[Ben Dixon]

Abso'kinlutely Mike 

[Iain Cameron]

I passed on the Freelander and went a bit latin instead

Seat or fiat? Or a mexican VW beetle...

[Hamish Young]

Mike..... did you buy a Sedici

H

[Mike Barrio]

It's very white and Spanish

Cheers
Mike

[Eddie Sinclair]

Dude, you're too old for a Gaylander.  Bypass that expense and go straight for the Volvo XC90 

If you are getting a Land Rover then get an older defender, still pants but at least they are fixable without a PC.

Cheers

Ben

Ben,
I have a 30 year old Defender, do not diss my fishing car, it may not be fast and it may not be warm and it may not have brakes and maybe it only does 14-18 mpg but it will go anywhere and can carry loads of shite and it is long enough to sleep in the back.

Eddie.
P.S,
Mike,

what have you bought?

[Mike Barrio]

Mike..... did you buy a Sedici

H

Thought never entered my mind H

[Mike Barrio]

We used to live in Leon Eddie .....  

As for the Landrover .... my time will come
Interestingly, for all the "don't buy" comments ...... there's an awful lot of Freelanders on the road and not many for sale

Cheers
Mike

[Rob Brownfield]

Mike, the older 1.8 petrol Freelander was a dog. Head gaskets were a real problem if you did a lot of heavy towing. The TD4 version is superb.

The other issue with Freelanders is that the sorts of people that bought them were the sorts of people who did not know what a diff is, that each axle has its own oil supply, that its fitted with an intermediate reduction drive or that the 4wd system worked of a viscous coupling...and so on.

So, they take them to KwikFit (insert any generic cheap highstreet garage staffed by 17 year olds) to get serviced. The engine oil gets changed, and thats it.  Everything else is not on the check list for the mechanic, so its not done. So, unless it has a Landrover or Landrover Specialist service history, dont touch them

I have seen the new Freelander 3 out in Aboyne "under wraps" in its fancy black and white "camo". It takes a lot of styling from the Evoque. Found a photo without the crap on it....its going to sell VERY well!




PD. If you want to see Land/Range Rovers future models, for some reason they have been using Deeside as a testing ground. This time last year I saw the new Rangeie Sport and the HSE "stretch" out there.

[Mike Barrio]

Hi Rob,

The one I was looking at was the facelift TD4 in the photo and it had excellent Landrover servicing stamped in the book ...... Too late now, I've bought a car

Cheers
Mike

[Rob Brownfield]

The one I was looking at was the facelift TD4 in the photo and

?? That is not due out until 2014/15

Have fun with the Seat...was near the top of my list for a new car...funky and efficient, unlike my Volvo which is a bit like an ex girlfriend, curvey in all the right places but drinks like a fish

[Mike Barrio]

My photo Rob

[Mike Barrio]

Big boys toys

[Jim Eddie]

Perfect Mike, just not enough room for the rods 

[Mike Barrio]

Just listen to this when it fires up

Still room for a few rods in the back too

[Marc Fauvet]

see ? told ya a van was the shiz....