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Freelander - Should I, Shouldn't I

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Bishops Finger:
Dependant on fund availability have a look at a Jeep Patriot.....@7k less than the latest Freelander and with  lots of toys as well

Range Rover Blues:
Only thing I can say is that we looked at a couple of freebies in car land and I'm glad we didn't buy either.

The nice one was £16k and the not so nice was £10k.  Everything I've been warned about them came true, but then I guess the good ones are what people hang on to, the bad ones get sold on.

Annoying to think that by the time it was payed for it would be a noisy, unreliable old thing.

I know plenty of folks have them and love them, but my (limited) experience is that they can't tow as well as my RRC, they are expensive when they break and TBH not that much more economical.

We were looking at a Freebie because my wife hated driving Blue and didn't want another RRC.

In  the end I stuck her in a softdash that my mate was selling and made her drive it home, after some arguament I might add.

She didn't speak to me for 20 minutes, but the first words out of her mouth were "so how much does he want for it"

Now I have to prise the keys from her hand :lol:

V8MoneyPit:
As you say, it's very much down to individual experiences and I remember you saying about yours before. At the end of the day, you have to drive some and see what you think. By getting one at the £8k as suggested, hopefully anything that was going to fall off has already done so and been repaired!

On the towing subject, we tow a 2 tonne dropside without too much trouble. They have a 2 tonne capacity BTW  :lol: Although the TD4 auto is a bit on the limit for hill starts with a full trailer!

Steve ray:
For the sort of money your quoting, you should be able to get a decent Td4.

Go for the best spec you can afford - just sold our 52 plate, top-of-the-range ES spec (ES Premium wasn't out then) with full leather, CD changer, sunroof, etc and only 36,000 on the clock and one owner and full service history for that sort of money

Happy hunting :D

lainey-bop:
Thanks everyone for the input - it's been really helpful.  

I'm going to take all your comment on board, spend some time looking around and think about what has been written.  I'll let you know what I decide, and please continue to post if you have any other opinions on the subject.

Thanks again to one and all
Lainey-bop

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