Freelander owners look away!!!

woods767 · Feb 19, 2010

A passage taken from Chris Scotts 'Morocco Overland', he is comparing it to a honda CRV!!! As if it would be that reliable.

I said look away!

gegs88 · Feb 19, 2010

nah, he's just saying they are all as bad as one another

hammy2909 · Feb 19, 2010

woods767 said:
A passage taken from Chris Scotts 'Morocco Overland', he is comparing it to a honda CRV!!! As if it would be that reliable.

I said look away!

Can't really trust that. XC90 is quite good off-road, despite the lack of a low range.

goonarmy · Feb 19, 2010

Its very true.Without low range your gonna struggle.Even scoobys have low range!

howardo · Feb 19, 2010

the freelander was never supposed to be used as an 'all-terrain 4x4'. Its a soft roader.

hammy2909 · Feb 19, 2010

howardo said:
the freelander was never supposed to be used as an 'all-terrain 4x4'. Its a soft roader.

No, it's just soft.

goonarmy · Feb 19, 2010

howardo said:
the freelander was never supposed to be used as an 'all-terrain 4x4'. Its a soft roader.

er dont wanna state the obvious but if a roads soft youll be needing low range :doh:

Paul D · Feb 19, 2010

I agree with Howardo on this ... Most of the smaller 4x4's are simply not built for off-roading at all. They're built to cater for 'the look' and to tow caravans across muddy fields or up farm tracks, or take a family on a picnic just off the beaten track, they were never meant for the gnarlier green-laning or off-roading. Surely the fact that some people can and do offroad them is to their benefit?

Personally I have no problem with freelanders, indeed if I could afford it a FL2 would be on our drive now for towing! (Well, a D3 if we could really afford it!)

Bro has a Nissan X-trail, Bro in law has a Kia Sorrento, Mate has a Hyundai Santa Fe ... all bought to tow their caravans with. All have their merits but to be honest I wouldn't have one of them and would prefer a FL to any of them

Wife loves Freelanders .. but then she would want it in yellow with the black softtop!!!!!

gavbriggs · Feb 19, 2010

proof in in the name, GAY lander derr!!!

Medusa · Feb 19, 2010

Paul D said:
I agree with Howardo on this ... Most of the smaller 4x4's are simply not built for off-roading at all. They're built to cater for 'the look' and to tow caravans across muddy fields or up farm tracks, or take a family on a picnic just off the beaten track, they were never meant for the gnarlier green-laning or off-roading. Surely the fact that some people can and do offroad them is to their benefit?

Personally I have no problem with freelanders, indeed if I could afford it a FL2 would be on our drive now for towing! (Well, a D3 if we could really afford it!)

Bro has a Nissan X-trail, Bro in law has a Kia Sorrento, Mate has a Hyundai Santa Fe ... all bought to tow their caravans with. All have their merits but to be honest I wouldn't have one of them and would prefer a FL to any of them

Wife loves Freelanders .. but then she would want it in yellow with the black softtop!!!!!

I agree, I'd buy a FL2 as a main vehicle and keep my 90 for fun. I like the look of the earlier one and even though they suffer from some poor reliability I still think they have more class than the jab stuff. :doh:

Freelander owners look away!!!

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Old, nackered 'n broke, but the Landy is fine . :)

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