Morning

Looking to change up cars and the freelander 2 peaked my interest (following JayEmm on cars review). But as I currently do less than 5000 miles a yr (local commute and fortnight trip away) is the freelander ruled out due to its diesel engine? i.e. filter clogging and other issues with diesel vehicles not used for long trips.
Would be interested to know if others are using theirs on a limited mileage basis and incurring any issues before I consider this further.

Many thanks

If you buy a Freeby that's early, then it's unlikely to have a DPF. The DPF became started after 2011 ish. DPF equipped diesels are more fussy about their use, needing a good trip every now and then to allow a regeneration to take place. Just for reference, we've had several DPF equipped diesels, the wife drives one daily (not a Freelander) but we've never had a DPF related issue, dispite the average daily trip being just a few miles. 2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Soon to be sold.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate on order.
Gone. 2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE.

I'm currently doing around 3000 mile per year,
no DPF but higher road tax,
I'm aware diesels don't do well with short trips. so
I use the motor accordingly,
I'm afraid not a lot of choice when it comes to the Freelander . DAVE.
I.A.M. F1rst Driver.
Gone 2003 Discovery TD5 Auto,
Gone 1986 Defender 90 Station Wagon
Gone 1984 Range Rover 3.5 Vogue Manual.
Gone 1970 Series 11A/3 SWB 3.5 V8 Hybrid
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Van
Gone 1966 Series 11A SWB Van
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Station Wagon,

Appreciate the feedback.

Ideally i would always want to go newer which probably means having the DPF which means taking the risk of potential clogging although i have seen one which is 2010 which looks decent.

Does sooner than usual oil changes reduce the occurrence?

Out of interest you say the non filter ones have a higher tax. Looking on autotrader I got the impression they are all £320 a yr? Is this not the case then?

No, more frequent oil changes have no effect on dpf’s blocking.
If a dpf can clear itself passively by just getting to a strike temperature where the catalyst in the dpf is hot enough to burn off the particulate all is well.
However, if the dpf doesn’t get hot enough passively then diesel is fed into the cylinders on the exhaust stroke to instigate an active burn off of the particulate. The problem is that fuel bypasses the cylinder rings and gets into the oil, leading to oil dilution that is mitigated by more frequent oil changes.
If you do do longer runs frequently, water and volatiles in the oil can be boiled off but a car that only ever does short journeys will benefit from more frequent oil changes as well.

wizbit76 wrote:

Appreciate the feedback.

Ideally i would always want to go newer which probably means having the DPF which means taking the risk of potential clogging although i have seen one which is 2010 which looks decent.

Does sooner than usual oil changes reduce the occurrence?

Out of interest you say the non filter ones have a higher tax. Looking on autotrader I got the impression they are all £320 a yr? Is this not the case then?

wizbit76 wrote:

Appreciate the feedback.

Ideally i would always want to go newer which probably means having the DPF which means taking the risk of potential clogging although i have seen one which is 2010 which looks decent.

Does sooner than usual oil changes reduce the occurrence?

Out of interest you say the non filter ones have a higher tax. Looking on autotrader I got the impression they are all £320 a yr? Is this not the case then?

wizbit76 wrote:

Appreciate the feedback.

Ideally i would always want to go newer which probably means having the DPF which means taking the risk of potential clogging although i have seen one which is 2010 which looks decent.

Does sooner than usual oil changes reduce the occurrence?

Out of interest you say the non filter ones have a higher tax. Looking on autotrader I got the impression they are all £320 a yr? Is this not the case then?

wizbit76 wrote:

Appreciate the feedback.

Ideally i would always want to go newer which probably means having the DPF which means taking the risk of potential clogging although i have seen one which is 2010 which looks decent.

Does sooner than usual oil changes reduce the occurrence?

Out of interest you say the non filter ones have a higher tax. Looking on autotrader I got the impression they are all £320 a yr? Is this not the case then?

Thanks everyone for the quick response and has certainly helped me in thinking this is definitely a range rover worth considering.

But what ever you do !!!!!
Dont buy a Discovery Sport diesel

My own experience with our DPF equipped 2013 HSE is there have been no issues whatsoever. We do very low miles, car will be 11 years old in March and has just gone over 60k miles and 7 years in our ownership, at least 80% or more of its journeys are short local trips in Mr Khans 20mph zones. on average it gets a fortnightly 25 mile round trip which involves using the A3 at an average 50mph when we visit our Son. It also get a proper work out once or twice a year towing a 1.5 ton caravan. If you find a decent well looked after car that has had the oil changes using the correct grade of oil I would be surprised if you had any issues. [/u] 2007 TD4 XS The work horse that earns its up keep
2013 SD4 HSE The posh one for towing the caravan
1973 Triumph Stag I bought in 2009 and restored.

Thanks all.

Just looking at some potential candidates

If the MOT inspection states:

Note ; Engine / bay covers , under guards & mouldings fitted , restricting views

does this indicate the vehicle might have been used for green laning ??

No not at all, these are all fitted as standard its the MOT testers covering their .
Its easy to see if any vehicle has been off roaded by checking underneath for mud, dirt, underside damage, Etc or any additional accessories fitted such as fuel tank and diff guards,
Also check the subframes for rust particularly the rear one. 2013 FL2 XS.
Defender 90 300 TDi.
Defender 90 300 TDi CSW.
1964 MGB Roadster.
1944 Willys MB "Jeep" with bullet holes. (gone)
17 hand Irish Drought Thoroughbred (mostly lame)
Nagging Old Boiler.

Thanks Rommel