Hi All

I have been sculking around garages and the internet for a while and toying with the idea of buying a Freelander2.

It has been my "i want one of those " cars for a while ( even though i have also test driven Kugas , X3s,X1s etc ).

I have decided on a Freelander 2.2 TD4 GS - Manual and have been to my localish garages..
The list price of the above vehicle is £26.500 with black metallic paint and a full size spare.
Lloyds at carlisle have quoted £25,250 ( no trade in) and this has been repeated at Fultons Lamplugh.
There appears to be no more movement on the price.
Does this seem a good price or should i be driving a harder bargain / looking somewhere else??
Any experiences / advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

the fact that you have no trade in should normally put you in a good bargaining position.

the problem with the FL2 is that they are selling and there does not seem to be much give and take with the dealers at present.

really depends if you have your heart set on a FL2 or would be happy to buy a Kuga, etc

Iain

iain cooper wrote:

the fact that you have no trade in should normally put you in a good bargaining position.

the problem with the FL2 is that they are selling and there does not seem to be much give and take with the dealers at present.

really depends if you have your heart set on a FL2 or would be happy to buy a Kuga, etc

Iain

£24211 here....

http://www.buyacar.co.uk/

No experience of them, but I've been discussing a purchase with them myself.

Chris

Hello ASH, why not give our site sponsors a call. Speak to James Taylor on Tel 0208 992 2299, tell him where your from and what you want etc.etc.etc.
I know it's a long way down to the 'smog' for us up here but it's a train journey down and a very pleasurable drive back up . Factor in travel/fuel cost to your overall purchase to see how they compare.
A quick call will cost you hardly nothing but you could gain a lot - they get nothing but praise from past buyers.

Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 S Auto Brand New with Delivery Miles 2.2 (Automatic)

http://www.james-french.co.uk/vehicle-deta...mp;NotRef=

Chris_G wrote:

£24211 here....

http://www.buyacar.co.uk/

No experience of them, but I've been discussing a purchase with them myself.

Chris

Cheers Chris.

I have also looked at these, and the only thing that puts me off is there is a guy on here who has had a lot of trouble with his new HSE , and he praised Lloyds highly.
I know that if something goes wrong you are covered by the warrenty, its just it feels better to me if you have a problem with your car the garge that sold you it would be more enthusiastic about sorting out any issues.

Thanks all for your responses , thay are all being considered.

Does anyone know why the Santory Black has turned into Sumatra Black???
Is Black not Black?

Is one a plain colour and the other a metallic ?

Some colours are no longer available because of the Japanese earthquake and the location of the factory that makes a special pigment. A lot of colours have been changed, although, I have heard the factory will be back online in June, maybe the colours will come back.

Ash, I got a great deal from James Edwards in Brock (Preston), although my car is being registered in August and not September, that may have helped.

Paul

There are probably loads of shades of black but I beleive the reason they changed the colour name is because the paint supplier in Japan suffered from the recent earthquake.

As mentioned, I would get a quote from the site sponsor also.

QUOTE:

Due to the recent Earthquake problems in Japan, the Country that supplies Land Rover with their paint for their product range, have with immediate effect had to make some colour changes.

This information has come into force will immediate effect – Wednesday 13th April 2011

The 15 affected colours are Santorini Black, Stornoway Grey, Lago Grey, Firenze Red, Baltic Blue, Bali Blue, Kosrae Green, Nara Bronze, Rimini Red, Rousillon Red, Aintree Green, Colima Lime, Barolo Black, Havana and Mauritius Blue.

Replacement Colours - to be introduced in June and maintained in place for several months until further notice:

Santorini Black will be replaced with Sumatra Black (previously used on 08MY Freelander)
Stornoway Grey will be replaced with Orkney Grey (identical to the Jaguar colour Lunar Grey)
Baltic Blue will be replaced with Buckingham Blue (previously used on 10MY Solihull products)
Kosrae Green will be replaced with Galway Green
Removed Colours - no longer available on orders from June onwards. These colours will not be reintroduced:

Bali Blue (not available on Discovery and Range Rover Sport from 22/04/11)
Lago Grey
Rimini Red
Removed and Delayed Colours - not available on orders from June onwards. Reintroduction timing to be confirmed:

Nara Bronze
Firenze Red* (will not be introduced on Freelander in May. Limited availability for Freelander LE2 only)
Aintree Green
Colima Lime*
Mauritius Blue*
Barolo Black
Havana
Rousillon Red (limited availability for 11MY Range Rover Ultimate Edition only)
*Plan to introduce on Range Rover Evoque in Q1 2012

9 Unaffected Colours:

Fuji White
Zermatt/Indus Silver
Siberian Silver
Galway Green
Ipanema Sand
Bournville
Marmaris Teal
Tamar Blue
Keswick Green

Chris_G wrote:

QUOTE:

Due to the recent Earthquake problems in Japan, the Country that supplies Land Rover with their paint for their product range, have with immediate effect had to make some colour changes.

This information has come into force will immediate effect – Wednesday 13th April 2011

The 15 affected colours are Santorini Black, Stornoway Grey, Lago Grey, Firenze Red, Baltic Blue, Bali Blue, Kosrae Green, Nara Bronze, Rimini Red, Rousillon Red, Aintree Green, Colima Lime, Barolo Black, Havana and Mauritius Blue.

Replacement Colours - to be introduced in June and maintained in place for several months until further notice:

Removed Colours - no longer available on orders from June onwards. These colours will not be reintroduced:

Bali Blue (not available on Discovery and Range Rover Sport from 22/04/11)
Lago Grey
Rimini Red

Better get a few touch up sticks quick.......



On the car price front ....


If the dealer isn't willing to deal then talk to them about finance packages - I managed to get mine rolled in at no extra cost - if you have cash to buy then stick it in the bank and make a few pennies on it. They have targets for selling finance much the saem as cars and you might be the sale they need to get their quota for that month... I saved 5.9% just by putting my car on an APP.  There's always a way forward!

2008 Freelander Td4 GS - Stornoway Grey - Now Gone - Sob
2011 Freelander Td4 GS 150 - Rimini Red - in its place - Better x far x 4!!

Try www.drivethedeal.co.uk I'm getting a FL2 SD4 HSE - 3K off list using them and so-far-so-good!

I know of a nice 2010 GS manual shortly going up for sale if that makes a better deal than a brand new one