I own a 1.8 petrol '04 plate liked the looks, didn't know about the faults, rash decision wish I had got a diesel now, MPG is terrible and HGF on mine was at about 43000 miles 2 weeks after buying and luckily under warranty. I don't think you will stay on good terms with your neighbour if you buy it

So you just remove the rear prop shaft and hey presto 2WD or is there more to it than that? How does it affect anything else is MPG affected? Thinking it may be a stop gap if I find my VCU is on the way out

Cheers, will take it to find out what is actually wrong then, have found out it makes a great garden ornament whilst parked up so it may be adorning my front garden once again!

I am beginning to understand the Gaylander label might skip the repairs and buy a bowler bobcat then instead might be cheaper! But surely the VCU and IRD etc will be the same fault for all engine freelanders not just the 1.8 just wondering if they are unreliable on the whole or if they seem...

I bought a 2004 1.8 petrol Freelander 2 years ago with 42000 miles, impulse buy and didn't research them or never would have bought the petrol model. The Head Gasket went after 2 weeks and it was skimmed and sorted under warranty (It was then I found out the long list of problems!) Anyway, I...