You should have a go.I did and loved it.Try Tong near to Bradford/Leeds,as they do a Pay and Play for about £30/£35.They have a route that you can do without any mods to your car.

With the likes of Tong, if your sensible, is your car pretty safe from getting damaged? Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
Gone MY2010 Freelander 2 Manual TD4.e S, Alaska White.

Yes,because there is a route for road cars,and as long you are careful,there should be no problem.The best thing is that,you learn to use the Terrain Response and Hill Descent functions.Besides,you are only driving at about 5 mph.I really enjoyed my time there,and intend to go back.
Another thing that I learned was,that driving a manual,the car takes control,whereas, driving an auto, you have to have to use your brakes from time to time.

I intend going to next 4x4 play day on 7th February at park wood (tong) off road centre, not been for several years and first time using Freelander as land rover intended. Mods I have are ATs ,mantec sump and tank guards.Happy to meet up

I have spent the last few weeks looking at the alternatives to the FL2 and agree with the above posts-nothing really comes close in terms of offroad ability. The Q3/Q5/X3/X5 cater for the masses though. Despite Land Rover's reputation, I suspect most FL2 owners do nothing more adventurous than drive over a deep pothole. Audi/BMW realise this and manufacture a car that handles well, is nicely finished and, when it snows, gets you home. The fact you see more Q3/Q5/X3/X5 than FL2's suggest they are producing a product the majority of people want.

Love to meet up Mudstuck.

Labradorslave wrote:

I have spent the last few weeks looking at the alternatives to the FL2 and agree with the above posts-nothing really comes close in terms of offroad ability. The Q3/Q5/X3/X5 cater for the masses though. Despite Land Rover's reputation, I suspect most FL2 owners do nothing more adventurous than drive over a deep pothole. Audi/BMW realise this and manufacture a car that handles well, is nicely finished and, when it snows, gets you home. The fact you see more Q3/Q5/X3/X5 than FL2's suggest they are producing a product the majority of people want.

I like to avoid misadventure in my motoring so don't do anything too adventurous. But I do like to use my Freely2 for doing useful things - so mine tows boats, trundles around in the muck and mire carting all manner of things about without drama. Its a great little workhorse and a great road car combined. On a recent run to load up with pasties I exchanged a friendly wave with the driver of a well used Disco1, then nodded appreciatively to an ancient Defender driver, passed two more Freely 2s, then in the car park I noticed a Freely 1 and another Defender and a Disco2. Not a sign of any "Premium" LR products - just loads of Landies which are owned and well used doing practical things. Lots of Nissan Cumquats however - I see Nissan sold over 60,000 Cumquats in the UK in 2015 - in the top 10. So although LR are gloating about their up market sales to posh people in 2015 - it should be born in mind that the Freely1 was the best selling 4 x 4 in Europe for 5 years after launch. What is the future for the brand when they as a matter of corporate strategy have abandoned the market for affordable, useful vehicles for doing useful things?
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With the likes of Tong, if your sensible, is your car pretty safe from getting damaged?