I wonder if any current Freelander 2 owners could give me their opinion on buying a 3 year old 40,000 miles ish freelander 2? Are they fairly reliable? What is the typical real world MPG for the diesels? What have people typically had to replace at around this mileage? I currently drive an Audi A4 Cabriolet and it has been a money pit (30000 miles and full Audi Service History yet still had 4 breakdowns in 9 months!!) so Im a little wary about buying a car I know nothing about. Any help/advice would be much appreciated.

Hi my 2007 plate FL2 was brought second hand with 27000 on the clock and to date it has been spot on ( touch wood) i get around 32 mpg and 475 miles per full take of fuel. You take a chance with any second hand car you buy no matter the make, my advice is get one with full service history and buy from a Land Rover dealer as you would get a years warrenty with it. I got mine for Guy Salmon at Sheffield and they were spot on. Hunters at Derby were S**T hope this helps

I'm very pleased with the reliability of my 2009 GS, manual.

Round trip to Belfast this week. just under 870 Kilometres and fuel cost was €70 at €1.43/litre.

On average I would say I get about 10Klm to the Euro. (Currently, 88p Sterling).

One thing I've learnt is that not every glitch is an expensive problem. The ones I've had either self correct or can be solved by reference to the handbook or the very knowledgeable members of this Forum.

Mostly these have been electrical/software incidents and just going through the correct starting procedure will "re-boot" the system, for you.

Still makes my wallet jump when they happen, though...

I was getting 30-31mpg driving to work and back which was a mixture of town driving and dual carriageway and 30 miles per day. Usually around 450 miles per tank. Since I went on an off road day my MPG has improved , im now getting 38-40 mpg and have just emptied a tank (£91) after 560 miles which included about 60 miles towing 1400Kg's of weekend essentials behind me

As for reliability, no problems yet on a 57 plate TD4 with 38k in the 8 months ive had it.

I have had my 2007 XS manual for just over a year now and never get less than 35mpg day to day. Just got back from a trip to Cornwall and was getting just under 43mpg. As for reliability, I have had a few niggles. Tailgate switch was replaced, rear disk pads broke up, high brake light leaked, had the "transmission fault traction reduced" warning message which was fixed with new pump kit/sensor switch. The problems were a pain but didn't take anything away from what a great car this is.

From what I read & have experienced FL2's are very reliable. Low 30's MPG on mu auto, more with the manual.

Buy wisely, if it looks tired it probably is...... 2010MY Freelander 2 HSE Auto
Santorini Black with Ebony Napoli Leather

Had my 07 GS manual for just a year now and 12000 miles. No problems except one flat battery no start. The GS manual was the same price as a base model auto, which I decided didn't have the features I wanted (mainly cruise control). I get 30mpg around town, and can hit 40 on a run if I'm careful. All I've had to buy were a proper matching spare wheel and three tyres.
The second hand prices at dealers seem to vary widely, with quite a price hike for the top models. I went to Marshals in Bedford because they had a couple of cars that were cheaper than other dealers, one of which I bought! I've had no problems but it IS a LandRover, so I decided to go for extended warranty just in case.

All of above is what you need to know, although I never get more than 30mpg! Also consider buying xs, se or hse for better resale value and better spec! (heated front screen is a must as scraping ice is very third world now)

Bought a new GS manual in 2007 and have clocked up 50k+ miles. Runs better than it did when new. 34mpg on mixed driving, but mainly town. I did have a warranty repair on the Haldex and I would check out whether this has been done on any vehicle you look at. It appears hard to identify, but might fail, so get a dealer car with warranty (as previously posted).

I can honestly say that the car still feels new and the MOT guy recently remarked about how clean it was underneath, so hoping for a few miles yet out of the old girl

The only thing that I don't like is the Wrangler tyres, so I've recently changed to Hankooks, which feel so much better, but I don't know how many miles I'll get out of them. Buy one

ps. I've owned all of the main marques over the past 30 years and this car rates as good as any, better than BMW and Merc, and equal to Audi, but everyone has their own favourites. I reckon that it will still be in reasonable nick for another 5/6 years and 100k miles.

They're not that great as a second hand buy on the whole because they're holding their value so well! Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
Family's: 2009 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Auto, Stornoway

Yorkshire - God's County

got the wife a 07 HSE with 70 K on the clock we have had it for 1yr no problems to date it was a bit slow on pickup so had it re maped mpg went down to 28 but its nicer to drive we both love it p j stone

Recently sold a 2007 SE with 36000 miles. Apart from a couple of recall issues I had no problems with it at all and changed it for a new 2011 XS which has so far proved to be very reliable.