Yeah, I know those are trim levels, the problem I encountered is that apparently in France Land Rovers are not common at all, and you can’t find anything online for older models (probably because the web was not as developed back then).
I had deduced that SE was « full options », thanks Andyfreelandy for confirming this ! For the SX, your research on the web was more successful than mine, maybe because I don’t know what to look for. I had seen that on more recent years, one of the trim levels was called « XS », not sx, but there are not much info on the french websites, if at all.
Also, I’m looking at all Freelanders for sale in France and around (even Germany, Belgium etc, as long as the drive wheel is on the left side), because I consider spending a train ticket and a day to get the car you want is ok, but the downside is that there is far more choice, and it is very difficult for someone that doesn’t know what to look for to choose between let’s say a SE with 160000km for 4500€, and a SX with 130000km for 4200€... I cannot guess how good (or bad) was the maintenance because my eye is not trained for this, and after this it all comes down to « are a few kilometres less worth a few bucks more? Is a higher trim level worth 30000 kilometers more if the price is the same?... etc ». For a newcomer, those type of dilemma are very overwhelming.
Nodge68, I know the V6 has a drinking problem, but my thinking was this: most heavy duty cars die of engine failure, and I’m far more relaxed buying a 20yo car with a beefy engine that probably was not used at its full potential, than a smaller engine that could have been too close to its limits for years... In my family, all the cars that aged « well » (read here: that continued to function correctly after 15+ years) were those with bigger engines... Also, I already have a motorbike for daily use, and I’m not planning on driving the Landy very often, maybe once of twice a week max (mostly when I need to haul big amounts of stuff, or in case of heavy rain/snow). Also, the average « official » fuel economy is about 12L/100, and it seems to me that it’s still acceptable, even if bad in the grand scheme of things, because you do get a nice V6 with automatic transmission, 4x4, and it is an older car (so no wonder it drinks more), and I can find it here for less than 4000€, which is very reasonable for a nice car...