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Boxbrownie

Member Since: 17 Mar 2019
Location: Looe
Posts: 2053

2007 Freelander 2 i6 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

And apparently a 2L Petrol Turbo also, down in the new world.....I found that out only this morning Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

12th Apr 2019 10:19 am

M55 MPN

Member Since: 09 Feb 2010
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 19

2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Thanks for the clarification. I am now in the know! 2012 Smart For 2 cabriolet
2010 Freelander HSE auto Stornoway Grey. Privacy glass, xenons, side tubes, ipod connectivity thingy
gone SLK320 (2002)
gone SL500 (1986)
gone MG Midget (1979)

12th Apr 2019 11:04 am

RogB

Member Since: 16 Dec 2014
Location: Mansfield
Posts: 3880

2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Santorini Black

Boxbrownie wrote:
And apparently a 2L Petrol Turbo also, down in the new world.....I found that out only this morning

thats the 2.0 Si4, as used in the Evoque petrol as well and possibly some of the early DS in different sales regions.

it was never officially available in UK even if it was special order, heaven only knows why as by all accounts its a brilliant engine if not economical.
I can only guess its in part due to the insistence of the government that Diesel was the best thing ever.... the same diesel that is now being demonized by the same governments.

A couple of years ago a dealer near Oxford, James French, had about 6 RHD FL2 Si4 HSE which had been registered and passed for use in the UK. They had originally been intended for export use but the order not completed.

12th Apr 2019 11:15 am

Boxbrownie

Member Since: 17 Mar 2019
Location: Looe
Posts: 2053

Yes my understanding was the Si4 Turbo (ie the Ford EcoBoost engine) was never available in the UK in the FL2 only the later Ecroak and DS.

I am amazed the factory let a few out for registration, they would have had to be homologated for Europe/UK and that’s an awful lot of cost/work for just a few specials.

If they were late models I’d love to bag one of those. Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

12th Apr 2019 3:24 pm

LR NUT

Member Since: 12 May 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 4350

2014 Freelander 2 TD4_e Dynamic Manual Fuji White

Charles hurst had a few brand new registered MY16 registered hse lux’s going for £24,000 MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion

MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s

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12th Apr 2019 5:07 pm

Boxbrownie

Member Since: 17 Mar 2019
Location: Looe
Posts: 2053

Eh? Freelanders you mean?

I had a quick look but can only see three Freelanders there. Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

12th Apr 2019 5:34 pm

Tigger

Member Since: 30 Mar 2011
Location: L15KRD
Posts: 2555

There are four now, but nothing pre-registered that I can see unfortunately 🙁

12th Apr 2019 6:49 pm

LR NUT

Member Since: 12 May 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 4350

Boxbrownie wrote:
Eh? Freelanders you mean?

I had a quick look but can only see three Freelanders there.

Yes RHD built for Malaysia but never left halewood

MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion

MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s

12th Apr 2019 7:11 pm

Boxbrownie

Member Since: 17 Mar 2019
Location: Looe
Posts: 2053

Have you a link for them? Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

13th Apr 2019 8:23 am

OLOSTEVE

Member Since: 18 Dec 2016
Location: Swanton Abbott, Norfolk NR10 5DU
Posts: 331

2014 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Auto Firenze Red

M55 MPN wrote:
I requested debadging before signing on the dotted line as I couldn't face trying to clean around 17 letters! Having had various sport cars ending with zeros I decided debadging was the way to go as cleaning was a pain. And having had a classic 500 SL debadged meant great fun meeting an underpowered SL poser at the lights or roundabout. All the FL2s have the same engine, owners know the difference, the general public don't care and car cleaning time is so much shorter.

Left over days when, Ford, owned JLR. Ford loved badges in the 80s and were a complete pain to clean. It was the only reason I de-badged. I keep thinking I should take the front off as well.

8th May 2019 3:34 pm

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