A real mid size 4x4
Exhaust valve.
A/C.
Solenoid (automatic transmission).
Mid size SUV. 4x4 is awesome. The diesel engine has power.
The interior is 8/10 - not too luxury, not too simple.
Great handling and view clearance from the inside.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 11th March, 2015
Fun to drive on & off road in all conditions
Owned the car for 6 months now, bought it from a Land Rover main dealer. In the 6 months of ownership have had the following 5 faults:-
Leaky upper brake cluster.
Noisy front wheel bearing.
Blocked fuel filter.
Squeaky gear stick operation.
On & off problem with a front electric window.
None of which were covered under Land Rover's used car warranty.
Plenty of power when needed.
Plenty of space for a family.
Averaged 32 MPG over the last 6 months of ownership.
Excellent off road capabilities.
Safe & robust feel.
Manual seats have poor lumbar support.
Poor dash light visibility.
Few cabin rattles.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 11th March, 2013
Lives up to the hype
No major faults to date, and fingers crossed there won't be with a nearly new car.
Passenger window doesn't self close as the sensor winds the window back down again. Booked into the dealer to adjust the sensor.
Land Rover and reliability are two words that don't go together... but, and whilst it's still early days, I’m prepared to say a big BUT with the series 2 Freelander’s. I did more research on this car compared to any of the others before purchasing, to validate I wasn't being suckered into the hype.
This car really impressed me when I took it for a test drive, and each day after purchasing I'm still impressed. The plush interior seems to be better screwed together than the Subaru Forester XT I compared against. The electronic wizardry makes the vehicle as capable as my Pajero NM (on the tracks I travel) and has less rattles. And again with a flick of the terrain response, you have a sporty wagon for the bitumen drive home.
This is not a true 4wd, and kudos really has got to go to Land Rover for showing the way that you don’t need one. Like most real 4wd drivers, you soon face up to the fact, there are less and less places to go ‘4wd Driving’ and the 90% of the time you spend on the bitumen just costs you a lot of money. So why not have the best of both real worlds? Have car like comfort with the capability to go to remote areas? Well done Freelander 2.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 8th December, 2009
12th Mar 2013, 03:36
Just an update for my above post. Having starting issues in the cold. Now requires new glow plugs.