Hi,
Most of you will be aware that I have a Land Rover Freelander TD4. One previous (business) owner, full service history, a tidy car, But, it has developed what sounds like a transmission noise, but I can't work out where it's coming from, and the clutch is starting to slip if I give it too much welliy. I have not managed to make contact with my local LR specialist (recommended by Gibbo).
It has just stood in my front garden for several weeks, though I have no doubts that I could just climb in, and drive away.
I paid £2,000, with plastic (settled at the end of that month). If it was worth £2,000 then, it is still worth £2,000 ... apart from the clutch and noise (Perhaps one "hit" will solve both problems?)
What are my options?
OPTION 1. Just bite the bullet, and pay to have both jobs done. But as yet, I have no idea what that will cost ... but I would hate to finish up paying £4,000 total, for a truck worth £2,000.
OPTION 2. Trade it in against a new car. Probably affordable, though it might hurt, and I would be unlikely to get anything with 4WD, and room for 4 adults and Wilkie, at a price I'd be happy to pay.
OPTION 3. Just bite the bullet, and sell the Freelander for what I can and buy an interesting 4x2, like a one owner, FSH , exempt everything, SAAB 900i ... they do appear, frequently, for not a lot of money. But Barbara wrote off two such cars ... lorry undertaking on M4, then changing lanes too soon (the Supermarket eventually paid, when our insurers took them to court) ... and ... Barbara turned the key, SAAB ran amok in reverse, wrote off itself, my Disco, and the van parked on the other side of the road. LV were wonderful. But would I be provoking evil spirits in buying another SAAB?
OPTION 4. Just put the Freelander into an auction, spend the proceeds, plus what I'm saving by not fixing the Freelander, and buy a cheap Disco?
Answers and/or suggestions in a postcard, preferably involving a 4x4, and preferably a Land Rover.
602 (Milton Keynes)