 1998 1.8 Freelander and get 31 mpg, I would estimate high 30's with our TD4 but have never checked:rolleyes:

If you have the budget for a 2004 1.8, that should be enough for an older TD4, its a better car but not all 1.8s are bad, I like mine :eek:
 
Mantamad said:
10 miles a day wont be much of an issue with fuel consumption, I do around 50 miles a day minimum in my 1998 1.8 Freelander and get 31 mpg, I would estimate high 30's with our TD4 but have never checked:rolleyes:

If you have the budget for a 2004 1.8, that should be enough for an older TD4, its a better car but not all 1.8s are bad, I like mine :eek:
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Thanks for the sensible advice
 
Singvogel said:
First of all here is a list of the advantages of having a 1.8 petrol engine as opposed to a 2.0 TD4 engine:

Next I suggest you have a test drive of a TD4.

Don't try revving the nuts off the TD4 it will be faster if you change up around 2200 revs rather than any higher.

Next go for a run in a 1.8 petrol!

My choice was made on the handling and feel and had nothing to do with the reputation of the 1.8 - I actually hadn't heard any horror stories back in 2002 when I bought my first TD4.

190,000 TD4 miles further on now - thank God I made the right decision.

Be warned - but if you only do 10 miles a day - it wont matter much.
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Thanks very much
 
We bought our 1.8 2004 SE nearly 2 years ago and had similar negativity before buying it - VCU's, headgaskets, windows, economy etc etc.

I've taken it to the highlands of Scotland with 4 people, full boot and full roof box and it never missed a beat and got just over 30mpg.

Overall we've now done 16K and its been one of the most reliable cars we have owned (touching wood!!). The only thing its cost is 2 oil and filter changes and 1 MOT which it passed with no advisories.

Of course, they all blow up within 5 minutes of buying them, their diffs lock up and all of the electrics go haywire if you listen to the doomers knocking about.

This is all good for me though - We picked up a bloody good 4x4 thats been faultless in terms of reliability and has had some off road hammering that has never got us stuck for less that 6K 2 years ago....happy days
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Bbroomlea said:
We bought our 1.8 2004 SE nearly 2 years ago and had similar negativity before buying it - VCU's, headgaskets, windows, economy etc etc.

I've taken it to the highlands of Scotland with 4 people, full boot and full roof box and it never missed a beat and got just over 30mpg.

Overall we've now done 16K and its been one of the most reliable cars we have owned (touching wood!!). The only thing its cost is 2 oil and filter changes and 1 MOT which it passed with no advisories.

Of course, they all blow up within 5 minutes of buying them, their diffs lock up and all of the electrics go haywire if you listen to the doomers knocking about.

This is all good for me though - We picked up a bloody good 4x4 thats been faultless in terms of reliability and has had some off road hammering that has never got us stuck for less that 6K 2 years ago....happy days
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At last some proper grown up advice, thanks
 
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