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freelander dnt u love em

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Hello one and all over the last three months I have replaced the following on my y plate 1800i:

Clutch
Front disks and breaks
Front ABS sensor's
Both front window regulators
Sun roof motor
Water pump and cambelt
Engine fan
Heater matrix
Exhaust and cat
Fuel pump and sensor
Rear door seal

Now to top it all the VCU is dead now have it in two wheel drive.
The brum brum has only got 100000 miles on the clock.
I have it serviced at the right mileage and earlier some times
I love it to bits and being disabled it is the only car I can sit in with comfort
My question is is it worth going on with the cash cow that it has become?
The wife is giving me GBH of the ear every time it's in the doctors
Shall I go on or just call it a day?
 
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Hi,

I understand exactly where you're coming from, friend.

My old dad who uses two sticks is hanging on to his because he can get in and out easy. He can't sit in many cars without getting cramp.

I would suggest cutting your losses and getting as new a TD4, with the BMW engine, as finances (and the missus) allow.

Keep on Truckin' :cool:

Singvogel. :D
 
But if you have done everything then it's ok again - is there something that has gone as well as the VCU? A VCU is about £300 fitted by Bell Engineering. But you could run on two wheel drive easy enough. Selling it now will mean you will lose the value of the work done and it's not worth a lot in money but probably had greater value to you. It's actual either way - I have spent loads of time and some money on my TD4 - my mates say I should have chopped it in for a newer one but how knows if I would have to spend the same? I know what I have got and it's good now.
 
It's a case of dammed if you do and dammed if you do not or a 50/50 split.
I tried a Disco but it did not rock my boat the freelander goes every where I want it to and living next to Salisbury plain helps lol I just live in dread of what will go next.
 
I know the feeling but the way I see it is - I like the vehicle and didn't cost mega bucks to buy (admit idly mines acTD4 which is perhaps a better bet) if I change it then I will have to pay out money and perhaps do stuff to whatever I buy - I would only be in the same position with less money then! may as well treat it as a vehicle that you have to maintain - the cost of which is probably less than the cost of a change - every part you replace will have a new life to it. The biggest worry with the 1.8 is the head gasket si if it were me I would bank some cash on a regular basis to cover it - find a friendly garage or get into repairing it yourself - I do this mostly and it's quite cheap to maintain - for example an Injector went down so £65 and an hour later i replaced it with a secondhand good one - a lot cheaper than £250 plus £150 loan our from a dealer. The vehicle is a hobby as we now!
 
Hi,
I'm only a newbie to freelander ownership and unfortunately I too have found myself on the receiving end of one of Dr Evil's "helpful" remarks!

It's a tough call and one I have been in more than once with other cars. Based on what I have read on this and other forums (and reviews), the Freelanders are great fun but they aren't the most robust and although you've spent a lot on it thus far, you're likely to have to continue spending into the future.

If I were you I'd ask myself.... If I could see into the future and in addition to the current expense and the usual servicing over the next 12 months was going to have to spend £500 in repairs would I sell now or keep it? If the answer is that you'd sell, it may be worth selling it and if you don't actually need the 4 wheel drive getting something else with a similarly high seating position such as a Zafira.

In my case I bought mine less than three weeks ago. I got it at a great price and so I'll no doubt be very forgiving initially if things go wrong however if things go beyond a certain point I may find myself having to part with it.

Andy.
 
freelander dnt u love em said:
Hello one and all over the last three months I have replaced the following on my y plate 1800i:

Clutch
Front disks and breaks
Front ABS sensor's
Both front window regulators
Sun roof motor
Water pump and cambelt
Engine fan
Heater matrix
Exhaust and cat
Fuel pump and sensor
Rear door seal
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Remember that your Freelander is 10 years old so you have to expect some repairs, also the
Clutch
Front disks and brakes
Water pump and cambelt
Exhaust and cat

Are all service items that will need replaced from time to time on any car.

Chances are if you sold it on, the next owner will have trouble free service as you have replaced all the bits :rolleyes: but I know what you mean, there comes a time when you decide enough is enough
 
well just had the new VCU fitted from bell engineering looking at the positive comments about them it should be ok.
The mechanic has said that the break pipes need changing in a couple of months time to save again.
Mind you i was on the plain at the week end and forgot i was only in two wheel drive doh the wife was most miffed pushing lol two hours to get it free but fun.
 
better the devil you know and to those who say burn it well being as Freelanders have loads of goodies in them you could but you can not burn a load of rust
 
upstream said:
If the answer is that you'd sell, it may be worth selling it and if you don't actually need the 4 wheel drive getting something else with a similarly high seating position such as a Zafira.



Andy.
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Wash your mouth out boy & apologise at once to the poor bloke for even suggesting this.

I've driven those ****heaps in the past at a previous workplace & used to regularly curse the damn thing for not even matching my then 15 year old 180,000 mile BMW in ANY respect regarding performance/handling/ride.

A Freelander will far far outperform that crap.:D
 
Spent thousands on ma hippo. Each time somefink else needs sorting I fink to ma self "what a wonderfull car..."

Spent loads so far so little fixes and servicing keep it going. You have to accept repair will be needed as our hippo's age. If something major were to fail then I would question cost to fix over replacement. Then take into account v6 v td4 running costs over years to come. Value for money for the future, but take into account what I've spent so far. And the risk's of something else failing. Also the general condition of the hippo, like have most wear and tear items been fix already?
 
she is going well now next thing to sort are two bits of plastic/rubber located at the top of ech wing on the corner but i can not find out what they are called any ideas chaps?
 
How ever today's problem with my cheque book is as follows.

At lunch time I was having alook at the landy zone and found a section on how to test things by turning the ignition on along with the fog lamp so tried it and nothing happens so repeated the test but nope zero.
Any way I got out of the cheque book and something strange to place my car beeped when door was opened and keys left in this has never happened before so all afternoon I was back and foth testing it.
After the drive home it and it stopped and now no beep it was only happening with the drivers door I was getting used to the beeping any ideas chaps
 
Sounds like the on board diagnostics, but this is not an area of theh Freelander I've 'played' with.... Sorry

I know it hass some similarity to my R75, in that if you turn the thing off and bacck on it drops out of OBD modde and back into normal...

I know there are some threads on here, search for "on board diagnostics" is about as much as I can advise :(
 
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