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    Vehicle shuts off after prolonged driving

    Thanks Howardo. And Chaser, as for rights, well, the dealer said he'd give me my money back, actually he also offered to pay half the repair cost, but if he's a man of his word , which I'll find out soon, I'll probably just get the money back, it's not that big a deal, simply wanted some...
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    chromiumuk, what was the point of your comment? Now I could reply to you in a more fitting way by pointing out what a dumb cynical ass you are among other things for posting that useless rubbish and I was going to, but I deleted it and re wrote this instead, instead of acting like a teenager on...
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    Vehicle shuts off after prolonged driving

    It's a petrol and it's stick. But here's a helpful link to all who think Freelanders are worth any thing. FreeLander Head Gasket I'm sorry to all the Freelander Zealots and I'm happy for all the pleased owners, but based on what I've experienced after owning this heap for three weeks and only...
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    Vehicle shuts off after prolonged driving

    Thanks chaser, I haven't said what engine because I don't know. I'm not a gear head by any means, all my knowledge about cars are purely from my own fortunate or unfortunate experiences. I have no intention of trying to fix these things on my own, any info I gather from forums or whatever I'd...
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    Vehicle shuts off after prolonged driving

    What other things? And do I need to get rid of it or is there hope after fixing it? Is this something to look forward to every six months? When I just got that car the first thing was, the radiator had a leak, then the inner CV joints gave out and the engine mounts were bad, then the rack...
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    Vehicle shuts off after prolonged driving

    Howardo, I don't even know right now. Things have gotten progressively worse since I originally posted. First it's not the Air Flow meter it's the throttle body, second I just fixed the AC to find out that that had put additional pressure on the engine which revealed an even greater problem, the...
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    Vehicle shuts off after prolonged driving

    I recently bought a 2000 Freelander, I've seen many bad reviews on the vehicle overall and unfortunately the one I bought is somewhat of a lemon, so I'm feeling pretty bad all round. After correcting a few problems my mechanic now tells me that after a stress test the vehicle mysteriously shuts...