time to say goodbye

Not been on much lately and may not be about at all in the future.
The old girl was costing to much to fix and keep on the road, so she had to go.
If anyone is interested I have put a couple of adds in the parts forum.
"Freeland 1
5 Continental cross contact 215/65r16 with wheels
4 with 6-7 mm
and spear unused at 9mm
£150 collection only"
and
"Set of Genuine Land Rover Freelander - Roof Bars (lockable) with bag.
£20 collection only"
Just like to sat thanks for all the help I have gotten from you lot

Sorry to hear of another Hippo off to another existance. Keep the faith Be lucky

Never spoke to you before mate it is sad to see a member leave sorry to hear about your freelander they are not the cheapest things to keep on the road

I'm not so sure they cost much to keep on the road. They are of an age where things wear out and need replacement, but parts are simple and cheap and there is little in the way of depreciation to lose. Compared to a newer car which may not need quite so much maintenance (although that's not guaranteed), but where there will be depreciation and parts are more complex and expensive - they offer great value for money.

Whether you do the maintenance yourself or put the car into a garage can make a difference.

Often, I think it really depends on whether you want to keep up with the Jones's or your LZ buddies

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I'm with GG on costs. My D3 was newer than my current FL1 SE. The D3 cost more in parts over the 2 years that I owned it than I paid for the entire FL1 SE!! So the FL1 is a cheap to maintain and repair vehicle by modern standards.

GrumpyGel said:

I'm not so sure they cost much to keep on the road. They are of an age where things wear out and need replacement, but parts are simple and cheap and there is little in the way of depreciation to lose. Compared to a newer car which may not need quite so much maintenance (although that's not guaranteed), but where there will be depreciation and parts are more complex and expensive - they offer great value for money.

Whether you do the maintenance yourself or put the car into a garage can make a difference.

Often, I think it really depends on whether you want to keep up with the Jones's or your LZ buddies

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Nodge68 said:

I'm with GG on costs. My D3 was newer than my current FL1 SE. The D3 cost more in parts over the 2 years that I owned it than I paid for the entire FL1 SE!! So the FL1 is a cheap to maintain and repair vehicle by modern standards.

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Being as you put it that wayi bow to your Superior knowledge you do have a point there

myotherworld said:

Not been on much lately and may not be about at all in the future.
The old girl was costing to much to fix and keep on the road, so she had to go.
If anyone is interested I have put a couple of adds in the parts forum.
"Freeland 1
5 Continental cross contact 215/65r16 with wheels
4 with 6-7 mm
and spear unused at 9mm
£150 collection only"
and
"Set of Genuine Land Rover Freelander - Roof Bars (lockable) with bag.
£20 collection only"
Just like to sat thanks for all the help I have gotten from you lot

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Nooooooooooooo

myotherworld said:

"Set of Genuine Land Rover Freelander - Roof Bars (lockable) with bag.
£20 collection only"

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I think I've sent you a message about these, but I'm new to LZ so not certain I did it right!

myotherworld said:

Not been on much lately and may not be about at all in the future.
The old girl was costing to much to fix and keep on the road, so she had to go.
If anyone is interested I have put a couple of adds in the parts forum.
"Freeland 1
5 Continental cross contact 215/65r16 with wheels
4 with 6-7 mm
and spear unused at 9mm
£150 collection only"
and
"Set of Genuine Land Rover Freelander - Roof Bars (lockable) with bag.
£20 collection only"
Just like to sat thanks for all the help I have gotten from you lot

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I doubt I’ll convince you, but I help my mates fix their non-Land Rovers. Parts are almost always harder to get, more expensive, and you generally have to buy a whole ‘unit’ instead of the individual bits.

My mate’s Rav4 is a case in point - got to 120k and bits started to fall off. The repair costs were too high - even with us doing all the work - so he sold it for £1500. 4 years ago he bought it for £8000.

Toyota: - Reliable - Disposable.

myotherworld said:

Not been on much lately and may not be about at all in the future.
The old girl was costing to much to fix and keep on the road, so she had to go.
If anyone is interested I have put a couple of adds in the parts forum.
"Freeland 1
5 Continental cross contact 215/65r16 with wheels
4 with 6-7 mm
and spear unused at 9mm
£150 collection only"
and
"Set of Genuine Land Rover Freelander - Roof Bars (lockable) with bag.
£20 collection only"
Just like to sat thanks for all the help I have gotten from you lot

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Sorry you are leaving - hopefully you will stick around, it's family you know, a strange one but still family.

guineafowl21 said:

I doubt I’ll convince you, but I help my mates fix their non-Land Rovers. Parts are almost always harder to get, more expensive, and you generally have to buy a whole ‘unit’ instead of the individual bits.

My mate’s Rav4 is a case in point - got to 120k and bits started to fall off. The repair costs were too high - even with us doing all the work - so he sold it for £1500. 4 years ago he bought it for £8000.

Toyota: - Reliable - Disposable.

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Spot on. Parts for nearly all modern cars are much more expensive than the equivalent part on the Freelander. Even service item's cost considerably more than they do for the Freelander. So in reality, the Freelander is a cheap to maintain and vehicle.

i could only go by the experience I have had with mine when I first got it , but from what I have read and spoken to my son in law I stand corrected . Apart from the fact they look far nicer imo than most boxes on the road they are no worse / expensive than most other cars

Hi Pal.
Always sorry to see any leave, and has been said, stick around the family is always there when you need them.
Odd, but for me I'm in for the long Hall. Decided to stick with the 03 TD4 Its on 105,000 mls. All the brakes replaced, Calipers, dics + wheel cyl etc, Vcu. the list could go on. Having said that all done by me onesicle which kept the bills down of course. And not all done at once and in one year, just as they came up.The main reason I'm sticking with it is probably what has been stated in above threads. Work colleagues spend huge sums on what I call contract cars they will never own, or trade in at the slightest problem they encounter. Not saying you have though! The money they spend on Cars will never come near the low end figure i have spent on bits for mine. I suppose it comes down to what miles you do and what for. Tops I'm on 5_7 thou a year, and a full service each time.
I know it won't last forever, but while it's costing me so little to get where i want to go at 40+ to the Gallon off and on road I can't see me getting rid.
All the Best as it goes.