Don't, if there is the slighest hint of a problem, don't buy it. We have had our Freelander since new in 2001 and we wrote the original script for the horror stories, ours is a nightmare BUT we still love it. The TD4 is the best of the pack but even then, if you look at some of the Freelander...

I am 99% sure it is the inlet manifold, been there done that just before we did the strip the heads down trick like some guy in Singapore did. Cost him a mint and did not fix anything which is why we waited for a while and the answer finally arrived at the dealer. All OK now - except for the...

We have a 2001 V6 Freelander that has devleoped a new problem. Starting from cold is fine but we now have an intermittent problem when starting from hot - it will not start. The engine turns over but it just will not fire. Leave it for a period of time that can vary from 5 min to 30 min, and it...

Our Freelander has an alarm and engine immobiliser. Best of luck to anyone who can get it going without the key as the key is part of the imobiliser. The alarm in ours also has a movement detector inside similar to the proximity detectors in house alarms. Nothing will help is they decide to...

Most if not all Freelanders have traction control as standard. When you are in slippery conditions and a wheel starts to spin, the brakes come on on that wheel and the power from the engine is then sent to the non-spinning wheels. You can only turn it off by pulling the ABS fuse - not...

Not in the outback of Australia where Landcruisers rule. 75% of vehicles in the outback (the real stuff) are Landcruisers like ours. Real basic diesel with the radio being the only electronics. Everyone knows how to fix them, everyone has parts, no electronics to give trouble. The Landcruisers...

Hi all. My wife and I are now in early retirement (we have decided that we do not have time for work). We spend most of our time travelling - in fact we left home 2 years ago for 6 weeks and have been back for 3 weeks last year and now for 6 weeks. We are not due back until Maarch 2006. We...