Well all you out there in the lr community!
Its been 6 months since we got our fl2 and not to put an hex on it she is fantastic!
I used to have a 5 bmw and she is easily as good with a lot more benefits.
I've taken a lot of stick over changing from a mit outlander but in all honesty I wish I'd done it sooner.
Rather than post with problems and questions I just thought I would praise a very good car!

Great to hear you have HUGE appreciation for the car

Excellent, good to see a positive post, just for the record I think mine is fantastic too..... But where is the snow?. FL2 SD4 Metropolis Auto Santorini Black / ivory completely stock.

It's true that light travels faster than sound, some people look quite intelligent until you hear them speak.


Stop global winging.

We don't want snow do we?!?
I just had to say something, I've had so many negetive comments since I bought the car, but honetsly, in twenty years of driving I've never owned a car like it!

The day after I got my first Freelander we had the worst snow for years, it was fantastic and that was on Wranglers not winter tyres, ended up shopping for my neighbors as no one else could get up the hill of the estate. FL2 SD4 Metropolis Auto Santorini Black / ivory completely stock.

It's true that light travels faster than sound, some people look quite intelligent until you hear them speak.


Stop global winging.

Only had mine for a week absolutely love it been down a little byway today and got its wheels muddy
Can't wait for it to snow i'll be like a kid at xmas
Few little niggles apart can't fault the car at all

Had mine for 7 weeks now and am loving it After 8 years with a Defender, it's great to have something with a lot more power and it's so much more comfortable for long journeys. Hoping for some snow too, to see if it can cope as well as the Defender always did.

I too did the swap from BMW (530d estate) and haven't regretted it for a moment. Apart from the dreaded tailgate catch it's been a faultless and very enjoyable two years with Land Rover's smallest. Mind you, I still miss the bigger boot in the Beemer or the immense space in the LWB Shogun/Pajeros we had before that.

Folk at the LR dealership we got the car from (Carrs of Truro) reckon that the Freelander is the best car out there in snow. This is altogether the wrong part of the country to test that theory, thankfully!

Welcome to the fold. Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
Tricia's - 2006 Royal Blue Beetle Cabriolet Auto
Mine - 2014 Vespa GTS 300 Super Sport Matt Black
Ours - 2007 White Bailey Pageant Champagne

I must admit, despite a few issues dealt with under warranty, I am still loving mine.
On Friday I drove from Sussex to Morecambe, then on Saturday I drove back. Round trip of 680 miles mostly at motorway speeds or maybe a bit more .
The Freelie performed flawlessly, and made me appreciate just how competent the car is on longer trips.

6 1/2 years with my first Freelander 2 and fault free ownership persuaded me to have another, so I did! Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........

peter wrote:

We don't want snow do we?!?

Well said..great summary

totally agree - ours are proving to be great cars

give it time....... (and not because i'm leaving the LR family for BMW )

6 years of owning 2 Freelander 2's, 5 years great with little or no problems but the 6th year it has been a nightmare - 6 trips to the dealer in 8 months. Hope your FL2 serves you well, they are great when they work.  Now - 2017 BMW X3 M Sport Carbon Black
Gone - 2014 BMW X3 M Sport Space Grey, faultless!
Gone - 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Bali Blue with xenons
Gone - 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Rimini Red with bodykit

FL2 is a LOT more reliable then the X3 you're moving on to according to the stats! If it's reliability you're changing for, good luck!

FL: http://www.reliabilityindex.com/reliability/search/153
X3: http://www.reliabilityindex.com/reliability/search/42