Mine works well, but others seems to run bad.

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I'm not a fan of black cars but that has a purposeful look to it....very nice

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dorsetfreelander wrote:

Best of luck

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But when you have had a series of problems and LR admit that they don't know how to fix the current one I get nervous. I have had 30 years of company cars and driven over 30,000 miles a year, the recent Freelanders, since I have retired, have been the most unreliable.

Let's hope with the new and forthcoming cars LR shake off the bad press they are getting, engine problems...not a LR engine...Haldex probelms ....not a LR product, gearbox issues, yes you guessed, not a LR product.

One of the problems with the Freelander 2 was that is was developed when LR was under Ford ownership hence the transit van engine (actually originally a Peugeot design). The engine itself is pretty robust but the issues come with the more and more sophisticated control systems required to meet the emission regulations and the sheer complexity and interconnections of all the systems in a car like the FL2 where a rear diff fault can affect the engine management system. When you look under the bonnet an awful lot of it is branded FoMoCo (even the clutch) and some part numbers (if you feed them into Google) come up as also fitting current models of Ford cars.
I think you have to remember that a car company is two things, its a design authority orchestrating the production and quality of thousands of components by external suppliers that go into a car and also an assembler.
I remember how the original Freelander 1 was very unreliable (head gaskets, tyre wear problems etc) then BMW took it over and sorted out a number of issues (BMW engine, Jatco gearboxes, new electrics etc) and Freelander 1 became quite a reliable car ( I had two). I hope that JLR manage to sort themselves out eventually.

I agree with you DF, but for one thing: The Freelander engine was never a transit van engine! A PSA engine now built at Dagenham maybe, but never been in a transit - at least not at its introduction. I cannot speak for recent years. The Freelander 2 was certainly designed from the "parts bin" rather like MGs were in their heyday. Lots of Ford/Volvo parts to be found. S Max floor pan, S Max/Galaxy/Volvo brakes etc. 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)

Peugoet really, the block is Ford, then developed further with an agreement with PSA, but built at Dagenham.

Strange how people name their cars Fury, a hard manly name and run away when people don't agree with something

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I had a look at a few youtube videos of the new defender/freelander (Free-ender?), the emphasis seems to be on how the seats can be arranged, luggage space and emphasis on upmarket "feel". It was reminiscent of adverts for the Ford Galaxy. No mention of what the car is capable of, what with the demise of the Defender I can only assume that the marketing dept has decided to go into the upmarket lifestyle market.

Remember when you had Freelander adverts about running free in Africa? Now you get images of an Evoque in an urban landscape. Says it all really.

That's where Land Rover is headed, unfortunately. And the cars are getting more and more road-oriented to match - no more low range, active/economic driveline making them part-time 4WD, larger wheels with low profile tyres, focus on acceleration and handling, etc. Plus, of course, a big hike in prices. That's not the kind of Land Rover I want.

dunkley201 wrote:

The Freelander engine was never a transit van engine!