Michael Graber
Member
The so called "Mechanic" says "I do not understand call me", What should I tell him that should not have been evident in the months that he had the auto as a daily driver around town?
$3800 for a 2005 Freelander 1 with 133,000 miles. Man! that a good deal. I want a Jeep CJ but the non rust ones are hard to find for under $10,000.
Mechanic #1 I wont work on it.
Mechanic #2 $3000 all tires,brake fluid, Light bulb etc etc etc I left there with no work $35 for inspection.
I figured I would need to fix something on any used auto. Like tie rod end that once fixed stopped most of the vibration. $129
The bracket on the gas tank, Overseas item worth about a pond in gold. refabrication Shop and labor $800.
Mechanic #3 said "Get rid of this vehicle"
Time for that regularly scheduled maintenance; $2000 for all belts. Pulley, waterpump.
Mechanic #4 politely implied "Get rid of this vehicle"
Fine Mist of grease glazing the rear end. Metal filings in the rear end
I replace the 2 front tires as they could not be ballanced. Fix most of the vibrations.
Mechanic #5 The ones made prior to 2010 are very expensive for parts. The Older Land Rovers are awesome.
Land Rover will not release information like the gear ration on the rear end. I found 2 different ratios from the junkers $600 plus $300 labor.
Meanwhile the antifreeze disappears. Looks like I will be visiting Mechanic #4 do as little is required to drive it to a car lot and try for a trade in at a fraction of what I have in it.
OR
I now see this autos on Craigslist for $2000 - $4500 but I be most could be had south of $2000. There are NO! parts for these in the us and those bastards at Land Rover are intentional killing the Freelander 1 in the US. Perhaps I could part this out in my workshop, I just need to plug into a good used auto parts website.
$3800 for a 2005 Freelander 1 with 133,000 miles. Man! that a good deal. I want a Jeep CJ but the non rust ones are hard to find for under $10,000.
Mechanic #1 I wont work on it.
Mechanic #2 $3000 all tires,brake fluid, Light bulb etc etc etc I left there with no work $35 for inspection.
I figured I would need to fix something on any used auto. Like tie rod end that once fixed stopped most of the vibration. $129
The bracket on the gas tank, Overseas item worth about a pond in gold. refabrication Shop and labor $800.
Mechanic #3 said "Get rid of this vehicle"
Time for that regularly scheduled maintenance; $2000 for all belts. Pulley, waterpump.
Mechanic #4 politely implied "Get rid of this vehicle"
Fine Mist of grease glazing the rear end. Metal filings in the rear end
I replace the 2 front tires as they could not be ballanced. Fix most of the vibrations.
Mechanic #5 The ones made prior to 2010 are very expensive for parts. The Older Land Rovers are awesome.
Land Rover will not release information like the gear ration on the rear end. I found 2 different ratios from the junkers $600 plus $300 labor.
Meanwhile the antifreeze disappears. Looks like I will be visiting Mechanic #4 do as little is required to drive it to a car lot and try for a trade in at a fraction of what I have in it.
OR
I now see this autos on Craigslist for $2000 - $4500 but I be most could be had south of $2000. There are NO! parts for these in the us and those bastards at Land Rover are intentional killing the Freelander 1 in the US. Perhaps I could part this out in my workshop, I just need to plug into a good used auto parts website.