New owner and somewhat excited

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defender300td1 said:
Welcome you've bought it now leave it off,it's crap at off road any ways save yours money for real Landrover ;)
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Heh, actually, when they're running properly, they're surprisingly feckin' good at off-road .. given the clearance issues .. ;)

Welcome DH, nice to have people closer to DN3 ... even if it's in a different county!! .. ;)
 
Well that's not the warmest welcome I've seen but you stand your ground girl! 2 things to remember... do you love your car? YES Does it have the best badge in the world (landrover) instead of some foreign rice burner, YES. Nuff said.
 
well I was excited but i have decided you lot are all miserable old buggers and i am a eternal optimist and stuff so i shall ignore all your cynicism and put it all down to you not getting enough or something :-D so ner..

in other news apart from Aggie (YES I BLOODY WELL NAMED HER ) going great in the snow i have started looking at prices for getting the viscous put back in and with my friends ramp and knowhoe looks like its gonna be cheap...

YAY!!
 
Shove over you louts, get back in yer cages go on - RAUS RAUS!!!

Welcome DH, I see you haven't strolled over to the Freelander section here but fair play to you you're still here so you've passed that test.

First orf, don't listen to anyone but your wallet about your Hippo - if you like it then that's all that matters. You WILL have some problems, but they can be fixed and at minimal cost of you are armed with knowlege.

The good news is that 2001 onward freelanders are not amazing but they are certainly a bit less ****. The engines were fitted with some of the uprated components as standard such as the new thermostat and oil rail. So if yours does get Head Gasket Failure then it'll just be the gasket and some minor bits that will need replacing. However if you chedk coolant levels religiously (every day) for a while then you will be fine, and if there is no leak then you've got a good'un. But leaks are the major cause of HGF now.

Your VCU is likely to cost you dearly, you will need at least a new VCU (230 for the part) and maybe a reconditioned IRD (650 for the part) but once that's sorted it'll be fine as long as you obey the tyre size rules.

All this and more is in the Hippo section, so start reading and start saving.

I have a 2004 1.8 SE and I have had no end of bother with it but once a problem is cured it never comes back and I love it to bits :).

Will.
 
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God does every Freelander noob get lost and torn apart before they make it to our last homely home east of Numenor?

I better come here more often to Shepard you poor little basstids to a better place.
 
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