kleather
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Just wanted to share my experience today. Thought my Freelander might need new brakes. Took it to Columbia Rover for a check and oil change. Since I bought it from a Toyota dealer, I figured I better get it checked out.
Brakes were good, still 75%. Yippee!
Found out Freelanders only use synthetic oil. Something I did not know and hope that if Toyota did an oil change they used the right stuff. Got the change today anyway, just to make sure all OK.
They did a Vehical inspection and the head mechanic said "this is the best kept Freelander I have seen in a long time". Yeehaw!
He did find that someone had put plain old dime store coolant in the reservoir. So instead of the brake job I expected, I had them flush the whole system and refill. Ended up costing about the same.
I did spend some time talking to the Service Manager and found out the Brittain sent all the crappy Freelanders to North America. I feel very lucky that I got a good one. No hating here, just sayin'......
. He did say that the best Freelanders are the diesel 5-speeds in Europe.
So, at the end of the day, I am very happy and feeling great about my Rover. So Freelander owners rejoice, be proud and don't let anyone ding ya for a Freelander.
Brakes were good, still 75%. Yippee!
Found out Freelanders only use synthetic oil. Something I did not know and hope that if Toyota did an oil change they used the right stuff. Got the change today anyway, just to make sure all OK.
They did a Vehical inspection and the head mechanic said "this is the best kept Freelander I have seen in a long time". Yeehaw!
He did find that someone had put plain old dime store coolant in the reservoir. So instead of the brake job I expected, I had them flush the whole system and refill. Ended up costing about the same.
I did spend some time talking to the Service Manager and found out the Brittain sent all the crappy Freelanders to North America. I feel very lucky that I got a good one. No hating here, just sayin'......
. He did say that the best Freelanders are the diesel 5-speeds in Europe.So, at the end of the day, I am very happy and feeling great about my Rover. So Freelander owners rejoice, be proud and don't let anyone ding ya for a Freelander.
