I BOUGHT A CHEAP LAND ROVER FREELANDER
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I've had a great experience with the first gen Freelander. I never bought one and it's been great!
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man that made me burst 🤣🤣🤣
Hahaha man that's a good one
Hahahaha
lmao
Had my 2004 Td4 for 9 years now, and only had to spend out on it in last couple of years. Refurbed HP fuel pump, VCU and injectors, and replaced suspension, bearings and brakes all round. But at 188k miles, that's not too bad! Runs like it's still new! Love my Freelander and intend to keep it running for as long as I can!
There a bag of poo I had nothing but trouble with mine. I would be mad if someone gave me one
@@johngreen3575 *they're
@@johngreen3575 No, 'They' are not a bag of poo, the one you had was a bag of poo. Mine is brilliant - hasn't failed me in 9 years and 100k miles, so far! Like most old cars, if they've been looked after, they are great. If not.... !!
@@johngreen3575 Ah ok yours was a bag of poo. My high mileage commercial has been excellent. One thing I don’t like is the gears feel like I’m stirring porridge but still going strong ......for now! I had a Rav 4 d4d was awful and cost a fortune in repairs. Somes good uns somes not.
Still drives like a truck, mind
I love these “I bought a cheap” videos, you never know what you’re going to see next 😂
I have an 05 Freelander auto and it has never gone wrong, it sits happily and comfortably at 70 on the motorway and is excellent off road. The boot takes huge loads and needs minimal maintenance. A good one is low cost bargain!
Absolutely, mine hasn't been perfect especially as I had to replace the clutch due to a failed slave cylinder.
Snap....I bought one just before lock down Auto TD4 SE its been really reliable and still got it.
I have had a Freelander 1 pre facelift 2.5 V6 2 door version and it is the best car I have ever owned 19 years old never been welded , original exhaust automatic gearbox has been faultless , the blanked out switches between the seats are were the electric window switches are on the 2 door and 4 door Prefacelift. They can’t have been as bad as you make out because you still see loads of them on the roads!
Given the horrendous build quality and many will be more than fifteen years old now , it’s amazing how many of the first generation Freelanders you still see on the road .
They are way less common in the States. I’ve only seen about 3 on the road where I live.
one time my discovery 4 broke down and i took it to a land rover specialist. he gave me a replacement car which was a first generation freelander. i hated the car but i thought "oh well, it's a car, it will get me from A to B". turns out on the trip home it didn't even make it to B.
lmao wow.....
My parents bought one new 20 years ago, a 2002 Bonatti Grey ES TD4 with every option box ticked, shuttled young me around in it for 11 years before trading it in for a Bonatti grey Disco 3 lol. I loved that car as a child, it had the typical window reg issues but it was a pretty reliable car, only had one mechanical breakdown which was only the clutch going.
I still check the reg every now and then and it’s still on the road now, call me insane but I would love to buy it back 🤣
i bought a freelander 1 three years ago and can’t fault it. apart from having the transfer box fixed and a fuel pump sorted i love the car. it’s a motorway cruiser and give fair mpg
I reluctantly bought one because a disco was too big for her parking space. After 2 months i loved it, keeping it 16 years and 120k. It still had fully functioning 4wd system, the only unexpected expense was a new auto box at 75k. None of the regular problems like leaks on sunroof or back door j. Wimdow winders became a 5 minute change.
someone had to get a good one
Bought our 3 dr td4 as a cheap banger.
It’s turned out to be an amazing, fun, capable motor.
Great off road, great in the snow. Great in the summer with the roof off. Drives great and plenty of poke with a remap.
Most the issues you mentioned are very easy fixes.
Had one and loved it, drove it all over Scotland off road. Eventually the head gasket went and was a cheap fix. Hated part exchanging it and still check up it via dvla. Still going strong.
Lol I do that with my old cars 🤣
I like the exterior design of this to an extent, but I'd rather spend a little more and get a well sorted CR-V or RAV4 with petrol engines. There's not much that will go wrong with either of those two.
To pick the Freelander over the CRV or RAV4 you would need to be smoking crack…🤣🤣🤣
Except rust
Crvs are already well sorted from the factory!
Second gen rav4/crv is what you want if you want a reliable old work horse for little money. Not these.
