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OLOSTEVE



Member Since: 18 Dec 2016
Location: Swanton Abbott, Norfolk NR10 5DU
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United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Auto Firenze Red
WARNING!! if you are selling your Freelander privately.

My Son who is selling his, BMW on Gumtree, received a phone call asking to view the car.
3 Gentlemen arrived from an EU Eastern Country and looked round the car with interest.
They then asked for the bonnet to be lifted so they could check the injectors, one of the Gentlemen said that he had spotted an oil leak and reached down, disconnected one of the leads to the Turbo and confirmed no oil leak and asked for a test drive. As soon as my Son started off on the run a warning flag came up on the Dash.
Fortunately, Andy realised they had interfered with the car and challenged them and returned home and directed them to do one. All confirmed in the morning and loose cable reattached.
Lesson 1 never allow multi buyers to turn up. Lesson 2 never show a buyer the car at night.
Gumtree & eBay are the most likely to be Scammers and time wasters.
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SYFL2



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2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

They also trick you to turn your back and put oil in the water.

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BossBob



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Baltic Blue

That only works if the cap to the expansion tank comes off easily. Never did on my FL2!
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sid



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Lightwater



Member Since: 21 Aug 2014
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Ukraine 2013 Freelander 2 2.0T SE Auto Fuji White

No, you missed the actual issue. Any sensible person would not a have bought, with two barge poles end to end, a BMW... or Toyota for that matter! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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Bobupndown



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"Gentlemen?"
That's not the word I'd use to describe them.
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jules



Member Since: 13 Dec 2007
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Lightwater wrote:
No, you missed the actual issue. Any sensible person would not a have bought, with two barge poles end to end, a BMW... or Toyota for that matter!


Interesting that you say that .

Generally here, Toyota and BMW have quite a good reputation for build quality and reliability. Not the best but certainly better than VAG (with Skoda being the best of that group) and definitely better than JLR.

I had a BMW 330D estate for 6 years until I retired and mechanically it was very sound and the engine was superb. I only got rid of it as the 3L diesel wasn't really suitable for the short journeys I do most of the time now. Jules
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OLOSTEVE



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Bobupndown wrote:
"Gentlemen?"
That's not the word I'd use to describe them.
Censored .😡

I have to be mindful on this site as I was accused of being racist about the French, when all I was saying is they make Censored cars.
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Nodge68



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United Kingdom 2009 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Rimini Red

I think French cars have improved in recent years. 2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Soon to be sold.
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jules



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The old Pug diesel was a great engine.
Had 205, 305 and 405 diesels - really easy to work on. Jules
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Just a driver



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United Kingdom 2009 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto Stornoway Grey

Yes those diesil engines were great, had a 309 , bx , and xantia all very economical
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Nodge68



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United Kingdom 2009 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Rimini Red

jules wrote:
The old Pug diesel was a great engine.
Had 205, 305 and 405 diesels - really easy to work on.


When I worked at a Citroën main dealer, the engines were fine, actually all the mechanical parts were pretty good, but the bodies were far from good. This was over 25 years ago now and things look to have improved a lot. 2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Soon to be sold.
Hyundai Ionic 5 Ultimate on order.
Gone. 2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE.
Post #440306 21st Mar 2024 10:47 pm
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IanMetro



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United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Fuji White

I thought that the FL2 Diesel engine was developed from a French PSA engine.

If so I have no complaints. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 76k+ miles) (MY2015)
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Ruediger



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zum Thema Skoda Yeti, und zuverlässig 🙈🙈🙈ich hab nach meinem Frontera B 2.2 TDI für 5 Jahre einen Skoda Yeti 2.O TDI 170 PS Allrad gefahren. Der hat mir an Wartung und Reparaturen 8000€ gekostet und als ich ihn beim Händler für meinen Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Zahlung gegeben habe standen Reparatur für weitere 2000€ an. Außerdem ist der Freelander 2 in Sachen Fahrkomfort und nutzen sowie Gelände um Welten besser. Ich bin so froh das ich noch einen der letzten Freelander 2 kaufen konnte
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Rommel



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England 2013 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Fuji White

Ja, der Freelander 2 ist komfortabler und besser gebaut als der Yeti und leistungsstärker und bietet bei guter Pflege eine gute Zuverlässigkeit. 2013 FL2 XS.
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