Vehicle A. 2009 Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 SE Auto $9,900
175,000km
‘IMMACULATE condition. This vehicle is in top condition throughout and is A1 mechanically’ - Dealer blurb
RWC, No rego (6 Months fresh Rego +$400)
Service history
15,831km – Jan 2010
Service A + Oil Service – Pacific Land Rover, Maroochydore
31,823km – Aug 2010
Service A + B + Oil Service + Inspection 1 (wtf?) – NO SERVICE STAMP
54,147km – May 2011
NO SERVICE TICKS [Were some ticks above done on the wrong page? Could this service be A + Oil Service?] – Pacific Land Rover, Maroochydore
61,183km – Aug 2011
Service A + B [Or is one of these for above?] – Pacific Land Rover, Maroochydore
76,247km – Feb 2012
Service B + Oil Service + Brake fluid change + Anti-corrosion inspection – Pacific Land Rover, Maroochydore
84,367km – May 2012
Oil Service – Bruce Lynton Land Rover, Southport
108,840km – Feb 2013
Service B – Austral Land Rover Service, Fortitude Valley
127,898km – Nov 2013
Oil service – Comet Automotive, Land Rover Specialised Servicing, Albion
155,328km – Jan 2015
Service A + Inspection 2 + Brake fluid change + pollen filter + air (filter?) + fuel (filter?) – Comet Automotive, Land Rover Specialised Servicing, Albion
163,526km – Dec 2015
Service B + pollen filter – Comet Automotive, Land Rover Specialised Servicing, Albion
169,775km – August 2016
Service C + pollen filter +
air (filter?) + brake fluid change + coolant change + anti-corrosion inspection – Comet Automotive, Land Rover Specialised Servicing, Albion
Pros: Relatively low kms, RWC, less stamp duty, plenty of money left over to do pre-emptive servicing, though already claims it had the ($2500?) C service back in August 2016, and still be 2 or 3 grand cheaper than car B. Bargain?
Cons: Pre-2011 version, 3 years older than car B, a long 28,000kms gap between the 127k and 155k service, what has the car been doing since August 2016?, dealer selling.
Vehicle B. 2012 TD4 XS AUTO MY12 $14,500
154,000 km
Purchased at Tony Hyman Auctions, Bankstown in Nov 2016 for $24,956.
Vehicle belonged to a charity of some sort. Current owner bought for his son who used every second weekend specifically to drive from Tamworth to Sydney and back again for the last 3 years.
Rego until Mar 2020, but may not pass a roadworthy because both rear tail light covers are chipped and cracked. Plus $500 to repair this?
Service history
12,477km – March 2013
Oil Service – Trivett Land Rover, Alexandria
24,438km – Sept 2013
Oil Service – Trivett Land Rover, Alexandria
36,992km – Aug 2014
Service A – Trivett Land Rover, Alexandria
48,110km – Aug 2014
[Wrong date added?] Oil Service (
+ anti-corrosion inspection) – Trivett Land Rover, Alexandria
61,677km – April 2015
Service B – Trivett Land Rover, Alexandria
75,207km – Oct 2015
Oil Service – Trivett Land Rover, Alexandria
88,043km – April 2016
Service B – Trivett Land Rover, Alexandria
99,834km – Aug 2016
Oil Service – Trivett Land Rover, Alexandria
102,456kms – Nov 2016
Pre-Purchase Inspection + Fix Door Lock $460 [Mechanic’s note: Air box screws are stripped, front lower control arm rear brushes minor leak] – Oakes Road Automotive, West Pennant Hills
115,343km – Aug 2017
Oil Service [Mechanic’s note: Front & Rear brakes 70%] – Oakes Road Automotive, West Pennant Hills
136,345km – Sept 2018
Service A [Mechanic’s note: Front & Rear brakes 30%, services needed more frequently, brakes need replacing at next service] – Oakes Road Automotive, West Pennant Hills
148,686km – April 2019
Service A [?] + New Front & Rear Brakes/Rotors + New Wiper Blades [Mechanic’s note: Tyres are noisy] – Oakes Road Automotive, West Pennant Hills
Pros: Owner is upfront, newest car, least kms, no tow bar means no risk of towing history
unlike other car, has rear camera and 9 speaker stereo (other one only has 6)
Cons: Last 3 years serviced by non-Land Rover specialist, lots of Oil Services rather than the standard A B A B pattern (
How does an Oil Service differ from A and B anyway?), mechanic’s last note that ‘Tyres are noisy’ might be bad, will probably need 2 brake light covers replaced at back for RWC, may not leave any money left for preemptive servicing.
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