@@mudskipper0075 hahaha well said
I have a 55 plate TD4 that I also payed £1000 for nearly three years ago. It's been reliable for me, there again it is a bit like Triggers broom.
Love this reference 😂😂😂 class
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@@josephberrie9550 grammer police were not required, find a new hobby.
Really want you to do start doing videos of a before and after for these types of purchases. Especially the restoration aspect would open you up to a whole new audience. Keep it coming.
Absolutely. That would be a great idea.
I hear you!
He absolutely does not restore these, half them get shifted on straight away and the others get tarted up for resale. That’s the car trade.
Think he did a few projects like that in the past.
I have to say I own a 2000 Land Rover Discovery 2 and it is my daily driver. Most of the parts that have failed have been non UK produced parts. I love it and have people come up to me all the time saying how cool it is! My question to you is if you hate it so much why they hell did you buy it!
And yet, in spite of being a miserable car, I still think it looks more attractive than the Qashqai or Juke...anyway the Freelander 2 is a brilliant car.
Too right a vehicle that can properly go off the beaten path
What I spewed out of my mouth at 3am years ago after I had too much Sambuca looks better than a PUKE
The piece of bird poo sitting on the bonnet of my civic is better looking than a juke 🤣
The Freelander 2 was better because the development was done under Ford ownership. And Ford also owned Volvo at the time, so many parts on those came from Ford or Volvo, including the engines. More reliable than the original Freelanders, but not Japanese car reliable. These first gen Freelanders were better looking though.
Have you driven a new qashqui? Of course you haven't.. Its 100x better than this heap of scrap
Great video Matt. My parents bought a brand new Freelander 1. They finally chucked it in after the SECOND engine failed. It was great on snowy alpine roads though.
Had a 2006 Freelander Sport TD4, once I drilled holes in the rear safety deposit box to let the water out and replaced the window motors, it was a great car. Toured Europe for a few years with it, never let me down, unlike my L322😀
My positive experience with freelander 1
Buy 250 pound
Mot 40 pound
New back window salvage 70 pound
Weekend clean
Sold for 850
Then watched it appear for sale numerous times over the following months
Each advert had more issues stated
that's amazing
@@nickhoughton7025 one off moment ;)
I've had two FL2s and it's just so amazing how much of a different car they are to the first one, completely night and day situation. Wouldn't have touched that one Matt, but to be fair it did look quite reasonable compared to many I've seen.
I had one with the infamous K series adapted to LPG. Bought it for £800 and a quick change of HT leads and it ran like a dream for 2 year. On LPG it would run at less than 10p a mile and was quite quick. Granted, it was only used as a workhorse and longest trip would have been 200 miles. it was a bit bouncy and corners were interesting but it was never going to be sporty. It was far more reliable than the BMW X3 & X5 I had subsequently.
It did die in the end, the engine mount went and it was sold as a non-runner for £600 2 years later.
I had two of these, an ‘02 GS manual and a ‘54 HSE Auto. The GS was pre facelift and on the whole a better car esp a nicer quality lesser shiny plastic interior. Admittedly the gear change was like a stick in a bucket, but the auto had so much delay it was dangerous pulling out of junctions. I had both remapped to 140hp and made a huge difference. What did impress me on both was traction on sloppy mud fields and compacted ice. The blank switches around the hand brake are when they moved the window switches onto the door card. I also had the black smoke like the vid, was a split turbo hose. Also since had an FL2 which is worlds apart and should earn a better rep.
Keeping on top of maintenance/services etc lessens the chance of breakdown but even then any car can fail at anytime. I genuinely mean this in a nice way but you reminded me of Karl Pilkinton talking about this Freelander. You tell it straight and honest. Keep up the good work. 😊
I'm sure the under steering wheel cup holders come into their own in the left hand drive version. 😂
Love seeing these, "I bought a cheap etc, etc". I'd forgotten about the British Leyland content. Love the swimming pool in the boot. I was once the second owner of a high mileage Cortina MK IV which always smelt like a wet German Shepherd. It was also a pile of junk. Keep the videos coming.
