Well I tell you what you know more than me, and the best rugby team in the world , cheers

I have been impressed by the technical knowledge and the amount of replies I have had , so I think this was the best place to start cheers

Would it be better if I need to change to go for a new one I know it's more money but at my age I would probably never need to change it again cheers

That sounds like an idea will definitely have a go at that , must say everyone has been very helpful it did look like the best place to go to , cheers

Thanks I will check it out,I was waiting until I was not doing it on packed ice but as I have to leave it in gear as the handbrake is getting worse i.e. sticking on I am booked for Tuesday and will have a word with the garage see if I can use their cleared area to test it ,cheers

I thought about that but if I got it wrong don't fancy paying out for new transmission when it's a well documented problem that I know about cheers

Sorry just caught your Peterhead address, that's definitely north east , thanks for the offer cheers

The car came with 4 new tyres and I have bought a good tyre pressure gauge and pump , will keep a close eye on them cheers

Yes after reading the huge amount of trouble a vcu causes it seemed strange , just been for my jag today on roads that look like toboggan runs and it's just going about its business, but will get it changed , cheers

Thanks for that , I am not far from Glenrothes , cheers

Yes I did notice that but I am struggling to get a garage to fit one all ok with them ordering a brand new one and fitting it , but big difference in price , cheers.

Thanks for that but it's a bit far to travel for me cheers .

Thank you will do cheers .

I have bought a td4 freelander 1 full service history one owner all services at main dealers , no real problems other than handbrake likes to stay overnight , my main worry is it has done 138,000 miles but can't find any proof of vcu being changed , spoke to dealer and was told they had not...