Land Rover Freelander 1.8EXi 5 door Review

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Land Rover Freelander 1.8EXi 5 door
1.7 stars
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Kewnet's Review of Land Rover Freelander 1.8EXi 5 door

1st Jul 2008

Overall Rating

2 stars
  • Value for money
    0.5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    6 Months
  • Performance
    1.5 stars
  • Reliability
    0.5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    1999
  • Doors
    5
  • Practicality
    4 stars
Good Points

One of the best soft-roaders on the market.....


Bad Points

....when you've got it working and it's not in the garage being mended !


General Comments

I've owned a 1999 1.8 XEi since January and I've just bitten the bullet and traded it in for a X-Type Jaguar.
Whilst I've had it, the head gasket has blown ( £950), timing belts have gone (x2) ( £400) and now the starter motor is about to give up.... this on a vehicle that has covered a mere 68,000 miles.
To put that in perspective, I also own a 1991 Toyota MR2 GTLimited 2.0 that has covered 160,000 miles..... so far, this has needed (outside normal service)...errr..... 3 sets of tyres and some oil... bit of screenwash now and then! You get the point here I suspect.
So, my advice if you're looking for a soft-roader with 5 seats, reasonable boot and off road capability.... buy anything except a Freelander!
I should point out at this point that I've also owned a number of real Land Rovers... counties/defenders etc and haven't a bad word to say about any of them - fantastic vehicles and well worth a look.

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