I only have great things to say about the freelander, had two in my life and would gladly say I’ll have another one! It’s a 17 year old car not to mention it’s a £1000 car, these cars have still so much potential especially for their price point. It’s not gonna be up to a high standard literally due to the fact it’s a budget landy and it’s rather old. Every car has their issues. Throw some off road tires and replace the boot seal and job done. Also the reason why the glass drops when you open the boot is so you don’t smash the glass when opening it. Ofc if it’s not your cup of tea that’s totally fine, some people prefer a more high class design with fully furnished interior which is cool, but this car is just something else
Overall I really recommend this car, reliable and a cheap and cheerful 4x4 that does the job nicely if you want something fun that can do road driving and ofc off roading 😎
My experience of the one my Mum had until quite recently was overall very good. 2005 TD4 HSE. She had it for 6 years, covered about 40,000 miles. I ended up using it a lot. It just worked md got a real hammering. It had the clutch done and the VCU refurbished at 130k miles. I really hated the gearbox and the driving position though. That opening back window was fantastic for transporting extra long things!
For balance - I drive a mollycoddled, never off-roaded Discovery 2 myself and it’s dog shit unreliable and generally a pain in the arse.
I like the freelanders. We borrowed one for a few weeks and none of the windows really worked but it was pretty comfortable and nice to drive for what it is. My dad said it was like driving his bus at work 😂
Most of the things you mentioned happened to my 54 plate that I had for 13 years. After paying 600 quid for new injectors. Six weeks later the gear box went. 120 quid for scrap. Gov website says exported to Ireland. I must have put 30 bulbs into that car 3 new window mechanisms but it didn’t leak in. Prop went with it in the boot.
I bought my 2001 Freelander TD4 5 years ago from a friend’s dad. He’d had it 14 years and was the second owner. It had 56k miles on it and now has 71k. The MOT tester said it looked new underneath. It’s never needed anything other than servicing and some preventative maintenance to stay ahead of advisories, but it had been well looked after.
What an heap. I'm guessing the switch in the boot is a bilge pump ;-)
I had a 53 plate, facelift, 3 door, with the BMW Diesel. Me the wife and dog when we were young loved it. Never let me down until I drove it into a tractor.
You mean you hit another Freelander?
We had a 2003 one, 3 door poverty spec TD4 and it was great, I gave it to my old man when we left for NZ in 2008 with 150k, he ran it to about 180k with little issue. Propshaft was removed around 160K. Its long dead now! Great Video!
This seems to be one of those cars everyone slates and says they're unreliable ... but almost everyone that's had one has had very few problems and loved them. Sure the BL period was poor build quality, cheap materials etc. but for the price, they're still soldiering on, most other cars of the era seem to be long gone.
Freelander was BMW era, not British Leyland.
Hi mat great video as always I'm not sure if I like these I'd rather a range rover , brake binding is normaly the caliper not retracting the pistons forcing the pad to rub on the disk just be careful the disk will get extremely hot and then will need replacing
You missed the two extra cup holders right at the bottoms of the doors 😆 I didn’t realise the facelift moved the window switches to the doors and left the blanking panels by the handbrake! Despite their flaws it was Europe’s biggest selling car for some time and really did kick start the small SUV business. I think the pre-facelift design has aged really well actually, just a shame lots haven’t been looked after.
I’ve had mine 15 years, 2 rear window units, 1 new sunroof, no water leaks 1 door mirror, discs and pads, just changed the fuel pump and filter, no other problems at all, can’t complain it’s been a really good car,
We had a 3-door TD4 face-lift. It was in a lovely metallic green and apart from a buzzy gear shift linkage was a really nice car! Pulled a big caravan well.
Love the reactions 'pulls to the left' and the astonishment of 4 working windows nice one Matt
Hi Matt I once had a 1.8 petrol many years ago and it was my first Land Rover and shock it was okish I think that shade of blue is really nice I think it would clean up really welll especially with your magic I never thought I’d hear you call a LandRover car looking forward to seeing what you do with it hope you are well Best wishes Ian
My brother bought a 2006 1.8 3door petrol with full history for £1200 about 3yrs ago. I have to admit he's had no problems with it up until about 5months when the clutch plate started playing around, bar that it's been SO reliable. He uses it to take his scrambler bike off roading.
