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    What have you done to your Freelander today

    Looks good m'man...but stop curbing the wheels and scuffing those rims :D
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    oil in coolant water?

    They're all correct I'm afraid...your head gasket has indeed announced that it is going terminal on you. Stop using it and get it booked into a local garage soonest. Gladys ( my 1999 model) recently became thirsty and began consuming her water rather than recycling it around her engine...
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    Creaking noise

    Would that be the common Wallet Moth -Notoftunus seenus- or the even rarer member of the same family known as the 'Shades' Moth-Hardlius Everseendayliteus?
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    What have you done to your Freelander today

    Picked the 99'er (Gladys) up from the dealership s'morning. New head gasket, new discs and a new lease of life for the 'ole girl as a consequence. She purred the whole 90 miles home, bless her. :)
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    What have you done to your Freelander today

    Returned my 99'er to the dealership with water consumption issues despite the attention of an AA spanner Jockey who declared it pressurised and sound after finding a split in a heater hose. Turns out that she'd developed a head gasket issue (what a complete surprise!) somewhere along the way and...
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    What have you done to your Freelander today

    Pukka job...I have to respect somebody who thinks on their feet and produces a neat and tidy result in the execution of said thought.;)
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    In deep poo

    Sorry dude but I have to ask...what exactly do you mean by 'card?' (I own a 99'er so this may not pertain to my model) My dumb question aside, I'm sure the countless mega-experienced freelandites on this site'll come to your aid!
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    What have you done to your Freelander today

    You missed a bit on the bonnet....hold on, no...sorry...that's a spot on my computer screen! :D
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    What have you done to your Freelander today

    This is a serious violation of the use of artistic licence as no bloody Freelander goes anything remotely like a rocket...unless you've grafted a Phantom engine onto the existing lump :p
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    Great Dane + Freelander

    Why exactly do you need to put the dog in your vehicle subsequent to its obviously debilitating ops? Is it for the dog's benefit...or because that is what you've always done and as such haven't come to terms with a change in the ritual. Forgive me m'friend, but I'm wondering who's truly the...
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    top 7 tips when buying a freelander 1

    Nice one. Whilst my 99'er is currently in dry dock, and being aware of the fact that she's also exhibiting one or two symptoms on this list I'm now going to make a call and highlight the relevant issues to the dealer. Thank you Howard.
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    top 7 tips when buying a freelander 1

    What if the Nun was in fact a covert 'Mud-Head' who -as the designated driver-simply couldn't resist taking a 'cross country' route she'd discovered whilst on her weekly shopping sortie to Sainsburys? As such sinful indulgences would be seriously frowned upon she'd clearly have to hide the...
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    What have you done to your Freelander today

    ...And I bet it never crossed your mind to have one for me did it ya' selfish b'stard'!! ;)
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    What have you done to your Freelander today

    Took a 180 mile round trip in order to return my 99'er to the deal for water loss issues, 'pulsing' brakes and a mapping blip (it increases its revs when in idle without touching the throttle) Got a courtesy vehicle -1.6 Astra- that goes like poop off a shovel when you hit its apparent rev-band...
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    one life, live it....

    Stop being so daft...go stand in the corner and take that damned silly 'stick sign' with you! :p
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    New(to me!) Freelander - advice sought

    Yo Graeme, Like you I've recently picked up a 99'er with good bodywork and a full service log book etc. Straight off the bat I had a water issue-she lost 3.5 litres over two days- which transpired to be a split hose coming out from the heater. I've heard of the modifications...
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    one life, live it....

    Alas 'Greenovalitus' is not a gender specific virus Ma'am. Early symptoms of its presence does indeed manifest itself as a sudden desire to obtain 'One life...live it' logos and attach them to Land Rovers. In its advanced form, however, sufferers become totally obsessed with outdoor activities...
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    Kwik-Fit Slap Hammer my brakes?

    I had oxidation issues on the inside of my front & rear off-side rims. The guy checking my slowly deflating tyres confirmed this as the cause, then told me that there was nowt he could do as Kwik-Fit are no longer using -or even allowed to stock- the required rim sealing compound that might...
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    one life, live it....

    Please don't...only extremely sad individuals with photographic 'off the shelve' adventure collages in their downstairs toilets feel compelled to display this 'outdoor type with large willie' logo on their Land Rover windows. ;)