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    1st Freelander2

    Hi al we've just and bought a 2nd hand Freelander 2014

    Bit nervous with all then naysayers on LR in general

    Impressed by first look and looking forward to trying it out

    Any advise and ideas greatly appreciated

    Peter

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    Workshop manual could help

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    D2a Td5 Manual, Chawton White. aka "Daisy"
    Build date 11th Oct 2003
    Freelander 2 2011, manual, the daughter calls it Perri
    Before I had a Land Rover I did not have any torque wrenches. Now I have three.
    LROCV #1410

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    Cheers. Will check it out

    Quote Originally Posted by Bohica View Post
    Workshop manual could help

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    Thanks 👍

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    The last run of the FL2 Is the pick of them IMHO. An excellent vehicle, good value for money compared to the disco sport replacement.
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    Good to know

    Picking it up this arvo Just have to work out all the bells and whistles then. Was waiting on brother in laws BT50. But I think this is a nicer option
    Looked at a lot of Pajero’s online but all up around 250km’s
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    Chalk and cheese. THE FL2 is a classy vehicle, the BT50 is another leaf sprung ute.
    Then again, I could be biased.
    D2a Td5 Manual, Chawton White. aka "Daisy"
    Build date 11th Oct 2003
    Freelander 2 2011, manual, the daughter calls it Perri
    Before I had a Land Rover I did not have any torque wrenches. Now I have three.
    LROCV #1410

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pejo View Post
    Hi al we've just and bought a 2nd hand Freelander 2014

    Bit nervous with all then naysayers on LR in general

    Impressed by first look and looking forward to trying it out

    Any advise and ideas greatly appreciated

    Peter
    Relax. The FL2 is the least problematic of all the LR products. And don't mistake it's capability off road, either.
    Just keep the maintenance up, and it will serve you well.
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    Thanks

    Cheers guys I’m sure old Pajero’s and BT 50’s have there fair share of problems
    Going to get our mechanic to check it all over.
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    I have a 2014MY FL2 and except for front door latches I've not had any issues.
    I've replace both latches twice and the passenger side is playing up again.
    It's now got 140k on the clock.

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    Happy with my 2011 Freelander2

    Quote Originally Posted by donh54 View Post
    Relax. The FL2 is the least problematic of all the LR products. And don't mistake it's capability off road, either.
    Just keep the maintenance up, and it will serve you well.
    Endorsing this; I purchased my base-model TD4 in 2011 and wife and I couldn't be happier with it. 150,000km and counting. Only problems have been with electric window-winders, which have some sort of eccentric cancel/reset system. They still work.

    Get your checked top-to-bottom by a mechanic who's familiar with them. Some routine items do wear out 'on schedule'.

    If yours is a 2014, it's probably a 9-speed gearbox - which means it has a surprisingly steep climbing angle and at the other end, a 9th gear you'll only ever use over 110kph. Off-road tip: what gets you stuck is clearance. 210mm as I recall - all three times I've had 'Bruce' stuck have been belly-flops.
    On-road tip: Learn to love your cruise-control. I call it 'cop-control'. A Freelander2 with good tyres will creep up to 140kph with no real sense of speed. Ditto suburban running - I find it's so quiet you can easily be doing 80kph in 60-zones, etc.

    If you don't have a towbar fitted and are in need of one, get the ARB one. It's half the price of the JLR one, and more than better; JLR has a unique 40mm box; ARB has the industry-standard 50mm box (interchangeable parts).

    I'm willing to correspond via PM if you want to chat.
    Phideaux (Canberra)

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