gazeddy Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 im looking at buying a freelander. from what i can gather im scraping the bottom of the barrel with my budget of around 1200. what should i look for? im aware of the petrols hgf problems. if its been converted to 2wd how hard is it to put back 4x4? dont mind getting my hands dirty or buying a non runner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4FUJ Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 There was a non-runner on Autotrader recently. Owner had recently (Nov/Dec?) had it MoT'd and then had not put anti-freeze in. They were asking around £900. Good luck - I think you may be in for a long search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Having just sold my 1.8 I'd say they are actually well worth a look becuase everyone is terrified of the HGF, as long as you are careful what you buy they can be a bargain runabout. I did 40k in mine with no issues. 2WD just means unbolting the rear propshaft & viscous unit, although people do sell a rather pointless IRD blanking plate which lets you remove the drive flange from the gearbox too. Bell Engineering will sell you a recon VCU for £200 if you have an old one to send back, if the owner has ditched the propshaft or VCU then you need to buy one and expect the VCU to be seized. 1200 should get you something OK-ish, maybe scruffy or needing work. On the plus side, the parts are mostly cheap enough, they're not too bad to work on and they don't rust. Search back through the forum for "buying advice" or similar, it's all been covered many times before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bean Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 If you need parts e-bay and other breakers always have massive stocks as a lot people seem to write them off very early in their life. This means parts are plentiful and are fairly cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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