Freelander 2 (LR2) Is it worth it?

Badger688 said:

Petrol or Diesel?? Mileage??

Kev

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kermit_rr said:

If auto, when was it last rebuilt?

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Rank Amatuer said:

Taking my 17 year old Freelander 2 SE along to a body shop for a bit of tlc?
The dreaded tin worm is starting to take its toll with rust and bubbling paint making appearance here there and, to be perfectly honest, just about everywhere. The badly corroded rear subframe was replaced last autumn.
Despite the high mileage it's as sound as a pound and everything works (except the glowplugs and Bluetooth and I don't care about them. The former have never worked and their absence has never caused a problem. The latter went tits up a few months ago and I've not got round to replacing the module yet).
So, is it worth spending what may turn out to be the value of the car just to extend its life by a few more years?

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GrumpyGel said:

Blinkin ek, you're talking about outing your old motor as tat, and I've just bought one that's only a couple of years younger, and for good money, that's our 'posh' car!

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Rank Amatuer said:

Oi you! My FL2 is not tat . It’s our posh car too. Used irregularly for weddings, funerals and christenings (no bar mitzvah’s as we’ve never been invited to one). It scrubs up well and looks great from 15~20 feet away.
Also used to lug logs, dogs, kids and garden refuse. It’s towed a caravan (wife’s idea. I hated it), a yacht (much heavier than its legal capacity) with ease. Frequently used with a trailer to haul topsoil, gravel and sand, again, well in excess of unbraked weight limit ( you can tell the trailer’s heavy when you need 80psi to make the tyres round).
Tat indeed. Humph!

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