blane5626 8 Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I am lookin at a land rover freelander station wagon, has anyone got one or has had one in the past just lookin for as much information on this vec as i can get before i jump in many thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattydski 560 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Depends what you want it for... Pro's- Good on wet roads, ice, grass car parks, can still repair them, and cheap to buy. ok on snowy roads. Good compromise Con- Poor ground clearance, not great reliability, poor in mud and off road conditions (Due to ground clearance and tyres) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dymented 2,220 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I am lookin at a land rover freelander station wagon, has anyone got one or has had one in the past just lookin for as much information on this vec as i can get before i jump in many thanks after owning a free lander id rather have the grand vitara bud 100% better and you get a low box 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fourthusername 0 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Early ones were crap but supposedly improved a lot in recent years more so the diesel . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gadge 2 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Go for a diesel if you go for one they in 4 wd all the time {fuel costs} not the gear box either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai dogs 1,404 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 once bitten twice as shy. when you own one you will never own another.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryballnben 22 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 once bitten twice as shy. when you own one you will never own another.. Hear Hear!!! i second that what heaps of fkn garbage.. Guaranteed to fail and let you down Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blane5626 8 Posted September 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 aw right cos a was only thinkin cos av got a wee one on the way now and the car av got the now is too small and a like the look but need it to b reliable lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bulldogman 55 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 bought a k series petrol one once.......was on tramadol at the time....HEAD GASKET!!! should have bought a series 3 never lost money on one of them.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HUnter_zero 58 Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 If you see a 4x4 broken down on the side of the road, nine times out of ten it's a freelander After you have sorted all the issues out, electrical, head gasket (petrol) and everything else that goes wrong with them then you will have a good car - Stick with a Jap 4x4. Or... I recently purchased a Frontera short wheel base diesel, which has surprised me. Very comfortable, loads of power but it is a re-badged Isuzu, can be purchased for silly money. Although I did pay for this one but it's a 2000 with just 34k miles on the clock, cost me £1700 for more or less a brand new never been off roaded 4x4. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Suzuki owners here, the Vitara seems bulletproof and not as bad on fuel as people make out! Ours has coped with tame offroading (the odd foot deep pothole, long grass, but otherwise flat ish tracks). well what do you all expect we live in Norfolk. Low ratio box easy to operate and with a wheel at each corner not as bad off road as some people make them out to be! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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