Which Freelander

[Dewin]

As storm99 said there is a lot of banter on here, if that is not to your liking then maybe a forum for close stitch knitting might suffice. BUT seriously if you want good info about the various models of Land Rover you will not find a better forum, it sometimes come's across a bit differently!

 

[storm99]

Dewin is right, no matter how hard i search i always end up back here. Sadly.

Buy your freebie..learn your lesson and laugh at me when my tractor runs out of electricity.

And for gods sake lighten up....

 

[Sean]

why and how is that unfair? first 2 replies i get are these





are replies like that suppose to make people feel welcome?

ermmm yes actually - you'd moan if your post sat there for weeks unanswered as it would have done on all the other forums, or you'd have got banned for poor punctuations from that so called technical one

least there is some wheat amongst the chaff here

 

[juiceyv8]

you tart

Not if I take the V8

 

[storm99]

Sean, please use a capital letter when starting a sentence otherwise i will be forced to arse-rape you.

 

[Sean]

Sean, please use a capital letter when starting a sentence otherwise i will be forced to arse-rape you.

Ah reckon the juicy bloke will be more than happy to stand in and take my punishment for me.

 

[juiceyv8]

Ah reckon the juicy bloke will be more than happy to stand in and take my punishment for me.

saves going to london and paying for it......

willt the wiff join in??

 

[Dewin]

Dewin is right

Well fck me, 1st time I've heard/seen that since I got married

 

[Sean]

willt the wiff join in??

possibly, just make sure she's not called Harold first

 

[storm99]

Well fck me, 1st time I've heard/seen that since before I got married

More accurate.

 

[juiceyv8]

best things in life are free.

 

[Dewin]

More accurate.

Cnut

 

[Skynet]

Telling him to buy a Defender is all very well but let's face it they are more pricey.

I'm also hoping he is talking about a 3 door or 5 door version.....

 

[storm99]

Telling him to buy a Defender is all very well but let's face it they are more pricey.

I'm also hoping he is talking about a 3 door or 5 door version.....

Do they do a 1 door version?

 

[SnowManWales]

ok I wont add this forum to my "DO NOT TOUCH WITH A BARGE POLE"

pay me petrol and i will come and give you a hug

thanks juicyv8, I'll keep that offer for the future

My mistake...don't get a defender you are a pussy. I bet your wife has a hat.

wow how did you know...oh she got it as a present from your wife

Or a beard

now I'm worried, if your wife has a beard, check her national insurance number, maybe her name was originally a man's name

 

[Skynet]

Do they do a 1 door version?

I'll just check the RAVE CD ....... ermmm apparently not :doh:

 

[bsa77]

I recently bought a 2002 TD4 5 door and really like it, my boss has 3 defenders (90's) including the 2008 60th anniversary edition with a remapped transit engine, I also drive a defender Hi-cap for my other job (retained fire fighter), they are awful, awful road cars, possibly the worst road vehicle you could ever drive, the 60th anniversary one is a bit better but not much. However they are all fantastic off road.

The Freelander is great on road, not so great off road, mostly due to height and no low range but the hill descent thing does work quite well. I was lucky enough to take my Freelander on to one of the areas I often take the Hi-cap fire service defender and it was fine on 75% of the terrain, but didn't inspire confidence in the same way the defender does. I flatly refused to try one of the hills I traverse happily in the Hi-Cap.

For me it depends on use, I needed something to use for work, could tow and won't get stuck in a wet field but it needed to be a comfortable family vehicle with a degree of fuel economy and umph - I didn't want a jap wagon nor a discovery (too big) and I've clearly written off a Defender unless I need to go off road to put out a fire or live in a very rural area.

Ignore the petrol ones, take time choosing the right one and keep a few hundred in the bank just in case something goes wrong. Land Rovers in general are about the most unreliable thing out there and the Freelander hasn't changed that ranking!

 

[SnowManWales]

I recently bought a 2002 TD4 5 door and really like it.....

yes i snipped most of that out as people can read it above, exactly what i was thinking, i don't mean extreme off roading like that people in disco's who try to go through 4 foot of mud and get stuck, more along the lines of green laning with other Freelander owners, at least then i know it is freelander friendly (well kind of) or off roading where freelanders go on a regular basis

 

[chromiumuk]

yes i snipped most of that out as people can read it above, exactly what i was thinking, i don't mean extreme off roading like that people in disco's who try to go through 4 foot of mud and get stuck, more along the lines of green laning with other Freelander owners, at least then i know it is freelander friendly (well kind of) or off roading where freelanders go on a regular basis

Go for a Td4 & check out the forum for all the weak points & where to check over before buying. There was no LWB & SWB models, they all have the same 100" wheelbase regardles of whether they are 3 door or 5 door. Style wise the 3 door is nicer, for practicality the 5 door is better & it only has one taildoor seal to worry about. Me, I've got an 03 3 door Td4 auto & as long as I've serviced it & changed things before they've become too big an issue it's been a really great car. It's also very capable in the snow & the hill descent is fantastic on icy hills. Only thing about it was the performance is a little tame but a £200 roverron synergy tuning box & £50 egr bypass transformed it.

 

[bobbler]

Do they do a 1 door version?

only after it gets wet