Tyrer banks

Can you recommend a brand of replacement tyres for my Freelander – 51,000 miles on the clock - most long journeys to and from the Scottish Highlands from our home in Lincolnshire, often towing a fully...

Fraud consoled

I recently replied to an Auto Trader on-line ad for a Land Rover Defender. Despite taking as many precautions as possible, including viewing at the seller's home (name and address on V5), doing an HPI...

Surprising Discovery

My daughter and her family have been living in Tokyo for over 2 years where they have a Discovery 3 bought when they arrived. It has proved an ideal car for carrying around their 3 children and all their...

Driving me Knuts

In early September I visited Guy Salmon my local Land Rover dealer in Knutsford having read a good review of the new Discovery 4. There was a very nice example in the showroom and I requested literature...

Waits and measures

I would welcome your advice on which 4x4 to choose. I intend to purchase new and keep the car for 10 years during which time I estimate I will drive 150,000 miles. I want a diesel engine and automatic...

Pull over

I’m looking for some pointers towards a new car. I’m about to purchase a mid-sized caravan and want to trade in the wife’s 04 Golf 2.0 TDI for a 4x4. We will only be towing 3-4 times a year so the car...

Freeland’s just another word for…

A year ago I started to experience slow deflation of the tyres on my then 4 year old Freelander which has 18” alloys. My local tyre dealer (ATS Euromaster) found a slow puncture in one tyre but they...

Drip freed

At the moment, LandRover has two finance agreements. The one I am interested in is 0% finance where you put down half the value of the car and then pay the second half off in two years time. I have a Freelander...

Sunbeam towboat

I’m just about to buy a 2007 Freelander 2 Diesel Auto but need a detachable towbar to tow a boat trailer occasionally for a short distance. I have been quoted between £325 (Non Land Rover) to £792 (dealer...

Grand Rover

After about 18 years in BMWs (mostly 3 Series) I am interested in a new Discovery 3. My kids are getting bigger, we want to get out camping more and I could do with the 4-wheel drive in bad weather due...