its nice to hear from someone who asked a question, listened to the answers and was happy with their decision! ;) See! its not just a forum for moaning about things when they go wrong! :D I'm in my 4th Freelander and wouldn't change it for any other Make! :) :D :D

This is not exactly accurate as a TD4 registered after march 2001 is currently £210 road tax and will be rising only to £300 for 2009/2010. The £400 is if you have a petrol version registered after this date! ;)

Most diesels are reliable way past 100,000 miles so i don't think it matters which you choose in that respect. The TD4 has a lot more power and torque, i had an OLD rover diesel and it was underpowered for the Freelander (just a bit bigger than a Rover 600). :rolleyes: You should always go for...

oh thats really helpful! :p Anyway, this is my 4th freelander :D :D And before you say it, there was nothing wrong with the other 3, they've just got newer as i've gone along ;) 2.0 Di 5 door (underpowered) 1.8 XE 3 door (nice in the summer!) 1.8 XE 5 door (kids) 2.0 TD4 5 door...

HELP!!!! :( phoned the garage, they ordered the alarm ECU from bearmach phoned Bearmach, they told me the part is on BackOrder from Land Rover and they have absolutely no way of finding out when it will be sent but once the part is ordered it cannot be cancelled, therefore, where do i...

update: have found out that the part has been ordered through BEARMACH. I have contacted them myself to see if they can shed some light onto why it is 4 weeks and still no part...... waiting for call back! :(

I haven't got a clue, but i hate to see a Post without a reply! ;)

me too, and i've put a link on a chat sight i use :D Come on lets get it over the 10 thousand mark then they may actually take some notice!!:)

wouldn't that mean changing the locks in the door, boot and ignition to fit said key??:confused:

blah blah blah, YAWN !!

I understand why you are going for older because of the Car Tax, but surely if you can find a newer model (02) for around the same money then it will last longer (and probably have lower mileage). I bought mine 6 months ago, 03MY (52 plate) for £5500 from ebay and it was immaculate with lots of...

Looks a really nice vehicle, with an exceptionally clean engine bay !! I would haggle on the price though, £4700 at the most for cash, i would think!

Haven't had one of their cars upto now as we have a second vehicle, but it is becoming an issue! Maybe i should contact them today about the prospect of a vehicle from them mid-week, maybe that will get them moving??!! :confused:

According to the garage, this part has to be programmed at the suppliers (BMW i Suspect), therefore cannot be replaced by a second hand one!:( had to supply VIN number when ordering apparently!

Latest update : Had to order new Alarm ECU from LR, coming from Germany, Should've taken 10 days to arrive, Still waiting after over 3 weeks, Freelander been in garage since, no way of bypassing the ECU to un-immobilise the car. Any advice?? Garage just keep telling me they're waiting for...

Had same problem with mine over 3 weeks ago Took it to independant Land Rover Garage Fault showing as Alarm ECU immobilising the vehicle Had to order new Alarm ECU from LR, coming from Germany, Should've taken 10 days to arrive, Still waiting, Freelander been in garage since, no way of...

My vehicle tax for a TD4 freelander registered after march 2001 (december 2002) is £210?? In 2009-10 its going to be £300 and in 2010-11 its £310! Where is the £400 figure coming from? :confused: I understand it may be £400 for petrol engined models! Am I right? Check this out for your...

Dont know really? the garage has cleared the faults and then retried and it is still showing the alarm ECU immobilising!! :( I tried easy start myself but it only started once then died (ie no fuel). just waiting now for the ECU to come from Germany - 10 days !!:mad: Put fuel additive in...

Cheers for that, will phone them monday and get them to do it before ordering the part. Haven't noticed any misfiring myself but thats not to say there isn't any!

hi there, used the forum as a guest the last few weeks but joined up now!:D I know there are loads of links relating to this already on the sight but can't find one that relates to my dilema so here goes: My problem is i've taken my Freelander TD4 2002 to an independant Land Rover Garage...