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no it was front discs and pads changed - should have explained that a wee bit better

Problem solved guys - bite the bullet and took the car to my local garage. Turned out it was the brake adjustment. It was way out. so had them adjusted and cleaned, new discs and pads. £172 all in. Job done. Thanks to all that have offered help and advice, i'm sure i'll be calling on...

Cheers Bud - tried that and yeah the brake pedal did sink slightly. I have decided that i'm not going to do any good messing about with no knowledge so got it booked into local garage on Monday

Sounds like a bleeding the brakes then is the 1st thing to do and then work from there

Go one then mate - servo, vacuum leak, expensive what would i be look at. I know that the front discs are a little worn but not terrible and the front pads are nearly new (about 800 miles ago)

Hi Folks - have a 1998 Freelander 1.8 my problem is with my brakes. 2 ways that i get any brakes. 1st is by having to depress the brake pedal nearly all the way down before they slowly start biting. The 2nd is by if i quickly double press the brake pedal, then they work pretty...

Cheers Edge, got a local mechanic and friend checking it out on Tuesday for me. So will publish the outcome - please be a cheap fix

Hi all, please be gentle and reply in layman terms as not a mechanic. I have a 1998 1.8 Petrol Freelander, problem i have is when the engine is cold the car is real lumpy, if seams worse in 3rd gear but does stutter in all gears and when the car is under load (putting down some power). i can...