Yeah, I've heard these are pretty prone to dying. The new ones I've got are these:
Of course, I'll have to put the old bulbs back inwhen I go for an MOT when I am on the roads.
Of course, I'll have to put the old bulbs back in
Boring Freelander 2 stuff
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Going to be doing a motorway commute a few days per week starting next week, so I took the Landy in for a full big service and automatic gearbox oil change, just to make sure it's all ship shape. They found a few issues:
- Rear brake pads need changing. No big deal.
- Front left suspension coil snapped... that's a doozy, but being fixed without it causing any other damage
- Rear, top brake light bulb needs replacing. Previous owner glued it in, so I need the entire new fitting. What an utter thruppence.
Not the worst stuff to find really, but glad to have found it now rather than finding out at 70mph on the M62.
- Rear brake pads need changing. No big deal.
- Front left suspension coil snapped... that's a doozy, but being fixed without it causing any other damage
- Rear, top brake light bulb needs replacing. Previous owner glued it in, so I need the entire new fitting. What an utter thruppence.
Not the worst stuff to find really, but glad to have found it now rather than finding out at 70mph on the M62.
johnnytheboy
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Could do! But to be honest I am happy for them to just get it all done with the rest of the work. They are pretty decent on pricing tbh.
Full, major service (including all fluids and filters such as fuel filter), rear brake pads being done, front spring being replaced and they found an issue with the suspension whilst fixing that which they are also replacing and fixing, rear brake light assembly being replaced, and all the general greasing/checks needed for just over £600.
I have a full service kit at home with all the filters and oils and fluids and that alone is a couple of hundred quid’s worth. So £600 with all that additional stuff is pretty reasonable, and I don’t have to get on my back under the car on wheel ramps in the peeing rain!
johnnytheboy
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Ah sorry, thought you were doing it yourself, £600 seems ok!
I have the new/old shooting wagon in next week, hopefully not that much lol
I have the new/old shooting wagon in next week, hopefully not that much lol
To be honest a motorway commute will be much kinder on your vehicle than all the stop start back and forth you’d do round town, think about the amount of cornering, braking, pot holes and speedbumps.
That being said, preventative maintenance goes a long way and I think you’re wise to (quoting @Broch ) “have someone take a good look at your vehicle”. The Freelander I purchased back in October is due for an mot next month so this week I’ve got it on the ramps with a fine tooth comb, I will also ask the tester (we know each other quite well now) to give it an extra look and highlight any issues that can be nipped in the bud incase I’ve missed any.
That being said, preventative maintenance goes a long way and I think you’re wise to (quoting @Broch ) “have someone take a good look at your vehicle”. The Freelander I purchased back in October is due for an mot next month so this week I’ve got it on the ramps with a fine tooth comb, I will also ask the tester (we know each other quite well now) to give it an extra look and highlight any issues that can be nipped in the bud incase I’ve missed any.
Something went ‘bang’ just before my holiday, I suspect it was the right driver side suspension coil so it’s back in the garage, where it seems most comfortable.
I might see if they’ll just lease me an annual parking space.
I might see if they’ll just lease me an annual parking space.
The garage couldn’t find anything wrong with it, put it up on MOT ramp and did a thorough inspection and everything. Strange.
Possible there was something on the road that banged up in the wheel arch, or perhaps ran over a vape or something that went ‘bang’ but I did feel it as well as hear it.
Will keep an eye out. Thankfully getting a new sensible commuter car tomorrow so I will no longer be doing 120 miles thrice per week in the Landy. Which is good, as I didn’t buy it to do that.
Have to say, after a fortnight with a fancy fast and high tech Volvo, I felt pure joy getting back in the old 4 cylinder diesel Landy again. It just made me feel inexplicably happy.
Possible there was something on the road that banged up in the wheel arch, or perhaps ran over a vape or something that went ‘bang’ but I did feel it as well as hear it.
Will keep an eye out. Thankfully getting a new sensible commuter car tomorrow so I will no longer be doing 120 miles thrice per week in the Landy. Which is good, as I didn’t buy it to do that.
Have to say, after a fortnight with a fancy fast and high tech Volvo, I felt pure joy getting back in the old 4 cylinder diesel Landy again. It just made me feel inexplicably happy.
Well I guess that’s a win then. Always nice when a garage tells you there’s nothing wrong with a Land Rover!
Mine went through its MOT fine too, with just a couple of advisories that will be sorted out fairly soonish. I am getting more and more impressed by these vehicles, but I am now considering the sd4 hmmm…
Mine went through its MOT fine too, with just a couple of advisories that will be sorted out fairly soonish. I am getting more and more impressed by these vehicles, but I am now considering the sd4 hmmm…
My door handles were looking particularly manky (lacquer and paint peeling), so I’ve ‘downgraded’ from body-coloured ones to matte black handles instead.
Have to say I prefer them in black!
Have to say I prefer them in black!
Sadly, I’ve decided the time has come to sell my FL2. The Clean Air Zone in a Birmingham is responsible, as I now work inside it, and I’m not paying £8 per day to drive into work…
I suspect there will be another Landy on my driveway soon…
I suspect there will be another Landy on my driveway soon…
Council saving the environment by forcing someone to get rid of a perfectly good car (well, a Land Rover
) - what a waste.Its just like the new landlord/tenant lawsCouncil saving the environment by forcing someone to get rid of a perfectly good car (well, a Land Rover
needing EPC C, so basically replacing a working boiler with anothr one thats slightly more efficient
apparently 75% of UK landlords replaced at an average cost of £5000 each
all to save tenants a bit on energy bills
what happens to teh £5000! gets added on to rent...
That's a fine looking FL2 - you should get a good price for that, they appear to be sought after at the moment.
Indeed, and more fool them as I’m now in the market for a late 80s Land Rover 90 or 110, which will be far more polluting but is exempt from the clean air zone because it’s 40+ years old.Council saving the environment by forcing someone to get rid of a perfectly good car (well, a Land Rover
Make it make sense…
True to my word, I have ordered a recommissioned 110 from 1985 with a 300tdi. No MOT, no tax, and no clean air zone. Birmingham City Council can put that in their pipe and smoke it…
Derr... nice as that is, the 300Tdi wasn't fitted till 1994; the 40 year tax and MOT exemption only applies to unmodified vehicles as far as I'm aware
I hope I'm wrong.
Historic (classic) vehicles: MOT and vehicle tax
Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1986.
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