You still havent spoke of a budget. The 04 onward models are better screwed together than earlier and have most of the niggles worked out. I cant commit for general repairs as mine has suffered from 3 different garages messing up/lying to me. But my mot results are not too bad. 1st needed...

Don't be put off by what you read, through the site there is literally every problem that the freeby can have and how to fix it, how much and how long to do it. My own freeby has been an interesting experience, so far i've found that 3 local garage's are not upto par with working on mine, one...

Budget? I would go for the 04 facelift models and a SE spec for decent toys. Check autotrader for the spec's of the different models. Buy a td4, manual/auto is down to you. Auto's do less MPG but are easier to live with. Then read through the threads to find out the best mods to get good mpg...

Correct, my 04 had 2 sticking guide pins. Totally seized so i got new pads, disc's, guide pins and new caliper bolts and rebuilt the lot. All brand new genuine LR parts, expensive but i now have superb braking. My inside pads were badly worn compaired to the outers.

I have the bar fitted to my facelift model. There does seem to be a few pics on google images to say it will fit. My pic of my dark blue one is on 2nd page of images. Only way to find out is to cut it and see.

Ive spoke to bell as well, the guy was very pleasent with me, even with the language barrier from scottish english, to english english. Hehehe. Try again, i would.

Freelander 1 and 2 models are totally different. Depending on your age of freeby 1 then you can facelift it to a later model. 97-00. amber indicator lights front/rear. 00-03 clear fronts/amber or clear back indicators. 04-06 Range Rover/disco3 style front lights and different back bumpers...

I have a 04 SE td4 as well, mine came on this morning at 17degs outside. It's always done it. Depths of winter or height of summer, doesnt matter.

Im sure mine come on when i switch on the heated front screen. Im sure it's explained in the handbook as im not 100% sure.

:D:D Well we are all different. I wouldnt fit it to my own 3 door as it would look daft being all dark blue but i do like it.

I like the red one. Looks quite smart with the coloured alloys and clean bumpers and spotlights. The white one is facelift bumpers with silly side skirts and a really awful paint.

Im a ML postcode, not totally rural but central belt of scotland. When with admiral, i did the 10 month bonus accelerator policy. I have 6 NCBS. Was with admiral for 5 years, direct line were cheaper so moved over. Direct had a 20% off internet purchase price offer when i bought mine...

Direct line. Fully comp for 24 year old. 04 SE owned since 21, modified and declaired. £341 for a year. Have 1 non fault smash and 1 non fault write off to name. Admiral wanted £453 for same info.

Spoke to a friend who works for a main dealer for landrover, Standard % is 70 for rears. So that is what im going for. Dont want or need it too dark, just enough to set off the paintwork and look smart. :) Shall see about the front windows. May go for 25% fronts to keep good side of legal.

It's a yellow light that comes on the dash when your fuel guage goes into E. :) Td4 tanks are 59 litres, believe petrols are 63 litres. Most ive got into mine is 63 litres into a td4...

Think there is still 5-6 litres left in the tank when the light comes on. Will be in the handbook with exact details as the above is a guess.

True, i'll phone the place and ask. Im trying to give me some leway as i once got stopped by the traffic police and done with a £30 fine. At 2.30 am. With my brother in the car, which was a clio. Now the irony is, my brother is a police officer, i had just dropped off a 2nd officer from a...

Hmm, i always thought you could get privacy glass. The first one had them. So 30% fronts are the law? If so then i'll go 28% as an err on the side of caution. Shall get the backs pretty dark to go with the dark blue paintwork and the hardtop.

Does anyone know what % the standard fit meant privacy glass fitted to freeby 1s are? First one had privacy glass and it looked very smart against the oslo blue paint but the current one doesn't have any fitted. I'm getting the windows tinted but would like to keep them similar to the...

I would rather insert a mig welder down my japs eye than do anything like that with her! Anyway, she has a victim who has foolishly gave her a ring in the hope she doesnt take 1/2 his stuff for the rest of his life. Lifes too short to worry about a few quid here and there, you cant spend...