Recent content by Stuart hall

Don't get arsey guys,seen it ont telley as ipo wood say, wont let a LR cross desert as fed up searching for em When they break down !

Back on topic our beloved cars are crap lets face it, they won't let you cross the dessert in Australia, ( fact ) as their too unreliable ( look it up ) but we love em, well someone has to x

Now now brothers, play nicely !

Here only 60 odd miles from west Africa, no welfare state here so only a few genuine life threatened migrants come here. Wages crap, as said about 1200 € a month. Housing big shortage, now shot up to 700€ a month one bed apartment ! Road tax 30 € a year, diesel 1€ a litre garage labour rates 30€...

Hi Htr, no idea, there was no fluid at all in my mount. Recon it had leaked out or evaporated years ago. But I recon it was black originally as there were traces of black goo inside unless they were just bits of worn out rubber.

Guess it wouldn't affect a tough off road designed vehicle, but did happen to me in the past when I kissed a kurb, it actually moved the steering wheel an inch or two out of centre. Friends garage just adjusted the tracking and said I hadn't bent anything ( old rover sd 1 )

Could have hit pothole or kerb and knocked tracking out slightly, before you spend money I'd first swap the two front wheels, if I still does it have the tracking checked.

I looked it up on gov check mot site. It failed mot three years ago on that so perhaps it was bodged.

But why wouldn't they test it ? Even if it failed you'd know the expense of what it needs , buy a Honda they work lol

It would worry me why they wouldn't add a new wof less it's really expensive over there ? I would expect a uk dealer to issue a new mot at point of sale.

Lol sorry Grumpy couldn't resist, how about choosing the best you can afford and maybe have it transported to your home ? If you trust say the dealer/seller over the phone as you know all the car's faults you may strike lucky. I know buying blind has huge risks but so does driving 400k on a...

Wow sheds are very expensive in NZ G G

Must be the first Freelander to go upstairs, thought they all went below lol

Could be the wheel itself if old and alley, the go porous after a while, if it continues to leak scrappy job for new (er ) wheel.

But G, weren't cars made out of canvas when you were young ( sorry )