OldIrishWulf · Dec 20, 2014

I finally parked up my 98 L series, at least for the last time this year.
I might fix it up next year or just get rid. I owned it for nearly nine years.

This week I bought a 08 ford transit connect 1.8 tdci . Much better than my lr pile of crap.

roccotune · Dec 20, 2014

OldIrishWulf said:
I finally parked up my 98 L series, at least for the last time this year.

I might fix it up next year or just get rid. I owned it for nearly nine years.

This week I bought a 08 ford transit connect 1.8 tdci . Much better than my lr pile of crap.

Get out of it! I like a transit as much as the next man but try taking it off road or stopping it from ending up like a rust poo pile

Jus · Dec 20, 2014

Goodbye - I guess you'll be leaving us after that last remark

OldIrishWulf · Dec 20, 2014

roccotune said:
Get out of it! I like a transit as much as the next man but try taking it off road or stopping it from ending up like a rust poo pile

I never need to go too far off road.

I can fit 8x4 in the back of my mini transit . Then I can do more work and make enough money to money, to buy a proper Land Rover .

Over here we need off-road ers to negotiate our ****e road surfaces. They hardly ever salt the roads.

GrumpyGel · Dec 21, 2014

OldIrishWulf said:
I finally parked up my 98 L series, at least for the last time this year.
I might fix it up next year or just get rid. I owned it for nearly nine years.

This week I bought a 08 ford transit connect 1.8 tdci . Much better than my lr pile of crap.

Not exactly similar vehicles and 1 is 3 times older than the other - which if you've run it into the ground will be crap.

So, you might as well start f***g your Ford up now.

OldIrishWulf · Apr 10, 2016

More than one year on. Both freelander and transit connect were six years old when I bought each. They had similar milage. The fl cost twice as much to buy and tax. Stuff kept going broke on the fl.

The transit has needed nothing. It makes and saves me money.
The freelander has sort of made me wary of Land Rover reliability.

Skinny Mike · Apr 10, 2016

We have alot of transit connects at work. Things to watch out for.
Rear bumper corners fall off.
Condensation builds up in dash and flattens the battery.
Dual mass clutches wear out, especially if you hold them on the clutch on a hill.
Other than that, they're pretty reliable and give decent mpg.
Can't say I enjoy driving them though when I have to. But if it does the job, that's all you need.
Mike

Nodge68 · Apr 11, 2016

If you think the Freelander was bad or expensive? You want to try the Discovery 3. That's hideously expensive to maintain on an annual basis. Something like £2K plus annually if you use a dealer!

Alibro · Apr 12, 2016

OldIrishWulf said:
More than one year on. Both freelander and transit connect were six years old when I bought each. They had similar milage. The fl cost twice as much to buy and tax. Stuff kept going broke on the fl.

The transit has needed nothing. It makes and saves me money.
The freelander has sort of made me wary of Land Rover reliability.

What planet are you on? Everyone knows LR reliability is sh1te! We don't buy them because they're reliable, we buy them because we're too stupid to know any better.

Nodge68 · Apr 12, 2016

Alibro said:
What planet are you on? Everyone knows LR reliability is sh1te! We don't buy them because they're reliable, we buy them because we're too stupid to know any better.

And they look better than a Ford van!!

Alibro · Apr 12, 2016

I like Ford vans.

Nodge68 · Apr 13, 2016

I don't dislike vans but I can't see the point in comparing them to a Freelander, then knocking the reliability of LR. When the world freezes over, the LR will still be mobile, unless it's broken down!

GrumpyGel · Apr 13, 2016

Nodge68 said:
I don't dislike vans but I can't see the point in comparing them to a Freelander, then knocking the reliability of LR. When the world freezes over, the LR will still be mobile, unless it's broken down!

We know you like vans - you owned a D3!

Informative thread, I now know I can't get something that's 8x4 in my Freelander and not all vehicles cost the same.

Nodge68 · Apr 13, 2016

GrumpyGel said:
We know you like vans - you owned a D3!

The D3 is very van like. However the operative word is "owned". While I liked the D3 as an idea, the reality of ownership was very different. I'd have another, if I won the lottery and someone else fixed it!

GrumpyGel said:
Informative thread, I now know I can't get something that's 8x4 in my Freelander and not all vehicles cost the same.

If the requirements of a vehicle is to fit sheets of 8'X4' in the back, a Freelander isn't really a good choice. Hell you'd struggle getting that size sheet in a Discovery 3!!

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