Hi all,

Just joined forum today being as I have just bought myself a Land Rover Freelander 2 and thought what a good idea to join a forum dedicated to this car. I drove it from the garage back home (a distance of about 65 miles) and I have to say it felt superb. It was like driving in my armchair in the lounge all the way home.

Once I've worked out how to upload pictures I'll pop one on hear.

Welcome - you'll get a lot of help from members on here. Not from me mind, I've not a clue beyond opening doors, pressing the start button and refuelling

Hi I am with Sid on that one but welcome to this Forum and glad to hear of your purchase they are great cars.
Cheers
Moe

Had mine roughly 7 months now and still think it's a fantastic car. Cruises nicely on the Motorway, pulls a caravan easily and was also great fun in the snow.

Madon37s wrote:

Hi all,

Just joined forum today being as I have just bought myself a Land Rover Freelander 2 and thought what a good idea to join a forum dedicated to this car. I drove it from the garage back home (a distance of about 65 miles) and I have to say it felt superb. It was like driving in my armchair in the lounge all the way home.

I bought mine about 18 months ago as a 2nd car, and the ride is better than my 15 year old Mercedes.

Potholes are something I don't feel so much now.

Freelander 2 gets more use than the Mercedes despite poorer fuel consumption.

Cheers guys for the warm welcome. I'm really looking forward to being an owner of a great British car again.

A couple of pictures of my beast

Welcome, looks a nice clean car.  2007 TD4 XS The work horse that earns its up keep
2013 SD4 HSE The posh one for towing the caravan
1973 Triumph Stag I bought in 2009 and restored.

Bees knees then!

Madon37s wrote:

Cheers guys for the warm welcome. I'm really looking forward to being an owner of a great British car again.

A couple of pictures of my beast

Looks nice, although there's not much British about it, other than it was assembled here.  Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car.
2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Gone.
2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE. Gone.
Audi A5 convertible, my daily driver.
1972 Hillman Avenger GT, the project.

Hello Madon and welcome to the forum, im newish here too having joint before a became the proud owner of my car last week. There is loads of help here from some very knowledgeable owners, I am like as some others are and lost once past checking the oil pressure. I am loving my car not been too far in it yet apart from the 160 miles or so drive home from collecting it. Just as someone else said all the pot holes seem to have gone too now. I am looking to tow a caravan with mine and I would welcome any comments from other members who do the same

Hi Richard,

Many thanks for the warm welcome. I too will be towing our caravan with the FL2 as a replacement of my Toyota Rav4 which I have to say was a fantastic towing car and reliable too!

I have a twin axle 26' caravan that I have been told the FL2 will tow no problem so if you have any caravan smaller than that then I don't think you'll have any problem but of course as you say there will be members on this forum that have actually already towed with them so it might be worth asking the question on a separate topic maybe

Double post! 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)

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Superb tow cars, I tow an 8m twin axle Swift Challenger Sport. I used to have a Discovery 2 Td5 manual and was concerned that it wouldn't be as good a tow car, I needn't have worried it's better! Doesn't have the same weight to hustle the van or the boot capacity but my Sd4 (auto) is just effortless. Had it down to the Pyrenees in summer 2019 with 4 bikes on the roof and far far too much red wine in the boot and in the caravan. A couple of weeks ago it towed 3.7 tonnes of stone, and a trailer. I can't praise this gutsy little 4x4 enough.






 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)

Lovely set up Bobupndown

Being the SD4 you'll have the 190 hp engine then? no wonder it pulls the caravan no bother

I'm sure my TD4 (158bhp) will pull my Swift Conqueror twin axle 8m van no worries though. Kind regards.

Paul

Madon37s wrote:

Hi Richard,

Many thanks for the warm welcome. I too will be towing our caravan with the FL2 as a replacement of my Toyota Rav4 which I have to say was a fantastic towing car and reliable too!

I have a twin axle 26' caravan that I have been told the FL2 will tow no problem so if you have any caravan smaller than that then I don't think you'll have any problem but of course as you say there will be members on this forum that have actually already towed with them so it might be worth asking the question on a separate topic maybe