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dioliahary



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Buying Advice - Freelander 1 V6
Not a Defender but a friend of mine is looking at buying a Freelander TD4 63k mileage, Automatic, long mot no advisories, £3400. She has asked me for advice, does anyone have any tips on what to look out for. 1990 200tdi conversion 90
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Avelingporter



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United Kingdom 2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey
Not advice as such, but my father had 2 of them as work vehicles. Both did well over 200k Miles. Regularly serviced was all, no major problems I can recall.
Post #771118 1st May 2019 8:32pm
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jrw



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United Kingdom 2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Loire Blue
Is there a potential issue with head gaskets going, or is that just the V6?

Other than that they seem to be pretty reliable from what I read Thumbs Up 2014 110 XS Utility
2017 D5
2012 FFRR TDV8
Post #771142 1st May 2019 10:11pm
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defender9



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green
The V6 certainly on the Mk1 Freelander was prone to head gasket failure as was the 1.8 Petrol. My other half had loads of problems with her V6 and it was low mileage at 30K.
Post #771171 2nd May 2019 8:31am
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dioliahary



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Going to have a nosey for her Saturday, any rust hot spots to look out for 1990 200tdi conversion 90
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oneten110



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Apparently it isn't unknown for freelanders to have had the IRD removed, effectively making them a 2wd car It is not a Defender, it is a One_Ten
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DSC-off



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green
That sounds like a lot of money for 13+ year old Freelander 1. There are lots around for half that or less, and many more have been scrapped.
There are instances of turbo and fuel injector problems with the BMW Diesel engine, both can be expensive to fix.
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blackwolf



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That seems to be between about two and five times the going rate, so it ought to be stunningly immaculate!
Post #771250 2nd May 2019 5:23pm
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dioliahary



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Interesting over priced then? 1990 200tdi conversion 90
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dioliahary



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Said car registered May 2006 1990 200tdi conversion 90
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