Thanks again for the replies- really helpful. I got a quote from adrian flux for £2.2k so getting slightly better, any tips on getting it down further? The bloke reckons that it is diesel not petrol, cold the td4 badge have come off? :confused: Oh and it's in south wales. Cheers

Hi guys, found a freelander locally, and it seems to be a bit of a bargain at only £1000 for a 2001. It has 150k on the clock- is this too much? However, not much info, I got the guys number now so will speak with him tomorrow. Also not sure if this is the td4 or not?

Not too sure on a classic, because I am going to be taking it down onto the beach salt water will get flicked up and an older car is more likely to rust, right? Cheers guys, really appreciate the advise :cool:

Ok that's good to know I'm not after a hardcore 'go anywhere' car, just something that will keep up on a shoot :) You mentioned that I should go automatic, why is this?

Just noticed your post on my duplicate thread, sorry about that, by double posting I thought you meant I was just repeating a post of what people have already asked. Thanks for the reply on the other thread, it was very helpful, sounds like we have similar needs :)

It's nice to have make your own thread and people reply to you, instead of reading a generic thread which may not contain all the information I am after, if you see where I'm coming from :) What do you mean about crap being said about offroad capabilities?

The problem I'm seeing with the x-trail is that it's a petrol...higher on insurance. Also it just, well it isn't a landrover (I know freelanders barely are too! :D)

Ok thanks for the replies guys. I've heard you can get the odd bad apple when it comes to freelanders :( What is everyone's opinion on this, I suppose the most important thing is a full service history which is relatively 'fault free' as it were. Any particular things to look out for...

Is it in the for sale section? And I will check out admiral :) For the type of launching I am doing, low ratio isn't needed. The car is only used to tow the boat down onto the beach, where it is unhitched and hand launched (only need the 4x4 to prevent getting stuck in the sand)

I'm looking into that, I won't be towing until next summer so will have plenty of time.

Well...I hope I can pay a bit less than £2000 for an insurance policy I know they aren't brilliant off road, but I am not using it for anything too technical. As I said only for fields and tracks. But the reason they draw me is that they are pretty good on the road when compared with the...

Thanks Heatseeker My Dad contacted our insurer (NFU) who deals with the other cars we have and he asked about both a freelander and a corsa (for comparison) And it really isn't as bad as I first anticipated (i mean in comparison to the corsa, i mean the quote is still huge). To insure...

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So I am looking at getting a 4x4 for my first car, primary uses include: - Offroading on a shoot, which includes going over wet, boggy fields and woodland tracks - Beach Launching a small boat over hard to medium sand - towing a small boat (gross unbraked trailer weight= 350-400kg) -...

So I am looking at getting a 4x4 for my first car, primary uses include: - Offroading on a shoot, which includes going over wet, boggy fields and woodland tracks - Beach Launching a small boat over hard to medium sand - towing a small boat (gross unbraked trailer weight= 350-400kg) -...