newbie freelander owner

Hi there, just to introduce myself. i am a newbie freelander owner, bought a 2005 mk1 XEI 3 door!
hopefully for some cheap and cheerful motoring in this day and age, funded from the lease car payments i no longer have to make after giving it back at the end of its lease!
always liked the freelander and fancied something simple and capable for load carrying, as long as it starts stops and the heater works i'm happy. comfortable with DIY maintenance and looking forward to doing some work myself, work from home so no longer under pressure to have a car to get into the office.
first ownership of a landy but have worked on other friends ones previously, engine swapping a S1 and helping rebuild an S2 ground up.
big into my motorcycles as well so if anyone needs help with those give me a shout.
i'm sure i'll have plenty of questions about how to's etc. so look forward to interacting with you as i get to grips with the freelander and add a few upgrades.

cheers

Steve

Hello and welcome

Welcome to landyzone, did you get a good service history with your freelander? The ones of that vintage had problems with the coolant escaping via the reservoir cap, the usual fix is to replace the reservoir with a latter one., Also, check the belts, they often get ignored. Check out the freelander section for checking the vcu.

Col

Welcome what bikes do you have?

Welcome to the forum, old gaffer of mine has had his Freelander for years he loves it

Colthebrummie said:

Welcome to landyzone, did you get a good service history with your freelander? The ones of that vintage had problems with the coolant escaping via the reservoir cap, the usual fix is to replace the reservoir with a latter one., Also, check the belts, they often get ignored. Check out the freelander section for checking the vcu.

Col

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hi there, the SH looks reasonably concise and regular. the coolant expansion bottle looks new so may have already been replaced. can't really see any major faults with anything to be fair. the hard top had greyed but i've just put autoglym bumper care on it and it looks brand new again. few rattles and squeaks and it drives a bit agricultural to what i'm used to but overall i really like it.

WhiskyLassie said:

Welcome what bikes do you have?

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more than my wife would like , tiger 800, suzuki gt380, honda c90 and triumph/bsa tr25/b25 hybrid , they keep me busy

drfoster said:

more than my wife would like , tiger 800, suzuki gt380, honda c90 and triumph/bsa tr25/b25 hybrid , they keep me busy

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I have a c90, it looks a bit sad parked next to my gsxr 1000 but I love it just as much. 50mph on the 90 is scarier than 100 mph on the gixer.

Col

Colthebrummie said:

I have a c90, it looks a bit sad parked next to my gsxr 1000 but I love it just as much. 50mph on the 90 is scarier than 100 mph on the gixer.

Col

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they are so much fun, great for the lanes around here, my escape when i just need to nip out. more smiles per miles!