SlabSquatthrust wrote:

Hi all, new to the forum and Freelanders in general.

My v70 has given up and I've managed to convince myself (and my other half) that I need to buy a Freelander 2.

I've got a max budget of 8K and ideally would like a manual HSE under the 150K mile mark.

I've looked at around 8 cars so far ranging from 09'-13' and 110-150K miles. All of them have varying degrees of rust appearing around the rear arches. Either i've been very unlucky or this is par for the course for freelanders of this age. Just wanted to know how concerned I should be and whether it'd be worth getting a mechanic to have a proper look under the car before I buy.

Cheers

SlabSquatthrust wrote:

Thanks for the all the replies so far.


Regarding the corrosion issues, am I making this out to be a bigger problem than it actually is or is it definitely something to get looked at before buying?

Cheers

No rust on my 2009MY SE manual, which cost me lest than half your £8k to get perfect.

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 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car.
2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Gone.
2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE. Gone.
Audi A5 convertible, my daily driver.
1972 Hillman Avenger GT, the project.