I love these cars. Had a 2002 hardback. 1.8 petrol. Kept it 2 yrs. only needed a prop shaft bearing. With the roof out and the back off it was awesome
Had a 55 plate Freelander….owned it between 2009 and 2015…..Full service every year that being the only time it was ever in the garage. 2105 traded up for a Freelander 2 ,11 plate…. Same thing just as happy. Love them.
I had a 03 plate freelander HSE, never let me down and was the k series engine. Owned it for 18 months,
Love these videos of the mere mortal man’s budget motor 👍 when I first passed my test I wanted one…thankfully that never happened 🤣 awesome content as always
Nice job with your trousers Matt. They go nicely with the Freelander. ;-)
I've had two first gen Freelancers. An 03 Manual TD4 which had a clutch problem which meant I replaced the clutch 3 times in 4 years at £1200 a go. It ended up being a release bearing that the useless mechanics kept missing (from 2 different garages). Had problems with dirty injectors, window regulators kept breaking and rust behind the spare wheel. We took the prop out just to see how it went in 2wd but then putting it back in a year or so later was a NIGHTMARE. Managed to sell it to a farmer a few years back.
Second one was an 05 TD4 Auto. Although a bit smokey at times and sluggish as hell this one was more reliable. My dad now uses it and has done over 175k miles. Still going well, but a bit rough and slow. Like with all cars there are good and bad. I wouldn't call them pure garbage though. They sit nicely on the road and look good. Off road they are better than most, and the economy on the TD4 is pretty good.
"No.. its not a 'Freelander' Lynn!" - Alan Partridge when test-driving a Range Rover Sport TDV6.
Dan!
The best thing when you sit inside the Freelander is the view of your Merc :) Really enjoyable watching your videos mate!
Thanks a ton!
Hi Matt not been on your utube site for a while I've been on a trip to West Africa Gambia.
I drove there it took me 6 days . Was a fantastic journey 👏.
Went in a jeep checked never had any problems
Keep making your fantastic videos
Kevin
I've got a 1997 RAV 4 VX with 4 wheel drive, petrol with 275,000 miles on the clock. Its cost me 1200 euros in the last 10 years ex new front tyres every 3 years.
I've just got a mercedes E230 1997 thats only done 97,000 miles from new, love it. Older cars are much more reliable.
What kind of camera holder are you using?
Regards from Cyprus. (p.s.) I used to live in Eckington, which was quite nice at one time, apparently its not aging well.
actually had me in stiches, really can relate to your sense of humour - say it exactly as you see it. Please don't ever change.
Did you ever find what that random switch was for in the boot ? bilge pump perhaps ?
I have a Landy Freelander 1 from 2001 and i love it. Not that many problems. Like 1-2 small problems every year.
great timing on this video Matt as I have a spare 20 minutes; probably the second best twenty minutes I'll get all week😐
I've had a 53 reg Freelander TD4 Sport manual for nearly four years. In that time I've had to replace the propshaft, all the window winder mechanisms, all the central locking mechanism, the bonnet release cable and the thermostat. It has about 100K miles on it and after fixing those issues it ran flawlessly until recently. The clutch slave cylinder seems to be giving up, which is a very big job, and there's vibration at motorway speeds, possibly the VCU bearings.
That said, I've loved driving it. It has loads of character. It's great fun on winding roads, a solid motorway workhorse, and it's never broke down on me. My only real complaint is that it's noisy (could do with a sixth gear) and on long journeys it can get tiring. The seats are very comfortable, though.
I bought a 57 Freelander 2 HSE auto last September and while it's luxurious and much smoother to drive, it's rather boring. The steering is awful, way too overassisted and lacking feel. I'm a bit twitchy, and that can get a bit interesting on the motorway! In the few months I've had it Ive already had to replace te front springs and strut top bearings, gear knob release spring, and worst of all, a job I never want to have to do again, the bloody heater blower motor! The arches are rotting away as well, and the tailgate is starting to rust. I seriously regret buying it.
The FL2 is sat on my drive unused since December and I'm still running around in my dying FL1. I guess I'm weird! 😎
Loved my W reg. Head gasket was sorted early with no damage, cost me around £300 - at the dealer. No leaks, no squeaks, no broken anything. It was knocked over and written off by a little old lady who ran a red light in Peugeot 106 (tightened the corner with a tap on the rear wheel and she flipped!). I’d have driven “Phillip” for many more years if it wasn’t for that. Also, mind you, the ONLY car I have ever owned from new.
