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New Fri 7 Jan 11 16:17 
 More musings of potential car purchase - Dieselboy
Now then. I don't want to be seen as a Stu or Rattle - but I could do with a wee bit of advice.

You may remember my Alfa vs LR thoughts. I had decided Alfa, however long term it doesn't seem very sensible - my price range means a belt change (9.5hr book time!), clutch/DMF and expensive suspension work would all be on the horizon.

So, it's a Freelander. Except no. I've been scared off.

Alternative to a Freelander? Howabout an X-Trail? I believe the 2.2DCi can have turbo issues, but if this is the only issue then what's not to like?

Take a looky here - tinyurl.com/26x9jz9 . Apart from being overpriced by about a bag of sand, looks quite tidy to me.

Again, hmmmmmmmm.
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New Fri 7 Jan 11 16:23 
 More musings of potential car purchase - DP
A colleague of mine has a 2002 2.0 petrol model. Coming up on 100k. Never broken down or failed to start. Needed nothing other than routine servicing, consumables and tyres.
She is so delighted with it, they plan to replace it with a new X-Trail.
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New Fri 7 Jan 11 16:26 
 More musings of potential car purchase - Alanovich
DP - given the OP's handle, I'd reckon he'd be looking for a diesel X Trail. And these have a poor reputation for reliability.

DB - everything you're thinking of has reliability/running cost drawbacks. Get a blooming Alfa and enjoy it. Your seem to have your eyes open, so I reckon it wouldn't disappoint.

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New Fri 7 Jan 11 16:39 
 More musings of potential car purchase - Stuu
Sometimes better the devil you know.

CRV is nice though.
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New Fri 7 Jan 11 17:24 
 More musings of potential car purchase - Skoda
>> means a belt change (9.5hr book time!)

That seems really long. I wonder why it's so complex. Is it an engine out jobs with those figures?
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New Fri 7 Jan 11 17:39 
 More musings of potential car purchase - Dieselboy
>>That seems really long. I wonder why it's so complex. Is it an engine out jobs with those figures?

Who knows?! I rang an Alfa dealer to check and they confirmed it's a big do!

Does anyone have an experience of the DCi unit in the X Trail?
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New Fri 7 Jan 11 17:46 
 More musings of potential car purchase - spamcan61
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>> Does anyone have an experience of the DCi unit in the X Trail?
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I thought that combination was know as the 'X Fail'....
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New Fri 7 Jan 11 17:59 
 More musings of potential car purchase - Dieselboy
But why?
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New Fri 7 Jan 11 18:03 
 More musings of potential car purchase - spamcan61
Check out the 'what's bad' section at 'our' former home.:-

www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/nissan/x-trail-2001/?section=bad
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New Fri 7 Jan 11 18:26 
 More musings of potential car purchase - Dieselboy
Makes the Freelander a realistic proposition after all then!
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