Great :(

Thanks for all this info, much appreciated, looks like a need to find myself a more trustworthy mechanic!

Spoke to my brother in law last night, who has a mate with a garage, he is going to price it up on Monday for me, can't help but think this other place is ripping me off! Will be interested to know how much you get quoted though, good to have something to compare to.

Hi there, yes, I too thought the V6 to be my 'best bet' having done a bit of research! Would be interesting to know if it is a common problem with this model or just bad luck. Just rung a couple of local parts suppliers to get a price for the head gasket replacement, 35 pound is the highest...

Thanks for the advice, just looked at the 'preloved' link. Shocking to see how many of us are in the same boat! Thanks Again.

Hello, Some advice is much needed and will be very greatly appreciated! Having suffered head gasket failure on my 2001 2.5 V6 auto Freelander, a local garage (not a main dealer) has qouted me 2000 pounds for a new head gasket, inlet manifold, cam belts, engine lifters, radiator cap, oil and...