My brother has been on the hunt for a replacement for CX-5 for a while and has bombarded me with FL2 over the last few months for my thoughts.

these 2 have cropped at a dealer less than a mile from my house so what would folks recommend

63 HSE, 61K on clock (took them about 2 weeks to get the pictures onto the site so im wondering what they were fixing)

https://www.sdautomotiveltd.co.uk/used-car...2036736266

or

64 Metropolis 82k on the clock

https://www.sdautomotiveltd.co.uk/used-car...2076854042

I would go for the black Metropolis in fact I did and am very happy with it

that's what I was leaning towards, mainly because the HSE Halogens are so poor and the Metro gets Xenons as standard.

plus its a November 2014 so near as damn it the very very last batch off the production line as I think there are only a small handful of 15 plate ones about

Agree - Metropolis is fully specced up - and the Xenon headlamps are especially worthwhile  FL2 SD4 XS 2013 Orkney Grey

Metropolis

I bought the SETech because I didnt particularly want the sunroof, diamond cut wheels or the roof rails.

Had I known how bad/annoying the halogens were (they were fine on our previous non-projector lens FL2) I'd have bought a Metropolis.

Also I think the Metropolis has a heated steering wheel. My Fiesta ST has a heated steering wheel and its rather nice on these cold mornings when I nip to Aldi at 0730 to beat the queues etc  Jules

The only problem with that Metropolis is that it is black. I hate cleaning black cars - it's soul destroying.  Jules

jules wrote:

Also I think the Metropolis has a heated steering wheel.

Looks like they've both got the heated steering wheel

I'd go for the Metropolis as well though. Not keen on the sunroof personally but I'd choose it out of those two for the extras like Xenons, Rear Camera and Memory Seats.

Only little concern is the parking sensor button seems to be stuck in on every picture? 

Hi... another vote for the Metro. They're "Peak FL2"!
Fair price on the face of it too.
Good luck. I've decided to stop being a good example and will now just be a terrible warning.....
2008 TD4HSE - gone but much loved.
2014MY SD4 Metropolis - very much loved.

+ One for the Metropolis! The xenons, heated steering wheel and windsor leather seats everytime! Higher mileage but a year newer! Also no dog guard or towbar so less chance of doggy smells or towing abuse! The white one looks to have been a bit neglected in its earlier years looking at the MOT history. See OY63BNN or OV64UKL for the black one.

Hi,
I was a bit surprised how much the FL2 is still fetching

as ewokes seem to fetch more money than a simpler FL2 have you seen the one advertised over on D3 ?

I know they dont do quite the same thing and it may not be what he wants but is the same engine and box, just a thought for not much more money?



https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/sale-2013-6...92377.html
. .
my first ever FL2 and I did keep it longer than most other cars!
But its now gone way up Norf

theglassman wrote:

Hi... another vote for the Metro. They're "Peak FL2"!
Fair price on the face of it too.
Good luck.

jules wrote:

The only problem with that Metropolis is that it is black. I hate cleaning black cars - it's soul destroying.

yeah , for me that's the problem with them. But each to their own.

Living next to a farm doesnt help - just going out the gate gets it all clarted up. Jules

Bobupndown wrote:

jules wrote:

The only problem with that Metropolis is that it is black. I hate cleaning black cars - it's soul destroying.

I love cleaning black cars, so satisfying. They just don't tend to stay clean long.

White ones don't need cleaning!

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RogB wrote:

My brother has been on the hunt for a replacement for CX-5 for a while and has bombarded me with FL2 over the last few months for my thoughts.

these 2 have cropped at a dealer less than a mile from my house so what would folks recommend

63 HSE, 61K on clock (took them about 2 weeks to get the pictures onto the site so im wondering what they were fixing)

https://www.sdautomotiveltd.co.uk/used-car...2036736266

or

64 Metropolis 82k on the clock

https://www.sdautomotiveltd.co.uk/used-car...2076854042

I'd suggest a newer CX5.

We have a 68 plate CX5 SportNav and a recently acquired 58 plate FL2. The FL2 has a more commanding driving position by comparison, but the CX5 is miles ahead in build quality, performance and reliability is going to be miles ahead too.
The Freelander wins in bad road conditions, and the CX5 isn't designed for off road at all, but for general, dependable family transport, the CX5 is pretty hard to beat, and our SportNav has everything the top spec Freelander gets, and a power tailgate too. 2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Soon to be sold.
Gone. 2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE.
Hyundai Ionic 5 Ultimate on order.