Mmmmm
First Freelander (Xedi manual) did 90K+ in just over 2 years, off road at pay and play sites at least every month, but still a lot of motorway miles. Used to eat tyres (<25K), got rid at that stage as the IRD and diff were louder that the radio. Also had 3 sets of prop shaft bearings.
Second (2006 auto)was taken down a quarry most days, off road every 2-3months at pay and play sites, diff seals went but other than that the transmission was fine after 2 years and 60k+ miles.
My opinion for what it's worth.
The early ones had a different gear ratio front to back compared to the facelift version, this failed on many and gave the FL1 it's bad reputation for eating transmissions. The later ones aren't perfect (other wise it would be on the FL2), just better.
Not many are going to bother to type in here that there is nothing wrong with thier cars, but if you need help it's the right place to come, so you will here a lot about people who need help with various broken bits including transmissions.
