For those of us that don't get Ch 5 here is the 5th gear review

pelyma wrote:

For those of us that don't get Ch 5 here is the 5th gear review

All reviews loudly complain about interior quality. I can't believe the key is as bad as everybody claims. When I test drove my current BMW, the first sense of quality was the key that I received from the salesguy. I remember the sensation well. Would think Ford knows better how consumers behave...

cheers Paul... the 'other' forum were not too helpful in providing this or an answer to whether the prog is still repeated during the week or at the weekend.

I nicked it from LR Chronicle! Getting quite excited about the test drive tomorrow, although I still can't get that TDV8 FFRR out of my head I'm driving that again too at LRE in Kent in December

I think this Freelander is going to be a big hit, the rubbish about price will pass in the way it did for D3 and lets hope they don't give the usual LR knockers a chance to go on about reliability.

have the best of fun tomorrow mate... and try and snag some piccies and a real review of the thing - inc that key

-s

Not sure about the piccis, but Mrs has a little camera and we have a 45 min drive so I guess the dealer won't be with me!

I've have sat in the fl2 and the quality issues are no where near what the critisims allude to it is really quite a classy interior however don't touch the light wood trim option with a barge pole have the aluminium or dark wood effect

Thank ypu EJ! I have ordered the dark wood but have been concerned about this ever since. There appears to be several good after market "real wood" alternatives out there, so i have decided if it is really horrible, i can always shell out a couple hundred more pounds/dollars and replace the trim altogether.

Did you actually see the dark wood option? Was it in a black interior?

Thanks again,

GG

gibbergump wrote:

Thank ypu EJ! I have ordered the dark wood but have been concerned about this ever since. There appears to be several good after market "real wood" alternatives out there, so i have decided if it is really horrible, i can always shell out a couple hundred more pounds/dollars and replace the trim altogether.

Did you actually see the dark wood option? Was it in a black interior?

Thanks again,

GG

Glad to hear that wood is no big deal. I have always suspected that the complaint might be a little overblown, and it is good to hear from someone that has actually seen it. Come to think of it, if the wood and the cheap key are the only two items that people have identified to complain about, then this must be a pretty impressive vehicle all round. Thanks again.

I agree with ej, the key IMO is fine - my wife loved it as there is no protruding metal to stab the kids, scratch the car etc and the wood well it isn't something you would go out and buy as an extra but its not a deal breaker

is the 'wood' actually wood or plastic ?

The Freelander I sat in and fiddled with back in June at Gaydon had very plastic 'wood'. Can't recall now if it was actually wood from a tree.

ej wrote:

gibbergump wrote:

Thank ypu EJ! I have ordered the dark wood but have been concerned about this ever since. There appears to be several good after market "real wood" alternatives out there, so i have decided if it is really horrible, i can always shell out a couple hundred more pounds/dollars and replace the trim altogether.

Did you actually see the dark wood option? Was it in a black interior?

Thanks again,

GG

the dark wood looks executive in a black interior and I'm sure you won't be dissapointed at the quality of it when you see it the dark wood however looks more luxurious in a light cream interior. there are pictures on the internet with the dark wood on the american land rover site

simon wrote:

is the 'wood' actually wood or plastic ?

The Freelander I sat in and fiddled with back in June at Gaydon had very plastic 'wood'. Can't recall now if it was actually wood from a tree.

It is from the japanicus plasticus tree