15-04-2012, 09:03 AM
Dad had one for 3 years with the TD4 engine, no problems at all. My only complaint is the poor quality interior plastics in the early freelanders.
Also, its worth jacking up the rear axle if you are genuinely interested in buying one and checking that the rear diff/4wd is workig properly as thats a common fault. Alot of people have the rear diff go and just remove the propshaft, making it 2wd! Not really a problem if it will only be used for lugging kids around, infact you'l get slightly better MPG, but it will kill re-sale value if people notice it and new rear diff will cost you a fair bit!
Also, its worth jacking up the rear axle if you are genuinely interested in buying one and checking that the rear diff/4wd is workig properly as thats a common fault. Alot of people have the rear diff go and just remove the propshaft, making it 2wd! Not really a problem if it will only be used for lugging kids around, infact you'l get slightly better MPG, but it will kill re-sale value if people notice it and new rear diff will cost you a fair bit!