haggis Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Anyone had any problems with the freelanders? I fancy a td4?? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie 1 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 as long as you get 2000 onwards you should be fine. the early models had problems but they sorted them out i belive. i have a 2000 2.0 litre diesel. and its fab i love it. whack some sensible tyres on it and u got urself the perfect onroad/ offroad mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 As above. If you visit the Landyzone website you would be put off for life. They don't like Freelanders as they say its not a real Landrover and often refer to them as Gaylanders. However they do have some good information. The early ones did have problems ,in particular the 1.8 petrols(Head Gasket failure), but I am really pleased with mine. It does everything I want it to do and has made my shootig life more interesting this year. And its a 1.8! Hamish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I've a 52 plate td4 mate, It the one with the auto/tip gearbox lovely car no probs as yet - saying that then touching wood!! Mich syhcrone tyres on it and it goes anywhere - although the Auto gear box doesnt like water!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) My mums got a 52 plate td4 and the only thing gone wrong was the thrust cylinder in the clutch. and something to do with the viscous coupling. Edited December 20, 2008 by EdwardtheloneShooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoCars Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 lot of problems with the gearbox/transfer boxs, very expensive to repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy518 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I had a 2000 millenium edition 1.8 Freelander petrol.. It was a lovely motor apart from the Head Gasket failures x 2 within a year..Also something to watch is the viscous coupling unit and the intermediate reduction drive. If on full lock at slow speed a knocking /grinding noise is heard there is a problem developing.. Also be prepared to lose serious money on them. I paid 12k for mine 5 years ago and when trading it in only got 1200 quid. The later diesel models are supposed to be ok though. I got to the stage where i didnt like getting the inside of my everyday car getting full of mud and stuff from my shooting gear so got myself a BMW as a family car and a cheap MOD landy for shooting , no carpets to worry about and if it gets muddy and bloody just hose it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 (edited) Dont do it, my mate works for a Land Rover dealer & he would never buy one, he drives a nissan xtrail & loves it . Edited December 20, 2008 by blackbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 I have a 1.8 petrol Freelander year 2000. Never had any problems with it, it also out preformed my old shogun off road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 i got a 2001 td4,at tyres,goes anywhere i want ,allways stinking,all i spent on it in 2 years is mot fee,tyres,one back box,new clutch. the cable for electric window snapped last week though,and gonna be a bitch to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted December 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Blackbird dont nissan's have trouble or is it just diesels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 I have a 2002 1.8 petrol and have had the standard head gasket problem caused by the meltdown of the cooling fan matrix. Luckily took out a warranty (£300) when I brought it and it has all been covered under that. Can get them pretty cheap now, mine is the ES with leather interior, heated seats etc and I paid £3,500 for it. With hindsight I would pay a bit more and get a diesel Discovery if I did it again but I'm happy with the Freelander for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 The 1.8 head gasket problem has been resolved now with a better quality head gasket and head spacer. Unfortunately you will need the gasket to fail to benefit from this new gasket set. 955i, what is a cooling fan matrix? LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 The 1.8 head gasket problem has been resolved now with a better quality head gasket and head spacer. Unfortunately you will need the gasket to fail to benefit from this new gasket set. 955i, what is a cooling fan matrix? LB Apparently it's the little box of tricks that tells the fan when to come on. Probably has another name but that's what the garage referred to it as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Apparently it's the little box of tricks that tells the fan when to come on. Probably has another name but that's what the garage referred to it as. So in old language it is a thermostatic switch which should be less than £5 !!! give it a fancy name and hello Christmas Bonus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 (edited) So in old language it is a thermostatic switch which should be less than £5 !!! give it a fancy name and hello Christmas Bonus Probably spot on However, they showed me the microfiche for it and the part was £160 from LR so who knows Edited December 24, 2008 by 955i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 What a crock LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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