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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665   
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Two of my friends have them and swear by them (one of my friends is on his 2nd)
They share lots of mechanical parts with another top-seller the Evoque (so no worries there - millions of them out there). The Haldex is known to be a weak spot, but as far as I can tell it only became a problem on a small number of vehicles (maybe manufactures around 2011/2012?) Suggest looking the sister site http://www.freel2.com/forum/ BTW - both my mates are hanging onto theirs long-term as they prefer the FL2 to the new Disco Sport... Looking at Freel2, they seem to get snapped-up quick - maybe a sign they're a great car in good demand 
Later ones (I think they have "square" fog light surrounds IIRC) have much better MPG my mates tell me... I would also suggest a glance at a Volvo XC60 and XC70... the D5 engine is a peach Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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9th Apr 2018 12:23pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665
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Found it!
Old style (pre facelift) ...check fogs:  Click image to enlarge Later Click image to enlarge Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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9th Apr 2018 12:35pm |
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| Jim1988 Member Since: 26 Oct 2017 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 261
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I had a Freelander 2 sport LE SD4 same as pictured and miss it a lot. Just a shame they don’t make them anymore! Just a tip if you end up with one don’t get a TD4 the SD4 is the one to have and auto is a must for the Freelander
Click image to enlarge Thanks Jim. |
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9th Apr 2018 12:59pm |
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| TJH1985 Member Since: 22 Aug 2016 Location: Midlands Posts: 238
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Rear diff bearing, and DPF if your pottering around town. otherwise cracking cars my old man has one and highly rated it :
There was a thread recently on them that came up positively |
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9th Apr 2018 6:47pm |
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| mick Member Since: 08 Feb 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2109  
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I would have one no problem I love driving the loan cars off Stonelake which are all freelander 2 s
As above think there’s a filter in the rear diff that’s needs changing |
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9th Apr 2018 6:57pm |
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| ginjez Member Since: 18 Sep 2011 Location: huddersfield Posts: 1769 
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Had 3 fl2's, never gave any trouble. Probably the most reliable of modern land rovers. HSE spec is lovely.
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9th Apr 2018 8:40pm |
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| UtilityTruck Member Since: 09 Jan 2014 Location: Oxford Posts: 463
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I suppose it depends what you’re looking for- I’ve plenty of time behind the wheel of the FL2 and personally I find them mind numbingly dull to drive. If you’re used to and enjoy steering the defender the FL2 will feel like playing PlayStation; no character or feedback to the way they drive.
That said, if you are looking to crunch lots of miles, sit in a comfy seat and not worry about it- then it could be spot on. 👍 2014 Keswick Utility 2.2 |
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9th Apr 2018 11:53pm |
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