Can anyone beat this

We bought the Freelander XS 07 model (Mileage 60k) on 14th December 2014. It ‘s an approved used car and we travelled to Cornwall to buy it (nearly a 600 mile round trip). We bought it on the Friday and the following Tuseday it was in for repair and not back with us until the middle of January 2015. It has been to 3 different main dealers one of which was the supplying dealer in Cornwall.
To date we have done less than 4000 miles and in that time it has been for repair 6 times and had replaced either FOC or under warranty the following parts:

Brake Pads and Disk all round and handbrake shoes.
No 3 injector and the injector return pipe that connects to all of them.
Battery
Glow Plugs
Inlet Manifold and variable inlet flap actuator
High Pressure power steering pipe.
Camshaft position sensor
EGR valve
Turbo

We pick it up tomorrow from the latest repair (EGR & Turbo) Whilst this has been a total pain in the butt I am so glad we paid the extra £600 to put an additional years warranty on it .

Would we have another FL2, I don’t know ? the warranty is still good until June next year so will keep it until then at least . One dealer has been total rubbish, the other two , one of which is the supplying one, have been very good. JLR have been very good and by way of compensation are going to pay in full for it’s next service in December. We have also been given equivalent or better loan cars each time.

I urge anyone buying an approved used FL2 to take out the extended warranty.

Ian.

Beautiful cars!!! Worth every penny.

That sounds horrendous.
What has the service and MOT history thrown up? One Discovery, gone
Now on third Freelander 2
2013 HSE Auto Orkney Grey

22 visits to the dealer in 2.5 years with my first FL2

Now on FL2.3 part of LandRover ownership, it's in the smal print that it will cost you money Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

That is not really that bad, there are many 4x4 cars that have the same problems on their 5 and 7 year warranty's normally about 30000 miles and the same again 30000 miles later when the warranty has run out, some have suspension and brake problems as low as 15000 miles. 4 x 4 or AWD cars are expensive to run as they are complex, if you want a cheap car to run after warranty there are a few Fiestas on the forecourts.  my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

Did you purchase it private or from Roger Young Land Rover.

Last time I Looked to buy a discovery 2 from cornwall it had severe corrosion of the chassis as if it frequently launched a Boat in Salt water. The Discovery had only 46,000 on a late 2003 plate and was advertised as one carful owner.

Dartman the one wrote:

That is not really that bad, there are many 4x4 cars that have the same problems on their 5 and 7 year warranty's normally about 30000 miles and the same again 30000 miles later when the warranty has run out, some have suspension and brake problems as low as 15000 miles. 4 x 4 or AWD cars are expensive to run as they are complex, if you want a cheap car to run after warranty there are a few Fiestas on the forecourts.

How can you say that Landrover market their cars as the most capable 4X4 by far. The approved used website big's up how good your used car will be which is why you pay top dollar for it.

The only saving grace is they have stood by the car and done the right thing.



Ian.

turboextreme wrote:

Did you purchase it private or from Roger Young Land Rover.

Last time I Looked to buy a discovery 2 from cornwall it had severe corrosion of the chassis as if it frequently launched a Boat in Salt water. The Discovery had only 46,000 on a late 2003 plate and was advertised as one carful owner.

WGG1848 wrote:

That sounds horrendous.
What has the service and MOT history thrown up?

Car has a FSH, just a built on Friday car I think

I got mine from beadles landrover Maidstone at 43000
It's now got 73000 it's had two new keys, and that's the only problems I've had that I did not deserve
I beat the out of mine  2008 xs
Snorkel
raised axle/gearbox breathers
Mantec tank guard
Cb radio
Blanked EGR
Sump guard
Scratches
Snolkle

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Milothedog wrote:

Dartman the one wrote:

That is not really that bad, there are many 4x4 cars that have the same problems on their 5 and 7 year warranty's normally about 30000 miles and the same again 30000 miles later when the warranty has run out, some have suspension and brake problems as low as 15000 miles. 4 x 4 or AWD cars are expensive to run as they are complex, if you want a cheap car to run after warranty there are a few Fiestas on the forecourts.

How can you say that Landrover market their cars as the most capable 4X4 by far. The approved used website big's up how good your used car will be which is why you pay top dollar for it.

The only saving grace is they have stood by the car and done the right thing.



Ian.

And yet, we bought the wife a 2010 Freelander 2 essentially seen from auction for £6k.

Needed a service, rear brakes unseized and a wheel bearing. Other than that, it has behaved beautifully.

More than can be said for my Disco 3

Ian,
We bought my wife's FL2 2.2 TD4 (58 plate), around 3 years ago with 63k on the clock with full fsh, then came with 6 months land rovers select used warranty. First fault, wheel bearing. Warranty wouldn't pay for it, as it wasn't an mot failure. Second fault, new battery, again warranty wouldn't pay. Other out of warranty repairs so far:- Front & back set of pads & discs. Rear brake calliper, due to seizure. Throttle body motor. 3 fuel filters out of service schedule, due to them blocking. Rear dif pinion repair (ouch). keyfob. High level brake cluster repair. Then usual servicing, tyres & wiper blades. Only 25k covered since buying it. Has been a money pit.
Would I/we have another. Prob not. Landy has now gone.

Hi Boroboy,

I only really posted this to highlight to others the need to take out the best warranty you can afford.

The car was bought as a second car and after thinking about it we decided that we weren't worried about age and more concerned with something that was a known quantity and could just be driven and serviced, hence the approved used route we took and paying top money for it.

Unfortunately for us, it would seem, that this one slipped through the net when it came to meeting the standards and criteria for the scheme and why they have had to replace the brakes and battery FOC which are not covered by the warranty.

Another way to look at it is' we have a nice car that has had a lot of work done at no cost to us and could be over it's problem period now. Like said it's covered by warranty until next June so we'll see what happen's between now and then.

Ian.

I totally agree with you Ian and I can highly recommend warranty too. I have never owned a Landy without one. I have had about £2000 of work done for free thanks to extended warranty.

Very worthwhile investment. Some people say 'put the money away into a savings account each month....well this might work, but what happens if you put £50 a month away for 3 months after you bought the car, then a gearbox goes for £4k.... not exactly enough savings etc I'm lucky in the fact that I have emergency savings but not everyone has this luxury. £60 a month warranty but you're instantly covered for major trauma!


Gary