I am looking at viewing this Freelander but haven't seen one in this colour before. Is the colour in the photo a realistic representation-a dusky red rather than a bright red? I quite like the look of it but wondered if it might be a bit of a marmite colour and hard to sell in the future.

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Colour would only be a serious consideration in a much newer car IMHO. Its far from new now so condition is more important as by the time you wish to part its going to be in a different market. That said I quite like reds and see no issues. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Date tested
18 January 2018
PASS
Mileage
90,965 miles
MOT test number
6442 2348 8649
Test location
View test location
Expiry date
17 January 2019
Advisory notice item(s)
front tyres wearing low
rear discs corroded FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Cheers for the MOT check. It has had new discs and pads all round. I will ask about the tyres.

Labradorslave:
Yes, Red does suit the FL2. We have a Firenze Red one. But I have a thing about black cars - really dislike cleaning them. Jules

I always wanted a Rimini Red F2 with privacy glass, but I couldn't find one when I was looking. I think its a stunning colour. Updated- Waiting for a Scotland v England 6 Nations home win. 24th Feb 2018
Gone-1972 88 SWB Soft top
Gone-1981 24v FFR Lightweight
Gone-2009 Freelander 2 TD4 GS manual
Gone before it bankrupted me- 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 Auto
2013 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto

Firenze Red  If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

Noticed the tow bar - if it's manual check out the clutch. MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

Mine is also in Firenze Red with factory tints and ivory leather .. I love it.

Did I read on here that a component of Rimini paint - a pigment perhaps - became unavailable after a natural disaster somewhere in the world and Firenze was introduced as a direct and similar replacement?

JulesK wrote:

Firenze Red

Wish mine was Firenze red  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)

HappyNomad wrote:

Did I read on here that a component of Rimini paint - a pigment perhaps - became unavailable after a natural disaster somewhere in the world and Firenze was introduced as a direct and similar replacement?

HappyNomad wrote:
Did I read on here that a component of Rimini paint - a pigment perhaps - became unavailable after a natural disaster somewhere in the world and Firenze was introduced as a direct and similar replacement?

Yes, that would've been down to the effects of the Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011


If that was the case would getting a tin off the shelf be a problem ? FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Labradorslave wrote:

I am looking at viewing this Freelander

my first FL2 was in RImini Red with the bodykit on an 08 plate, at the time very few of that colour around and even fewer with the bodykit (until the sport LE came out) - loved the colour and was always getting comments about it, even my bosses son (my boss was driving a black RRS at the time) preferred the FL2 over this dads RRS!!!

I’ve had many people mistake mine for a RRS. MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion

MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s