difference freelander 1 and freelander 2

What little I've experienced is that the Freelander 2 is far superior to the Freelander 1. Personally, I wouldn't touch a Freelander 1.

I also cannot see myself giving up my Disco 2 for a Freelander 2 - but that's a lifestyle issue and the Freelander just doesn't cut the mustard for me.

The lad I bought my Disco off got a shiny ( A very Shiny ) new freelander

Within a month he had burnt the clutch out while reversing his caravan

I was telling this tale to a lad that sourced the 4 X 4's for Hutchinson Telecoms

He said they were always having problems with the Freelander clutches

He said it always happened when they were reversing the stand by generators on hill sites

I'm sure he wasn't telling Mexican porkies

Me , I have a very difficult spot to put my 'van in , there's no more than 3 inches clearance each side

Its low box a edge it backwards 60 foot

Very simple , just loike moi

DieSea

On or around Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:31:10 +0100, Dougal enlightened us thusly:

The word seems to be that the later diesel freelander 1 with the TD4 (BMW) engine is the best of the bunch. It's not something that appeals to me personally, but I see plenty around. Problem is really that it's basically just a car with 4WD and a touch more ground clearance, and if you want "just a car" then there are plenty of better ones, like the later mondeos for example, some of which can also be had with 4WD - the more recent Subarus, for example, are seriously good although they don't do diesels. But you wouldn't want a petrol freelander, anyway: only the KV6 was any good in the FL1 and that drinks petrol like it's going out of fashion, so you might as well have a rangie :-)

LR-wise, the good bargains are in late, low mileage RR classics, D1s, and early D2s, especially V8s. Diesel-wise, a really good late D1 is also a bargain, and arguably just as good as an early D2, provided it's been looked after and you don't (as I did) want the forward facing fold-up seats. Manual D2s have issues with the 2-piece flywheel, but you can get a kit to replace it with a solid one.

I have a F1 TD4 (BMW eng variant) and from late '01 BMW moved around 75% of parts over to BMW variants. Not sure what constitutes 'normal reliability' these days as previous to this vehicle I had owned Jap cars ..... and Ime you just drive those. The F1 was very reliable for the first 75k miles (normally expected service parts only) but between 75k and 102k a few other bits have failed, namely 2 fuel pumps (in tank and under bonnet) front prop shaft, remote door lock motor and electric window mechanism. Imo they should all have lasted. As now over 100k I have just had gear box, IRD and diff oil changed .......... see what happens now .... Btw the BMW engine doesn't touch oil at all. I towed a caravan with this car (1250/1300kg) but would imagine 1500kg is a bit high for the F1.

I don't tow now and briefly looked at changing the vehicle but I got the impression I would have to give it away for next to nothing ........ so will drive it a couple more years and do just that.

Richard

I am just a bit fed up with the limited range of my disco, 210 on lpg then 5 gallons worth of petrol, wanted to downsize disco, sell wifes fiesta & turn into one vehicle.

Al Clarke

Fuel economy on the F1 TD4 (BMW unit) is, Imo, good. I just drive and don't worry about fuel economy. Solo the return is 36mpg and when towing (approx

1300kg) about 25mpg. Btw Kerb Weight is about 1600kg .... varies a bit with actual trim/accessories etc.

Richard

a. clarke a écrit :

Well, I have an freelander 2 (diesel, with automatic gearbox), and I hardly notice that I'm towing a caravan (but she's little : 950 kg only).

When you have a caravan, an automatic gearbox is a real plus.

During my trip to Norway (8000 km) last summer, the overall was 30 mpg Normal driving (urban + motorway) gives 35 mpg. BTW, you are supposed to drive gently : when the motor runs over 2000 rps, figures can be very bad... I tried the car (on german highway, where it is legal) at 170 km/h (106 mph), and can barely see the fuel level going down ;-)

Michel.