After 7 years we have said farewell to Betty, our 07 SE, who has been PX'd for a Santa Fe.

Thank you for individual help with various issues and to group as a whole for the informative and often, hilarious posts. Tattoos - Why would you choose to look like the wall of a public toilet?

I said goodbye to my FL2 over 2 years ago and I'm still here! Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

me too,usually after a year or so we are back with the green oval  gone
P38 v8 auto no problems,great howle from exhausts when giving it welly
Td5 auto head gasket,no5 pot not uncommon but good car.
1st Tdv6s manual epb problem fixed under warranty(stealer said"never heard of this before,i suggested he looked at d3 forum.
2nd Tdv6 se auto epb
3rd Tdv6 xs auto 2008,swmbo,s favourite.

The Road Toad wrote:

After 7 years we have said farewell to Betty, our 07 SE, who has been PX'd for a Santa Fe.

Thank you for individual help with various issues and to group as a whole for the informative and often, hilarious posts.

I had a look on the Hyundai Tucson owners web site OMG what a boring forum no mention on diff repair helix faults leaking rear light clusters etc etc when it’s time to change I think I will be joining you Mr Toad

Fare thee well Betty. Be interested to hear how you get on with the Santa Claus. Good luck with the new Betty. The South Koreans are turning out more reliable and better built cars than JLR nowadays which is sad but c'est la vie. Amazingly they can also make cars which get better safety scores than the premium brand.....

The SF section of the HOGB forum is not as boring, in fact it is the most vocal of all sections with faults, the Freely may have some problems but no way would I go back to an SF it has a 5 year warranty for a reason, no one would touch it with a 3 year one and most will replace at the 4 or 5 year point. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

I had a Tucson before my FL2 and it did have a few problems - new clutch @ 40000 miles, power steering oil cooler broke , water leak into front passenger foot well. All fixed under warranty, but when my Air con broke ( after 7 years) , it was time to change. (I'd also just spent ~ £700 on having all the belts done so somebody would have got a bargain 2nd hand

My FL2 left me 3.5 years ago but I still visit the forum. The X3 forums don't seem to have the banter and humour that this place does, I think it is because our X3's are more reliable hence we don't need to vent our fury on the forums  Now - 2017 BMW X3 M Sport Carbon Black
Gone - 2014 BMW X3 M Sport Space Grey, faultless!
Gone - 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Bali Blue with xenons
Gone - 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Rimini Red with bodykit

I'm afraid...I to am leaving the freelander 2 now.
Health issues required an auto and a tad more comfort.
Enjoyed the 2008 se immensely with only a door latch required in 3.5 years of ownership.
Thank you all for the informative posts all very helpful
Take care have a good Xmas.
Woki

Nothing would give me more pleasure than to be able to say goodbye and good ridance to my F2...

Sadly, given the amount I've spent on it and the future repair/servicing bills it will be the most expensive peice of mettalic crap I've ever had the displeasure of owning.

With any 10 year old vehicle, unfortunately it's buyer beware, I have seen Rolls Royce's in apparently perfect condition break out in rust round the wheel arches within 3 months of purchase. One can go to any scrappy in the UK and find apparently perfect cars laying there scrapped due to lack of maintenance, most common camshaft belt failure followed by failure to service, no filter or oil change in over 3 years of ownership. You can get a loan for a newer car and start again, getting a loan for a 7 year old car for a new engine is not so easy or even worth while, 4-6 year old cars are cheap in the UK compared to the rest of Europe, I will sell my 2012 car in 3 -4 years out here and get double the UK used prices. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

tradewind

Update after 2 weeks of the Santa Fe........

Apart from a puncture on day 2 (new tyre) all has been very good.

Although heavier, the Santa Fe feels lighter than the FL2

Looks as though it will average 44mpg on a motorway run - FL2 never better than 38.5 but I did once manage 278mpg on a down hill run in the Italian Alps!

Round town not so good 30mpg - Fl2 33mpg

But very comfortable, much quieter and electric everything - keyless entry, heated seats alround plus recliners in row 2 and has plenty of grunt from the extra 50BHP and cheaper Road Tax with the lower C02 rating.

Much larger boot with third row down which gets enormous with the third row of seats removed completely - just six bolts all easily accessible.

Only grumble is that the Navteq Navigation system does not include Speed Cam warning so back to the iPhone with TomTom. Tattoos - Why would you choose to look like the wall of a public toilet?