Comments on: Land Rover Freelander 2 Review

By: The Real Car Fanatic

The Real Car Fanatic — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:08:10 +0000

Consumer Satisfaction survey huh? Well let me tell you first hand that I loved Land Rover and Range Rover when I lived in the UK and ran a Rental car branch. Why? Simple, Landrover used to rent so many courtesy cars from us whilst they did warranty work on owners vehicles it wasn’t funny.

Best thing we could have done for the profitability of the branch was supply to the likes of Landrover, Mercedes Benz, Alfa Romeo, Citroen and Vauxhall.

Dealerships we made the least from, Skoda, Honda, Toyota, Nissan and believe it or not, Ford. So I’m guessing Consumer Satisfaction surveys don’t quite hold as much weight as you think. Especially considering ERAC took care of those dealership customers so well, many had trouble identifying us as a seperate company. All the dealerships involved used to get great feedback and consumers always mentioned the courtesy cars and how wonderful the staff handle the entire situation.

Christmas time was the time the dealerships acknowledged what we had done to keep their customers happy, cartons of beer, bottles of scotch and wine, even invites to the dogs, Go Karting and meals out for all we had done to help their customers.

By: Rohan

Rohan — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:58:30 +0000

Check the JD Power survey of consumer satisfaction. Landrover in the US is Number 1.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:01:20 +0000

Hi, i am looking at getting a diesel SE spec, but i need some advice on pros and cons for manual or auto and a recommendation for the above.

By: Howard

Howard — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:31:34 +0000

I have just ordered the Td4 HSE in Russia i live i Dubai and need a car in Russia as i travel there quite a bit and hire cars not an option. Having looked around at whats avalable and knowing the road conditions its the best value for money option. They are also very popular in Russia for those who can aford them as all western cars are expensive. Will be getting my car in July on my next trip in southern Siberia Alti mountain region and looking forward to see how it does. Have own the new dicovery and apart from some problems with the air suspention which landrover people sorted out happly i was happy, i an now a Lexsus driver and very very happy with that, the new freelands will have some tough boots to fill.

By: indigo-splash!

indigo-splash! — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:24:02 +0000

My Freelander 1998 diesel has been reliable, has gone through some very rough territory although I would consider it not a full 4×4, and the only problem was a minor clutch repair. what I don’t like about Freelander 2 is that the inside doesn’t look like a landrover…where are all the storage trays, the brilliant rubber mats..what’s with the dash? I’ll stick with the old girl, no the American-oriented, SUV inspired looking newby. love land-rover, got doubts about this chocolate-box

By: SuperRichGenY

SuperRichGenY — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:35:45 +0000

I have just bought the Td4 HSE with tech pack and comfort pack. Total 75k drive away. Try getting a 3 series BMW for that with all options. Not likely. This 4WD is hot. I have read many US based reviews of owners and there are know known problems to date. No recalls. Zilch. This is a new vehicle from ground up. It is the ultimate package to a 20 something city slicker. Oversee those losers in hatchbacks and coupes. Freelander 2 gives you power. You sit high and you look down upon lower society. Don’t buy one people, the fewer on the road, the greater my superiority.

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:10:08 +0000

Landrover Reliable?!! Your kidding right?! You know the range rover discover on last year’s Australian 4wd monthly “4wd of the year” tests… the Land Rover Discovery Failed to even complete the test. It broke down in middle of the bush… It also was labeled as the worst quality 4wd in The U.S…
If you want something good offroad, dont waste your money on this soft roader…

By: Colonel Klink

Colonel Klink — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:10:27 +0000

Other feedback got was Freelander are worse quality then Discovery – how do I know as nearly got one and checked out direct feedback and did research with owners and mechanics.

By: Colonel Klinlk

Colonel Klinlk — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:05:17 +0000

Reliable sort of with – quality… now that is extremely funny. Heard many stories about LandRover and how weird they are put together. Was told by Pommie friend to steer clear of them and feedback got was not positive; neutral or negative at best! One guy told me at Fraser Island front light off Discovery just fell off!

By: mac

mac — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:08:14 +0000

whats the freelander 2004 Td4 like
i am told that the electrics system are very bad with landrovers in the tropics and heat/humidity

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:10:07 +0000

My dad has just bought a Si6 SE in black with a black interior. He got the optional 18″ wheels from the HSE and now there isn’t much difference between the SE and HSE at all! It’s very nice and it looks great (especially in black!)

By: Brissie

Brissie — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:34:19 +0000

Landrovers are very reliable. Everyone knows they go anywhere and through anything.

the new Freelander is brilliant. I’ve been in one and its great.

The backup and the service team are great too.

And the fact that you don’t see many landrovers around, gosh I saw about 6 just on the way to work.

By: Astro Boy

Astro Boy — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:38:51 +0000

Troy, Mate do you see where most landcruisers end up? Rusting in peoples backyards. I see more landcruisers rusting away than landrovers!

By: oswald

oswald — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:32:21 +0000

Looks like a mini rangie to me I have an X-trail and trust me the landy aint no X-trail look a like

By: timbo

timbo — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:46:31 +0000

the shape and style looks like a cross between a Nissan X-Trail and the previous Ford Explorer, the front end looks very much like the current Ford Escape. But if the testing performance is anything to go by, looks like a solid unit and will give buyers of mid-priced SUV’s another quality option. But I also agree with Troy, you dont’ see many Land Rovers on the road, apart from the 10-15 year old Discovery.

By: Benjie

Benjie — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 10:36:12 +0000

Man I love the look of the new Freelander, it looks like a mini Rangie!

Looking at some of the offroad photos, it looks like it can handle itself offroad too.

By: troy

troy — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 08:30:37 +0000

will look GREAT on the back of a tilt tray!

the place i see more landrovers than any car!