Had my car in for a service @ my local specialist & he advised me to treat the rust soon as it’s not looking good with rust especially if I intended keeping the car, he did comment that he is seeing many many younger Land Rovers now with rust problems. Therefore it’s expensive treatment time in the spring 😩😩😩

Yes, a lot of our Freelander's are getting to that stage,
I intend this summer to clean as much as possible and then
start a treatment of Bilt Hamber products,
at my age I'm definitely NOT looking forwards to it, but needs must.  DAVE.
I.A.M. F1rst Driver.
Gone 2003 Discovery TD5 Auto,
Gone 1986 Defender 90 Station Wagon
Gone 1984 Range Rover 3.5 Vogue Manual.
Gone 1970 Series 11A/3 SWB 3.5 V8 Hybrid
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Van
Gone 1966 Series 11A SWB Van
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Station Wagon,

Got admit it though Dave, as yours is a 2008, she is going to be 14 years old next year.
And you are contemplating rust prevention rather than cutting out rotten sections of the car.

Gone are the days when you were welding sills on Simca's to get them through their first MOT at 3 years old.
Inner wings that were so rotten that they didn't actually meet the outer wing, or headlights falling out on Vauxhall Chevettes because the mud thrown up by the wheels had compacted behind the headlights and rotted the wings. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

Andy131 said.
Gone are the days when you were welding sills on Simca's to get them through their first MOT at 3 years old.
Inner wings that were so rotten that they didn't actually meet the outer wing, or headlights falling out on Vauxhall Chevettes because the mud thrown up by the wheels had compacted behind the headlights and rotted the wings.

I don't know if you remember the first Vauxhall Victors, now they grew holes in the wings as they left the sale room,
It's true cars have come a long way since the rust buckets of the sixties and as you say, mines nearly 14 years down the line
and all I'll be doing is clearing surface rust underneath and retreating,
which is pretty good going as this Freelander has lived on the coast all it's life.  DAVE.
I.A.M. F1rst Driver.
Gone 2003 Discovery TD5 Auto,
Gone 1986 Defender 90 Station Wagon
Gone 1984 Range Rover 3.5 Vogue Manual.
Gone 1970 Series 11A/3 SWB 3.5 V8 Hybrid
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Van
Gone 1966 Series 11A SWB Van
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Station Wagon,

I had a Talbot Horizon you could hear it rusting.

Funny that a Talbot Lotus has emerged just down the road from me, it is a rally version so slightly differently built and coseted from the elements my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

I really look after our 2 freelanders always clean and mechanically spot on but the one thing that really does bug me is the huge amount of surface rust on the underside I’ve tried lots of things over time but unless the underside is treated when it’s bought new it does become very difficult to stop once it starts corroding . When I see the old advert for Freelander wading through deep water I can’t help but think all that water getting into the sills and all the nooks and crannies not to mention inside the brake drums . I was surprised when I bought my first one I expected it to be really well protected underneath and was shocked to see no extra protection on exposed metal components…

Well said Theglassman,
I've been driving Green Oval products since the late seventies
and apart from a D2 chassis have not had any more problems
than other motors we've owned. DAVE.
I.A.M. F1rst Driver.
Gone 2003 Discovery TD5 Auto,
Gone 1986 Defender 90 Station Wagon
Gone 1984 Range Rover 3.5 Vogue Manual.
Gone 1970 Series 11A/3 SWB 3.5 V8 Hybrid
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Van
Gone 1966 Series 11A SWB Van
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Station Wagon,

Looking on Advanced Factors website,
I see the RR Evoque rear sub has the same fitments ie. part numbers
as the Freelander list.
assuming their diagrams are correct, then it is possible
the rear subs are interchangeable,  DAVE.
I.A.M. F1rst Driver.
Gone 2003 Discovery TD5 Auto,
Gone 1986 Defender 90 Station Wagon
Gone 1984 Range Rover 3.5 Vogue Manual.
Gone 1970 Series 11A/3 SWB 3.5 V8 Hybrid
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Van
Gone 1966 Series 11A SWB Van
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Station Wagon,

^^^One would need both part numbers to basically confirm this and this sounds about right. Good info!

When I had an issue with a filter in my NA 2008 i6 LR2 pollution control environmental system, the part for the LR2 included three components (environmental filter being one)that would have cost me almost $800Cdn. The Evoque model(I can't remember specifically but I was the OP on a thread on this site that details all the findings at the time) had the exact same filter sold separately for under $100Cdn if memory serves. If it was not for a knowledgeable assistant parts manager , I would have been stuck with a bloody big bill or having to search for a different solution.

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Ther is another thread on this.

https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic37333.html 2013 FL2 XS.
Defender 90 300 TDi.
Defender 90 300 TDi CSW.
1964 MGB Roadster.
1944 Willys MB "Jeep" with bullet holes. (gone)
17 hand Irish Drought Thoroughbred (mostly lame)
Nagging Old Boiler.

Rommel, I thought that was the thread I was using, Doh it's me age. DAVE.
I.A.M. F1rst Driver.
Gone 2003 Discovery TD5 Auto,
Gone 1986 Defender 90 Station Wagon
Gone 1984 Range Rover 3.5 Vogue Manual.
Gone 1970 Series 11A/3 SWB 3.5 V8 Hybrid
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Van
Gone 1966 Series 11A SWB Van
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Station Wagon,

....and this one ....... with photos

https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic21258.html?

Interesting wonder what the average of FL2 owners is? thinking you dont see many young drivers in them??? I am 68  2013 FL2 XS.
Defender 90 300 TDi.
Defender 90 300 TDi CSW.
1964 MGB Roadster.
1944 Willys MB "Jeep" with bullet holes. (gone)
17 hand Irish Drought Thoroughbred (mostly lame)
Nagging Old Boiler.