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Yeah there are a surprising number of nice options available. Insurance is also surprisingly expensive, about the same as the 1 series!

I did notice this, I think it's just the 06 years that enjoy £500/year tax.

Good point well made, plus it's only a ~£2000 car so compared to my current monthly spending on a car, I will still be up! A fella at work has just bought a 1.8 as it happens, he got the 'milenium' edition pre facelift, but he only pays £200 tax. £315 isn't a million miles out split over the...

Yeah, problem with the Freelander is; the k series sounds like a bit of hard work, and the V6 is a bit thirsty! Interesting to see the k series is quicker (0-60) and only a few less mpg than the td4 (this is using the auto trader stats..)

Then again, I anticipate diesel prices will sky rocket soon making the MP£ a very different comparison!

After a read through a bit of the sticky thread about the bore liners slipping ect, the k series doesn't sound like something I want to get involved in right now! It'd be alright if it was in a 2nd car that didn't do much mileage but as this is being the workhorse I could do with a trusty steed...

When you say easy for you to permanently sort, is that one, or just you? I hear a lot about k series as it's a common fit into the midget. Well I went and had a hands on poke about on the one for sale down the road: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201811102310554?atmobcid=soc3 I...

Sounds and looks good to me! The dab thing is a bit annoying I bet, does it have it's own separate arieal for that?

Hmm.. interesting, not fussed about it towing as I can't tow anyway! Think I had better also drive the 1.8 aslo then. Possibly better car for the money? Is there much scope to gain any more power from the td4? I notice some shocking intake pipe routing/angles under the bonnet.. (the engine...

I presume the 1.8 will be the most under powered of the engines?

Ahh well those Cornish roads aren't exactly ideal if you are looking at mpg are they! 40 is perfectly reasonable though I would say. I get 50ish in the 1 series and think that's amazing haha

Yeah I can imagine, I would never buy one as 2wd, unless it was so cheap I could replace the VCU and IRD and still be no worse off.. the cheeky swine still wants £2895 for it!! Not a chance. What sort of mpg do you get from the V6?

Yeah I get ya, once it's locked it may as well be a manual in gear.. ilI' have to have a drive of both I guess. Nearest one to me is advertised as 2wd! Still be good to get an idea of the overall feel of a Freelander though..

Yeah I take both off in my 1 series, no issue with that. (Prefer that to a rack) So it has a bit of a lazy/loose torque converter then? Think I'd have to drive both to make my mind up! Do they both cruise at the same/similar rpm at 70?

Any update as to how you are getting on with the headunit Fritz? Looking at joining the FL world and this is something I am very interested in doing to it. I basically just want it to run Google maps and Spotify, maybe torque if it is has any decent info? Ta

Hmm, so the mpg may be more than 30 in a manual? The V6 would be nice, but I think again mpg would be the killer there, what is your experience of it? I only do a 44 mile round trip to work and back (either motorway or 50 roads), then the off jaunt if I'm going to Wales or the lakes on my...

Was about to ask if they are more/less problematic... The reverse clutch something you can change yourself? Only ever converted my 200sx from auto to manual many years ago, that's as much as I have done with an auto! Currently drive an auto and love it, but it is the fancy 8spd thing and it's...

Just read your entire thread Andy! That V6 was unbelievable! Nice to know rust can be that bad, but the chassis is good! That td4 crank isn't good though, hope it's not too common! How do you find the auto? Unsure whether to go auto or manual..

Drive shafts are another one to check then. Yeah the reason I want the facelift is for the double din stereo slot, so that I can fit an android head unit, I will be able to get a TPIS system on that I'd imagine. (Maybe the torque app or similar) Out of interest I also have a delpi 150e...

It'd be interesting to buy a cracked one to strip down and see what's involved! The IRD is the only thing that is worrying me now!