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virtualrog



Member Since: 08 Jan 2013
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I have owned a Disco 2 and currently have a Freelander 2.
The Freelander is a better tow car as the distance between the back wheel and the tow ball is significantly less and hence a caravan has less leverage on the car. It also has more available power.
The Freelander two is actually the same size as a disco one, disco two is wider and longer.
My F2 is a manual and one downside is the reverse gear is a bit high for reversing a van and hence tends to hammer the clutch.

Roger Freelander 2
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Post #381411 18th Nov 2019 12:30 pm
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Lightwater



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Down under we have up to 350kg tow ball weight. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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RogB



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RealBeale wrote:
For me it was just a simple transition from the F1. I still had a F1 and my Lightweight when I bought the F2. I looked at D3 initially, but for the same money I could have a better specced F2 with lower mileage. (He says, after buying an F2 with 134,000 on the clock, and a petrol one to boot !)
I had a few D1's , the last one around 12 -13 years ago. Then entered the dark world of Freelanders ( there's something really annoying when a noob who's just bought his first Land Rover tells YOU that you'r Freelander isn't a "real" Land Rover).
However, the reason I made the switch was because for 99% of my driving I am on my own. So 13 years ago I decided that , as much as I loved the Disco, it was just too impractical for a single occupant , especially since I was never carrying anything else. Another reason I eventually decided against the D3.
The F2 ticks all my boxes. Small enough for when it's just me, big enough for taking me and SWMBO on holiday, or camping , big enough for trips to the tip etc.
I would love a late D4, but then my head kicks in and reminds why I don't need one.


i had the head/heart battle going on for almost 2 years.... eventually my heart won and i moved across to a D4. Same as you, its probably too big for me in reality but i absolutely love it although i do find myself praying occasionally when i read horror stories the D4 forum Laughing

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BHFL



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Tigger wrote:
That’s a funny thing.

The D4 is a problem on narrow country lanes and tracks, where the FL2 just wasn’t. Curious.


Well I don’t have the dimensions to hand like others😀 and I was surprised there isn’t much in the width but height was more of a consideration when I was looking and I remember reading the Disco is a bit taller.

I have to go through quite a bit of dense thicket to get home and for me the FL2 seemed like it would squeeze through better, I could be wrong, just a list of things I considered when looking.

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Bobupndown



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RogB wrote:
RealBeale wrote:
For me it was just a simple transition from the F1. I still had a F1 and my Lightweight when I bought the F2. I looked at D3 initially, but for the same money I could have a better specced F2 with lower mileage. (He says, after buying an F2 with 134,000 on the clock, and a petrol one to boot !)
I had a few D1's , the last one around 12 -13 years ago. Then entered the dark world of Freelanders ( there's something really annoying when a noob who's just bought his first Land Rover tells YOU that you'r Freelander isn't a "real" Land Rover).
However, the reason I made the switch was because for 99% of my driving I am on my own. So 13 years ago I decided that , as much as I loved the Disco, it was just too impractical for a single occupant , especially since I was never carrying anything else. Another reason I eventually decided against the D3.
The F2 ticks all my boxes. Small enough for when it's just me, big enough for taking me and SWMBO on holiday, or camping , big enough for trips to the tip etc.
I would love a late D4, but then my head kicks in and reminds why I don't need one.


i had the head/heart battle going on for almost 2 years.... eventually my heart won and i moved across to a D4. Same as you, its probably too big for me in reality but i absolutely love it although i do find myself praying occasionally when i read horror stories the D4 forum Laughing


I made the decision based on head and went for the Freelander 2, even though heart said D4 Bow down but I couldnt stomach some of the repair bills that they can demand and the horror stories really can be horrific Big Cry Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

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RogB



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so far no horrors with mine, i got a full service and cambelts done at LR Dealer main dealer for £1200

i went for a 1 owner, full documented history XS and after approx 4000 miles in 3 months nothing so far to report other than that i love it.

ask me again if the turbos go or if the crankshaft snaps Rolling Eyes (keeping fingers and toes all crossed)

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mrsimon4x4



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Tigger wrote:
That’s a funny thing.

The D4 is a problem on narrow country lanes and tracks, where the FL2 just wasn’t. Curious.


It's probably psychological!!

For me, the D3,4, are just too expensive to buy and maintain - I'm destined to get the one with a catastrophic failure Big Cry

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