jamesneale89 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 how many miles have you put on in them 5 years? i have a nissan and have covered 73k in 2 years , it depends how many miles you do in the wagon and wether its in constant use, me personally i would never own a landrover not even if it was given to me for free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy518 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 My defender is 21 years old 97k on clock and has never had any problems. How many rice burners will still be about in 20 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshLamb Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 My defender is 21 years old 97k on clock and has never had any problems. How many rice burners will still be about in 20 years Amen to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil3728 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 My Disco 1 is 15 years old with 179,000 miles on the clock sailed through the last MOt in November. Only thing I have had to do is replace parts that after that length of time will begin to fail on any car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 My defender is 21 years old 97k on clock and has never had any problems. How many rice burners will still be about in 20 years They will have done that mileage in 7 years or less though. Landrovers last longest when you don't use them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 My Lad, a gamekeeper had one, got rid, thought it was next to useless:::: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diceman Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 I have owned over the years 2 freelanders, a disco 1, a disco 3, 2 defender 90s and a 110 pickup. Currently running another 110 and an Evoque. Never had a serious problem with any of them. I have spent more money keeping 2 golfs and a passat on the road. Just my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITCHF Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 My defender is 21 years old 97k on clock and has never had any problems. How many rice burners will still be about in 20 years My Rice burner is 17, 83k and still pulls like a train, isn't rotten , everything works and it spends plenty of time OR. LR's are great, except the Freelander, they got that one wrong IMO (ex owner) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86inch Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 im a mechanice mate , id avoid it at all cost , its a landrover! thats how the company makes money...in repair bills, they may look good but there unreliable very unreliable, go for nissan/toyota/ford highly reccomend these maunfacturers And of course, Nissan, Toyota and Ford have never had well publicised and widely known serious faults..........? There are plenty of Land Rover's of all ages on the road to suggest that, in general they are reliable and well liked..... And exactly how do Land Rover make money on repair bills? Main dealers are only used (generally speaking) by those whose vehicles are under warranty - which costs the company not the end user. Land Rover genuine parts also are very cheap compared to other manufacturers in my experience. If you think they are pricey, then you don't want to know how much Subaru charge for some things!! I know Land Rover owners can be a partisan bunch, but they usually don't border on the rabid like the anti's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 My defender is 21 years old 97k on clock and has never had any problems. How many rice burners will still be about in 20 years Amen to that! Yup My Defender is used daily for work as is the soup dragons gaylander. The hairdresser car costs more to maintain than the proper one but is a damned sight more comfortable and starts when you want it to. No complaints here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhead Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 dont do it, simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) Mate's a rep and does thousands of mls per year,he hates freelanders & disco's (dont know why,i think its ever since a nut in a freelander he was passing in his Jimny 'shooting wagon not his rep car' wouldnt let him back in the slow lane on a duel carrageway) ,he now keeps a 5bar gate in his car everytime & he see's one broke down & he brays like a loony on the horn as he passes. EDIT: just text my mate to find out the crack, apparently this guy in the freelandy he was overtaking kept speeding up & slowing down staying level with him & all the time my mate was waving & shouting,this guy in the freelander was mimicking brushing & drying his hair with a imaginary hair dryer.LOL Edited January 22, 2013 by Davyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastiebap Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Never owned a Freelander myself but did have a Rover 75 for some years which shares most of it's parts with a Freelander. For starters I bought Land Rover parts as they were cheaper than MG/Rover Parts. Major problem I had was going through 2 master clutch cylinders and 1 slave clutch cylinder cost me about 800 quid due to the amount of labour required, however many Rover owners fit the Freelander slave due to it's all metal construction and being more hard wearing than the MGR part. Engine wise never had any major problems with the diesel lump, the TD4 in the Freelander is the M47R BMW unit fitted to the Rover. I needed one camshaft sensor (£50), a thermostat with housing (comes as one unit £30), one radiator and an elbow joint for the coolant, also had a leaky diesel injector that was changed for fifty quid, as I had the car up until 160k most of these I would consider to be wear and tear anyway. The main problem I had was getting the balance on the handbrake just right for the MOT test (********) although not sure if the Freelander uses the same setup. My father had a Freelander one and had a new clutch and gearbox fitted after 6000 miles from new, however that was the only problem he had during his three years of owenship, surprising as he had the 1.8 k series engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Uli Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 I got a freelander commercial with 103000 on the clock and a full service record from the national grid I was on my missus insurance for 12 years as a named driver and when it came to having a 4x4 for work i was staring down the gun looking at insurance costs. All the other commercial 4x4 versions were just unaffordable in price, insurance and running costs OK, there are many dodgy freelanders out there but if you know what you are looking at, have a bit of mechanical knowledge and aren't scared to do most of the work yourselve i don't see why you shouldn't buy one providing the right car comes along. I believe i did find the right car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 I had 4 since 2001 all TD4"s , never had a prob but always felt I needed a 6th gear when on motorways , performed excellent in the snow during those bad winters 10/11 , was looking to upgrade to a Freelander 2 but got a Kuga 163 Titanium instead . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exmarksman9870 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 buy a mans 4x4 not a girls one ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesbach Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Well timed find on this post.. Have been lookin at a few td4s on flea bay! Think I'll avoid them now. On a positive note though, the old man's series III lightweight is going strong and passed most 4x4's struggling with a smile in its grill in the recent snow! So not all landrovers are shaite😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exmarksman9870 Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 i had an amoured v8 was good at its job.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJN Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 There is a whole world of difference between freelander and freelander 2, the fl2 has a fantastic 2.2 diesel engine, and after 2.5 years of ownership I've had no complaints what so ever. As for the old fl1 totally different motor which I would not recommend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckytrigger Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Im running an ancient td4 after previously owning a Vitara, Dahaitsu fourtrack and a td5 disco in that order and to be honest i like the freelander it drives more like a car than the td5 gives better mpg and is lighter and has a much better turning circle. Ive changed the vcu as they are prone to failure after 70k (mine had done 116k). Ive also fitted a set of Insa Dakar tires which have been excellent in the snow and very good on permissions my shooting buddy wont take his fancy Merc 4x4 for fear of getting stuck. The lack of a low range box doesn't worry me as when owning the td5 i only used it once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karpman Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 My Freelander commercial is still going just hit 123k today no troubles per say. And yes its petrol. Karpman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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