drfoster

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Hi there, just to introduce myself. i am a newbie freelander owner, bought a 2005 mk1 XEI 3 door!
hopefully for some cheap and cheerful motoring in this day and age, funded from the lease car payments i no longer have to make after giving it back at the end of its lease!
always liked the freelander and fancied something simple and capable for load carrying, as long as it starts stops and the heater works i'm happy. comfortable with DIY maintenance and looking forward to doing some work myself, work from home so no longer under pressure to have a car to get into the office.
first ownership of a landy but have worked on other friends ones previously, engine swapping a S1 and helping rebuild an S2 ground up.
big into my motorcycles as well so if anyone needs help with those give me a shout.
i'm sure i'll have plenty of questions about how to's etc. so look forward to interacting with you as i get to grips with the freelander and add a few upgrades.

cheers

Steve
 
Welcome to landyzone, did you get a good service history with your freelander? The ones of that vintage had problems with the coolant escaping via the reservoir cap, the usual fix is to replace the reservoir with a latter one., Also, check the belts, they often get ignored. Check out the freelander section for checking the vcu.

Col
 
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Welcome to landyzone, did you get a good service history with your freelander? The ones of that vintage had problems with the coolant escaping via the reservoir cap, the usual fix is to replace the reservoir with a latter one., Also, check the belts, they often get ignored. Check out the freelander section for checking the vcu.

Col
hi there, the SH looks reasonably concise and regular. the coolant expansion bottle looks new so may have already been replaced. can't really see any major faults with anything to be fair. the hard top had greyed but i've just put autoglym bumper care on it and it looks brand new again. few rattles and squeaks and it drives a bit agricultural to what i'm used to but overall i really like it.
 

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