who can advise me ?

hi to all
i have a p38 .. but i like too much to buy a freelander to my wife ..
so any advises please ?
what i must look about ?
what are its main problems ?
i saw a freelander 2001 it is very clean and automatic transmission ..
for 12900 $ in lebanon ... is it expensive ?
thanks .
regards .
charbel chaaya .

dont!

but have a read of these.

i've been shocked !
is it true ?

The Mad Hat Man said:

dont!

but have a read of these.

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chabrolly said:

hi to all
i have a p38 .. but i like too much to buy a freelander to my wife ..
so any advises please ?
what i must look about ?
what are its main problems ?
i saw a freelander 2001 it is very clean and automatic transmission ..
for 12900 $ in lebanon ... is it expensive ?
thanks .
regards .
charbel chaaya .

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Its not all bad chabrolly..........if your wife likes the car then buy it . Have you a local Land Rover supplier nearby, just for peace of mind?

I would recommend air-con if you are in Lebanon

and if you intend to go round corners make sure it has a steering wheel

Bulletproof glass & armour plating might be an option.

aw Slob - yu furgot to say it had to be attached and tight too.

hey Pikey - Maybe all the Hippoos shd be sent to the Lebanon - including their owners

redhand said:

Bulletproof glass & armour plating might be an option.

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Was gonna say that but thought it might offend chabrolly

While we are stereotyping...... I thought everyone in Lebanon drove a Toyota Hilux

redhand said:

Bulletproof glass & armour plating might be an option.

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if you do that make sure you dint take it out in the wet cause you'd nevva be able to pick the doors back up to put them back on, them be too heavy

I've only just joined, and I'm probably therefore lacking some fundamental knowledge, but I would say that you should probably avoid the petrol 1.8 K series engine as it's likely to cause problems.

ok - enjoy this

i can find too many freelanders in the lebanese streets ... so it is a famous car here .

Hmmmm.....not many fans around here then. I've had my 1999 Deisel for three years now and I took the warnings about the petrol engine when I was looking around. Apart from, the leaking sun roof that has never opened, the back door handle falling off, the weird tyre wear that makes funny edges on the tread and makes a lot of road noise, regular coolant top ups, something expensive going wrong with the injector managment that took the threat of court action to have fixed under warrantee and cost the dealer over £1000, the clutch spring snapping in the Rotherhithe tunnel in rush hour, the starter solenoid that jams at least once a week, that it has decided on its own to govern the engine to 3200 revs, and a very wet sump.....I actually really like my Freelander, get the dogs in the back, passengers get leg room, fun driving over fields etc. It still goes, but when something really bad happens I will not be able to afford to take it to a dealers.

slob said:

if you do that make sure you dint take it out in the wet cause you'd nevva be able to pick the doors back up to put them back on, them be too heavy

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Yea but it dint rain very often int tut lebanon

aye but you get all them bust water mains from the bombs going orf