I will have a look at Adrian flux, and yeah its not worth the risk but I was just wondering how do they track it? The smartbox does look like a good option though for making it cheaper!

Cheers, I will do! Looking forward to passing my test and getting on the road with one. Even if in the other areas of the forums the freelanders seem to get a bit of stick. I could careless, I don't see why it bothers them if they are not driving one.

Thank you! That answers some of my questions, I am not going to be doing ridiculous miles in the thing and most probably will end up with one of those smartbox trackers in it to monitor my driving to drop the cost of insurance down. Just worked out I can probably insure it for about £850. I...

The problem with that is in the insurance!

To clear it up! No im not! Just from looking at pricing the Freelander seems like the only land rover I would be able to run and insure at my age and point in driving.

I will have a good look at one before I buy it and get a good test drive in it. Probably a garage might be smarter to get some kind of warranty even if it is a few months.

Well that seems like a warm welcome...

Hi Hippo, Thanks for the diagram makes my life easier! Do private sellers or trade generally let you test drive it that far?

I don't plan on getting one without the prop, want everything in working order. It seems aslong as I stick to a diesel one I will be safe?

Not too bothered about the extra few mpg you would get from removing it. Id prefer to have it in as I bet we have a heck of snow again like last year.

Right I will make sure I do that then or forever regret it! Sadly it's green that I think, ( don't ask why but im against that shade of green ) Does look black from some of the photos. Also it says its had the prop shaft removed???

Thank you, I appreciate the welcome and clearing a few bits up. The IRD/VCU test looks like a bit of a pain to do if I find one and want to test it on the spot? The lights look like an easy, test also the tyres. Is the prop shaft an easy think to notice? ( I am guessing my dad would tell in a...

Hi Boots, Thank you for the information, thats useful! As I had no clue what all the different codes and numbers meant. So you would say stick to Diesel 100% SO L series and TD4 are pretty much as good as each other? and the XDi's and Di's. I don't necessarily need power as im not...

I see, but TD4 is the way to go you reckon for a second hand free lander diesel? Rather than the XE or anything else? I will make sure to have a proper look at the vehicle and test it, if I get it from a private seller many questions shall be asked.

Regards mileage, I am looking to spend about £1600. They roughly all around 100,000 miles. Is that not bad for a Land rover?

Cheers, I thought that was the case after speaking to a few other owners. Obviously I will drag my dad along to check over everything.

Hi Everyone, I am looking at getting a Freelander as my first car, one of the old TD4 possibly. 2.0 Diesel. I am 20 years old and worked out my insurance to be 1.6k a year which compared to my mate who drives a corsa and pays 3.5k a year insurance! I did not think that was unreasonable at...

Hi Everyone! My name is Ryan and im a 20 year old professional photographer from mancheste I am currently doing my driving lessons, and should be passed in the next month or two. I am looking to invest into a freelander as my first car, after my parents owned one a few years ago and...