I’ve found the load space in the FL2 to be its only disappointment. It’s fine if you are using it as a two-seater, but for family use or daily-use with the back seats up, the boot space is pretty limited. By the time I put in all the usual just-in-case emergency crap for normal winter use, there is very little space left, unless you take out the load cover and go higher (using a dog grill to safely pack-out to the roof). Moving directly from the one-ten is going to be challenging - I made the move from 110 to FL2 via a couple of old-style Volvo V40s and the Volvo had more usable space than the FL2.

As mentioned by others above, I’d garage the old LR and look after it!

EDIT: My other load-space gripe is the lack of additional storage spaces in the front! Would it have killed them to engineer in a shelf below the steering wheel or a decent coin-tray somewhere? 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

I fitted a small net holder, between the switch bank and the knee airbag. every little helps.
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Carpet in door pockets or centre to stop coins rattling around.

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LCJ wrote:

New member here, although long time member of Def2. Forgive the life story:


4. Will the boot of a Freelander with back seats down take a mountain bike?



Thanks!

I love my Freelander 2 and I'm never selling mine

If I owned a 2015 Defender I wouldn't sell that either.

Based on the comments from my fellow Freel2 members, I have the following recommendation

1. What will it take for you to keep the Defender and buy a Freel2?

2. Can you buy a high mileage Freel2 and fix all that ails it? (this may take months if you buy a very inexpensive Freel2)

In summary find a way to have both a Defender and a Freel2

Good luck with your decision

Paul

Lightwater wrote:

Carpet in door pockets or centre to stop coins rattling around.

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Door pocket templates down this page.
https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic33026-45.html

Good point Dave

LR014221

Thanks all, and sorry to have gone to ground. Lots of thinking in the background though.

I'd like to keep the 110 but 1) a garage for it isn't realistic and I don't want to see it start corroding (it's immaculate now) and play chase the rust as it gets older. been there with other defenders and time doesn't permit now and 2) the Home Secretary won't sanction it for long family journeys on any high speed roads, so weekend use is limited. It seems a shame to have the sort of money it's worth tied up in something I'm not able to use properly.

So it's D4 or Freelander. just need to get on with deciding!

Have you considered selling the Defender and pooling the money with the FL2 budget and buying a new 110 Defender? 94 Disco 300 TDI Gone
96 Defender 300 TDI Gone...Should have kept it.
2003 Freelander ES TD4 Gone
2002 Defender TD5 Gone
2005 Freelander HSE TD4 Gone
2015 Freelander 2 Metropolis Keeping for now!

The 110 sale proceeds are the FL2 budget (hopefully with some change), sadly. New 110 pricing is waay out of my league, and I would not want to be LR's guinea pig on such a complicated vehicle.

I may be tempted to bank the 110 sale proceeds and wait to see how the new defenders depreciate though!