Did that but a long nylon tail came out with it, but only so far. I'm reluctant to pull further and break that tail thing. Thanks for the suggestion though.

OK I have a new leather gaitor for my Freelander 1 Facelift Auto as the old looks moth eaten How the heck do you get the nob off? Well I have it half off but there is a nylon plastic part that is attached and leads down into the gear stick part. I don't want to pull it out further, or force...

On my bog standard 16" I had BF Goodrich Mud Terrain 100/970 LT 215/75 R15's and not only did they look the biz but did everything I wanted. As much as can be done without changing stuff. On 17" I don't know. Look at Muddy Mods after market parts and their grey fully modded Hippo as that...

Just don'y go parking it up for a year, as they don't like it. Keep it running regularly. The real answer is in the finance of it all. The insurance being the big one and in truth is the deciding factor. My son ended up on our insurance as though he passed his test young enough he rarely...

Thanks, Just taken the rails and rack off, and dismantled. The expedition rack will need sandblasting, some welding. All a respray, so good for another 10-15 years. Now its raining!

I'll have two set of rails when I pick up the new Facelift 3dr, so can play about with the old set as much as I like. The old stuff needs a good bit of TLC as its looking well rough. I'd love to have a picture of how 5dr rails attach to the front part of the roof. Are there captive nuts...

Sure, but part of the deal to get another with the Boss was to get rid of the scrap heap :)

Freelander 1 rails on the three door don't extend to the front as they stop before the sunroofs. So the question is how to have them extend to the front and keep it neat looking and not Heath Robinson??? I have a long expedition rack that I have a method to attach to the roof rails. Never...

Will do. Thanks. Its a Freelander, its old, but the one I'm getting should, better be, pretty great with the very low milage it has. Low milage means nothing, but I expect this to be excellent and the previous owner is an airline pilot!! Buying a vehicle has a whole lot of risk attached...

I too will be watching this thread with interest. Fit is everything, colourways important too. But price has limits with older cars that just don't have much value to start with. Tough call sometimes.

Thanks chaps, thats great news, a relief anyhow as I didn't want to fork out for another. I was always pleased to have one fitted, just gave some confidence when over the rocks and muck. Now secured my next Freelander 2004 Facelift TD4 3dr Auto. Lets hope the investment pays off and the...

I have a protective sump guard from my early Freelander. Will it fit the Facelift 2004-2007 easily enough? Its similar to the one on the right (thank you whoever took the picture.)

I sometimes go lamping, and the 3dr is easily converted to a shooting truck. I have a heavy duty aluminium sump guard from my first early Freelander, just hoping it will fit the Facelift. This ensures some skip off steep approaches without hanging up. Just taken it off and it has a few...

I've pulled out plenty of "big cars", Range Rovers. 90's, and Jap stuff, with my Freelander. However, there is a limit as Freelanders don't have enough weight for pure muscle power. The right tires help; Full Mud Terrains for me. I have other cars for the roads. Freelanders, Pandas for that...

Actually Autos are "sooo American" in my mind. Used the phrase stick because its faster to type. and I like it. (I like Americans too.) Farm, mud tracks, and mild laning, for shooting and land management. If I needed more I'd get a Hugglund; proper off road vehicle. Then there is always the...

Thank you for such great replies. I really loved my auto, and as said it did the off road part just brilliantly. On road too, far easier, and as I have a bust back was painless. And I agree too about the learner driver thing. One of my children passed yonks ago the other too busy at uni...

This thread is Freelander specific, and the MK1 rather than something newer or something else. I believe there is quite a difference in the gearing between the auto and manual especially at low range??? The manual has hill decent too. So given the option, with standard TD4's and some full mud...

I think they will eventually become a classic, though a pretty cheap one. MK1 interiors get to look bad quickly. Facelifts MK1 are a tad better. MK2's a long way to go. Anyhow a few MK1's can look really good depending on their colourway. Some of the bolt on accessories can add to that look...

Nodge68, thank you for that. I'm getting my head round it all now. £330 is a whole lot better than £565? And thats the rub of the one I found, liked, but would annoy me every year/month. Will have to keep looking, but might just get a tidy £1K or so gear shifter while I look. I generally...

Seems there is a lot more changes made for the Facelift than I thought. Its the 3dr that I want which are far rarer as an Auto. I can find a manual easily enough. I thought I'd found an Auto but it lands in the £565 Road Tax bracket, which means the vehicles can't do a "cheap year". These...