TD4 FREELANDER BOV??

[hardcider]

hi all been out looking at BOV'S i have had td5 disco's in the past with no probs but every time i mention them every one tells of nightmare probs.
had a look at a 05 td4 freelander today not somthing i would usually look at as they look like a plastic landrover.
i am told they are great off road and another pluss point is they dont look like a BOV only slight issue is the load space is nothing like the disco.

anyone have any experience or advice???

[12mp82]

Might be ok on the grass verge they have low ground clearance and not a balanced front to rear drive, something like 80% X 20% IIRC.

Also two fuel pumps on some of them, if one fails the vehicle fails, and needs to be recovered.

Not sure about the newer models though.

[hardcider]

i had always thought the same designed to cope with the pot holes on the school run but have been looking at a few youtube reviews were they are giving disco's and defenders a run for there money

[12mp82]

i had always thought the same designed to cope with the pot holes on the school run but have been looking at a few youtube reviews were they are giving disco's and defenders a run for there money

So do Lada Riva

guess it depends how much you want to pay to convert from basic vehicle to off-road capable vehicle, with optional bug out kit

[poppypiesdad]

Freelander , NO .

[12mp82]

i had always thought the same designed to cope with the pot holes on the school run but have been looking at a few youtube reviews were they are giving disco's and defenders a run for there money

So do Lada Riva

guess it depends how much you want to pay to convert from basic vehicle to off-road capable vehicle, with optional bug out kit

That should be Lada Niva not Riva

[hardcider]

not seen a lada neva before and the load space would not be a prob as the mrs would be off if i came home with a lada.

[hardcider]

thanks for all your comments think i was trying to convince myself the freelander was a good bov time to get back to trying to find a good disco.

[JOE90]

A Friend of mine had a Freelander Td4, and it was awful. So much went wrong, and it was a one owner fully serviced car. I test drove an earlier diesel model with the L series diesel and hated it as well. Everyone assumes that because they have a BMW engine that they are reliable. My friends Freelander spewd its oil everywhere because a breather on the engine became blocked. Also they have a central coupling that fails and most owners remove it and make them front wheel drive. In my opinion there are better 4X4's around. For me a bug out vehicle should be as simple as possible. But how simple depends on the individual. Lada Nivas are awsome off road cars. Simple and tough. I may be looking to bring some over to the UK soon.

[hardcider]

gonna keep away from the freelanders and go for a disco ive had td5's in the past with no probs heard some horror stories is the 300tdi more reliable?