Hi, I live in West Yorkshire, looking for a Freelander 2 in good condition, preferably with service history, lowish miles and cambelt change if appropriate.Am ready to purchase one this month, prefer cloth or alacantra interior, so if your thinking of selling and within an hour or two of west Yorkshire, then please contact me with details.

No offers then?, am looking at getting one by the end of this month

They do crop up often it’s just timing.

Dont discount an automatic, they are excellent  Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Dont fancy an automatic, am old fashioned like a manual, so many to choose form on ebay and autotrader, need to avoid a lemon though!

you also want to check that the 10 year service has been done - thats a big one, cambelt, waterpump, gearbox oil, heldex
also clutch is weak on the manual - so avoid one with a towbar. Reverse gear is very high ratio - so that eats into the clutch when manoeuvring with a trailer/caravan.

That said - I tow with a manual and love it.

I also get great MPG - 45-46MPG on a run.

Craig172 wrote:

Dont fancy an automatic, am old fashioned like a manual, so many to choose form on ebay and autotrader, need to avoid a lemon though!

SD4's only come with a special needs gearbox. Extra 40HP and a 6 speed auto box , what's not to like  2007 TD4 XS The work horse that earns its up keep
2013 SD4 HSE The posh one for towing the caravan
1973 Triumph Stag I bought in 2009 and restored.

An earlier similar discussion.
https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic34212.html?highlight=sd4 FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 79k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

Craig172 wrote:

Dont fancy an automatic, am old fashioned like a manual, so many to choose form on ebay and autotrader, need to avoid a lemon though!

I was exactly the same. Hated autos, with my experiences mostly being the hideous old 3 and 4 speed units, with rubbish fuel economy and performance and the sensation of a permanently slipping clutch

My first two FL2’s were manuals, but I gradually found that the 6 speed in the Freely was every bit is nice to drive as the manual, but much more useable off road and lacked the easy to burn clutch when manoeuvring a trailer off road. It also helped to compensate for the lack of low range off road and have access to the much more sprightly SD4

My last 4 Land Rovers have now been autos.

As above , the Sd4 is the one to go for and is a nice combo with the autobox , we've got an Sd4 and a manual Td4 and the auto really does suit the Fl2 very well . The wife's got my auto at the minute and doesn't want her manual Fl2 back .

Mark 2009 FL2 TD4 SE (Sadly gone)
2007 FL2 TD4 GS (The wifes , gone after 8 great years)
2012 FL2 SD4 SPORT LE(Gone and missing it)
2015 DISCOVERY SPORT 2.2SD4 HSE (Now gone)
2014 Ford Bmax 1.0 ecoboost ( Gone but what next )
2014 Ford Focus 2.0tdci Zetec S (Gone,but what a car)
2020 Ford Fiesta ActiveX 1.0 Ecoboost
2024 Skoda Kodiaq 1.5 Tsi SEL

Suckfish wrote:

also clutch is weak on the manual -

. . . . 164,000 miles on clock, still ORIGINAL clutch . . . .  2017 SEAT Ateca 4drive 2.0 xcellence (May 2022 -
2007 HSE with HST bodykit in Zermatt Silver 169,700 miles (dec 2016 - May 2022 )
2007 Honda Civic Type S GT (2012-2017)
2002 Mini Cooper S (2008-2012)
1992 Honda Legend 3.2i (2003-2008)
1990 Honda Concerto (1999-2003)
1985 Honda Accord (1997-1999)
1983 Honda Accord (1993-1997)
1983 Mini Mayfair (1988-1993)
1974 Mini 1000 (1979-1986)

. . . . 164,000 miles on clock, still ORIGINAL clutch . . . . Bow down Bow down


You may be on the original clutch - but how many gearboxes have you gone through by driving 164K in 1st gear

EH?

dont understand that answer, same manual gearbox . . . 2017 SEAT Ateca 4drive 2.0 xcellence (May 2022 -
2007 HSE with HST bodykit in Zermatt Silver 169,700 miles (dec 2016 - May 2022 )
2007 Honda Civic Type S GT (2012-2017)
2002 Mini Cooper S (2008-2012)
1992 Honda Legend 3.2i (2003-2008)
1990 Honda Concerto (1999-2003)
1985 Honda Accord (1997-1999)
1983 Honda Accord (1993-1997)
1983 Mini Mayfair (1988-1993)
1974 Mini 1000 (1979-1986)