No shame there. VW group SUVs are very good. We have a VW Tiguan along with the Freelander. Dad and brother have had a variety of Skoda flavoured versions. (Thought you were going to have bought a Dacia Duster). 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)

Northcroft wrote:

Can we guess

Seat Ateca 2.0 TDI White
If it is it looks a nice car.

how the hell did you do that ?????
You are spot one, youve won a banana, its in the post now . . . . .Yes, I am someone who said I would NEVER have a white car, yet some cars to my eye look okay or great in that colour . . .
Dont mind manual box at all and I do like a sun roof which it has.

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Liking the white with the black wheels [/quote]

thanks sidthecat
IanMetro I await your spying reply

I like the black trim BUT cant decide if I would like it painted white as in this other shot below

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I like it in your suggested white trim and shiny wheels, as I am not a fan of the 'blacked out' look.



Finding it was the result of a lifetime of problem solving and computer security.




Or perhaps the truth is I googled "car for sale Durham £15980" and liked the look of this one. (and hoped I was right)


We give away lots of info when we use the internet. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

Another option would be the black trim with the shiny wheels?

for anyone remotely interested, i sold my lovely Freelander 2

2007 HSE with 169,700 miles on it, I was offered £1500 trade which was about the going rate, then I thought I have nothing to lose, stuck it on fb marketplace, within 5 minutes I had the buyer, I had it on for the bargain price of £2650 . . . .ANYTHING above £1500 was a bonus . . . . .he offered £2400 as we re-enacted the usual scene from wheeler dealers, , I was thinkin I fancied a curry so i pushed him and we settled on £2450.

So we shook like Mike Brewer, ' how out ya hand, youve just bought a cracking motor '

loved the freelander, still do, cost me a lot to keep going, I bought it in Dec 2016 for £5,250 . . .sold it May 2022 for £2450

BUT, I only did 13,000 miles and must have spent easily £3,500 or more on getting it just right. crazy when i think about it, not as crazy as some of the fl2 prices out there, mine should have gone for 10 grand . . .why? Because it has proved it can do over 169000 miles the lesser mileage ones have not proved that  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)

Nice one Looking at similar mileage HSE's on AutoTrader, that's still quite cheap - especially considering what you've spent on it to get it right.
I nearly sent you a PM as I decided I really wanted it - until SWMBO pointed out there was nothing wrong with the one I have (strange, she says that about something else, too ), the price of diesel , insurance etc etc. and that the money would be better spent on an LPG conversion. Typical ! Since owning my Freelander 2, I somehow have no other vehicles around me. Usually I have several Land Rovers on the go at any time. That's something that HAS to change. 1 Land Rover in my life just isn't enough !!!!

thanks for that realbeale . . . .I was just glad to see a lad buy it who genuinely loved it rather than think it would go off to auction somewhere, my heart is broken with letting it go, if it was only 8 years old i would have kept it, the wheel arches were bubbling away, the inside of every door was rusty, it was praying on my mind that I needed a change. 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)

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13000 miles in 6 years? You'd be cheaper walking 🤣
Good luck with the new car! 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)

I just hope its going to be okay . . . .FL2 is hard to beat.  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)

Northcroft wrote:

cost me a lot to keep going,

Hi,

ManMaths and round figures it looks like its cost you about £1k/year for the FL2 and I think thats quite good

can you remember to come back in 6 years time and let us know the figures for the Seat

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my first ever FL2 and I did keep it longer than most other cars!
But its now gone way up Norf