Treworgey 90 said:
Freelanders are ****e and potential owners need to be warned.
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Compared to what? Other Land Rovers? Which also happen to be in a completely different class when it comes to size, weight etc. I've looked at a Disco or a Defender. There was just no way I could afford one.
I could have bought a RAV4. That would have been the smart choice, I admit. Taking the fact I've registered here, guess why I didn't do that...
 
Cmdr_Keen said:
Compared to what? Other Land Rovers? Which also happen to be in a completely different class when it comes to size, weight etc. I've looked at a Disco or a Defender[ TRATTERS.] There was just no way I could afford one.
I could have bought a RAV4.[FECKIN SLITTY BASTID!!!!!] That would have been the smart choice, I admit. Taking the fact I've registered here, guess why I didn't do that...
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DO WOT ?:confused::confused::confused:
 
Buy the RAV4. I just didn't want to be seen in a boring Toyota. Even if it is unbreakable. I'd rather buy a car I like, than a car that's very reliable. A Land Rover then. So a Freelander it is...

What I don't need then is people telling me it's '****e'. I know that, I don't care...
 
Cmdr_Keen said:
Buy the RAV4. I just didn't want to be seen in a boring Toyota. Even if it is unbreakable. I'd rather buy a car I like, than a car that's very reliable. A Land Rover then. So a Freelander it is...

What I don't need then is people telling me it's '****e'. I know that, I don't care...
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OH I SEE. . . . .Well the doozles r good the new lr3 spose ta be the bollicks but we int had a lot of feed back on them yet ,the 1.8 un v6 have a lot of issue's , having said that a lot on here seem to get over them, the jatco auto boxes r good. . . . .vcu has been well documented. . . . . . . . bout it really:D :D :D oh . . . . . dont ever get the doors wet :);)
 
Hamwich said:
As an owner of both a Defender (Td5 90 Hardtop) and a TD4 Hippo, I have to say I find all this anti-FL stuff a bit risible. We need the TD5 for all the standard farm jobs, but as I also have to work for a living (tried making money out of farming these days?) I needed a 4x4 to get to work. So looking for a small cheap to run, cheap to buy British-built 4x4, should I have bought a Honda instead?

BTW, my FL has got 65K on the clock and has never had a problem. Which sadly is more than could be said of my TD5 (or the TDi that preceded it, or the IIa that preceded the TDi)
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why dont you try (ab)using the FL as a farm hack and the defender to get to work. you might find the problem situation reversed:D
it's all personal preference and what the vehicle is to be used for.




(i want to be oldirishwolf, ****ed or off his face on drugs 24/7)
 
Cmdr_Keen said:
Buy the RAV4. I just didn't want to be seen in a boring Toyota. Even if it is unbreakable. I'd rather buy a car I like, than a car that's very reliable. A Land Rover then. So a Freelander it is...

What I don't need then is people telling me it's '****e'. I know that, I don't care...
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The mark 1 Rav4 sadly isn't unbreakable. Mine ended up with syncromesh wear on second gear (well maintained car) which was getting worse by the day & talking to the Toyota parts guys it wasn't exactly unheard of. The gearbox also likes regular quality oil changes & a close eye on its levels or fifth gear is the first to complain then die.
Replacement means removal of the complete engine/gearbox on the early ones & the cheapest quote at the time for an unspecified mileage used box was £250. The good low mileage box was £450 all plus VAT & apparently it has to be hoisted out & can't be dropped out the bottom. I just got rid of mine at auction but was sad to see it go.
The mark 2 Rav4 which I was initially after was a lot more expensive than the Freelander which was my third choice & my then £5k budget wouldn't get a sensible mileage auto at that time.
My second choice of Shogun Pinin went to last choice when I went to look at a couple of low milers & was disappointed at how rusty they were.
 
For us it was either the RAV4, a CR-V or a Vitara otherwise. I was looking at a Defender or a Disco 2, but with the crazy tax rates in Holland that was simply out of reach. The Freelander costs me aprox 1050 pound a year on tax alone! I'm not ****ting you! A defender is aprox 1750 pound per year on road tax alone. A disco 2100 pound p/year. Add insurance, maintainance and fuel. See why those weren't an option...

