Land Rover Freelander

Drives like a car and goes where the Discovery goes. Great value for the price.

I bought my FY2013 TD4 auto new. I have done 112,000 kms without any nasty surprises. I have fitted General Grabber AT tyres that give me about 50-55,000kms.

All round I am very satisfied.

We purchased our 2014 TD4 2.5 years ago. After replacing the noisy Dunlops with Yokahama Geoloanders, the car is wonderful to drive and very versatile. It's been down some daunting tracks in WA. Great sound system and build quality. I've had zero mechanical issues and I'm up to 130k km. I'd love it if there was a lift kit available in Australia.

When I was 16 I told my dad I would buy this car, he was also a Landrover enthusiast. 20years later I bought a Freelander 1 , 2005 (the 2nd last year of the Freelander 1) and avoided the pitfalls of the earlier similar looking modals with dodgy engines,(usually pre 2004 you can tell the old modal by the non transparent head lights) Love the styling, all the extra luxury features, like cruise control, abs brakes, airbags, rear fog lights, rear wiper, side opening boot, leather seats, central cup holders, sunroof, electric windows, Harmon Kardon ...

Bought my Freelander II TD SE in June 2015 as a demo with 5,000kms on it for $35k. Previous car was a Toyota Kluger I bought new. The Freelander is much nicer to drive, more fuel efficient and heap easier to park, better at towing being a Turbo diesel, handles better being rear wheel drive etc.
I've now done 43,000kms and had no repairs. The only fault it has is a rough gear change clunk back into drive when I've had the climate control on. It's not major and happens on other cars when you run the AC as the revs are higher. But it's annoying a...

Bought my Freelander Two diesel in 2013 as a demo with 5000 kms on it. A good deal at $45 000 because the old model was about to be superseded by the new model - the Discovery Sport. I have now clocked up 125 000 kms on the dial. Each weekend I drive to Melbourne from country Victoria and back - a round trip of about 400 kms or 4 hours. This car has never missed a beat - a smooth, luxurious drive. It has been the best car I've ever owned. It is expensive to service on average between $700 and $800 - avoid the dealerships & the mark up there. Thinking about getting the Discovery Sport but as of yet not convinced.

Firstly i have to say this is a really good car for drive, leather seats, big space, good looking and bought as a demo car so its not that expensive.

However the services is once a year, unlike the new cars it all one services every two years, it is very expensive to get services in the Land rover Dealer, they cost $800 per services + whatever parts they need to fix or replace, however they do provide free car loan for the day.

the insurance is more expensive than other cars as well.

I bought mine new 10 years ago and it has now got 299,104 kilometres on it. I do a lot of off road, quite difficult in fact and this car is only limited by ground clearance. It's been across the Simpson Desert, Victorian High Country, Fraser Island, Robe, Flinders Ranges, just about everywhere. It's been a great car, very comfortable, sub 10 l/100 kilometres fuel economy. My wife has a bad back and doesn't like driving in many cars but loves this car.
I gave up on Land Rover servicing after the first service, too expensive. My local guy has d...

Driving experience is fantastic, very safe and extremely comfortable
I adore the leather seats , reversing camera and all the electronic gadgets
Extremely comfortable to drive with ample space for both driver and passengers
Push button start start/stop and folding mirrors
Happy also to have a panic button and feel safer in dark car parks due to the car lighting up when leaving or coming back to my car

Just spend $3000 fixing my Land Rover and it still not 100 percent fixed so I'm looking for another car instead, the car feels comfortable but you gonna end up spending a lot of money fixing it...even worse because most of them cars are turbo diesel so it's hard to look after them.

Purchased my Land Rover Freelander 2 in 2012.
It has been a beautiful drive, handles all conditions well and good traction.
Great size car and fits car seats in the back without a problem.
Love the electric seats and arm rests. The boot fits a large pram with ease.
Very economical with fuel.

Bought an immaculate Freelander with 70,000 km , or so I thought.Found it was running rough. Took it to a land rover specialist who gave me a list of weird and wonderfull things to fix $4000 , no mention of timing, bearing in roller or belt needing doing. Manual said 100,000k for belt. Went to two more mechanics And same thing, inconsistent compression, arching on ignition coils, vacuum hoses but still no mention of timing. Guess what 80000 k and it dropped a timing belt , owed five months and told $6,500 to fix. Just not worth it, throw the ...

The freelander 1 is not the best car to drive and it certainly lacks refinement, the interior is pretty basic the leather seats in the HSE are prone to splitting and the Sat Nav works from a cd put into the radio system and is a complete waste of time. The car is possibly the worse and most unreliable car I have ever had with electrical problems which include the electric windows and the radio cutting out intermittently. The car leaked diesel every time it started from cold had a small oil leak was pretty unresponsive and lack luster for the fi...

Have had my 2013 FL2 HSE for 15 months. Now done 65k. Really impressed with its off road capability; terrific ground clearance and ability for a "softroader". With the SD4, she tows our 16ft van with ease and is great to drive around the city. Very comfortable on long drives too. Exceeded expectations, with good reliability and build quality.

Bought our Freelander 2nd hand and couldn't be happier. Has 70k and does mostly rural driving-its previous life was a well maintained city car. Air Con is fantastic, seats are very comfortable, driving position is great and economy is good. Plenty of room inside and the car like handling means it is a good replacement for previous Outback.

My TD4 HSE is nine years old and I've never had a fault to report. About 2 years after I bought it LR recalled all FL2s to replace a wire in the heat exchanger under wty - and that's all. Still get better than 7l/100km, mixed use - town 15% and open road 85%. No squeaks or rattles. I travel low mileage and yes, the car has only done 24k. But then the new Falcon I had previously suffered one failed power window, a vital pulley in the engine broke up taking out the power steering and engine cooling, then the exhaust system began leaking and all within the first 20k. This 4WD drives like a car. Service costs are $500, once a year. As far as I'm concerned if this car sees me out I'll be quite happy. Great choice.