My first Freelander ...should i do it..?

paul-k said:

Hi all

New here so please go easy on me..!

We will be looking at a Manual Diesel on either a 1999 or 2000 plate and in the Station Waggon edition.

Please Please Please can someone tell me is this car prone to all the rubbish ive heard said..??
Any advice greatly received.

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paul-k said:

Hi all

New here so please go easy on me..!

firsty let me say my knoledge of mechanics extends to the location of the ignition switch and thats about it..!

Now due to my family shortly about to grow (and my Golfy just being written off) a bigger vehicle is in order and a 4x4 fits the bill for our needs.
Its never going to do any real offroading but we do need the additional ground clearance and load space.

The missus and I both like the size and design of the F-Lander but we keep hearing very very bad things and id like some straight answers before my hand goes in to my pocket..!

We will be looking at a Manual Diesel on either a 1999 or 2000 plate and in the Station Waggon edition.

Please Please Please can someone tell me is this car prone to all the rubbish ive heard said..??
Any advice greatly received.

WKR
Paul Killington

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gcoo8154 said:

firstly :welcome2:
secondly i think for that year they were still on the k series diesel (i think) not the best diesel made but far better than the petrol (so ive heard,) but there nothing on the td4 so if you could stretch your budget to afford one of those youd be better of as a start as for the problems on them i think the ird sometimes plays up ask some questions in the freelander section im more of a real land rover lad

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paul-k said:

Hi there many thanks for the welcome..

So the TD4 is a better model ..?

Just been checking out a nice 02 plate...hmmm

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gcoo8154 said:

yes 100% is a bmw derived motor so should be good, i no the td4s hold there money big time though, i no at one stage an equal 1.8 petrol model same age and spec would be like 2000 quid cheaper but you pay for what you want i suppose but ye if you can stretch get the td4,the only free lander id buy

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paul-k said:

Cheers for the posts much appreaciated..

I can squease a little more im sure...!

One last thing i now the Disco will run and run and run for as long as their is gravity....Whats a good milage to expect from the F-Lander most seem to be around 130-160 k....seems a lot to me..!

P

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paul-k said:

Cheers for the posts much appreaciated..

I can squease a little more im sure...!

One last thing i now the Disco will run and run and run for as long as their is gravity....Whats a good milage to expect from the F-Lander most seem to be around 130-160 k....seems a lot to me..!

P

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gcoo8154 said:

firstly :welcome2:
secondly i think for that year they were still on the k series diesel (i think) not the best diesel made but far better than the petrol (so ive heard,) but there nothing on the td4 so if you could stretch your budget to afford one of those youd be better of as a start as for the problems on them i think the ird sometimes plays up ask some questions in the freelander section im more of a real land rover lad

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chromiumuk said:

The earlier diesel is a Rover L-series unit which was fitted from 1997 till around 2000. It is a very tough reliable unit capable of 200,000 miles if regularly serviced. It has a cambelt which will need changing at the recommended intervals & in standard form produces about 98bhp. Roverron does an aftermarket chip for this which will boost this by well over 20bhp.
The Td4 was a BMW unit fitted from 2000 till the Freelander 1 production ended. It is a little more powerful at 112bhp & more refined with a timing chain instead of belt which shouldn't need changed. The engine itself is also a good unit also capable of 200,000 miles but the ancillaries cause more trouble than the simpler L-series. Again Roverron can provide a chip for this which boosts power by over 30bhp well worth doing.
For the Td4 model year the gearing in the IRD (type of transfer box) was altered to give the VCU an easier time so they aren't as prone to failure as the earlier ones were which was one of the Freelanders trouble areas.

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howardo said:

Theres no such thing as a k-series diesel. The petrol is the k-series and is the one prone to hgf. The diesel is the L-series and is one of the best diesel engines ever put in a landy, it is very reliable and cheap and will run for ever. The newer diesel engine is the td4 made by bmw, it is more refined than the L-series but more expensive and complicated, still a very good engine though.

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Missing Link said:

The fact is you pay a small premium for a Land Rover of any model and all of us here would probably say its worth it. Don't be put off by the slagging given to Freelanders by some of the others, they think that if it hasn't got extra gear levers it can't be a real Land Rover. Also remember that the majority of posts are on here because somebody needs help so it can appear that there are lots of problems.

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