The fact I went to Land Rover was based purely on the fact that I like them. All the other choices are probably better and more reliable. But boring as hell. The Freelander may fail a couple of times more, at least when I look at it every day, I like what I see.

Then someone comes along and calls it '****e'. Nice...
 
chromiumuk said:
The mark 1 Rav4 sadly isn't unbreakable. Mine ended up with syncromesh wear on second gear (well maintained car) which was getting worse by the day & talking to the Toyota parts guys it wasn't exactly unheard of. The gearbox also likes regular quality oil changes & a close eye on its levels or fifth gear is the first to complain then die.
Replacement means removal of the complete engine/gearbox on the early ones & the cheapest quote at the time for an unspecified mileage used box was £250. The good low mileage box was £450 all plus VAT & apparently it has to be hoisted out & can't be dropped out the bottom. I just got rid of mine at auction but was sad to see it go.
The mark 2 Rav4 which I was initially after was a lot more expensive than the Freelander which was my third choice & my then £5k budget wouldn't get a sensible mileage auto at that time.
My second choice of Shogun Pinin went to last choice when I went to look at a couple of low milers & was disappointed at how rusty they were.
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Me work had a rav4 (and a hilux...hack-phut) and the the gear box/clutch on that was shocking.Three point turns always lead to a nasty burning smell and a lot of grinding
 
We have two Freeanders and a Defender and the 90 costs more to maintain than both Freelanders put together. Not including routine servicing, the Td4 has cost £300 in repairs, the 90 has cost over five grand.

We love em both and would never abuse any one's choice of Land Rover.

Cheers

Blippie
 
Blippie said:
We have two Freeanders and a Defender and the 90 costs more to maintain than both Freelanders put together. Not including routine servicing, the Td4 has cost £300 in repairs, the 90 has cost over five grand.

We love em both and would never abuse any one's choice of Land Rover.

Cheers

Blippie
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seems to be a familiar story.

I once had a classic Rangie & whilst I loved it, it cost an absolute fortune to both run & repair.
 
GRATCH said:
(i want to be oldirishwolf, ****ed or off his face on drugs 24/7)
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Funny you should think that,had what some peepz call a :5bsifone:relapse.
dont worry all gone,nearly all out of the system.

If Sean gets round to reading this,Good Luck with the sIII rebuild.all these moderncars a crap.
 
OldIrishWulf said:
Funny you should think that,had what some peepz call a :5bsifone:relapse.
dont worry all gone,nearly all out of the system.

If Sean gets round to reading this,Good Luck with the sIII rebuild.all these moderncars a crap.
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Would you care to tell me where i can get some of the happy grass around these parts? :D
 
buckshot said:
:rolleyes:probably :D

would definetly take the A4 over 1
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You wouldn't have been out much in the recent bad weather then. Our neighbours A4 sat on their drive for two weeks 'coz it couldn't get out.
Like a lot of guys on here it bothers me when people who don't have experience of a Freelander ( I know you have so don't start) offer "advice" to others.

Allan
 
I thought I'd flog this dying horse one last time :5bbeatdeadhorse5: .Our friend Sean's wife wanted a land rover of her own,so without seeing it he bought one off ebay for a "few hundred"£.
He has spent alot of time and energy into fixing and rebuilding a KNACKERED old S III,I have know doubt that he knows his stuff about motors,I bet we could all learn alot from him,but I do think his wife would have bin much happier with this Landrover Freelander diesiel 1998 for sale in Kilkenny: €1,500 - DoneDeal.ie .
 
OldIrishWulf said:
I thought I'd flog this dying horse one last time :5bbeatdeadhorse5: .Our friend Sean's wife wanted a land rover of her own,so without seeing it he bought one off ebay for a "few hundred"£.
He has spent alot of time and energy into fixing and rebuilding a KNACKERED old S III,I have know doubt that he knows his stuff about motors,I bet we could all learn alot from him,but I do think his wife would have bin much happier with this Landrover Freelander diesiel 1998 for sale in Kilkenny: €1,500 - DoneDeal.ie .
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:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Like the Murphys eh.....sad muppet;)
 
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