Comments on: 2007 Land Rover Freelander 2 review

By: shane

shane — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:37:24 +0000

Our 2008 freelander 2 has just ticked past 100,000klms
great car, no problems what so ever with this vehicle.
have just ordered a new 2010 discovery 4 to replace the freelander. I would recommend this vehicle 100%

By: freddo

freddo — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:50:44 +0000

Great feedback. I like to hear more about your LR experience in China.

By: bart verder

bart verder — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:22:21 +0000

I’ve been driving my freelander II TD4 for 4 months.
It is really an amazing car.
Nice leather interior, glas sunroof, very comfortable seats.
Very good behavior on the road. You can drive quite sporty with this car. Accelerates quite good for such a heavy car.
Also very comfortable on the highway.
Lot’s of space, even for 5 people. Big trunk.

The only drawback is the fuel consumption. Around 10.5 liters per 100 km is quite expensive with the high taxes in Europe.

A friend of mine had a bmw x3 before buying a freelander 2. He likes the landrover a lot better.
Luckily I also choose the landrover. I was in doubting between the two for a while.

Besides that, is a car I can definitely recommend.

By: rich boy

rich boy — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:18:30 +0000

This is the 2nd hottest looking Land Rover.

By: ExRangie

ExRangie — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:29:34 +0000

Seems bias either side in most of the discussion above.
From the owner of a few Rangies, I’d like to make a few observations:

WorkEm talks about French making good wine but then is dishing their car making prowess, yet failing to realise the the diesel motor he praises is really a PSA Peugeot Citroen motor. Yes Ford bought in via land rover group but it is really just a refined version of the 2.5ltr motor that worked so well in the 605. (I was getting 7 ltr per 100 km as speeds of 130kmH in France on holidays years ago) So WorkEm not sure what your on about here?

Charles, mate can’t fathom what your saying as I have long suffered that very criticism your levelling at others due to being a Rangie owner. Despite regularly using mine in the Hight Country of Sth East Aus.

I agree with the fact Diesel is the way to go and only now are they starting to put decent motors in LR products for the job. Still need to fix this problem in the Defender.

But sadly I must agree with the running cost and resale value. Any honest person that looks at the market can see the terrible drop that LR products have compared to other similar products. (There can be individual exceptions but get a hold of a Glass Dealers Guide or similar and make your own assessment).

Admittedly I used my vehicles for the sort of 4wd’ing that LR brag about but don’t expect their owners to actually do, but reliability and cost of maintenance is a sad joke.
Luckily I could source industrial parts which were often superior to the Original LR product and up to a 20th of the price.

I met the LR Engineering Director when he came here for the Rugby one year! He was not interested at all in knowing what real life was throwing at a true (in my opinion) 4wd.

I’m afraid that token value only is paid to real off road ability. Freelander2 is ok for tracks, but don’t try going down a clay slope using your electric gimmicks or you’ll find out what the spare parts price catalogue looks like!

Having said all that our govt bodies have taken away access to most tracks that posed a challenge and therefore the sense in this and other all wheel drive vehicles is increasing. The car that is right for one doesn’t fit the criteria of another, so fair comment that this vehicle may fulfill your needs but it wouldn’t make the trips I do.

I see a boast that it crossed the simpson, well that’s not much of a boast I have seen nissan skylines 2 wheel drive with limited slip diff and a 1.5 inch lift do that also. Mind you try it after rain between the springs and the bore with 2 foot of water most of the way and your in for a treat, something my old 2 door rangie did with aplomb to get an injured motor bike rider to medical attention.

comeon LR give us a bit more clearance and at least one extremely low gear to rely on and a bit more wheel articulation.

cheers

By: Somebody

Somebody — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:45:09 +0000

Can some one tell me why in Australia the FR2 SE and HSE models are lower speced than the one is UK, US & Canada, barring the full leather vs half leather seats.

Though I believe it may hv improved over the previous model, I am sure the VW Tiguan, Audi Q5 & the XC60 will offer extremely tough competition. They (LR) will hv to offer some more value for money in Australia to attract customers…hint to Aus-LR: See spec sheets for SE & HSE overseas models.

By: WorldRova

WorldRova — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:05:53 +0000

I have been a Freelander owner since 2001. Had no problems except for our service (or is it non-service) capabilities in the Capital. My daughter and I survived being T-Boned in a motor vehicle accident recently. The guy who ran a red light and slammed into our front passenger door is still in hospital with broken limbs. The ambos and Police commeneted on how well my car came through except the chasis was damaged by the force of the impact – the other car was completely smashed. I am now test-driving other cars and must say we just have not been able to find anything to match the Freelander 2 – not even the conventional Merc C series which is my second choice – but likely to buy the Freelander petrol rather then diesel despite the sales guys trying to talk me into the D. The car saved our life and despite all the doom & gloom reports/reviews performed very well for us. I have also owned Fords, Holden and a LandCruiser on a rural property but the Freelander comes out tops for me.

By: SUVGuy

SUVGuy — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:05:50 +0000

I am currently in the market looking for a SUV. Have so far checked the Freelander 2, Tiguan and the to be released Audi Q5 and XC60 Volvo on internet, it would be interesting to see the market trends as far as the prices go in 2009. Guess I will wait.

Also interesting is to see the difference between US and our Ausie prices its ridiculously more expensive here. Given that the US market is larger but we are paying so much more than the Canadian prices too, the Canadian market would be similar in size here. Wonder where all this extra money is going?

It just P… me off to see the difference, are the accountants looking at 10 year older exchange rate?

By: Charles

Charles — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:10:35 +0000

So interesting to see that these comments start out all negative ( just go check out the report on the Disco3 ), and then become more and more positive toward the end. As usual it’s mostly those smart-ass know-it-all armchair experts, that don’t even own a Freelander2, that are moaning the hardest !!
I bet they don’t even know the difference between 1 and 2.
And then there are those guys I hate most – those arrogant bastards that drive those codenamed cars with all the chrome and gutters for exhausts, X3, X5, Q7, and so on …
I’m not saying all drivers of these cars are pricks, but most of them are. I KNOW these are good cars, but once an idiot like that gets behind the wheel of one he instantly turns into what he would like to think is a GOD. Must be terrible having such a bad case of inferiority complex that your whole being is defined by the car / badge / bling that you drive. Without your precious little car you are NOTHING !!
Manufacturers of these bling mobiles know how their simple little minds work, so they keep on adding more horsepower. You see, the amount of “respect” these f%&@knuts THINK they deserve is directly proportional to the horsepower output of their bling mobiles. If you empower one of these fools with too much horsepower, he will eventually kill someone as well as himself because he thinks he’s invincible.
I would rather be seen in a “piece of crap” Landrover than being associated with one of those clowns. They can’t even go where the Landy can go. They can go fast but I can go ANYWHERE.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:58:52 +0000

After 11 years driving Discoverys (two D1 XS and a G4 D2 for the last 4 years), I have just bought an XS 2.2 Td4. The first 1500 km have been just geat with good economy (7 l/100km) and lively performance. The trim package is smart and comfortable and the exterior is very smart. The convenience factors such as Bluetooth phone link and remote features are really good. I’ve yet to try it hard off-road but an earlier test drive over the Land Rover Experience course showed the Freelander to be a clever and capable car. Note that its not small either; the door mirrors are closer to my garage door than Discovery II!