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daist:
hi im new to the world of 4x4s and off roading i am lookin to buy a 4x4 and ive heard that freelanders are no good off road
could somone tell me if they are any good as i also need this to be my everday car as well

mill2020:
Well it depends on your definition of "off road" if you mean full on extreme winch challenges up 40" degree banks then no.
However as a general everyday vehicle with car like comfort and a above average MPG (For a 4x4) and that will go most places off road then yes they are pretty good.
I have just been all the way to Morocco in mine and spent several days driving through the Sahara in mine (see picture)
At no point on the trip did any of the Landcruisers, Discovery's or Defender's I was with perform any better than my humble Freelander, infact i came to the rescue of 2 very stuck Toyota's and a Merc ML.

If your considering buying a FL, then choose wisely, do you homework and if budget allows search out a diesel model.

carbore:
Hello,

Have a look at some freelander off road stuff on you tube, should be fairly convincing.

They can never be as capable off road as some of the obvious big 4x4s as a Freelander does not have the clearance or articulation, but it does have good traction control so for muddy ground and wet grass they are perfect (best). If you try one on a play an play site then you could get stuck, but many people choose freelanders because they NEED to go off road rather than deliberatley try to get stuck.

I live on a farm and I know I can park my Freelader anywhere, car boot, aggy show, farm sales, its parked in my field right now. Can tow up wet slopes etc and thats still on raod tyres as I do a lot of road miles in it as well. Unlike many other traditional 4x4 it fdoes good mpg has nice seats, 6 disck CD that you can hear, and is very nice indeed.

daist:
thanks for the replys the reason i need a 4x4 is becuase i do alot of hunting and rallying where i am either driving on farm tracks fields or forestry gravel
i dont i will take it to the extreme of driving up banks and stuff like that the 4x4s i have in mind are freelander/discovery/rangerover/daihatsu fourtrak the reason also i was considring a freelander is you can get a lot newer one for the money of an old disco

daist:
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_popup.jsp?did=60496&pageid=2&originalid=&gid=nogroup&tid=2&start=2&distance=0&adcategory=cars&channel=DEALERPAGE&id=200935340651416

i really like the look of this can somone tell me what model it is and if its worth the money its up for

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