Hello
i am looking at a 2004 new shape freelander 1.8 s station wagon , anything to look out for?
any head gasket troubles etc
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Suggest you start by reading the car-by-car breakdown located on the left of this page in the red box.
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If you must have a Freelander then the only one worth having is the TD4. The V6 is too thirsty and the 1.8 a waste of space.
Honda CRV is ringing in my ears.
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Read this section but cannot find anything on the 2004 1.8
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YOu need look no further than the term "1.8" do NOT touch anything that has a Rover K series 1.8 engine in it.
YOu are strongly advised to steer well clear of ANY Mk1 freelander.
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TourVanMan TM < Ex RF >
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Hi Take TVM's advice & xilenco's too & buy a CRV.Much greater refined vehicle & the only thing that anoyed me about my 2.2crv was the glovebox on the passenger side going all the way to the floor! really bad design if you have long legs like me!. I used to get 44+mpg without trying & a lot quieter than the howl of a freelander. Did you watch top gear when they crash tested a freelander at 40mph ( I think) it folded up completely.
If you ignore the general advice be prepared to form a good relationship & may be very large account with your local garage.
If you think head gasket bad wait till you experience a transferbox failure that will make your eye's water & they go anytime
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I'll second that. Sister in law has our old CRV 2.0 auto. Now 10 years old and with nearly 100,000 on the clock. Never been off the road with any problems. You hear nightmare stories about Freelanders. I think HJ summed it up when he advised someone who wanted to use one to pull 2 horses in a horsebox: "try that and you will end up using the horses to pull the Freelander!"
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looking through your back posts 232burn you are a dealers and mechanics dream customer with all the problems you have,suggest you buy freelander ,the more miles it has done the better and keep the wheels of blighty industry forever rolling forward
good luck
only kidding ;-)
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My extensive mine of useless Land Rover information doesn't extend to Freelanders but if you are interested in using one off-road make sure it's got the optional traction aids. I used to do Land Rover RTV trials and once a standard Freelander made us all sit up and take notice as it performed well over the course. Ground clearance seems to be its Achilles heel, though.
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