After swearing off Freelanders a few years ago I now find myself with Freelander number four. It's out of necessity, not desire, though. My wife's car has been out of commission for a while and will be for some time longer so we were in need of something to keep her going in the meantime. This was the only suitable cheap vehicle for sale when we needed one so here it is.
It's a TD4 van, automatic. It's been fitted with Mitsubishi wheels and Insa Turbo Ranger tyres. It has a private plate which a PO had put on. The interior has been changed for an early model light grey leather one including the back seats and trim panels. It also has glass panels in the roof, rather than plastic ones, which is nice. I picked it up the day after it's MOT and it was suffering from sticky back brakes so the first job to do was replace the handbrake cables. This cured it.
While I was underneath I also found that the bracket holding the fuel pump in the wheel arch was falling out of the chassis. The chassis had corroded around the captive nut and it was just hanging on. A few wiggles and out it fell. I cleaned it up, straightened it and drilled a new hole in the bracket and chassis. I tapped the hole in the chassis and fitted a new bolt. Fixed, although this will require a more permanent fix in the future.
It's a bit tatty around the edges but drives nicely and doesn't have any rattles. We plan to keep it as a spare car once my wife's car is back on the road so that means I get to do what I want with it so there are plans afoot for it. All in good time though. I'll start a project thread in "Members Vehicles" when I get started.
It's a TD4 van, automatic. It's been fitted with Mitsubishi wheels and Insa Turbo Ranger tyres. It has a private plate which a PO had put on. The interior has been changed for an early model light grey leather one including the back seats and trim panels. It also has glass panels in the roof, rather than plastic ones, which is nice. I picked it up the day after it's MOT and it was suffering from sticky back brakes so the first job to do was replace the handbrake cables. This cured it.
While I was underneath I also found that the bracket holding the fuel pump in the wheel arch was falling out of the chassis. The chassis had corroded around the captive nut and it was just hanging on. A few wiggles and out it fell. I cleaned it up, straightened it and drilled a new hole in the bracket and chassis. I tapped the hole in the chassis and fitted a new bolt. Fixed, although this will require a more permanent fix in the future.
It's a bit tatty around the edges but drives nicely and doesn't have any rattles. We plan to keep it as a spare car once my wife's car is back on the road so that means I get to do what I want with it so there are plans afoot for it. All in good time though. I'll start a project thread in "Members Vehicles" when I get started.
