willman Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Difficult decision time. Older vehicle- with service history and the major fault areas replaced and lowish mileage for year. OR Newer vehicle with FSH and average miles for modern cars but higher than normal for this type. Financial saving not huge,perhaps £500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 More info required... Are the cars the same make/model? Has the newer car had major fault areas replaced? Any ticking time bombs on either like incipient clutch, timing belt etc replacement? What's your annual mileage likely to be? You say both have FSH but when were the brake discs/pads last changed (if at all) on both? jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 same make and model(ish) newer one is a higher spec model. Older rmodel - new clutch,head gasket,brakes,12 months mot(from yesterday) Newer - no details,just says full service history and book stamped. 12 months mot. Annual mileage will be 3000 miles if that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjon Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 same make and model(ish) newer one is a higher spec model. Older rmodel - new clutch,head gasket,brakes,12 months mot(from yesterday) Newer - no details,just says full service history and book stamped. 12 months mot. Annual mileage will be 3000 miles if that. IMO if your doing so few miles get the newer one as it will keep its value better (being newer). Also look online for common faults that might happen to the newer one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 IMO if your doing so few miles get the newer one as it will keep its value better (being newer). Also look online for common faults that might happen to the newer one. I know the common faults - its a Freelander so HG is numero uno. I can get this done for £250 so its not a major headache should it occur tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theripsaw Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Id go newer. Better spec, and higher mileage probably means lots of motorway driving- less wear on all the parts, oh, and its newer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjon Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Id go newer. Better spec, and higher mileage probably means lots of motorway driving- less wear on all the parts, oh, and its newer! Agreed, Freelanders hold their value well too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannyGranny Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 TBH I would go for an X-Trail or Rav 4 instead but if you insist on a Freelander it would be the newer one. Can you not get the diesel version so no HG problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 TBH I would go for an X-Trail or Rav 4 instead but if you insist on a Freelander it would be the newer one. Can you not get the diesel version so no HG problems? X trail are too pricey and the rav 4 wouldn't pull the trailer let alone a horse box. Looking at a 10 year old car tonight with everything replaced in the last 18 months and an 8 year old tomorrow. People are either out pricing themselves or aren't serious about selling them. The new one of the 2 in the op - had major vibration at 4000 rpm and the warning lights were on. The guy claimed no knowledge of these facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengeek Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 How old is the older one vs the newer one? The Mk1 Freelanders had numerous problems. That said, My FiL's has over 200k on the clock (X Reg) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpg.a6b3ad8314d9dd505f229e62d1972949.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.