Bryce

I have yes, I did so before the car was returned to get some advice and they have been kept fully informed.

Thanks for the advice chaps. Car was returned to the dealer (JP Motors in Maidenhead) after I found out it had been clocked by 45-50K miles. Freelander Y97 JFO (bright blue TD4 5 door) also had both fans disconnected and were on permanently once reconnected (despite the car being switched off for several hours!), battery was not secured and the wrong type with dodgy connections and the axillary drive belt snapped after 40 miles! Car is still for sale, wrong mileage but a bit cheaper at £2750 Beware!

Thanks Mr Bean, I've done the tippex test and no problem. I'll get some new tyres asap and then go from there...

Hi All, Just bought my freelander td4, 2001 on a Y - GS in blue and very happy with it - but it's pretty noisy and I'm scared I've bought one with a dodgy VCU etc despite doing quite extensive checks... or it could be tyre noise as noise varies on different road surfaces. But despite checking the tyres for tread etc. I didn't notice each tyre is different, 4 all terrain tyres of different patterns. Is this a reasonable cause for the noise? I'm aware different tyres are not good for the 4x4 system so will sort this asap, looking for more road biased tyres than off road - any recommendations? Cheers, Bryce

Thanks chaps, TD4 it is, manual if I can get one - just in case! Plus I guess I'll get a few mpg more too.

Hi, Been researching Freelanders for a while now and decided that a diesel estate freelander seems to be the best choice for what we need (family car, towing trailer/caravan for work and general driving). But I have a few, probably basic questions that I can't find the answers for using search facilities. Firstly we have a £3k budget (with a few hundred set aside for any thing that we discover need doing), this seems to offer the best of the 2.0 Rover diesel from around 2000 or the early 2001 Td4's with a few 2002's slipping in. What is the opinions as to the best bet for our budget? I'm not too worried about mileage, have had lots of looked after high mileage cars and they have always been fine (most have problems around 80k - 100k so buy the time I get them these faults have been fixed!). Also auto vs. manual, I've never owned an auto and don't really have the desire to do so but it seems a lot of Freelanders were bought as autos so I'd be limiting my choice if I dismissed them - or are they more troublesome than they are worth. My concern is that I know Land Rovers have a reputation for being a tad unreliable, now I currently drive and Alfa Romeo, my 2nd so I know what tosh rumours can be but at the same time I'd prefer simplicity with regards a gearbox! Thanks for reading! Bryce