Consodering a Freelander? advice please?

Hi everyone, I joined a few weeks ago, because the Banger Track I am Chief Marshall at, uses a Disco 200 for a pace car and pushing off....anyway.....

I am considering buying a Freelander, Diesel as I want to tow a caravan, weight about 1300kg, about 22ft length.

I don't want new and want to spend around 3.5 k.

What do I look for? (noises, cock up jobs, etc)
Where do I check for future problems? (damp carpets, rattles, etc)
Should I go to a dealer? (Piece of mind warranty)
Do I buy a different car? (What like?)

Cheers in advance.

Karl

3.5k should get you a good td4,i just bought a 2002 td4 serengeti for that,75k and only 2 owners and service history,bmw engine good,they dont rust they have their problems but im on my second now and love them,check the prop shaft is fitted a lot of people take them off claiming its for economy but usually cause the vcu has failed and buggered the ird unit,so if you can drive it on full lock backwards and forwards left and right if it making banging and crunching noises walk away,im sure someone will be along with more stuff

burn your brain dumb ass and get a tdi

Beast o Bodmin said:

burn your brain dumb ass and get a tdi

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Why don't you buy a brain so you can type something more than a couple of words in posts or maybe come up with something original instead of the same **** all the time... dumb ass

And shove your fender up your ass.

Great...another forum full of ****e derogatory remarks.....

I won't bother asking anymore? I can't get drawn into arguments and troubled discussions, I have had enough of that ****e on forums, so will steer clear of this one too...Thanks, Beast of Bodmin for putting me off.....Bye E1

Thanks for the reply Thrasher, it is appreciated.

Ooh touchy

you honestly expect us to be serious when yer drive a gaylander ?????

And another over-emotional hairdresser minces off into the sunset

did someone not take their tablets today

disco 200 or 300tdi.

put on a tin hat, realise it's playful fun and chill out

rooster_UK said:

Great...another forum full of ****e derogatory remarks.....

I won't bother asking anymore? I can't get drawn into arguments and troubled discussions, I have had enough of that ****e on forums, so will steer clear of this one too...Thanks, Beast of Bodmin for putting me off.....Bye E1

Thanks for the reply Thrasher, it is appreciated.

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Ignore them. They're probably middle aged men with nothing better to do other than try and act smart on an internet forum. Instead, they just look like complete pricks. The reality is that they're probably uneducated, fat retards in rl who wouldn't say boo to a goose!

RichM said:

Ignore them. They're probably middle aged men with nothing better to do other than try and act smart on an internet forum. Instead, they just look like complete pricks. The reality is that they're probably uneducated, fat retards in rl who wouldn't say boo to a goose!

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alas I'm not middle aged and I do partake in a good chav bashing

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RichM said:

Ignore them. They're probably middle aged men with nothing better to do other than try and act smart on an internet forum. Instead, they just look like complete pricks. The reality is that they're probably uneducated, fat retards in rl who wouldn't say boo to a goose!

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boo now **** off

no problem rooster and beast of bodmin your geting ****ing boring if you aint got anything better to say just stay on the defender sight and annoy them!!!!!!

site, well section if you want to be really picky

Sean said:

site, well section if you want to be really picky

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Actually, the correct term is "forum", if you want to be picky.

rooster i suspect your not really welcome, too up ya self.Good luck getting a motor, it be a shame if the engine blew up.
And to richm, im educated, not middle aged and fat. Not sure why yay interested but still...

goonarmy said:

rooster i suspect your not really welcome, too up ya self.Good luck getting a motor, it be a shame if the engine blew up.
And to richm, im educated, not middle aged and fat. Not sure why yay interested but still...

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Your probably correct there.
It is difficult to get into a clique nowadays, especially one that is full of of overfuelled testosterone egotistical nobody's that think they know it all.
I asked a simple question, then got answers from members that don't own the vehicle I asked the question about.
I don't think I am as far up myself as you and some of the unhelpfull prats on here are. By the way, "it would be a shame if the engine blew up" would it? like it would be a shame if you found your 110 was a ringer and you lost everything (*Wishes Hard*) I hope your 110 costs you the earth to fix one day?

As for you being educated?

Rooster is a name, so is a capital letter.
It is also the start of a sentence, so is a capital letter.
RichM, again a name, capital letters.
"it be a shame", word missing, it WOULD be a shame.
"Not sure why yay interested but still..." yay, should be you're and there is no question mark.

GoonArmy, befitting name for one like yourself!
Educated, more like dragged up!!!!!!

rooster_UK said:

As for you being educated?

Rooster is a name, so is a capital letter.

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Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha
Have you checked out your own user name?:doh:

Educated? More like dragged up!