Freelander 2 fuel economy

SR4x4 · May 27, 2023

Good evening all,

Hoping for a bit of advice from the forum again. I’m considering selling my Discovery 3 Tdv6 Auto, and getting a Freelander Td4 manual as a replacement.

I’m trying to find out what the following versions of the Td4 with a manual gearbox are like for fuel economy to decide which generation of F2 I look at.

So these are on my list;

Early (2008/2009) Td4 160
Td4e (2010 ish) 160
Td4 early facelift (2010 - 2012) manual 150

Any advice on fuel economy from drivers of these get would be greatly received!

Nodge68 · May 27, 2023

Economy depends on many factors, like road conditions, road type, journy type, weather conditions and so on.
For instance, my normal drive of 5 miles to work via dropping the kids off at the school bus, and a 3 mile drive home in my 2009MY TD4 shows around 31 MPG. However if I do a gentle 60-65MPH drive from our house in mid Cornwall to our eldest daughters uni digs in Cardiff, then I'll see about 44MPG. The same drive at 73 MPH will see about 37 MPG, these are in good conditions. If there's strong wind or rain, MPG will often drop by about 10%, and yes, rain water on a road will decrease MPG. Mine doesn't have a DPF, which will help MPG and power, and also long term reliability, which can be reduced when a DPF is installed.
One thing you won't need to worry about with a FL2, is the engine suddenly and catastrophically ****ting itself.

SR4x4 · May 31, 2023

Nodge68 said:
Economy depends on many factors, like road conditions, road type, journy type, weather conditions and so on.
For instance, my normal drive of 5 miles to work via dropping the kids off at the school bus, and a 3 mile drive home in my 2009MY TD4 shows around 31 MPG. However if I do a gentle 60-65MPH drive from our house in mid Cornwall to our eldest daughters uni digs in Cardiff, then I'll see about 44MPG. The same drive at 73 MPH will see about 37 MPG, these are in good conditions. If there's strong wind or rain, MPG will often drop by about 10%, and yes, rain water on a road will decrease MPG. Mine doesn't have a DPF, which will help MPG and power, and also long term reliability, which can be reduced when a DPF is installed.
One thing you won't need to worry about with a FL2, is the engine suddenly and catastrophically ****ting itself.

Thanks for the info Nodge.

Is there anything specific that I should be looking at when viewing a Freelander 2? Other than the obvious history checks and leaks, bangs and odd noises.

Nodge68 · May 31, 2023

Rust of the front and particularly the rear subframe seems to be getting common. I'm going to treat mine this year, as it's looking rather bad in places.
Check for rust on the rear wheel arches and in the door shut area, and reject any vehicles so effected, as getting rid of this type of rust is pretty impossible.
Check for rear diff noise, as the bearings fail. Make sure the Haldex has had more frequent fluid changes than LR specify, or expected trouble in the future.
Listen for noise at fire wall level, as this could be the PTU on the way out.
Make sure everything works as it should, as repairs to even minor items can be expensive.

My preference is for a pre-DPF, non-e (means is has stop start) SE or HSE. I went for an SE, as it cheaper than an HSE, but only misses the fully leather memory seats and logic 7 sound system.

Freelander 2 fuel economy

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