Faults:

The nuts holding the exhaust onto the exhaust manifold came loose and fell off.

General Comments:

The Freelander is a reliable and comfortable car to drive.

It is a common misconception that these vehicles are not really designed for off road action; I have had mine through two and a half feet of water and have driven across a variety of terrains.

I don’t do this often mind, but I see no point in having a four wheel drive vehicle if it is only ever going to see tarmac.

The 1.8 engine is not too thirsty and is still very powerful, mine doesn’t have a towing bracket fitted, but that hasn’t stopped me. Only last week I towed a neighbour’s car several miles. And it had no problem; I was even able to accelerate quite comfortably without feeling like I was dragging the other car!

The car is comfortable and is lovely to drive, inside you get all the refinements of a luxury vehicle (dependent on model), mine has heated black leather seats, full electrics (inc mirrors), multi-disc changer, the list goes on. Two of my favourite features are; the rear electric window and the rear door. The window makes carrying lengthy objects no problem at all. And the side opening door allows for easy access, open it and slide large object in.

I love my Freelander and I’m looking forward to the winter weather, as I’m sure we’ll have no problem and lots of fun. Go go gadget Freelander.

Faults:

Reliability is the main issue. We have to often change parts of the car. From electric windows to cooling system.

The cooling system is not efficient at all.

Car services are too expensive.

General Comments:

This car is not reliable.

It is too expensive to maintain.

Faults:

The intake cracked at ~2200 miles. The dealer repaired this under warranty.

The rear 12vdc receptacle came loose at ~18k miles. The dealer repaired this under warranty.

The passenger's rear window came off it's track at ~35k miles, The dealer repaired this under warranty.

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General Comments:

This "truck" is bullet-proof! I have had it in deep beach sand, rocky hills in excess of 40-degrees pitch, snow as high as the hood, and mud deep enough to cover the bottom of the doors. The truck has ALWAYS come through without assistance!

I've pulled loads within 350 pounds of the manufacturer's limit (from Ventura, California to Seattle, Washington) without straining the vehicle... although I followed ALL guidelines and kept to 45mph!

The truck came equipped with 'passenger car' tires... those have been replaced with P225/70R16s, which perform much better.