hello Freelander folk

just on the point of taking the plunge and buying a 2010 GS auto with just over 25000 on the clock;

looks immaculate in the pictures (don't they all...) and has a full annual service history (by date, not mileage, one owner from new - same garage)

selling IRO £12k - does that sound about right ?

guide on the LR website for PartEx is £9350, and it seems a fair enough figure based on others that are/have been on the market

looking forward to getting back in to the LR thing, having had a D2 for twelve years - cost a fortune to run but loved it anyway - hoping for a slightly less financially crippling experience to come (apart from witless expenditure on upgrades and accessories, obviously), so is that sort of mark for a start off decent enough ??

any thoughts very much appreciated - thanks in advance

I don’t know about the price but it’s an unusual colour I do like the look of it.

IMHO the question you are asking is the price difference between a higher spec, same year, higher mileage car worth £8000 less than a 25k miles vehicle.
I paid £4500 for my 2010 hse TD4e, 150k miles, albeit 20 months ago.
Yes the car will be in overall better condition ( bodywork interior etc), however the weak points in these cars seem to be the drive train, which at 25k miles MAY start to fail in the near future ( seems to be around 50k miles ), whereas a higher mileage vehicle has probably had some / most of these issues sorted. 8k also leaves a lot of change for future repairs, which will inevitably be required.
Perhaps a car somewhere in the middle of the price range and mileage may be the way to go?
Good luck whatever you decide 👍

Somewhere between the two options, check the service fully, has it had the heldex etc done? if not they could cost you a lot. Common sense isn't very common.
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2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto

Grimdog wrote:

IMHO the question you are asking is the price difference between a higher spec, same year, higher mileage car worth £8000 less than a 25k miles vehicle.
I paid £4500 for my 2010 hse TD4e, 150k miles, albeit 20 months ago.
Yes the car will be in overall better condition ( bodywork interior etc), however the weak points in these cars seem to be the drive train, which at 25k miles MAY start to fail in the near future ( seems to be around 50k miles ), whereas a higher mileage vehicle has probably had some / most of these issues sorted. 8k also leaves a lot of change for future repairs, which will inevitably be required.
Perhaps a car somewhere in the middle of the price range and mileage may be the way to go?
Good luck whatever you decide 👍

grand answer - thank you - hafta admit to being seduced by the low mileage, and the colour (what a tart !); the same dealer has an '08 HSE for around £11k but with 45k on the clock - and it's grey - shall take a look at that at the same time....

axle wrote:

Somewhere between the two options, check the service fully, has it had the heldex etc done? if not they could cost you a lot.

Hi,

for me the main is HOW has the mileage been done,

if they nip the sprogs 1 mile down the road each day, walk away, nothing has ever got warm its worn out and clogged up
if they use it once a month for a 100 mile trip to their Sunseeker95 moored up somewhere then a might be interested

doing that sort of mileage they should have had 5.0 petrol engine not a diesel anyway

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my first ever FL2 and I did keep it longer than most other cars!
But its now gone way up Norf

riverblanche wrote:

Hi,

for me the main is HOW has the mileage been done,

if they nip the sprogs 1 mile down the road each day, walk away, nothing has ever got warm its worn out and clogged up
if they use it once a month for a 100 mile trip to their Sunseeker95 moored up somewhere then a might be interested

doing that sort of mileage they should have had 5.0 petrol engine not a diesel anyway

fifty mile round trip once a week to the local dogging hotspot I reckon (they're somewhere in Essex) - might mean that there is excessive wear to the rear suspension, indelible handprints to the d-post at the back and maybe a slight indentation to the front of the bonnet from summer excursions/exertions

staring to think twice about the cloth interior now - leather might have cost a few quid extra, but at least it's wipe-clean....

🤣🤣🤣🤣 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)

Dont know ? i am on the fence a bit go with your gut instinct  2009 FL2 S now gone
2011 FL2 HSE AUTO
2012 FL2 XS AUTO
2000 Kawasaki er 5

Nice colour same as my 09 plate  2009 FL2 S now gone
2011 FL2 HSE AUTO
2012 FL2 XS AUTO
2000 Kawasaki er 5

There are lots of thing that should have been replaced by age not mileage that is what you need to check. Common sense isn't very common.
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2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto

For that kind of price at that age I’d prefer a top of the range with goodies and another full service history if possible, I’d rather it had done 100K than 10K Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

I'd go for a higher spec, higher mileage version, for less money.
When I was looking, I rejected anything below SE spec, simply because I knew I'd rather sort out potential mechanical issues, in preference to wishing I'd bought a vehicle with more toys.
As these vehicles are capable of 300k miles or more, I really can't see the point in spending more money, on a low mileage one, when a cheaper high mileage one will likely be issue free. 2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Soon to be sold.
Hyundai Ionic 5 Ultimate on order.
Gone. 2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE.

As already said above,

Think of what spec suits the FL2, to my mind the SD4 (with Auto) allows you to glide around making the best use of the superb driving position and comfort.

Look carefully at what standard or extra features are on the FL2 in question, as many FL2s were 'speced up' by the original owners.

AND most important - Provenance - has it got a believable documented history, and do you trust the seller. - the FL2 is a complicated machine which requires regular, reliable, servicing.

A nice one may be worth considering, even at a slightly higher price. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 76k+ miles) (MY2015)