Lets be honest. if you want reliabilty by something jap.
What can you expect from something built by bearded, ale drinking communists.
freelanders are no more problematic than a defender or discovery.
What a Landrover does is create and air of nostalgia only available by having the green oval. However I love them!! they do break a lot! however they are cheap to fix.
the freelander is the one the proper offroaders forget about or more likely would like to.
However i feel they are missing the point, the only seroius issuie i feel is the clutch, lucky if you get 60K out of it. tyre wear is outstanding michilins can get you about 55K we have just changed the wife's and i didnt care about the cost at that milaege. apart from axle articulation you will get everwhere a defender will and further if it is really soft.
I scum the nuts of the wifes when i borrow it and it still does 36ish mpg.
a little boaty, but it makes my disco 2 td5 seem very slow. although the td5 with ace corners shockingly well.
the build quality isnt great but its a landrover. to sum it up we bought ours new in 2003 it has done 60K now and it needs a clutch, aprt from a split hose done under warranty its been fualtless. dont let the early horror stories put you off.
looks better than a poncy rav4 or x-trail, if you dont care about mpg then a late model td5 discovery with ace and air is a very nice ride.
Oh and just to piss of the lr3 owners it corners better. they have toned down the ace to let you know when your cornering to hard. Think ill be the judge of that.
I heard bearmach are doing an antiroll bar kit for the freelander which apparently makes it feel a bit more like the freelander sport, which i found very nice to drive.
lastly the autobox is nice but i found it made it significantly slower especially top end.
thats my 2 pence
Purchasing Freelander 54 TD4 SE
SO EARTHLINGS BE VERY AFRAID. . . . .