Yes, I agree with you, Matt - that's a real indictment on the British car industry... I bet it's cost the previous owners much cash over the years...
My wife has an 06 auto. Had since 2011, done 107000 miles still going strong. No welding. 1 rear electric window. Both power fold mirrors. Towing a 1450kg caravan once round Scotland from Devon and twice round North Wales, with several to Cornwall. Great reliable car.
Your on the nail with that Freelander Mat.
I briefly owned a petrol version I wanted the TD4 , but at the time couldn't afford the extra money they were fetching.
Big mistake though I liked driving it.
Will go down in my driving history as giving me the biggest repair bills ever 😩
Cycliner head to name one.
Had big exterior mirrors that didn't retract......hello how backward was that !!
Great entertaining review, thanks.
Have to agree with you on this one Matt........Iv'e had three and everyone had issues , Put my off the Green Oval for life...That rear window is fine until you need to get into the boot on a frosty morning
I had a 2003 TD4 Freelander, manual. It was an incredible car and took me everywhere I asked of it. It never gave me any issues… until I drowned it. It ran for 3 more months with no issues, but then it started chucking itself into limp mode and throwing codes all the time. Rusted wiring. Apparently the new owner hasn’t had any issues though. I really miss it, fantastic car.
My brother in law had a freelander mark 1. In Scotland of all places! He went on holiday for 2 weeks and when he got back he couldn't get the thing to move. Turns out the brakes had rusted in the two weeks he was away and they had to get them hammered loose before he could drive it. We drove it and it was nice to drive but it had a no storage for such a large car. We had a long wheelbase A class at the time and that thing could carry more, mainly because there was so much leg room in the back which gave us supplementary storage! :) Good video as ever.
Awww had two from new many many years ago one the V6...never a problem......Still one or two about Sussex for local runs mums/aged...you would get your money back around here say 1250/1450 everyday ...great review nice to see ( showing my age )...just love Land Rover !..
We have a fl1 and fl2 . The fl1 is a cracking vehicle and will go just about anywhere. The fl2 is superb although we have suffered electrical problems ( typical land rover)
18:13 - story of my life too!!! ME TOOO 🤣🤣👊🏼 NICE vid again bro!!
Matt that beeping at around 15 minutes is the hands free I believe, my 320d has one and it does the same every now and then. Looks like the one on your centre console
That era of Land Rover, Range Rover might be bad , but today they are nothing like it . I have a 69 plate velar and it’s a fantastic car , up hill down dale on and off road it’s brilliant, wouldn’t be with out it .
I bought this spring Freelander 1 . Facelift 2005 three-door, TD4, with an automatic transmission.
Endlessly happy with my purchase.
Bought a 2005 Freelander TD4 Commercial just before the first lockdown kicked off - Best 1000 pound I ever spent!! Window regulators had gone, but cheap from Ebay & Easy fix.
Only major fix I've needed is new fuel pump. Great dog wagon.
I'm super glad you found an inexpensive way to transport the wife mate, peace brother!!!!
Had a mk1 v6 for many years. 52 plate. Had it for 50,000 miles from 17k miles. Great value. Sure not sophisticated, but it did the job and driving it in heavy snow and on tracks was impressive. Only wish it had been a manual.
I had a 2005 Freelander 1.8 I bought dead cheap years ago. Great car, fun to drive, certainly wasn't a chore to drive as you say - wonder if the one you drove had other issues?
Mine needed some work, but the parts were cheap and there were plenty of online guides, after that it was just as reliable as anything else.
You never mentioned the best feature of these cars - the electric tail gate window. Dead handy for loading/unloading the boot without opening it, and also a nice way to cool the car when driving.
