Freelander has Gone !

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Shutty

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Well, Ive done it

The most disonourable thing - Sold the Freelander and bought a ...................... Rav4 :eek:

Traded it for a 5dr petrol VX with leather, Picked it up tonight

I have worked for Toyota for 9 yrs upto 2yrs ago so know the brand well and what goes wrong with them (Not a Lot)

First impressions after 2 years away from a Toyota


Freelander has a better driving position and feels far more like a 4x4, Freelander feels small at the front

Rav4 a bit fidgety on the road compared to Freelander

Coming back 28MPG v 32 with Freelander

Rav4 far smoother and much improved cornering

Summary - Will miss the LR, It drives like no other car ive had with its unique style and i looked forward to driving it at the weekend but the simply truth, I cannot cope with treating a car with kid gloves scared something will break every journey, That said very little problems with the car and the ones i had where either down to the person who did the job or cheap crap parts


I must say, in 8 months i have learned so much from this site and would like to thank all those who have guided me.

For those thinking of getting one - Do it for the experience, I have loved 99% of owning mine

For the Anti Freelanders - I looked at a disco and once again would have loved to own one but reading the Disco section you have more problems than on here.

Shutty
 
I have worked for Toyota for 9 yrs upto 2yrs ago so know the brand well and what goes wrong with them (Not a Lot)


Shutty

Youll be bored and back....I went back to Nissans that I had worked for & knew well...lasted a boring 2 years as I couldnt afford to change motors and hated every minute of driving it...lifted the bonnet every day or two to check levels etc and in whole of two years never had to top anything up...even the coolant stayed right:eek:

Only thing I had to replace was a battery....for some reason was a Land Rover one that had been installed before I got it:confused:

Good luckwith new motor.
 
Good luck with your new ride, bet you miss your freelander though.

Just 'cos you own a slitty (spit) don't mean you can't till come on here and air your views. (Dunt MHM own an Xtrail??)
 
I do in deedy
as yu say - no probs in 2 years motoring - had to replace rear discs n pads (EBC@£200 notes) otherwise not even water. An its surprisingly good orf road fur a SUV - as good as a hippoo.

but i got myself a real landy too;)

dint the early rav4's have probs with the doozil flywheel disintegrating?
 
I cannot cope with treating a car with kid gloves scared something will break every journey,

Shutty

I'm kinda in the same frame of mind too, I've spent more time working on this Hippo the past year than i have on any other car I have in the total life ownership of the car, so its making me kinda itchy twitchy...problem is otherwise i really really like it.. :rolleyes:

Methos.
 
at least u can get a manual for a freelander and good resouce on here. try getting one for a renault trafic 1.9 diesel, plus dealers and renault uk are ****e
 
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