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it's gotta go...MV6 Estate facelift
« on: 27 September 2009, 15:41:07 »

V reg 2000 3.0 MV6 Silver
Full Leather...plus all the other bells and whistles....!plus boot cover and load net....
climate control works well
11 months MOT
TAX Till 02/10

new wishbones fitted last month
new oil cooler thing (the one in the "V")
new thermostat
new thermostat housing
new thermostat link pipe

bad bits....
small dent in plastic rear bumper
small rust spot on roof..!!
two knobs missing from radio
armrest catch dodgy
rear ashtray wont stay closed
ashtray wont pop out, has to pulled open.....never used it as we don't smoke....
display says coolant low now and again....but never is...might be the sensor...?

need a more economical car since moving to the countryside....!!!

i'll mail pictures if anyone is interested

£1,500....or swap for a 1999 onwards freelander....!!!

location of car is Norfolk...near kings lynn

Cheers

Nick :y

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Re: it's gotta go...MV6 Estate facelift
« Reply #1 on: 27 September 2009, 17:33:02 »

Any pics and whats on the clock :y also stay away from the freelander cos it will end up costing you more to run than your mig.
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Re: it's gotta go...MV6 Estate facelift
« Reply #2 on: 27 September 2009, 18:35:08 »

have to agree with the above, factor in head gasket changes if your getting the 1.8 petrol lump!

Hardly see how a freelander can be more economical than an Omega
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« Reply #3 on: 27 September 2009, 22:06:10 »

hmmmm...really...?... i'm looking for a 2.0 diesel  version ....

i've read diesel freelanders do about 37mpg combined compared to the 23mpg miggy.....
not really that keen to get rid of my mig but i have to be realistic, what with the price of juice, road tax and all the other running costs.... :-/
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« Reply #4 on: 27 September 2009, 22:58:15 »

I used to do alot of work on Freelanders, Discos, RRSports and RRVogues - and every mechanic at main dealers I talked to said Freelanders said they were very unreliable, and expensive to maintain. Better off with a Disco - roughly same money if you look carefully. ;)

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Re: it's gotta go...MV6 Estate facelift
« Reply #5 on: 28 September 2009, 17:42:18 »

LPG it, i think there is a few members on here that do and you will then have very low fuel and service bills :y :y
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« Reply #6 on: 28 September 2009, 17:46:50 »

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LPG it, i think there is a few members on here that do and you will then have very low fuel and service bills :y :y

Yep... Budget around £700-800 all in if you do the fitting yourself, then enjoy the savings :y :y :y

I run mine about, without sparing the horses, for about 11p per mile :y :y
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« Reply #7 on: 28 September 2009, 19:34:33 »

whats the performance like with LPG.....?

and can i hook up a grill in the back for a mobile barbie....!!! ;)
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« Reply #8 on: 28 September 2009, 19:44:23 »

performance is the same, its actually should be a little better as LPG is about 105 RON but knock sensors can't take full advantage.

Have to agree, LPG you current car
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« Reply #9 on: 28 September 2009, 20:24:46 »

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On a good setup you shoudn't notice any difference performance wise  - I've never known it to be better, though  :y
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« Reply #10 on: 28 September 2009, 22:23:38 »

have to agree with above , my mate had a diesel freelander from new and it had three new clutches in twenty thousand miles apparently was a commen fault
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« Reply #11 on: 28 September 2009, 22:26:35 »

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hmmmm...really...?... i'm looking for a 2.0 diesel  version ....

i've read diesel freelanders do about 37mpg combined compared to the 23mpg miggy.....
not really that keen to get rid of my mig but i have to be realistic, what with the price of juice, road tax and all the other running costs.... :-/

I don't know where you got those figures from but my beemer powered 2.5TD does closer to 30 round town and over 40 on a run.
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« Reply #12 on: 29 September 2009, 18:35:52 »

it is a 3.0 petrol....and i have a very heavy feet....!!!
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« Reply #13 on: 30 September 2009, 20:38:05 »

sorry for the lack of photos.... been getting home from work to late as i want to tkae the pictures in the daylight....!!!
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Re: it's gotta go...MV6 Estate facelift
« Reply #14 on: 01 October 2009, 08:56:18 »

The last free-lander I drove seriously had no head room, but then I am a short 6'2inch :P and I was not that impressed with them :o

If you are that serious, try renting one for the day ::)
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« Reply #15 on: 03 October 2009, 09:56:10 »

to be honest any diesel smaller car will do...i was looking at 4x4 because of where we now live....!
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« Reply #16 on: 03 October 2009, 15:29:12 »

at last.....pictures....!! and loads of them...!!



























































