Just bought my daughter a s/h freelander 2 XS

Reg J13 LCY

Anyone's on here ?

Will post pics when we get it D4 Commercial
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Don't recognize the reg, but you've bought your daughter a very safe car with winter round the corner  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Hi Npinks,

To be honest that is the major reason, currently has an Audi A1 at uni but drives between RAC Cirencester & Shipton-Under-Wychwood 3 days a week for work at circa 6am/6.30am, they are minor roads that in the winter that rarely get gritted so have to look to give her the best car I know that I can sensibly insure.

My wife had a freelander 2 that was superb a couple of years ago in the snow so went for the best we could afford so if when my daughter finishes Uni & perhaps gets a job not in the equine world she can get herself a normal car & we still have decent car.

We insure with NFU and despite her being 19, 20 in Feb they pulled out all the stops to insure it at a sensible price  D4 Commercial
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Worth pointing out to her (and anyone getting a 4x4) with all the gadgets and 4wd ice is ice and driving fast will end in tears and a rather large dent or three

I noticed you commented on a winter tyres tread, those woud make it even more safer for her

Nick  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Nick,

She sadly learnt the hard way, going to her horse one morning went straight on into a stone wall where she works !!

Fixed the car ourselves apart from getting a bumper sprayed as she had a mini so most parts were just un bolt

She now is if anything overly safe but now has 2 years no claims so fingers crossed she will take it easy.

I have been a land rover owner in many guises all my life so the one thing I've learnt is the most important thing is the 4 bits of rubber that keep you in contact with the road or mud etc, so I'm looking possibly at winter tyres but was trying to get them a bit cheaper !

Regards

Paul D4 Commercial
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Hi PJB - you slumming it

Have had 2 FL2's and they were fantastic - lot better value for money than the RRS

Come to think of it better than a mini too

If driven sensibly in bad weather FL2 is faultless  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Last edited by muddywheels on 23rd Oct 2012 11:53 am. Edited 1 time in total

Hi MW

No still get to drive round in a 2010 RRS sort of company car.

Agree about value for money but saying that you sell any car to a dealer and you are looking at a £3k loss.

We had a 55 plate mini 1.6 that my daughter had after her mum so in total we had for 4 years & only had a £3k depreciation hit.

Cars are an easy way to throw money down the drain and as a bit of a petrol head I've probably more experience of losing money than most !!

Hope you are falling back in love with your RRS.

My boss has a new X5 4.0, swopped for w/e as he needed a car with a towbar, I was really glad to get the RRS back although both cars cost the same - he ironically was so pleased to get the x5 back - cannot wait for him to get a towbar on the X5 - then we'll see  D4 Commercial
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£3k depreciation in 4 years

I managed that recently on my FL1 over 3 years but reduced the mini by £3500 already after 3 months and still cant sell it - I may as well keep it but only have one garage and don't want to leave it stood outside all the time when I am using the RRS

The RRS is running beautifully though  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!