I sadly had a freelander 1, b4 I knew any better! It ate abs sensors, the back window kept sticking down,( reset of everything to get it to work), door locks kept failing, power steering pump did one litre of fluid a week, pain to fix. Sunroof leaked until covered copiously with sealant. Basically a money pit! Traded it in for a Jimny, and another series of issues! Nice vid, sums up LR and rover
I wrote one off with my Artic truck that was unnocupied about 10 years ago.....It was a complete wreck and was still probably better than it was Pre Accident......Great success 👍👍👍👍
Great vid like usual
Had 3 from new, 1998 1.8, 2001 2.5 V6, and 2004 V6. Only issues were the service garage which couldn't take instructions, bookings or complete service work on the appointed day.
I've had 3 of these and they are subject to rust ,horrible drum brakes to rear etc etc, I have an L322 now and there's no comparison ,I won't be going backwards, As ever a great review👍
I had a 16 month old 53 Reg 2.0 TD4 with 13,000 miles - kept it 7 years about 78,000 miles and absolutely loved it! It was very reliable bar the injectors eventually going - I had them replaced with refurbished injectors but sold it to a work colleague as I used it for towing a caravan and with the injectors going I just felt it was time to change as I didn’t want to break down with a caravan on the back, however, 3 years on and my work colleague said it was still reliable and going great guns - I’m not sure if he’s still got it as I retired 8 years ago. But suffice to say my experience on the whole was contrary to Matt’s - everything was still working, all the electrics, windows including the rear door window, sunroof - no leaks! And was a good solid tow car all the way to the mountainous Castellaine in France one summer (1,000 miles there - 3,000 miles holiday in 16 days). Loved it 👍😁
Looms like you got the good one.....!
@@andymccabe6712 Looks like there were the odd one here and there 🤞 Another work colleague had the earlier version with the British Leyland engine - he said it was ok, just but wouldn’t recommend it due to the gutless and noisy engine but had been told the TD4 BMW engine was far better so I bit the bullet, got the TD4 5 door version and glad I did. OK it’s not the best finished but at the time it wasn’t bad, it was the well spec’d Kalahari edition - even had a CD multi changer! 😂 A friend had a company Freelander 2 auto and he loved that one but LR prices had ‘Premiumed up!’
Hi Matt , just watched the Freelander video, here's abit of nerdy trivia about it. My mate used to work for Mintex Brakes, testing brake pads on car's, one of the car's was a prototype for the Freelander. It was just a test Mule car and it ended up getting crushed when they had finished with it. The car was an old Maestro van with jacked up suspension and the interior from a Rover 200 . Then when the very first Freelander s came out he did slot of testing with different brake pads and I would join him for test drives .
This was even more Lol funny than your usual videos! Brilliant!
I ran a 2001 freelander for 10 years and had all the usual problems, clutch, VCU, fuel pumps, abs sensors, cam sensor, windows, you name it, but, when I woke up to blizzards in 2010, some 2 foot deep, the plucky wee hippo managed to ferry 30+ staff to and from work for a week in order to keep our cash and carry open. It managed everything I asked it to, also rescued countless BMW's and mercs. And that was on well used road tires. I have a freelander 2 now and although I love it, I've spent more on that in 2 years than I did on the hippo in 10. She was more a hobby than transport😂 but if maintained always ran well. A diamond very much in the rough 😊
I've just started running a 2004 TD4 and it is a pleasure to drive. Some trim issues I've almost completely sorted. Everything works. 155K miles. Niggles, yes but incredibly easy to fix. Don't understand the slow comments as mine goes like stink. Clutch is light and smooth, no rattles at all.
I needed cheering up Matt and that video was perfect. Hilarious. Thank you.
Happy to help 😉
My mum had an early petrol 3 door and I took it camping without the back clamshell on. Was a great holiday, borrowing mums car at 19 yrs old. Hence the lockable boot compartment. She didn’t have it long but was fun at the time.
I owned both a 2005 FL 1 TD4 and and2009 FL2 TD HSE. Had no issues with the FL1 and I loved it. Owned it for 3 years. The FL2 I had was problematic. Had lots of issues with my FL2 with the FL1 with no issues.
