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ShEp
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18th Oct 10 at 20:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Planning one for the winter.

Pros and cons?

Which versions to stay away from?

Would be after a SWB ideally diesel.

Cheers
sand-eel
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18th Oct 10 at 20:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I was looking at these too, not bad prices tbh.
ShEp
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18th Oct 10 at 20:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah

Was looking for a Disco or Shogun,

But can get a 2001 2.2 dti Frontera for £1200
Mark B
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18th Oct 10 at 20:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I used to think they were shit until i got a go in ma pals dads 2.2 diesel iirc? great cheap worker
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18th Oct 10 at 20:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
2.4 diesels are apparently crap and the 3.1 or 3.0 diesels are the best.
ShEp
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iirc 2.8 was the biggest diesel,

It was in the old models and is an Isuzu lump.
sand-eel
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18th Oct 10 at 20:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
same looking at discos and shoguns/pajeros too, discos are utterly unreliable my dad used to have one and it was SHIT totally SHIT something new broke everyday nearly.
Pajeros/shoguns are reliable as hell.
sand-eel
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18th Oct 10 at 20:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
iirc 2.8 was the biggest diesel,

It was in the old models and is an Isuzu lump.


fuck got mixed up with isuzu troopers , was looking at them too, I still don't know if I will bother with a 4x4 as I could just get some crap wheels and stick on some cheap rally mud/gravel tyres on.
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18th Oct 10 at 20:50   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I was thinking about another Freelander.

They are getting more expensive though
John
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
I still don't know if I will bother with a 4x4 as I could just get some crap wheels and stick on some cheap rally mud/gravel tyres on.



Are you taking your car off roading or is this just to drive about in normal scottish weather with a standard car?
Crana
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18th Oct 10 at 20:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dad has an old one with the Isuzu lump in unsure of the size it was a few years ago, it ran mint and never let him down
harrisp
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18th Oct 10 at 20:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
2.8s are the best engine to get, bit more expensive but they are still cheap,
2.0 petrols are slow and pretty bad on petrol but reliable and will do high mileage easily.
The 3.2 v6 is the the fastest but rare in SWB.
If you fancy a suspension lift, the front is just two bolts two adjust (torsion bar) and for the rear if you get a coilspring one you can use defender/disco lift springs.
sand-eel
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18th Oct 10 at 21:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
putting pre-load on a torsion beam isn't the best idea for handling.
sand-eel
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18th Oct 10 at 21:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by John
quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
I still don't know if I will bother with a 4x4 as I could just get some crap wheels and stick on some cheap rally mud/gravel tyres on.



Are you taking your car off roading or is this just to drive about in normal scottish weather with a standard car?


For when it snows heavily, just swap the 2 back tyres.
harrisp
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18th Oct 10 at 21:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
putting pre-load on a torsion beam isn't the best idea for handling.


Its a two tonne 4x4, handling doesnt come into it, anyway getting a front wheel up in the air is fun
markx14xe
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19th Oct 10 at 00:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
3 wheels lol
DaveyLC
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19th Oct 10 at 06:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
2.8 TD SWB is the best.. Only the early ones came like this though.


Personally I'd get an early one (with the drop tail gate) they look better and are easier to lift.

I loved my first one Had it in 2002/3
andy1868
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davey, no offense, but i can't help but feel you took a picture of the wrong car there
XE Col
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19th Oct 10 at 07:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
get a pajero 2.8td exeed lwb tbh i had one last winter, unstoppable
pow
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Winter cars? POOFS! I drove the MiTo all last winter with no problems at all
DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
davey, no offense, but i can't help but feel you took a picture of the wrong car there


None taken, both were mine
XE Col
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Winter cars? POOFS! I drove the MiTo all last winter with no problems at all


wasnt a winter car lol just i happened to own one in the winter months, owned from july 2009 to jan 2010 lol
harrisp
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19th Oct 10 at 08:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine is an everyday car, althought it doesnt really get driven as I never seem to go anywhere in my own car and get picked up for work.
Whittie
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
davey, no offense, but i can't help but feel you took a picture of the wrong car there


None taken, both were mine


Was it genuine? Awesome cars if so, why did you get rid? They fetch a small fortune now.
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19th Oct 10 at 09:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
davey, no offense, but i can't help but feel you took a picture of the wrong car there


None taken, both were mine


Was it genuine? Awesome cars if so, why did you get rid? They fetch a small fortune now.


O dear wasnt it letgsir888supermetro that used to go on about it not having a genuine shell or something?

[Edited on 19-10-2010 by harrisp]

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