Land Rover Freelander Station Wagon 2.0 XE Di 5d (1999/T) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
Paid £13000 when 2.5 years old. Now worth about £8000 5.5 years old. I've lost a lot more on cars before. Has good image and your paying for that, I think.
Costs
Servicing expensive. Tyres not bad, shop around £60. Cost me a fortune in repairing faults and thats not at Landrover Dealer. £2k first year, £1k second year. Very poor, might have got a pig though. New BMW version supposed to be better.
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On the road
Driving
Nice drive, good driving position, not particularly fast, but hey its a 4x4, you can put your foot down and make it go though once its of the mark.
Performance
Rated low in power, but it pulls my 1500kg caravan easily. Brilliant on fuel, I get about 35 round town, much more on motorway, and 24 when towing. Does upto about 100 on motorway ""allegedly""
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Living with it
Reliability
Never broke down, never failed to start.
Image
Best in its class, except new X3 obviously, but your talking a lot more money for one of them.
Comfort
Comfotable and plenty of room. Not that much head room though, my hair touches ceiling, I am 6ft tall.
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Security and Service
Security
Has good alarm and immobiliser system, though does't appear to have shock sensor as someone once hit it in carpark at work and alram did'nt go off. No one's ever tried to steal it, yet.
Service
Dealer would not contribute to repair of major ABS Traction Control (orange light) electronics fault when only just out of warranty and with full LR service history. Went elsewhere, LR diagnosis was wrong. Still cost a lot though.
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
No problems as yet
Other
Diognosed ECU replaced, wasnt. Replaced ABS manifold, wasnt. Turned out to be brake light switch. Leaky seal rear window. Rattles from sunroof, can't do anything. Steering vibration. Replaced prop shaft. Rear tyres feather and create hum.
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
No
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes