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Cheers JST, whats LRE??? Sorry don't understand all these annotations! Si

Evening Think i am going to view a 2000 TD4 on thurs eve and wondered if anyone can recommend what i need to check/inspect??? I have searched on here for a 'buyers guide' but not found any points of reference. If anyone could list any specific items to the Freelander or TD4 i would be most grateful, Freelander is a new vehicle to me so any help/info would be most welcome. Regards Si

Seen a 2000 TD4 Freelander which i am interested in, it has done 145k should this be a concern or do the diesels run and run?? Also recently had a new clutch fitted, would this be conducive with the mileage or is there likely another reason i.e fault?? Any advice would be greatly appreciated as thinking of viewing in the next day or so. Si

Thanks for the replies people, sounds like its definitely going to be ideal for what i want it for which is ace - you wouldn't believe how many cars i have considered only to find that they don't or can't do several of the tasks i want from them. The Freelander is brilliant in nearly every aspect. With regard to the roof bars i think i may try and look for one with them already fitted but if not its nice to know they can be added at a later date. With regards to the diesel your all quite right it probably is best suited to me,if only for the extra torque for towing the ski, and to be fair some of the slipways are more sand than concrete! So the 4x4 system will more than likely be used and that extra torque is likely to come in handy. Saying that it sounds like freenelly has found the 1.8 to be more than capable and thats towing a caravan so a ski should be no trouble. Freenelly thanks for the heads up on the gearbox! So if you were buying again you would go for the diesel?? With regard to the TD4 does anyone now how they handle higher mileage? Looking at a couple of examples they are up around 110k and didn't know how the engine fairs at these sorts of mileage?? I am going to try and get a price for HG upgrade and replacement anyway so that if i do see a 1.8 then i can budget for that. Si

Good afternoon I will shortly be in the market to buy a new car and after narrowing down what i need from a replacement i have pretty much settled on a 3dr Freelander. Initially i was looking at the standard range available considering both 1.8 and TD4 engines. I then came across the Serengeti model and fell in love with it straight away!!! I really like the extras on it, the wheels really suit the car and the privacy glass and dark interior trim look superb. So having narrowed it down i have a couple of questions - In relation to engine choice i am still undecided, i normally cycle to work which is literally 15mins down the road so my car often stays at home on the drive. My wife has a company car for which the fuel is paid for and for nipping around town on the weekends we tend to use this. Where my car comes in is during my days off which are often during the week, it will be required to tow and launch a jetski fairly regularly too. With this is mind i was leaning towards a 1.8 petrol as fuel consumption won't really be too much of an issue but would like to hear peoples thoughts?? This leads me onto my next question.....if i plumped for a 1.8 model i would more than likely have the had gasket changed straight away. I have read that there is a suggested upgrade/kit which is recommended and wondered if somebody could list the individual parts or point me in the right direction?? With regard to budgeting for a replacement HG what is the typical cost to do this in peoples experience? Some of the Serengeti's have the rear bars which go up and over the hardback portion of the car, this is something i like however not all of them are fitted with them. If i ended up buying one without them are they an easy fit and what sort of price are they? Is there a Freelander parts specialist on the net which you guys tend to use? Sorry for all the questions, no doubt i will think of some more along the way and thanks in advance. Si