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« Reply #17 on: 03 October 2009, 18:52:16 »

Nice looking car.............I'm tempted to upgrade 8-) 8-) :)
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« Reply #18 on: 06 October 2009, 08:51:54 »

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Nice looking car.............I'm tempted to upgrade 8-) 8-) :)
Yes indeed ::)  If only I had not just spent a small fortune in getting mine through the test >:( I also could be tempted  ;)

Good luck with the sale :y
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« Reply #19 on: 07 October 2009, 10:51:21 »

pm sent  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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« Reply #20 on: 12 October 2009, 23:39:36 »

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« Reply #21 on: 13 October 2009, 16:44:31 »

That temp gauge looks a bit high to me  :-?

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« Reply #22 on: 13 October 2009, 23:21:26 »

Either way, it's a beautiful car - I've sent you a PM  :y
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« Reply #23 on: 13 October 2009, 23:46:41 »

Certainly looks like a lot of car for the money...good luck with the sale.... :y
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« Reply #24 on: 17 October 2009, 15:45:01 »

I lived in the aussi bush for a few years and the farmer next door bought one had it for about 8 months and it ended up dumped in the dry creek bed with all the other scrappers. he ended up with his favourite, the land cruiser.
Though my commodor went where his went no trouble. Good job retreads and exhausts were cheap. ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #25 on: 17 October 2009, 15:48:33 »

Don't know how this got on here, i was answering the thread about the landrover freelander!!! :-? :-? :-?
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« Reply #26 on: 17 October 2009, 15:52:29 »

Aha. I see,
Sorry about that, I am in the right place.
Very nice Looking estate, Bit more than i can go to though sob sob.
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« Reply #27 on: 17 October 2009, 17:40:28 »

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performance is the same, its actually should be a little better as LPG is about 105 RON but knock sensors can't take full advantage.
LPG has obviously improved since the last time I sampled it then (10mph less on top end compared to petrol, and a noticeable loss on acceleration right throughout the range).

Still worth the money if you intend to keep the car long term though (until the government gets wise and whacks the duty on).
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« Reply #28 on: 18 October 2009, 22:59:16 »

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performance is the same, its actually should be a little better as LPG is about 105 RON but knock sensors can't take full advantage.
LPG has obviously improved since the last time I sampled it then (10mph less on top end compared to petrol, and a noticeable loss on acceleration right throughout the range).

Still worth the money if you intend to keep the car long term though (until the government gets wise and whacks the duty on).

All depends what system is fitted... The latest Sequential systems have very little performance loss, in face normally there isn't any but it is dependant on setup and system. The older, mixer systems were a little poor ::) ::) ::)

There is a drop in economy of up to 20% though, but at the price you pay it's perfectly acceptable :y :y
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« Reply #29 on: 20 October 2009, 12:38:38 »

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performance is the same, its actually should be a little better as LPG is about 105 RON but knock sensors can't take full advantage.
LPG has obviously improved since the last time I sampled it then (10mph less on top end compared to petrol, and a noticeable loss on acceleration right throughout the range).

Still worth the money if you intend to keep the car long term though (until the government gets wise and whacks the duty on).

You will always get slightly less power on LPG unless you have a liquid injection system so the octane rating doesn't really come into it.

However, my 3.2 doesn't have noticeably less power on LPG. Certainly not enough to reduce the top end (whatever that is - couldn't possibly comment  :-[) by 10 MPH. SGI systems are pretty good.

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« Reply #30 on: 20 October 2009, 12:41:11 »

How many miles has yours done on LPG now Kev?
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« Reply #31 on: 20 October 2009, 12:43:09 »

Just over 20k IIRC. :y

Guess I should change the vapour filter really. :-[

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« Reply #32 on: 20 October 2009, 12:47:31 »

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performance is the same, its actually should be a little better as LPG is about 105 RON but knock sensors can't take full advantage.
LPG has obviously improved since the last time I sampled it then (10mph less on top end compared to petrol, and a noticeable loss on acceleration right throughout the range).

Still worth the money if you intend to keep the car long term though (until the government gets wise and whacks the duty on).

You will always get slightly less power on LPG unless you have a liquid injection system so the octane rating doesn't really come into it.

However, my 3.2 doesn't have noticeably less power on LPG. Certainly not enough to reduce the top end (whatever that is - couldn't possibly comment  :-[) by 10 MPH. SGI systems are pretty good.

Kevin


Bugga, does that mean it will only do 145MPH then.  Flipping eck, thats no good.  ::)
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« Reply #33 on: 27 October 2009, 15:47:44 »

aahhhmmmm...!
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