Land Rover Freelander

deepriver

Hey,

I am thinking about buying a Freelander around 5 - 7 years old 2003 - 2005.

There seems to be a lot on the second hand market and prices seem pretty good.

Its for personal use but thinking about the commercial / diesel model.

Land Rover always appealled to me as a higher end marque, but reading through the adverts online there seems to be a lot of repair work needed on these models.

Timing belt, head gaskets and diff seems to be popping up a lot.

Couple of questions are parts and labour for these jeeps inexpensive?

Are they releiable?

How much would tax be? Is DOE a similar experience to the NCT cost wise etc?

What would be considered high mileage on a Freelander ie they pack up after 100k miles etc

Any general thoughts or experiences appreciated.

Anyone

-Corkie-

There is plenty of posts about them here. They give a lot of trouble on engine/transmission. Fixing them is quite expensive, i would stay steer clear. The mate has a 07 as company car and its always giving bother.

piddler

I used to work with a fella that had one and it was a pile of poo:mad:
Steer clear of them
And if you buy one wit more than 100k you'll be sorry!

deepriver

mmm doesnt sound good

piddler

Did you think of buying something like a defender?

robtri

deepriver wrote: »

Hey,

I am thinking about buying a Freelander around 5 - 7 years old 2003 - 2005.

bad idea...

deepriver wrote: »

There seems to be a lot on the second hand market and prices seem pretty good.

prices are good as most people wont touch them with a ten foot pole and the trade cant sell them.. cause they are useless ..

deepriver wrote: »

Its for personal use but thinking about the commercial / diesel model.

Land Rover always appealled to me as a higher end marque, but reading through the adverts online there seems to be a lot of repair work needed on these models.

land rover are higher end marque.. but this is the piece of crap entry enry model...

like buying a smart car and thinking it will be like a merc.....

deepriver wrote: »

Timing belt, head gaskets and diff seems to be popping up a lot.

Couple of questions are parts and labour for these jeeps inexpensive?

Are they releiable?

How much would tax be? Is DOE a similar experience to the NCT cost wise etc?

What would be considered high mileage on a Freelander ie they pack up after 100k miles etc

Any general thoughts or experiences appreciated.

Anyone

expensive.. and unreliable... it will cost you a lot...

deepriver

well I though of buying the freelander, because the discovery has a good reputation, I assumed all Land Rover lines would be similar quality, but seemingly not, no positive replies!

was more thinking of the Freelander because of engine and vehicle size, I dont want high running costs

mainly want something to get to Mayo and back, also for getting up the mountains for a bit of hiking & biking and then maybe a bit of travel in europe, so a diesel model

Santa Fe are seeminly good, but they just look crap?

robtri

forester xt...

deepriver

robtri wrote: »

forester xt...

yea could be a good choice, bit blocky looking though arent they

robtri

deepriver wrote: »

yea could be a good choice, bit blocky looking though arent they

they are ..but would suit your needs perfectably

bazz26

Diesel Nissan X-Trails can be bought for decent money these days. Lots of them available as commercials too.

Honda CR-V also but the diesels are rare and cost alot more. Rav4 might be another option.

Absurdum

bazz26 wrote: »

Diesel Nissan X-Trails can be bought for decent money these days. Lots of them available as commercials too.

Honda CR-V also but the diesels are rare and cost alot more. Rav4 might be another option.

good suggestions, I'd add Suzuki Vitara to that too

deepriver

bazz26 wrote: »

Diesel Nissan X-Trails can be bought for decent money these days. Lots of them available as commercials too.

Honda CR-V also but the diesels are rare and cost alot more. Rav4 might be another option.

I was checking out some x-trails alright. Are they reliable?

Anyone know what the tax on a 2.0 diesel commercial would be? Bit confused about that.

R.O.R

deepriver wrote: »

I was checking out some x-trails alright. Are they reliable?

Anyone know what the tax on a 2.0 diesel commercial would be? Bit confused about that.

€288 per year for a commercial 4x4.

-Corkie-

The old model santa fe up to 06 is a good machine. The bro has one it never gave any bother worth talking about. They dont look great though.
X-trail is a bit ropey i think but i aint an expert

deepriver

R.O.R wrote: »

€288 per year for a commercial 4x4.

same as my renault clio 1.2 then, good value. thanks

bazz26

deepriver wrote: »

I was checking out some x-trails alright. Are they reliable?

Anyone know what the tax on a 2.0 diesel commercial would be? Bit confused about that.

Two lads at work have them, one has no problems with his but the other lad, the turbo blew a couple of months back, he got a reconditioned turbo from the UK which worked out way cheaper than buying a new one.

deepriver

are these yokes any good?

Ssangyong Kyron Commercial 2.0 XDI 2WD