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rougediablo

Member Since: 05 Dec 2014
Location: London
Posts: 4

2007 Freelander 2 i6 HSE Auto Sumatra Black

New owner of a 2006 3.2 i6 HSE Auto

Hi!
Picked it up last week, 62,000 miles on the clock. Great condition for it's age. The only modification i'm keen to make is to add a boot spoiler, reverse camera and to update the bluetooth. Only slight gripe is that the telephone buttons on both the console and steering wheel are not functioning. Apart from that I just love this car!

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24th Oct 2016 7:59 am

johnbushell

Member Since: 28 Dec 2014
Location: Forgandenny
Posts: 20

2014 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Firenze Red

Nice motor, welcome to the club.

24th Oct 2016 2:41 pm

axle

Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: South Yorkshire.
Posts: 1054

2007 Freelander 2 i6 HSE Auto Santorini Black

Very nice, just like mine that I got four weeks ago, more miles than yours but has a LPG conversion on it
Like you I love it, nicest car I've ever had. Common sense isn't very common.
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2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto

26th Oct 2016 5:13 am

RealBeale

Member Since: 13 Jun 2016
Location: Birmingham Great Barr
Posts: 910

Fully agree. Bought my i6 cheap. New LR main dealer supplied engine that's now done 27000 miles along with new diff etc. I often try and compare it to my old Freelander 1 V6. Being both petrol and automatic. Absolutely no contest. Its far better on fuel Too. I gassed my V6 which then made it cheaper to run than my Td4. As soon as my Td4 is sold, the money will go straight on an lpg conversion for the i6. I initially wanted to spend around 7k and was looking at buying a diesel. This i6 HSE popped up At a bargain price and with a choice mods and LPG system would take me to that 7k mark. All of the diesels I looked at were lower spec high mile jobs. Most needed something doing in order to bring them up to scratch too incurring more expense. So I just had no choice than to buy my i6. Been a LR owner for 25 years and owned most variants with exception of a Range Rover and a series 1. Loved every one except my first Freelander, a 1.8 petrol which was horrendous. However it never put me off Freelanders and I've owned 3 other F1 since. But this i6 is really something. Love it. Even more than my Td4 rally car and the Lightweight on my drive.

27th Oct 2016 12:50 am

axle

Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: South Yorkshire.
Posts: 1054

The Airportable, totally the opposite to the Freelander2 hse, but what fun, had one for awhile but in the end it needed to much welding so had to go
Then got a early ex army 110 that had a 3.9 V8 and LPG fitted awesome beast looked beat up but my god it could move as the local boy racers found out.
Had three Range Rovers, 1971 with a ford transit diesel engine 40mpg and 40mph top, didn't keep that long, then his and hers rangies 1990 manual and a 1991 auto both V8's on lpg, loved them but not as much as the F2 Common sense isn't very common.
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2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto

27th Oct 2016 1:43 am

paulblincoln

Member Since: 17 Oct 2016
Location: Singapore
Posts: 22

2011 Freelander 2 i6 HSE Auto Sumatra Black

Congratulations! I too recently picked up a 2011 car here in Singapore. Just some TLC needed in the power steering dept and she's good to go. Curiously my economy computer is reading 11.5 l/100km. In an urban environment. What's yours say?

27th Oct 2016 2:17 am

Cambo

Member Since: 08 Mar 2014
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 408

2008 Freelander 2 i6 HSE Auto Sumatra Black

Re: New owner of a 2006 3.2 i6 HSE Auto

rougediablo wrote:
The only modification i'm keen to make is to add a boot spoiler, reverse camera and to update the bluetooth. Only slight gripe is that the telephone buttons on both the console and steering wheel are not functioning. Apart from that I just love this car!

Nice one! I have a very similar 2007 build HSE 3.2, same colours and all.

Have a look at the bluetooth thread here http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic23386.html it'll give you an overview of how the system works, there is also a newer bluetooth phone module which is plug & play. As your phone is simply not working, it could be a defective module, maybe someone has unplugged it and put a blanking loop in place, or maybe the MOST bus just needs a reset. The reset involves pulling a metal tab out of the rear fusebox for a few minutes, explanation here http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic26785.html?highlight=reset

There was no factory reverse camera option on the earlier cars HOWEVER the touchscreen is the same as the one used in the Jag XF and they did have a reverse camera option, and the back of the screen in the FL2 does in fact have the connections for the camera to plug in. So it should be possible to make it work on the FL2 as well, the option does exist in the CCF (car configuration file) to activate it.

As I don't have the factory navigation in mine, I haven't really pursued this, but im 99% sure it's possible. 2008 Freelander 2 HSE Si6 Black/Black - Hers
2009 Jaguar XKR 4.2 S/C Portfolio
2005 Jaguar XJR 4.2 S/C Black/Cranberry
2005 Jaguar X-Type 3.0L AWD - Gone

27th Oct 2016 3:20 am

axle

Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: South Yorkshire.
Posts: 1054

Just got back from a 280 mile round trip to the seaside and got 24.8mpg on lpg, so rough calculation it's equal to a diesel doing 70mpg. lpg @ 0.40ppl and diesel @1.20ppl. Common sense isn't very common.
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2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto

27th Oct 2016 8:00 pm

paulblincoln

Member Since: 17 Oct 2016
Location: Singapore
Posts: 22

24.8 mpg = 11.3 L/100km which is about spot on for my 3.2 in urban tropics running on 98 octane. I guess thats par for the course and actually quite decent

27th Oct 2016 11:32 pm

Cambo

Member Since: 08 Mar 2014
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 408

My 3.2 is averaging 14.1L/100km in Sydney traffic...

On a long highway trip it got down to 9.8 for a bit.

But that's what the trip computer is saying, maybe not the most accurate device ever... 2008 Freelander 2 HSE Si6 Black/Black - Hers
2009 Jaguar XKR 4.2 S/C Portfolio
2005 Jaguar XJR 4.2 S/C Black/Cranberry
2005 Jaguar X-Type 3.0L AWD - Gone

27th Oct 2016 11:57 pm

paulblincoln

Member Since: 17 Oct 2016
Location: Singapore
Posts: 22

I've just started to keep a log on petrol consumption purely to ascertain if my computer is telling lies or not will only know in a while

28th Oct 2016 12:03 am

axle

Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: South Yorkshire.
Posts: 1054

Are all i6's black? and hse's? Common sense isn't very common.
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2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto

28th Oct 2016 7:13 am

Cambo

Member Since: 08 Mar 2014
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 408

certainly seems so! 2008 Freelander 2 HSE Si6 Black/Black - Hers
2009 Jaguar XKR 4.2 S/C Portfolio
2005 Jaguar XJR 4.2 S/C Black/Cranberry
2005 Jaguar X-Type 3.0L AWD - Gone

28th Oct 2016 7:44 am

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