Welcome all, hope you'll find this forum helpful, certainly plenty of experienced mechanics and diy bolt botherers around to give advice or assistance.
I see in a previous post someone mentioned how friendly and pleasant this forum is, it definitely is, none of the petty squabbles that you get on loads of car forums, nobody seems to have an axe to grind or to boast about how big, new, fast, expensive, better etc their car is. 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)

Hi all,

Currently own a Y2K CRV, but the poor thing really is on its last legs, so fancy getting a Freelander 2 next.

Hi all

Glad to find this forum and hopefully I can find some technical experts on here

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Hi all!

Looking forward to getting everyones help and insight. Not an owner but actively looking (and struggling!) to find something

Hello from New Zealand. It's been a busy car day. Sold my collectible 2004 Jaguar XJ6 around noon, and on the same site (Trade-Me) up popped a 2008 LR Freelander in Tonga Green the same time. Most comparable listings are around NZ$10K, but this one was $4.5K. 152,000 KM. clean body and interior. Called the owner - a young mum who replaced it with a CR-V to get better mileage. The car was located near the Jag buyer, so I drove down, test drove, left the Jag for collection and drove home with the LR.

It had a check engine light which gave a PO171 error on both banks. Funny, it was the same code my Jag had when I bought it in 2020. MAF, O2 sensor or vacuum leak (Jag was MAF and unplugged hose). So she dropped the price to $3,800.

It was a Japanese Domestic Model that entered NZ in 2012, and it does not have a tow bar. Interior looks exceptionally clean, and the headliner has buttons where it looks like someone did a very interesting repair.

The car failed its WOF inspection (like a MOT) on heavy steering which seems to be common. I'll start with the filter, but am prepared to replace the pump, rack or whatever.

The rear boot opening is broken. She backed into something, so her dad opens it using the wind screen wiper blade. Not sure what is needed there.

Then I have one of the world's best welders who will make me a custom full length aluminium roof rack as this will become a farm truck collecting timber from the building yard. I'm going to copy the design off my 1982 Mercedes G Wagon which was their expedition model rack when the 4x4 was new. You can carry an elephant on it.

If there any suggestions of what should be looked at with 150,000 km just due to age and distance, I appreciate the advice. First will be fluids.

Evening all, Just acquired first FL2 after retiring the FL1 to the pasture. What a different beast it is....

Welcome.
Which model did you get ? Jules

Waiheke wrote:

Hello from New Zealand. It's been a busy car day. Sold my collectible 2004 Jaguar XJ6 around noon, and on the same site (Trade-Me) up popped a 2008 LR Freelander in Tonga Green the same time. Most comparable listings are around NZ$10K, but this one was $4.5K. 152,000 KM. clean body and interior. Called the owner - a young mum who replaced it with a CR-V to get better mileage. The car was located near the Jag buyer, so I drove down, test drove, left the Jag for collection and drove home with the LR.

It had a check engine light which gave a PO171 error on both banks. Funny, it was the same code my Jag had when I bought it in 2020. MAF, O2 sensor or vacuum leak (Jag was MAF and unplugged hose). So she dropped the price to $3,800.

It was a Japanese Domestic Model that entered NZ in 2012, and it does not have a tow bar. Interior looks exceptionally clean, and the headliner has buttons where it looks like someone did a very interesting repair.

The car failed its WOF inspection (like a MOT) on heavy steering which seems to be common. I'll start with the filter, but am prepared to replace the pump, rack or whatever.

The rear boot opening is broken. She backed into something, so her dad opens it using the wind screen wiper blade. Not sure what is needed there.

Then I have one of the world's best welders who will make me a custom full length aluminium roof rack as this will become a farm truck collecting timber from the building yard. I'm going to copy the design off my 1982 Mercedes G Wagon which was their expedition model rack when the 4x4 was new. You can carry an elephant on it.

If there any suggestions of what should be looked at with 150,000 km just due to age and distance, I appreciate the advice. First will be fluids.

Hello from Aberdeenshire we currently own 3 FL2's a 08 GS, 09 GS and recently purchased a 2013 GS all have needed a bit of work but I have managed to pick them up quite cheap so I have landed lucky, I know my way around older Landys having owned various series Land Rovers and a couple of Disco's and a FL1 but with the FL2s everyday is a school day when I am working on them that's why I am on here as I have a few things I will need advice on.