Having a bit of a dilema at the moment with choosing a second practical car to replace the wife's not so practical MX5.

Have a choice between a Jeep Cherokee 2.5L diesel Sport or a Freelander 1 TD4. Both similar price and mileage.

Looking for peoples experience of either car and what they think of them.

Thanks

Dave ______________________
2011 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8
2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650

get another fl2 there are cheap ones about, but black this time  At work
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chicken george wrote:

get another fl2 there are cheap ones about, but black this time

It's a nice thought but just a wee bit out of our price range. But if I did, it wouldn't be black  ______________________
2011 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8
2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650

go on treat her, your scared her black fl2 will outshine your dull grey thing. failing that get an A3  At work
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A3 .......no thanks.

Want another 4x4 coz I like em and I don't give a toss about global warming, (which is a figment of our governments imagination).

So the choice in our price bracket is either the cherokee or FL1 both of which are on a 54 plate so I wondered if anyone would care to share their experience of either vehicle if they have owned one or the other.

Guess I'm asking for trouble asking about the Jeep on a Freelander forum, but it's the only forum I am a member of and my chin is big enough to take it  ______________________
2011 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8
2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650

Clutches can fail (quite expensivly) on fl1 td4's, mine burnt out its wiper motor in heavy snow,the tailgate handle failed as did the clock spring in the steering wheel. The basic problem with fl1's is the amount of rover parts in them oh and the pretty bad crash test results. Get her the A3  At work
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You must work for Audi CG

Look like it might be the Jeep then..... ______________________
2011 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8
2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650

A friend of ours used to have a big cherokee. A lorry with SHELL on the side was always behind her

Its up to you Dave. Just dont get a Ford Ranger  08 FL2 SE TD4 manual,Santorini Black, Factory fitted Black Tinted Glass, Anti-Tesco Trolly Side Protection, bebe confort axiss carseats & Cargo barrier to stop twin's buggy & junk coming through. NO Sweets Crisps or Drinks inside.
WITH TWINS, YOU DON'T HAVE MONEY Now towing a Abbey Vouge 650 1800kg

Tug weight 1958kg + Roofrails & Towbar

push the boat out and get a RRS super charged

or another car from a stuggling car compnay,

on RRSport somebody posted saying that they had just picked up a bargin Vaux Astra Twin top  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Jeeps are great if you actually want to go off-road ... the first FL was great if you have a few $$ in your pocket to maintain it ... but my pick for your situation would be a limited edition (such as the Columbia Edition) previous X-trail Diesel Manual (ok, you can stop swearing now! ). I drove one of these aross the Europe and back (3000+ klm) in a week and was never tired, and it av. 7.4lt/100klm - even at German Autobahn speeds! Loads of room in the back, huge sunroof, nice 6 speed gearbox... and you can't break a Nissan!  ______________________________

own: '06 BMW 130i Msport (manual)
owned: '04 FL Td4 3dr
owned: '02 FL V6 3dr
owned: '98 FL Xedi
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The road less travelled you will find me on.

A Mini Cooper S would be much more fun  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

I had an 02 plate FL1 TD4 and never had a single problem with it, economical 37mpg and I think the later face lift models look good too.

Oceanic wrote:

. and you can't break a Nissan!

oh yes you can


oh and get the A3
Oh and dont knock the ford ranger, it starts everytime and saves loads fuel as it is so uncomfortable nobody want to drive it,oh and it generally stinks of chicken and sweaty dog  At work
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"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

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Dave wrote:

Have a choice between a Jeep Cherokee 2.5L diesel Sport or a Freelander 1 TD4. Both similar price and mileage.

Looking for peoples experience of either car and what they think of them.

I echo what Dick says.

I had a 54 FL1 td4 auto. Best car I have ever owned until I bought the FL2.

I too would have bought another FL1 had the FL2 not arrived.

I used the FL1 in some truly 'off road' situations and it perormed really well, only fault I had was that one day the ash tray would not go back in!

Don't forget that the later models, like mine had the really nice BMW diesel engine.