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Gordo:
I'm in a bit of a quandary about what to do Land Rover-wise.

Currently I have a Freelander, which is great: comfortable for long journeys, does the limited off-road stuff that I do, tows stuff etc.

Now I'm wondering if I should modify it to make it a little more off-road orientated, with a 2" lift, rock sliders etc., or buy a "proper" Land Rover like a 90 for using off road.

The Freelander is never going to be as good as a Defender off road, and is too new to risk damaging with anything too technical (I love that euphemism for difficult!). But I like driving something different, and showing people that the Freelander can do the off road stuff.

Once I've worked out what I'm going to do, I can sort out a budget - although modifying the Freelander is going to cost less than a decent 90. (And then there's the decision on what sort of 90: estate, pick-up, van... or whatever the proper terms are!).

Any thoughts / comments / suggestions? :-k

mass199:
Why not buy a good rust free 300tdi Discovery

Good off road, fairly comfortable and can be found for a lot less than a 90

Gordo:

--- Quote from: mass199 on August 02, 2009, 20:02:07 ---Why not buy a good rust free 300tdi Discovery

Good off road, fairly comfortable and can be found for a lot less than a 90

--- End quote ---

Good suggestion, but the Freelander would cost too much to sell right now because I've not had it all that long. Whichever route I chose, the Freelander will be staying.

The reason I'm thinking of a Defender is because, to me, it's the definitive Land Rover of recent times.

clbarclay:
Do you have space to park a trailer? If so then how about making/buying a pure off road toy (which can of course be LR based) and using the freelander to tow it about. The defender may be the "definative land rover" and are very capable in their own right, but they can still leave a lot to be desired, hence the number of people modifying them.

V8MoneyPit:
If you haven't already, have a look at http://www.mad-freelanders.org.uk/. There is some useful modding advice on there.

We've just gone with a 2" lift and BFG AT's. Although she liked the look of my Kumho KL71's. My wife won't let me fit a snorkel because she knows I'd use it!!

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