RobLR wrote:

I'm leaning more towards a freelander 2 now. Because they've already lost a lot of their value, I could buy one and then sell it in 6 months. If I buy a newer DS, I'll have to commit to it for longer.

For the price of a newer DS, I could have a freelander 2 and a new Jimny and have twice the fun.

How long I keep it, depends on what I get. It's a second car.

Any advice on the models? On the HSE models is the extra weight from the sun roof and electric seats a problem? I've always thought that electric seats on a car are a complete waste

Extra weight is no problem to a SD4 FL2. It weighs so much to start with that I have in the past driven around with 8 bags of gravel in the boot, with little apparent loss in performance, and only remembered them once I was home.

The nicer things only come on the higher specs, which I believe are worth having, if you are after a luxury 4x4 experience.

If you are worried about reliability, buy from a good garage, looking for a complete service history, and a worthwhile warranty.
The FL2 is not a car too run on a shoe string, its too complicated, and will bite you if you neglect it. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 82k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)