I bought a 1.8 Petrol Freelander for £800 a couple of years ago as I needed a car for 2 weeks and this was cheaper than hiring one - I ended up having it as my daily for 2 years. It had all the usual issues in that time - 2 window regulators broken, water in boot, propshaft bearings and drop links replaced in my ownership. However, it drove well, never failed to start or broke down and was great for piling high with luggage for holidays, dogs and tip runs. I never needed to worry about where I parked it, never worried about someone clipping a wing mirror and once left it on the street in London overnight with the keys in the ignition and it was still there in the morning. I paid £800 for the car and spent c.£1200 on maintenance in those 2 years. It was also ULEZ compliant. I would regard £1k a year all in for a car is pretty good going (noting the fact that I could sell it and get some of that cost back).
Dear Matt at High Peak Autos, Can you recommend a good descent Range Rover for under a £1 ideally 85p or less. With a good service history and low mileage. Thank you 🙂
I've got a nice wheelbarrow that I would've happily traded for it. It does have a flat tyre, but new ones only cost a tenner. 👍😉
Hilarious video. I haven't laughed so much in ages. Thanks.
I bought a freelander 1 for my wife cheap off ebay. I did have to repair door locks and windows and do a low pressure fuel pump, there are two pumps on some and when one fails the other struggles. The sunroof did leak and someone had put one of the rear drums back together wrong. She drove it for years only needing servicing, tyres exhaust etc, I did rebuild the prop but never got round to putting it back on and sold if for not much less than I paid for it. The odd tyres won't help the viscous coupling. I forgot also had to do rear door handle as if was falling off when I bought it. One of the best value cars we have had.
Hi Matt, i noticed you dropping a couple of spanish words into the video, gracias y yeso ja ja , muy bien. hasta luego desde menorca
My wife had one that was 5 years old at the time she bought it, with 50K miles. The rear differential mounts failed in the first 4 months, the IRD and viscous coupling 6 months later (£3000 repair bill), to limit those failing you should all 4 tyres at the same time, more expense. All the windows failed at least once. The rear window was a complete nightmare, that small drop to open the the tailgate is so over complicated. Eventually the turbo went, that was the end of it then.
Funniest video yet Matt. I laughed aloud all the way through. (Happy Freelander 2 owner)
I have had a Freelander 1 for 15 years. It's been a great car with just shy of 200k on the clock. It's had a couple of clutches a rear fuel pump and the belts changed. It was immaculate when I first acquired it and it was the daily driver. It eventually became a third car/ leisure vehicle, but it's been a great workhorse over the years. Of the problems you mentioned in your video, the near side rear window ceased working, but was easily fixed. I have had a very positive ownership experience with it.
Which year and specs is this one?
@@producerjobsteveayub1252 It's an X Reg 2.0Td4 ES
I know a chap who bought a FL1 , old one, and when I asked him if he was happy with it, he said it was brilliant, kept a lump hammer in the back to hit the floor pan to free the petrol pump, I kid you not, saw him do it.
I bought one (54 plate petrol SE) in time for the arrival of my son to have plenty of room to ferry all the gear around. Also I’d had a nasty motorcycle accident so wanted to feel a little safer and have a better driving position.
I had it for three years and loved it for the majority of the time but the suspension was noisy, exhaust manifold needed replacing and eventually had problems with the cylinder head. I just got shut of it on eBay for whatever I could get in the end.
I’ve looked at the MOT history since selling it and think I dodged a bullet as it’s needed extensive work each year!
My mother had one when I was growing up, TD4 auto, we all absolutely loved the car, it was the first car I drove at 9 through some fields with my mum panicking in the passenger seat as horses started chasing it anyways it had issues with the turbo and the gearbox was never quite right, her mechanic bought it off her and about a week after the gearbox went and apparently so did the turbo, he got it back on the road and converted to 2WD, I still have the jack for it in its Land Rover box sitting among parts for my Land Rover, loved it so much as a child I bought something arguably more of a headache a 1968 series 2.
I had a 2002 thirsty v6 in 2009 before it cost a weeks wage to fill one up & had everything wrong with what you said & the sunroof leak as well but on its small defensive we were towing a caravan to & from York when the site flooded one weekend & the freelancer was the only car that got all the caravan’s off a grass site what a star,well at least that weekend kept it for another few months after that & bought a Kia Sorento for towing etc,have now got to me my ultimate car as I have a touring caravan business,2013 vw Touareg r line any chance of a review matt,as Carlsberg used to say probably the best CZcams channel ever 🍻
Hypnotised by the air freshener during your drive! And the G force.