As my Freelander was now 6 years old and had done 154,000 miles I decided it was time to get something a little newer and with less miles. The asking prices for late low mileage Freelanders were a bit high for my liking and so I thought that if I was going to spend a large wad of cash then I would get something different. I looked at the Volvo XC60 as the most likely choice as it ticked most of the boxes for me and my other choice of a Discovery Sport was just too expensive as I wanted at least the same amount of toys and equipment that my HSE Freelander had. To cut a long story short I ended up with this. HSE Luxury with Black Pack!
At 154,000miles my Freelander was still running with all original parts such as diff, haldex, wheel bearings clutch etc and in the 18 months that I had it I put 23, 000miles on it all trouble free. Diff and haldex were still on their original oils as well. I picked the 2.2 over the 2ltr as I thought it was a great engine in the Freelander and wanted to avoid any potential oil dilution problems. Can`t say it will ever be this clean ever again however!

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Nice one - it6 is surprising how little dirt shows on the white cars (that's my excuse anyway)

Just one observation - that rear pillar is just screaming out to be black too  No Longer the owner of a 2013MY Fuji White GS

"Fiat Lux" a philosophy not a car

Yes, late FL2s going at silly prices now. Cars similar mileage to my 14 reg XS are going for about the same money that I paid 21 months ago. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

Very nice, and I've not seen one with roof rails yet.

Enjoy  FL2 now gone and have a couple of items left for sale:-

Brodit active iPhone holder + Brodit dash clip,
Bluetooth Music Streaming Module.

it must be amazing to be rich . .  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)

Thanks for the comments! To Northcroft. I wish! I decided that I was going to treat myself when I turned 60 which was last month. I had a previous pension that paid out a small lump sum and I had been saving up for months, had a garage clearout and sold loads on Ebay etc etc and had some help from my wife as well.
The new Disco came from a Volvo main dealer and is a one owner car and I`ve done a couple of hundred miles in it since I got it yesterday. Fuel consumption seems about the same as the Freelander although it is an automatic. You sit a little lower than the Freelander and I do miss the individual armrests! It has a towbar and a spare wheel, both of which were things that I wanted so all in all very happy with it. No mods planned initially but we will see!The first thing on my to do list I think will be removing the side steps as all they seem to do is get your trousers dirty as you get out the car! No plans to leave the forum. I did have a look at the Discosport forum but came away thinking there was to much negativity about things to make me want to join.!

just out of interest, what did you get for your high miles 6 year old FL2 ?


wish mine was 6 . . . .its 12 in March . . .  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)

Very nice

I do like the color, but I agree that the C Pillar should be black.


For reference

I’ve owned my LR2 for almost 12 years, it will be exactly twelve years on the ides of March.

I am at 115,000 miles

Original parts
Engine
Transmissions
Haldex
Wheel bearings
Differentials
PTU
Struts
Ball joints
Radiator
Headlight bulbs
Too many more to list

My Land Rover has treated me well

Glad to see you bought another

Take care

Paul

PS you can still post here, now you are an alumni

So, should the C pillar, on the LR DS and door frame be painted BLACK ?????

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Ohhhh I like that  If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

I got rid of my roof platform to save 20 kg, but there is 140 kg up there but on the rough roads I put the 15.3 kg solar panels in the car & put the fuel in the tank as soon as possible to end up with 85 kg on 4 cross bars.

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Wheels a bit too bling .... need to be black with decent AT tyres to carry the (supposed) 'off-road' credentials for me.
 FL2 now gone and have a couple of items left for sale:-

Brodit active iPhone holder + Brodit dash clip,
Bluetooth Music Streaming Module.

SVR badges you don’t get an SVR DS so why bother ? MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion

MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s

p_gill wrote:

Very nice
For reference

I’ve owned my LR2 for almost 12 years, it will be exactly twelve years on the ides of March.

I am at 115,000 miles

Original parts

My Land Rover has treated me well