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  1. Atomician

    What have you done to your Freelander today

    Haha glad I'm not Cumbrian then 😜 These guys are a bit more then a scrappy to be fair... They have acres of land with racks of cars stacked 5 high... Feels like at least one of every single car ever produced is there - check out the sat view on Google maps, pretty impressive -...
  2. Atomician

    What have you done to your Freelander today

    Been cannibalising parts off a hippo in our local car scrapyard... Got a new door locking mechanism to replace mine (works mostly, just doesn't unlock on the fob) and a few misc bits and pieces... A few other land rovers there too - recommend having a look if you need parts.
  3. Atomician

    I would just like to say

    Thanks, looks good! But just struggling to justify £9 plus carriage - I know it's a good quality model so maybe worth it as a collector item but I can get Hummer's, Jeeps and Dodge pickup in a supermarket for > £3 each... Just felt disappointed I can't bring my kid up on good ole land rovers...
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    I would just like to say

    Have just been to 3 supermarkets looking for toy landrovers for my son's birthday... Couldn't find anything and very little choice online and mostly going for £20 or more. Got every brand from supercars to ford / jeep / hummer / VW / Audi etc etc for £2-3 each, but no land rovers - what am I...
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    Where do you live?

    What size tyres do you have on that? They look non standard and I've been looking at all terrains which are a bigger size and trying to work out if they fit
  6. Atomician

    I would just like to say

    https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/jaguar-landrover-drivers-insurance-car-thefts-b1156461.html £150 off land rover insurance... Wonder if that includes '52 plate freelanders...
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    What money should I be asking?

    It's a beautiful motor. I've been looking at such things on auto trader for a while and similar vehicles are going for 20-30k there, however I don't know if they are selling or if they're the ones that haven't sold because they're too expensive! Personally I love it and would happily pay up to...
  8. Atomician

    What money should I be asking?

    I can offer "lifetime dry storage" for free in Hampshire. I'll need the keys and a week's notice anytime you want to use it to make sure it's dried in time.
  9. Atomician

    I would just like to say

    My dad says always use E5 in 2 stroke cos it's better quality 🤷
  10. Atomician

    I would just like to say

    I had the opposite on a 2stroke. Idled but stalled when you tried to rev... First thing I did was pul the carb... Took it apart, cleaned it all nice, checked gaskets were seated nicely, cleaned needle etc etc... problem remained. So I looked at everything else, cleaned the fuel tank, and...
  11. Atomician

    Freelander 1 Mirrors...

    Thank you for this nugget, it fixed my loose mirrors too - did not realise the power fold even existed... However... I tried it a couple of times and then they locked right in 🫣 and it's all changing to smart motorways where I am so driving down a extra narrow motorway lane with 50mph average...
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    Freelander 1 Radio compatibility problems.

    I replaced my stereo/radio for a Bluetooth version with a hands free remote that goes on the steering wheel. Like you, impossible to find a modern one that matches the old sockets these days so I just got a stereo that I liked and then bought an adapter for the harness. I've got a pre...
  13. Atomician

    I would just like to say

    So runs fine but stalls if you let it idle? If you got a manual choke on it, see if it idles on half choke - could be fuel filters?
  14. Atomician

    What have you done to your Freelander today

    No no no..... This is all wrong... You've broken your Freelander 😭 The engineering on these includes a very important feature - the SDR (Self Destruction Regulator). This module ensures that as soon as anything is fixed, something else breaks - the beauty of this design is it gives you a...
  15. Atomician

    What have you done to your Freelander today

    Well the freebie got through the MOT... Only comment from the mechanic was that after he had dug through all the mud underneath, he discovered some very light corrosion of the sub frame. Wasn't a problem but I asked him how best to prevent it getting worse and recommend cleaning it up and...
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