Hey all,

Stumbled on this forum as I'm looking into buying a Land Rover FL2 TD4SE or a Discovery 4 TDV6. They are fairly cheap for the 2008-2012 models and could be an interesting option. Opting for something a little different than the tried and tested Hilux/Ranger/Triton that are a dime a dozen in Australia, looking to soak up some knowledge! Looking to weigh up the pro's and con's of each as I'd like to build it into a capable offroad vehicle.
See you guys around!

Cheers

G'day 12P.
Depends how much modding you want to do I guess. I think Disco 4 has a bad rep on this forum as unreliable heavy and very very expensive to fix, whereas Freelanders are fun, capable, frugal, competent, trouble free diamonds.
Put out some feelers in the Australia section of the forum as to what has been done, what is possible, what is needed. Any Land Rover is a capable offroad vehicle straight out of the box. The only question is how far off the road you want to go.
Cheers MY11 SD4 SE Auto

I've had a D2 Td5 for the last 10 years and sadly it's just expired with a cracked cylinder head. It's not economically repairable so I've decided to replace it, and am looking at 2010-onwards SD4 Freelander 2s. I'm totally unfamiliar with the model so would appreciate any helpful pointers - I'm sure there must be a thread here somewhere...... Ian.
2013 LR2 SD4 XS
1982 Moto Guzzi V50
1952 Norton ES2

Afternoon all,

Just bought my fist 4x4, 2008 td4 HSE in black, it’s got 155k on the clock but in decent condition inside and out, just waiting it it being deliver from Birmingham to Elgin.

This will be my daily as I’m moving back from working away full time and my OH drives a grandland x which is pointless when it comes to any changeable weather.

I already have a question, has anyone swapped the current cigarette lighter connections to be usb ones as these will be more useful for my daily use?

Thanks again

Dave

Dave, probably a wise move to have bought from the Deep South - there was an FL2 for sale in Elgin recently (on the grass verge of the A96 just east of H.I.S., opposite the LR dealer), same age as mine and £2k more than I paid for mine two years ago! Prices locally are just crazy! 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

Yeah been looking for a few months now and everything up our way is priced 2/3k more than down south

...of course you may need to put that extra £2k aside to spend on fixing it up or keep it running...it is an LR after all!  2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

DavPin212 wrote:

........I already have a question, has anyone swapped the current cigarette lighter connections to be usb ones as these will be more useful for my daily use?

brilliant, cheers ordered 2 but had to send them to my parents house as they don't ship to Scottish Highlands, might be because we haven't got any real roads just dirt tracks to get about 💁

Dave, quite so! I once tried to get Baxter’s in Fochabers to deliver a food hamper to an address about ten miles along the road in Banffshire and they wanted to charge extra for delivery to a Highland address! Loch Fyne got the order instead and I’ve not troubled Audrey with my business since! 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

So that is me back on forums looking for pro’s and cons of my recent purchase.
Freelander 2 GS 62 plate. Gettinf used to an Auto again is coming back to me, already found why the parcel shelf gets wet when i have opened the boot recently. So that is my Saturday sorted. My previous auto was a jeep renegade Trailhawk which cost me dear with crossing some water
My first time owning a landrover, but drove them extensively in a short career in the army. V8’s in N.I and dervs in Germany and the Gulf. So hello.

Hello and welcome all,
wee-jase....you said=
My first time owning a landrover, but drove them extensively in a short career in the army. V8’s in N.I and dervs in Germany and the Gulf.
You'll need to get used to servicing them now though.
Dave DAVE.

Hello from Germany,

I'm Norbert or Nobster from Potsdam, Germany, owner of an 2011 FL 2 SD4 HSE since last December. It's my first Land Rover and second british car after a Triumph Spitfire MK IV in the early 90's. By know I already had a lot of fun on some lanes here in Brandenburg. Perhaps I'll take the Freely to his country of origin in summer, that is if we are not all placed under quarantine by then.

Nobster

Gutentag Nobster. Du habst der zelbde wagen und modeljahr wie ich! Nicht bei zufall im baltic blue?

Translation
Hi there Nobster. Hou have the same car and model year as mine! Is it by any accident in baltic blue?

Great car, we own it sinds november 2018 'per aspera ad astra'

Goedemorgen voor Groningen,

no my Freely is Galway Green.

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